Richard Eastham (born Dickinson Swift Eastham; June 22, 1916 - July 10, 2005) was an American actor, singer, and inventor best known for Tombstone Territory (1957-1960), That Darn Cat! (1965), and Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973).
He was married to Betty Jean Eastham.
Eastham died in 2005 at the age of 89 from alzheimer's disease.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1954: Theres No Business Like Show Business as Lew Harris
- 1957: Man on Fire as Bryan Seward
- 1960: Toby Tyler Or Ten Weeks With A Circus as Col. Sam Castle
- 1965: That Darn Cat! as Supervisor Newton
- 1966: Not With My Wife You Dont as Gen. Milt Walters
- 1966: Murderers Row as Dr. Norman Solaris
- 1969: Silent Night Lonely Night as Paul Johnson
- 1969: The Last Of The Powerseekers as Anthony Mathesson III
- 1973: Tom Sawyer as Dr. P.R. Robinson
- 1973: Battle for the Planet of the Apes as Mutant Captain
- 1973: The Presidents Plane Is Missing as Gen. Colton
- 1974: Mc Q as Walter Forrester
- 1974: The Missiles Of October as Gen. David M. Shoup
- 1975: Attack On Terror The FBI Vs The Ku Klux Klan as Investigator
- 1976: Mallory Circumstantial Evidence as Executive
- 1980: Conquest Of The Earth as Gen. Cushing
- 1982: A Wedding On Waltons Mountain as Mr. Northridge
Television Roles
- 1955: Max Liebman Spectaculars as Grandfather
- 1957: Men Of Annapolis as Coach Uehling/Insp. Damon (2 episodes)
- 1957-1960: Tombstone Territory as Hariss Claibourne/Narrator
- 1960: Zane Grey Theatre as Jim Amber
- 1960: The Aquanauts as Sinclair
- 1961: Bat Masterson as Orin Dilts
- 1961: The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Sam Verner
- 1961: King Of Diamonds as Trumik
- 1961-1965: Perry Mason as Oliver Stone/Roland Canfield/Prosecutor Parness (4 episodes)
- 1962: Ensign O Toole as Chief Petty Officer O'Toole
- 1962: Ripcord as Don Hart
- 1963: Alcoa Premiere as Will Stark
- 1967: The Invaders as Carl Vanders
- 1967: Cowboy In Africa as Whitaker
- 1967-1973: Bonanza as Stanton/Tom Yardley (2 episodes)
- 1968-1971: The F.B.I. as Special Agent Howard Armstrong (2 episodes)
- 1969: The Bill Cosby Show as Lionel Schallert
- 1969-1970: Bright Promise as Red Wilson (15 episodes)
- 1970: The Mod Squad as Harrison Cochran
- 1970: Adam-12 as Mr. Courtnay
- 1970: The Young Lawyers as Torrance
- 1971-1974: Owen Marshall Counselor At Law as Prof. Gannett/Phillip Lerman (2 episodes)
- 1972: Cade's County as Rafaelson
- 1972: Cannon as Lucas Whipple
- 1972-1974: The Streets of San Francisco as Jack Leist/Jules Rhinelander (2 episodes)
- 1974: Toma as Dr. Herman
- 1974: Kojak as Jack Seymour
- 1975: McMillan & Wife as Thomas Ewing
- 1975-1979: Barnaby Jones as Lawrence Adams/R.B. Catlin (3 episodes)
- 1976: Rich Man Poor Man as Sen. Mickelwaite
- 1976: Baretta as Linton Gavin
- 1976-1977: Wonder Woman as Gen. Phil Blankenship (13 episodes)
- 1977-1981: The Waltons as Wesley Northridge/Judge Thomas Parrish (2 episodes)
- 1979: Salvage 1 as Brinks/Commentator (9 episodes)
- 1979-1982: Quincy, M.E. as Drug Industry Council Member/Baine/Chemical Company Executive (3 episodes)
- 1980: Galactica 1980 as Gen. Cushing
- 1980: Condominium as Tom Forrester
- 1982: Tales of the Gold Monkey as Dr. White
- 1982: Falcon Crest as Dr. Howell
- 1982: Hart to Hart as Man at Restaurant
- 1991: Dallas as Frank Hillson
Shorts
- 1975: Doubletalk as Father
Writer
- 1951: The Six Men
