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Old-time radio actor · 1924–1974

Paul Richards

Supporting player on This Is Your FBI and Johnny Dollar.

We have him in 36 episodes of 14 series, 1938 to 1958, and 11 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

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About Paul Richards

Paul Richards
Paul Richards on TV's Breaking Point, 1963.Public domain in the United States (published without a copyright notice). Wikimedia Commons

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Paul Richards was born Paul Richard Levitt in Hollywood, California, on November 10, 1924. Source: Wikipedia

He earned a psychology degree and a master's degree in drama at UCLA, and also trained at the Theatre Wing in New York. Source: Wikipedia

The Radio GOLDINdex credits him in ten episodes of This Is Your FBI, from April 1951 to January 1953. Source: Radio GOLDINdex

The same index lists him in Dragnet between December 1952 and October 1953, and in The Six-Shooter in 1953 and 1954. Source: Radio GOLDINdex

His Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar credits in the GOLDINdex all fall between March and August 1956. Source: Radio GOLDINdex

He also turns up in GOLDINdex listings for Broadway Is My Beat, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Escape and Suspense in the early and mid-1950s. Source: Radio GOLDINdex

On television he starred as Dr. McKinley Thompson in the medical drama Breaking Point (1963-1964). Source: Wikipedia

He died of cancer on December 10, 1974, at age 50. Source: Wikipedia

Listen live: the channels that play Paul Richards

Free 24/7 stations. These play the episodes below, in rotation with the rest of their shows.

Black-and-white close-up of James Stewart in a tweed jacket and tie

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The Six Shooter

3 of his episodes: The Six Shooter (3)

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Larry Thor on a rain-slick Broadway at night

The series' own channel

Broadway Is My Beat

2 of his episodes: Broadway Is My Beat (2)

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Illustrated cover for Escape: a jungle trail at dusk, an old brass compass and a torn map on a rock, a rope bridge over a gorge

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Escape

2 of his episodes: Escape (2)

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Illustrated cover for Suspense: a single desk lamp in a dark room, a revolver and a telephone off the hook on the desk, long shadows across the floor

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Suspense

1 of his episodes: Suspense (1)

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Sal Vitale, the host of Gumshoe

Mixed channel

Gumshoe

27 of his episodes: This is Your FBI (6), This Is Your FBI (6), Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (5), Dragnet (3), Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator (2), Broadway Is My Beat (2), The Man Called X (2), Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1)

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Marshal Ramrod, the host of Dry Gulch

Mixed channel

Dry Gulch

5 of his episodes: The Six Shooter (3), Wild Bill Hickok (1), The Roy Rogers Show (1)

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Illustrated cover for Opening Night: the front of a 1930s art-deco movie palace on premiere night, crossed searchlight beams in the sky

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Opening Night

1 of his episodes: Cavalcade of America (1)

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Paul Richards’s shows on Stupid Potato

SeriesYearsEpisodes
This Is Your FBI1951 to 19526
This is Your FBI1951 to 19536
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar1956 to 19585
Dragnet1952 to 19533
The Six Shooter1953 to 19543
Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator1954 to 19552
Broadway Is My Beat1952 to 19532
Escape1953 to 19542
The Man Called X19522
Cavalcade of America19381
Richard Diamond, Private Detective19521
Suspense19541
The Roy Rogers Show19531
Wild Bill Hickok19521

Paul Richards episodes: 5 free to hear

Each one names Paul Richards on the air, in its cast list or in the show itself. Each title opens the episode’s page: what happens, the transcript from the moment he is named, and listens from any line.

  1. The Return of Father CrimeThis Is Your FBI · June 8, 1951 · 60-second listens from any line
  2. The Roaring TwentiesThis Is Your FBI · July 20, 1951 · 60-second listens from any line
  3. The Curious FishermanThis Is Your FBI · September 7, 1951 · 60-second listens from any line
  4. The Unwelcome FugitiveThis Is Your FBI · February 22, 1952 · 60-second listens from any line
  5. The Bridal ShakedownThis Is Your FBI · July 18, 1952 · 60-second listens from any line

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All 36 Paul Richards episodes, by show

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This Is Your FBI 6 episodes, 1951 to 1952
  1. The Return of Father CrimeJune 8, 1951 · Free
  2. The Roaring TwentiesJuly 20, 1951 · Free
  3. The Curious FishermanSeptember 7, 1951 · Free
  4. The Unwelcome FugitiveFebruary 22, 1952 · Free
  5. The Bridal ShakedownJuly 18, 1952 · Free
  6. The Wayward BrotherOctober 24, 1952 · Potato Plus
This is Your FBI 6 episodes, 1951 to 1953
  1. The Big FixApril 20, 1951 · Potato Plus
  2. The StrangerOctober 19, 1951 · Potato Plus
  3. The Unwilling HostNovember 16, 1951 · Potato Plus
  4. The IntruderDecember 28, 1951 · Potato Plus
  5. Mama's BoyDecember 5, 1952 · Potato Plus
  6. Death in the DesertJanuary 23, 1953 · Potato Plus
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 5 episodes, 1956 to 1958
  1. The Clinton Matter - Ep 5March 16, 1956 · Potato Plus
  2. The La Marr Matter - Ep 5March 30, 1956 · Potato Plus
  3. The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Ep 5June 1, 1956 · Potato Plus
  4. The Kranesburg Matter - Ep 5 (6th of 6)August 31, 1956 · Potato Plus
  5. The Wayward Moth MatterMarch 9, 1958 · Potato Plus
Dragnet 3 episodes, 1952 to 1953
  1. The Big MoleDecember 7, 1952 · Potato Plus
  2. The Big WantMarch 1, 1953 · Potato Plus
  3. The Big FraudOctober 27, 1953 · Potato Plus
The Six Shooter 3 episodes, 1953 to 1954
  1. Red Lawson's RevengeOctober 25, 1953 · Potato Plus
  2. Cheyenne ExpressMarch 7, 1954 · Potato Plus
  3. New SheriffJune 10, 1954 · Potato Plus
Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator 2 episodes, 1954 to 1955
  1. Blood MoneyAugust 24, 1954 · Potato Plus
  2. Confession of MurderMay 5, 1955 · Potato Plus
Broadway Is My Beat 2 episodes, 1952 to 1953
  1. The Gordon Merrick Murder CaseMarch 15, 1952 · Potato Plus
  2. The Sybil Crane Murder CaseMay 9, 1953 · Potato Plus
Escape 2 episodes, 1953 to 1954
  1. 167- Diary of a MadmanJanuary 25, 1953 · Potato Plus
  2. 228- The Heart of Kali -last showSeptember 25, 1954 · Potato Plus
The Man Called X 2 episodes, 1952
  1. ItalyFebruary 12, 1952 · Potato Plus
  2. Orinoco River BasinFebruary 26, 1952 · Potato Plus
Cavalcade of America 1 episode, 1938
  1. Benjamin FranklinMay 18, 1938 · Potato Plus
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1 episode, 1952
  1. The Merry-Go-Round CaseJanuary 4, 1952 · Potato Plus
Suspense 1 episode, 1954
  1. The Last Letter of Dr BronsonNovember 4, 1954 · Potato Plus
The Roy Rogers Show 1 episode, 1953
  1. The KeyJanuary 8, 1953 · Potato Plus
Wild Bill Hickok 1 episode, 1952
  1. Jokes And GunsmokeMarch 26, 1952 · Potato Plus

Who Paul Richards worked with most

Named in the same cast lists, counted across the episodes above.

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