Richard Rust

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title: "Richard Rust" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1938-births", "1994-deaths", "american-male-television-actors", "american-male-stage-actors", "american-male-film-actors", "male-actors-from-greater-los-angeles", "male-actors-from-boston", "20th-century-american-male-actors", "male-actors-from-new-york-city", "university-of-miami-alumni"] description: "American television and film actor (1938–1994)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rust" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American television and film actor (1938–1994) ::

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Field	Value
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name	Richard Rust
birth_date
birth_place	Boston Massachusetts, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
occupation	Actor
yearsactive	1955–1988
alma_mater	University of Miami
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| name = Richard Rust | imagesize = | birthname = | birth_date = | birth_place = Boston Massachusetts, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1955–1988 | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = University of Miami

Richard Rust (July 13, 1935 – November 9, 1994) was an American actor of stage, television, and film.

Early years

Born in Boston, Rust attended a Massachusetts boarding school and the University of Miami, where he was an archery champion. After majoring in drama at Miami, he enhanced his skills at the Neighborhood Playhouse.

Stage

Rust first acted professionally in a 1951 production of The Milky Way at Southbury Playhouse in Connecticut.

Television

Rust appeared in The Rifleman, played Brice in the 1961 episode "Quiet Fear". He also acted in the "Perry Mason" episodes "The Case of the Startled Stallion" (1959) and "The Case of the Nervous Neighbor" (1964), and the "Gunsmoke" episodes "Kangaroo" (1959), and "Say Uncle" (1960). He also appeared in the "Lawman" series in 1959 in the episode "9:05 to North Platte". He played attorney Hank Tabor in the NBC series “Sam Benedict” (1962-63).

Death

Rust died in Los Angeles on November 9, 1994, at the age of 59.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1955	The Phenix City Story	Soldier	Uncredited
1959	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Detective Charlie	Season 4 Episode 23: "I'll Take Care of You"
1959	The Legend of Tom Dooley	Country Boy
1960	Gunsmoke	Lee	"Say Uncle" S6 Ep 1
1960	This Rebel Breed	Buck Madison
1960	Comanche Station	Dobie
1961	Underworld U.S.A.	Gus Cottahee
1961	Homicidal	Jim Nesbitt
1962	Walk on the Wild Side	Oliver
1962	Taras Bulba	Captain Alex
1966	Alvarez Kelly	Sergeant Hatcher
1969	Naked Angels	Fingers
1970	The Student Nurses	Les	url=https://www.filmink.com.au/the-nurses-cycle-part-1-the-student-nurses/
1971	The Last Movie	Pisco
1973	Kid Blue	Train Robber #2
1973	I Escaped from Devil's Island	Sergeant Zamorra
1977	The Great Gundown	Joe Riles
1988	Colors	Hearing Officer
1988	Daddy's Boys	Construction Worker
1988	Double Revenge	Sheriff Blanchfield
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References

References

1. (June 8, 1963). "Load Will Shift to Somebody Else". The Miami Herald.
2. (December 25, 1960). "Good Shot". The San Bernardino County Sun.
3. "Richard Rust". The Broadway League.
4. ''New York Times'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20110520210223/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/62295/Richard-Rust/biography Richard Rust biographical sketch]
5. (2011). "Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010". McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers.
6. (December 8, 1962). "Richard Rust Beat Heavy Competition". Biddeford-Saco Journal.
7. Vagg, Stephen. (16 September 2025). "The Nurses Cycle Part 1: The Student Nurses".

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