Irene Rich

Irene Rich

Acting
Born 1891-10-11 - Died 1988-04-22Buffalo, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Movies (105)

The Mortal Storm
7.3

The Mortal Storm

1940Movie7.3
Fort Apache
7.0

Fort Apache

1948Movie7.0
Angel and the Badman
6.4

Angel and the Badman

1947Movie6.4
Wicked
5.5

Wicked

1931Movie5.5
The Champ
7.1

The Champ

1931Movie7.1
Check and Double Check
5.7

Check and Double Check

1930Movie5.7
Joan of Arc
6.2

Joan of Arc

1948Movie6.2
Hollywood Handicap
4.8

Hollywood Handicap

1938Movie4.8
Boy of Mine
9.0

Boy of Mine

1923Movie9.0
The Lady in Question
6.7

The Lady in Question

1940Movie6.7
New Orleans
6.6

New Orleans

1947Movie6.6
Compromise
7.0

Compromise

1925Movie7.0
Everybody's Hobby
6.3

Everybody's Hobby

1939Movie6.3
Beau Brummel
7.0

Beau Brummel

1924Movie7.0
Captain January
6.8

Captain January

1924Movie6.8
Defying Destiny
6.7

Defying Destiny

1923Movie6.7
Don't Tell the Wife
9.0

Don't Tell the Wife

1927Movie9.0
Five and Ten
6.1

Five and Ten

1931Movie6.1
This Woman
9.0

This Woman

1924Movie9.0
Michael O'Halloran
10.0

Michael O'Halloran

1923Movie10.0
The Trap
5.8

The Trap

1922Movie5.8
They Had to See Paris
6.4

They Had to See Paris

1929Movie6.4
My Official Wife
8.0

My Official Wife

1926Movie8.0
The Call of Home
8.0

The Call of Home

1922Movie8.0
The Street Called Straight
9.0

The Street Called Straight

1920Movie9.0
The Yosemite Trail
10.0

The Yosemite Trail

Movie10.0
Dangerous Trails
10.0

Dangerous Trails

1923Movie10.0
Dearie
8.0

Dearie

1927Movie8.0
Daughters of Desire
8.0

Daughters of Desire

1929Movie8.0
Keeping Company
6.7

Keeping Company

1940Movie6.7
What the Butler Saw
7.0

What the Butler Saw

1924Movie7.0
Down To Earth
7.5

Down To Earth

1932Movie7.5
Lady Windermere's Fan
6.9

Lady Windermere's Fan

1925Movie6.9
Strangers May Kiss
5.2

Strangers May Kiss

1931Movie5.2
That Certain Age
5.5

That Certain Age

1938Movie5.5
One Clear Call
7.0

One Clear Call

1922Movie7.0
A Tale of Two Worlds
6.3

A Tale of Two Worlds

1921Movie6.3
Eve's Lover
7.0

Eve's Lover

1925Movie7.0
The Silver Slave
9.0

The Silver Slave

1927Movie9.0
Diane of the Green Van
9.0

Diane of the Green Van

1919Movie9.0
This Time for Keeps
8.0

This Time for Keeps

1942Movie8.0
A Woman Who Sinned
5.0

A Woman Who Sinned

1924Movie5.0
Beware of Married Men
3.7

Beware of Married Men

1928Movie3.7
One Man in a Million
8.0

One Man in a Million

1921Movie8.0
Beau Ideal
4.5

Beau Ideal

1931Movie4.5
The Climbers
9.0

The Climbers

1927Movie9.0
So This Is London
7.0

So This Is London

1930Movie7.0
My Wife and I
8.0

My Wife and I

1925Movie8.0
Queen of the Yukon
6.0

Queen of the Yukon

1940Movie6.0
The Strange Boarder
10.0

The Strange Boarder

1920Movie10.0
The Honeymoon Express
8.0

The Honeymoon Express

1926Movie8.0
Godless Men
4.0

Godless Men

1920Movie4.0
Yesterday's Wife
