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'''Richard Xavier Slattery''' (June 26, 1925 – January 27, 1997) was an American character actor in film, theater and television.<ref name=lat/> Slattery appeared in such | '''Richard Xavier Slattery''' (June 26, 1925 – January 27, 1997) was an American character actor in film, theater and television.<ref name=lat/> Slattery appeared in films such as ''[[A Distant Trumpet]]'', ''[[The Boston Strangler (film)|The Boston Strangler]]'', ''[[Walking Tall (1973 film)|Walking Tall]]'', ''[[The No Mercy Man]]'' and ''[[Herbie Rides Again]]''. | ||
==Early years== | ==Early years== | ||
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Slattery was distinguished by a square-jawed look and a rough, gravelly voice that made him ideal as a "tough guy" character, usually as a cop or a drill sergeant type. He had been an [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]] police officer for 12 years (1948–1960) and started his acting career in police academy training films, and in community theater in the Bronx. | Slattery was distinguished by a square-jawed look and a rough, gravelly voice that made him ideal as a "tough guy" character, usually as a cop or a drill sergeant type. He had been an [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]] police officer for 12 years (1948–1960) and started his acting career in police academy training films, and in community theater in the Bronx. | ||
Slattery was a familiar face on series television during the 1960s | Slattery was a familiar face on series television during the 1960s through the 1980s, appearing in numerous guest roles including ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'', ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'', ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'', ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', ''[[Bewitched]]'', ''[[The Invaders]]'', ''[[F Troop]]'', ''[[The Green Hornet (TV series)|The Green Hornet]]'', ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'', ''[[Bonanza]]'', ''[[The Partridge Family]]'', ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'','' [[Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law]]'', ''[[The Mod Squad]]'', ''[[Emergency!]]'', ''[[Run, Joe, Run]]'', ''[[The Waltons]]'', ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]'', ''[[Kojak]]'', ''[[The San Pedro Beach Bums]]'' and ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]''. | ||
Slattery starred in a revival of the play ''[[The Time of Your Life]]'', starting March 17, 1972, at the [[Huntington Hartford Theater]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Time of Your Life |oclc = 611053954}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2211&dat=19720408&id=FCcmAAAAIBAJ&pg=781,2046468 |newspaper=The Afro American |title=Hollywood Beat: Fans Still Talking About Grammy Deal |date=April 8, 1972 |last=Lane |first=Bill |page=10 |accessdate=January 22, 2012}}</ref> | Slattery starred in a revival of the play ''[[The Time of Your Life]]'', starting March 17, 1972, at the [[Huntington Hartford Theater]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Time of Your Life |oclc = 611053954}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2211&dat=19720408&id=FCcmAAAAIBAJ&pg=781,2046468 |newspaper=The Afro American |title=Hollywood Beat: Fans Still Talking About Grammy Deal |date=April 8, 1972 |last=Lane |first=Bill |page=10 |accessdate=January 22, 2012}}</ref> | ||
For 14 years, Slattery was featured in a series of popular TV commercials for [[76 (gas station)|76 gasoline]] during the 1970s and early 1980s, playing Murph, the grandfatherly owner of "Murph's 76 Station"<ref name=":0" /> (filmed at the longtime 76 [[gas station]] adjacent to [[Dodger Stadium]] in [[Los Angeles]]). He played Lieutenant Modeen in ''[[Switch (American TV series)|Switch]]''{{r|etvs|page1=1046}} and had featured roles in three series: ''[[The Gallant Men]]'' (as 1st Sgt. John McKenna),{{r|etvs|page1=376}} ''[[Mister Roberts (TV series)|Mister Roberts]]'' (as Captain John Morton),{{r|etvs|page1=703}} and ''[[C.P.O. Sharkey]]'' (as Captain "Buck" Buckner).<ref name="etvs">{{cite book |last1=Terrace |first1=Vincent |title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 |year=2011 |publisher=McFarland & Company |location=Jefferson, N.C. |isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7 |page=216 |edition=2nd}}</ref> Slattery appeared in the ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' episode titled "The Loose Connection" (March 18, 1973). He appeared on the ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' episode | For 14 years, Slattery was featured in a series of popular TV commercials for [[76 (gas station)|76 gasoline]] during the 1970s and early 1980s, playing Murph, the grandfatherly owner of "Murph's 76 Station"<ref name=":0" /> (filmed at the longtime 76 [[gas station]] adjacent to [[Dodger Stadium]] in [[Los Angeles]]). He played Lieutenant Modeen in ''[[Switch (American TV series)|Switch]]''{{r|etvs|page1=1046}} and had featured roles in three series: ''[[The Gallant Men]]'' (as 1st Sgt. John McKenna),{{r|etvs|page1=376}} ''[[Mister Roberts (TV series)|Mister Roberts]]'' (as Captain John Morton),{{r|etvs|page1=703}} and ''[[C.P.O. Sharkey]]'' (as Captain "Buck" Buckner).<ref name="etvs">{{cite book |last1=Terrace |first1=Vincent |title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 |year=2011 |publisher=McFarland & Company |location=Jefferson, N.C. |isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7 |page=216 |edition=2nd}}</ref> Slattery appeared in the ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' episode titled "The Loose Connection" (March 18, 1973). He appeared on the ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' episode "The Cure That Kills" as a carnival owner, an episode that first aired on February 20, 1974. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Slattery was married to Pegeen Rose, an actress, from 1958 to 1968. They had five children.<ref>{{cite news |title=Richard X. Slattery Changes Uniforms |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23937050/richard_x_slattery/ |work=Biddeford-Saco Journal |date=November 20, 1965 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=September 21, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> He married Mary Shelquist in 1970 and they divorced in 1979. | Slattery was married to Pegeen Rose, an actress, from 1958 to 1968. They had five children.