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Encyclopedia > Richard Beymer
Richard Beymer
Birth name George Richard Beymer
Born February 20, 1938 (1938-02-20) (age 69)
Avoca, Iowa, USA
Occupation Actor

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Beymer and his family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1940 where he began his acting career in 1949 in television. In the 1950s he began appearing in films and achieved success in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and West Side Story (1961) before sharing a 1962 Golden Globe award as "Most Promising Newcomer" with Bobby Darin and Warren Beatty. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 motion picture based on the diary of Holocaust victim Anne Frank. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... West Side Story is a 1961 film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) (born Walden Robert Cassotto) was one of the most popular American big band performers and rock and roll teen idols of the late 1950s. ... Henry Warren Beatty (born March 30, 1937), better known as Warren Beatty, is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. ...


In 1961 Beymer began a brief relationship with Sharon Tate, who was working as an extra on his film, Adventures of a Young Man. Beymer encouraged Tate to pursue an acting career, and after she was introduced to his agent, Tate signed a contract with Filmways. [1] Sharon Marie Tate (January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969) was a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. ... In drama, an extra is a performer in a film, television show, or stage production who has no role or purpose other than to appear in the background (for example, in an audience or busy street scene). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Beymer achieved a notable success in the film The Longest Day (1962). In 1964, he became involved in Freedom Summer in Mississippi. During this time, he filmed the award-wnning documentary A Regular Bouquet: Mississippi Summer, documenting the efforts of volunteers registering African Americans to vote. He directed the avant-garde film The Innerview in 1974. He had a featured role in the television series Twin Peaks in 1990. In addition to his work in films, Beymer has frequently appeared in guest roles in television series. These include three appearances on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Li Nalas in the episodes "The Homecoming", "The Circle," and "The Siege". The Longest Day is a 3-hour-long 1962 war film with a very large cast, based on the 1959 book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan, about D-Day, the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, during World War II. // The movie was adapted by Romain Gary, James... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... For the hills in San Francisco, see Twin Peaks, San Francisco, California. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... // The following is a list of characters who played a significant part in multiple episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... The Homecoming is the first episode of the second season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... The Circle is the second episode of the second season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... The Siege is the third episode of the second season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...


Beymer also appeared as Dr. Matthew Sheridan with Yasmine Bleeth in 1996 in the made-for-TV movie The Face, which was also known as A Face to Die For. Yasmine Amanda Bleeth (born June 14, 1968 in New York City) is an American TV and film actress. ... “Telefilm” redirects here. ... “Moving picture” redirects here. ... The Face DVD cover The Face, also known as A Face To Die For, was a 1996 TV movie which was a romantic thriller that starred Yasmine Bleeth, James Wilder, and Robin Givens. ...


Notes and references

  1. ^ King, Greg. Sharon Tate and the Manson Murders. 2000. Barricade Books. ISBN 1-56980-157-6. pp 5, 10-11.

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Richard Beymer Information (241 words)
Richard Beymer (born February 20, 1938, in Avoca, Iowa) is an American actor.
Beymer and his family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1940 where he began his acting career in 1949 in television.
Beymer encouraged Tate to pursue an acting career, and after she was introduced to his agent, Tate signed a contract with Filmways.
Lycos Movies - Biography - Richard Beymer (171 words)
Beymer left Hollywood in 1963 to try his hand at directing experimental films and documentaries and lensing TV features.
Beymer also made a TV appearance on "Paper Dolls" (ABC, 1984) and in the exploitation horror film, "Silent Night Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out" (1989).
Beymer scored a comeback of sorts in TV's "Twin Peaks" (ABC, 1990-91), as the wildly villainous entrepreneur, Ben Horne, giving a looser, funkier performance than any in his earlier career.
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