Richard Dix

Richard Dix, born Ernest Carlton Brimmer, was an American film actor from St. Paul, Minnesota. He was born on July 18th, 1893. He became a leading man during the silent film era and starred in dozens of movies from the 1920s to the 1940s, mostly featuring in Westerns. Dix's only role in a horror feature was the 1943 psycho-thriller The Ghost Ship. Dix passed away from a heart attack at the age of 56 in Los Angeles, California on September 20th, 1949.

Notes & Trivia

 * Father of actor Robert Dix.