<ref>{{cite news |title=Richard X. Slattery Changes Uniforms |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23937050/richard_x_slattery/ |work=Biddeford-Saco Journal |date=November 20, 1965 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=September 21, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> He married Mary Shelquist in 1970 and they divorced in 1979. He married Helene Irene Vergauwen in 1988 and they remained married until his death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard X. Slattery, Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0805490/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm |website=[[IMDb]] |accessdate=August 20, 2019}}</ref><ref name=lat>{{cite news |title=Richard Slattery; 'Murph' in Union Oil Commercials |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-29-mn-23298-story.html |last=Oliver |first=Myrna |date=January 29, 1997 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=August 20, 2019}}</ref> His son Kevin is a television producer (''[[Just Shoot Me]]'').<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/reviews/just-shoot-me-2-1200449379/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820223959/https://variety.com/1997/tv/reviews/just-shoot-me-2-1200449379/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 20, 2019|title=Reviews: Just Shoot Me |newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |last=Scott |first=Tony |date=March 3, 1997 |accessdate=January 15, 2012}}</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Slattery died on January 27, 1997, at the Motion Picture & Television Hospital in [[Woodland Hills, | Slattery died on January 27, 1997, at the [[Motion Picture & Television Fund|Motion Picture & Television Hospital]] in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills]], California. The official cause of death was listed as a stroke.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Richard X. Slattery, character actor on TV |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23916238/richard_x_slattery/ |work=Arizona Republic |date=February 2, 1997 |location=Phoenix |page=44 |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=September 20, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name=lat/> | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
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Richard Xavier Slattery (June 26, 1925 – January 27, 1997) was an American character actor in film, theater and television.[1] Slattery appeared in films such as A Distant Trumpet, The Boston Strangler, Walking Tall, The No Mercy Man and Herbie Rides Again.
Early years
Born in New York, Slattery was a graduate of All Hallows High School who briefly studied at Fordham University, where he had scholarships in track and football. He left Fordham and enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, serving as a lieutenant in the Pacific for two and a half years.[2] He was awarded the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.[2]
Career
Slattery was distinguished by a square-jawed look and a rough, gravelly voice that made him ideal as a "tough guy" character, usually as a cop or a drill sergeant type. He had been an NYPD police officer for 12 years (1948–1960) and started his acting career in police academy training films, and in community theater in the Bronx.
Slattery was a familiar face on series television during the 1960s through the 1980s, appearing in numerous guest roles including Route 66, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, 77 Sunset Strip, Gunsmoke, Rawhide, The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, The Invaders, F Troop, The Green Hornet, The Virginian, Bonanza, The Partridge Family, The Odd Couple, Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, The Mod Squad, Emergency!, Run, Joe, Run, The Waltons, Ironside, Kojak, The San Pedro Beach Bums and Knight Rider.
Slattery starred in a revival of the play The Time of Your Life, starting March 17, 1972, at the Huntington Hartford Theater in Los Angeles.[3][4]
For 14 years, Slattery was featured in a series of popular TV commercials for 76 gasoline during the 1970s and early 1980s, playing Murph, the grandfatherly owner of "Murph's 76 Station"[5] (filmed at the longtime 76 gas station adjacent to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles). He played Lieutenant Modeen in SwitchTemplate:R and had featured roles in three series: The Gallant Men (as 1st Sgt. John McKenna),Template:R Mister Roberts (as Captain John Morton),Template:R and C.P.O. Sharkey (as Captain "Buck" Buckner).[6] Slattery appeared in the Barnaby Jones episode titled "The Loose Connection" (March 18, 1973). He appeared on the Cannon episode "The Cure That Kills" as a carnival owner, an episode that first aired on February 20, 1974.
Personal life
Slattery was married to Pegeen Rose, an actress, from 1958 to 1968. They had five children.[7] He married Mary Shelquist in 1970 and they divorced in 1979. He married Helene Irene Vergauwen in 1988 and they remained married until his death.[8][1] His son Kevin is a television producer (Just Shoot Me).[9]
Death
Slattery died on January 27, 1997, at the Motion Picture & Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. The official cause of death was listed as a stroke.[5][1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Till the End of Time | Captain | Uncredited |
| 1960 | Butterfield 8 | State Trooper | Uncredited |
| 1961 | The Last Time I Saw Archie | Sergeant in Mess Hall | Uncredited |
| 1964 | A Distant Trumpet | Sgt. Fry | |
| 1966 | The Green Hornet | Steve Grant | |
| 1967 | A Time for Killing | Cpl. Paddy Darling | |
| 1968 | The Secret War of Harry Frigg | MP Sergeant | |
| 1968 | The Boston Strangler | Det. Capt. Ed Willis | |
| 1973 | The No Mercy Man | Mark Hand | |
| 1973 | Walking Tall | Arno Purdy | |
| 1974 | Herbie Rides Again | Traffic Commissioner | |
| 1974 | Busting | Desk Sergeant | |
| 1974 | Black Eye | Lt. Bill Bowen | |
| 1976 | Zebra Force | Charlie DeSantis | |
| 1979 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | Sgt. Slaughter - Head Soldier | |
| 1983 | The Winds of War | Admiral William F. (Bull) Halsey |
References
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- 20th-century American male actors
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- Male actors from the Bronx
- Military personnel from New York City
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- New York City Police Department officers
- United States Army Air Forces officers
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
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