Died: 9 August 1960, Los Angeles, California, USA
A character actor who often played the villain.
Her Man (1930) as Detective Mac (uncredited)
Richard Cramer is in the centre of the picture, with Marjorie Rambeau on the right.
Night Beat (1931) as Detective Featherstone (Credited as Dick Cramer)
Danger Ahead (1935) as Detective Hogan (Credited as Dick Cramer)
What Becomes of the Children? (1936) as Detective (uncredited)
Richard Cramer is on the right.
El Diablo Rides (1939) as Bartender (uncredited)
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Richard Cramer is on the right with a big fake moustache. The actor on the left is unidentified.
Millionaires in Prison (1940) as Dick, guard who finds Vander's menu (uncredited)
The Sea Wolf (1941) as Bartender (uncredited)
If you get the chance, get hold of Ken Maynard's Pocatello Kid, from 1931. Not sure if you like B-westerns, but if enough attention was paid to dialog (or good ad-libbing) that's present in that film, then the genre wouldn't seem so stiff or forced with the humor. Cramer must have had such fun being menacing in that one, whether it's Maynard, lovely Marceline Day, or his fellow rustlers. Excellent little film. Too bad Cramer wasn't lead villain in westerns more often--although I must say he would probably have gotten more laughs than hisses--
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