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Paul Richards (November 23, 1924 - December 10, 1974) was a Jewish American actor appeared in films and on television in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He guest-starred in a number of classic television western series, including Gunsmoke and Bonanza. In fact, one of Richards' most memorable appearances came in the very first Gunsmoke episode, entitled "Matt Gets It," broadcast on September 10, 1955, as the first antagonist to outdraw and nearly kill Marshall Dillon. He made additional guest appearances in 1956, 1958, and 1968, respectively. Richards also guest-starred three times in 1956 on... MORE

Paul Richards (November 23, 1924 - December 10, 1974) was a Jewish American actor appeared in films and on television in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He guest-starred in a number of classic television western series, including Gunsmoke and Bonanza. In fact, one of Richards' most memorable appearances came in the very first Gunsmoke episode, entitled "Matt Gets It," broadcast on September 10, 1955, as the first antagonist to outdraw and nearly kill Marshall Dillon. He made additional guest appearances in 1956, 1958, and 1968, respectively. Richards also guest-starred three times in 1956 on the NBC western anthology series Frontier, having portrayed Louis Rose in "The Texicans", John Webb in "The Big Dry", and Will Shaw in "The Salt War". He guest-starred in Brian Keith's first series, Crusader, a Cold War drama. Richards appeared twice on the ABC and later syndicated western series Tombstone Territory, starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham, in the episodes "Thicker than Water" (1958) and "The Noose That Broke" (1959). He also appeared in the syndicated The Silent Service, a drama based on true stories of the submarine section of the United States Navy. He appeared on two other LESS