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Known credits:
88
Birthday:
1891-10-11
Place of birth:
Buffalo, New York, USA
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Irene Rich

Overview

From Wikipedia

Irene Rich (October 13, 1891 - April 22, 1988) was an American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well as radio.

Rich worked for Will Rogers, who used her in eight pictures, including Water Water Everywhere (1920), The Strange Boarder (1920), Jes' Call Me Jim (1920), Boys Will Be Boys (1921), and The Ropin' Fool (1921). She often portrayed society women, such as in the 1925 adaptation of Lady Windermere's Fan and also in Queen of the Yukon (1940).

In two of her last films she played a frontier wife and mother: She was the mother of Gail Russell's character in John Wayne's Angel and the Badman (1947); in John Ford's cavalry story Fort Apache (1948) she portrayed Mrs. O'Rourke, the wife of Sergeant O'Rourke (Ward Bond).

In the 1930s, Rich did much work in radio. From 1933 to 1944, she hosted a nationwide anthology program of serialized mini-dramas, Dear John (aka The Irene Rich Show). Her leading man was actor Gale Gordon (who later played Lucille Ball's apoplectic boss "Mr. Mooney" on TV).

Rich appeared in stage productions, including Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935) which starred George M. Cohan, the creator of the play, and later As the Girls Go in 1948.

Rich has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for her contribution to the motion picture industry at 6225 Hollywood Boulevard and one for her contributions to the radio industry at 6150 Hollywood Boulevard.

Known for

Acting
1948 Joan of Arc Actor Catherine le Royer, Joan's friend 59
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1948 Fort Apache Actor Mrs. Mary O'Rourke 63
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1947 New Orleans Actor Mrs. Rutledge Smith 59
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1947 Angel and the Badman Actor Mrs. Worth 59
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1947 Calendar Girl Actor Lulu Varden 59
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1942 This Time for Keeps Actor Mrs. Bryant 59
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1941 Three Sons o' Guns Actor Margaret Patterson 59
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1940 Keeping Company Actor Mrs. Thomas 59
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1940 Queen of the Yukon Actor Sadie Martin 58
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1940 The Lady in Question Actor Michele Morestan 59
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1940 The Mortal Storm Actor Mrs. Roth 60
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1939 Everybody's Hobby Actor Mrs. Myra Leslie 59
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1939 The Right Way Actor Mrs. Martin N/A
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1938 That Certain Age Actor Mrs. Dorothy Fullerton 58
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1938 Hollywood Handicap Actor Woman at Racetrack 58
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1932 Manhattan Tower Actor Ann Burns 59
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1932 Her Mad Night Actor Joan Manners 58
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1932 Down To Earth Actor Idy Peters 59
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1931 The Champ Actor Linda Carleton 60
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1931 Wicked Actor Mrs. Luther N/A
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1931 The Mad Parade Actor Mrs. Schuyler 59
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1931 Five and Ten Actor Jenny Rarick 59
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1931 Strangers May Kiss Actor Celia 58
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1931 Father's Son Actor Ruth Emory N/A
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1931 Beau Ideal Actor Lady Brandon 58
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1930 Check and Double Check Actor Mrs. Blair 58
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1930 On Your Back Actor Julianne N/A
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1930 So This Is London Actor Mrs. Hiram Draper N/A
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1929 They Had to See Paris Actor Idy Peters 58
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1929 Daughters of Desire Actor N/A
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1929 Shanghai Rose Actor Shanghai Rose N/A
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1928 Ned McCobb's Daughter Actor Carol N/A
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1928 Fashion News Actor Self (1929) N/A
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1928 Craig's Wife Actor Harriet Craig N/A
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1928 Women They Talk About Actor Irene Mervin Hughes N/A
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1928 The Perfect Crime Actor Stella N/A
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1928 Powder My Back Actor Fritzi Foy N/A
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1928 Beware of Married Men Actor Myra Martin 58
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1927 The Silver Slave Actor Bernice Randall N/A
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1927 The Desired Woman Actor Diana Maxwell / Lady Diana Whitney N/A
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1927 The Climbers Actor Duchess of Arrogan N/A
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1927 Don't Tell the Wife Actor Mrs. Cartier N/A
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1926 My Official Wife Actor Hélène, Countess Orloff N/A
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1926 The Honeymoon Express Actor Mary Lambert N/A
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1926 Silken Shackles Actor Denise Lake N/A
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1925 Lady Windermere's Fan Actor Mrs. Erlynne 59
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1925 The Pleasure Buyers Actor Joan Wiswell 58
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1925 Compromise Actor Joan Trevore N/A
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1925 Eve's Lover Actor Eva Burnside N/A
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1925 The Man Without a Conscience Actor Shirley Graves N/A
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1925 My Wife and I Actor Mrs. James Borden N/A
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1924 This Woman Actor Carol Drayton N/A
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1924 Captain January Actor Isabelle Morton 59
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1924 Being Respectable Actor Suzanne Schuyler N/A
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1924 Cytherea Actor Fanny Randon N/A
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1924 Beau Brummel Actor Frederica Charlotte, Duchess of York 59
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1924 Pal o' Mine Actor Julia Montfort N/A
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1923 Boy of Mine Actor Ruth Latimer N/A
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1923 Lucretia Lombard Actor Lucretia Morgan 59
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1923 Defying Destiny Actor Beth Alden 59
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1923 Rosita Actor The Queen 59
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1923 Michael O'Halloran Actor Nellie Minturn N/A
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1923 Snowdrift Actor Kitty (story) N/A
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1923 Brass Actor Mrs. Grotenberg - aka Mrs. G. 58
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1923 Dangerous Trails Actor Grace Alderson N/A
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1922 Brawn of the North Actor Marion Wells N/A
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1922 The Ropin' Fool Actor The Girl 59
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1922 A Fool There Was Actor Mrs. Schuyler N/A
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1922 One Clear Call Actor Maggie Thornton N/A
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1922 The Trap Actor The Teacher 58
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1921 The Poverty of Riches Actor Mrs. Holt N/A
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1921 Desperate Trails Actor Mrs. Walker 58
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1921 A Voice in the Dark Actor Blanche Walton N/A
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1921 Boys Will Be Boys Actor Lucy N/A
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1921 A Tale of Two Worlds Actor Mrs. Carmichael 59
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1920 Godless Men Actor 'Black Pawl's' Wife 58
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1920 Stop Thief Actor Madge Carr N/A
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1920 Jes' Call Me Jim Actor Miss Butterworth 58
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1920 The Strange Boarder Actor Jane Ingraham N/A
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1920 Water, Water, Everywhere Actor Hope Beecher N/A
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1920 The Street Called Straight Actor Drusilla Fane N/A
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1919 The Spite Bride Actor Eileen Moore N/A
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1919 The Blue Bonnet Actor Martha Drake N/A
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1919 The Lone Star Ranger Actor Mrs. Laramie N/A
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1919 The Silver Girl Actor Julia Raymond N/A
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1919 A Man in the Open Actor Kate N/A
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1918 A Law Unto Herself Actor Stephanie N/A
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1918 The Girl in His House Actor Betty Burlingham N/A
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