10.0

Yesterday's Wife

1923Movie10.0
A Lost Lady
10.0

A Lost Lady

1924Movie10.0
Being Respectable
9.0

Being Respectable

1924Movie9.0
Three Sons o' Guns
7.0

Three Sons o' Guns

1941Movie7.0
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
7.0

The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted

1925Movie7.0
The Blue Bonnet

The Blue Bonnet

1919Movie
Women They Talk About
7.0

Women They Talk About

1928Movie7.0
Calendar Girl
5.6

Calendar Girl

1947Movie5.6
Desperate Trails
7.0

Desperate Trails

1921Movie7.0
Craig's Wife
7.0

Craig's Wife

1928Movie7.0
Rosita
6.6

Rosita

1923Movie6.6
The Right Way
9.0

The Right Way

1939Movie9.0
Her Mad Night
3.8

Her Mad Night

1932Movie3.8
Father's Son
9.0

Father's Son

1931Movie9.0
The Ropin' Fool
7.0

The Ropin' Fool

1922Movie7.0
The Silver Girl
10.0

The Silver Girl

1919Movie10.0
Ned McCobb's Daughter
9.0

Ned McCobb's Daughter

1928Movie9.0
Brass
5.0

Brass

1923Movie5.0
Brawn of the North
8.0

Brawn of the North

1922Movie8.0
The Sneak
7.0

The Sneak

1919Movie7.0
Pal o' Mine
9.0

Pal o' Mine

1924Movie9.0
Manhattan Tower
6.0

Manhattan Tower

1932Movie6.0
The Mad Parade
7.0

The Mad Parade

1931Movie7.0
The Pleasure Buyers
3.7

The Pleasure Buyers

1925Movie3.7
Stop Thief
7.0

Stop Thief

1920Movie7.0
The Exalted Flapper
8.0

The Exalted Flapper

1929Movie8.0
Wolves of the Night
7.0

Wolves of the Night

1919Movie7.0
A Voice in the Dark
8.0

A Voice in the Dark

1921Movie8.0
A Fool There Was
10.0

A Fool There Was

1922Movie10.0
Cytherea
8.0

Cytherea

1924Movie8.0
Hearts Aflame
9.0

Hearts Aflame

1923Movie9.0
A Man in the Open
10.0

A Man in the Open

1919Movie10.0
The Man Without a Conscience
10.0

The Man Without a Conscience

1925Movie10.0
Jes' Call Me Jim
6.0

Jes' Call Me Jim

1920Movie6.0
Just Out of College
10.0

Just Out of College

1920Movie10.0
Her Purchase Price
9.0

Her Purchase Price

1919Movie9.0
Snowdrift
8.0

Snowdrift

1923Movie8.0
Water, Water, Everywhere
7.0

Water, Water, Everywhere

1920Movie7.0
The Desired Woman
10.0

The Desired Woman

1927Movie10.0
Boys Will Be Boys
8.0

Boys Will Be Boys

1921Movie8.0
The Lone Star Ranger
9.0

The Lone Star Ranger

1919Movie9.0
The Poverty of Riches
7.0

The Poverty of Riches

1921Movie7.0
A Law Unto Herself
9.0

A Law Unto Herself

1918Movie9.0
Shanghai Rose
10.0

Shanghai Rose

1929Movie10.0
Lucretia Lombard
7.0

Lucretia Lombard

1923Movie7.0
On Your Back
8.0

On Your Back

1930Movie8.0
The Spite Bride
9.0

The Spite Bride

1919Movie9.0
The Girl in His House
10.0

The Girl in His House

1918Movie10.0
Powder My Back
10.0

Powder My Back

1928Movie10.0
Silken Shackles
8.0

Silken Shackles

1926Movie8.0
The Perfect Crime
9.0

The Perfect Crime

1928Movie9.0
Castles in the Air

Castles in the Air

1919Movie
Irene Rich in 'Lead, Kindly Light'

Irene Rich in 'Lead, Kindly Light'

1928Movie