Grant Richards (born Irwin Jaffe, December 21, 1911 – July 4, 1963) was an American actor and voice actor, who appeared mainly in movies in the late 1930s through to the late 1950s.
Career
In 1937, he became the first actor in the Federal Theatre Project to gain a film contract, signing with the Major Pictures company.[3]
His films include On Such a Night (1937) and Guns, Girls, and Gangsters (1959). Richards made three guest appearances on Perry Mason: as Jerry Haywood in the 1958 episodes "The Case of the Haunted Husband," and as Captain Kennedy in "The Case of the Sardonic Sargeant"; followed by the role of murder victim George Sherwin in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Missing Melody". He also appeared in several episodes of ABC's The Untouchables.
During the 1940s, Richards was briefly married to actresses Joan Valerie–with whom he had one daughter–and Jean Stevens, both marriages ending in divorce.[1][2]
On July 4, 1963, Richards died of leukemia in Hollywood.[4]
^"Federal Actor Signed". Lincoln Journal Star. Nebraska, Lincoln. United Press. January 20, 1937. p. 2. Retrieved January 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Obituaries: Grant Richards". Variety. July 10, 1963. p. 79. ProQuest1017103368. Grant Richards, 47, radio-tv-film-legit actor, died of leukemia July 4 in Hollywood.
