Richard Eyer Biography
Richard Ross Eyer is an American former child actor who worked in the 1950s and 1960s. He made his movie debut in the early 1950s.
Richard Eyer Age
He was born Richard Ross Eyer on 6 May 1945, in Santa Monica, California, United States of America. Eyer is 78 years old as of May 2023.
Richard Eyer Family
Eyer was born and raised, in Santa Monica, California, United States of America. He is the older brother of Robert Eyer (1948-2005), another child actor of the period.
Richard Eyer Wife- Spouse
Eyer is divorced. He is the father of Samantha Rae Eyer, and twin sons, Benjamin Adam Eyer and Andrew Z. Eyer. He was married to
Richard Eyer Career
He later became a teacher, teaching in elementary schools in Bishop, California, until his retirement in 2006. Eyer played a military orphan in “Homeward Borne,” a CBS Playhouse 90 program broadcast on August 22, 1957. In 1956, he played a youngster named Chuck in Canyon River, alongside George Montgomery and Peter Graves. He played the lead in The Invisible Boy, producer Nicholas Nayfack’s indie sequel to MGM’s Forbidden Planet. In The Desperate Hours (1955), Eyer played Fredric March’s dangerously reckless son. He also appeared in the 1958 western Fort Dobbs alongside Clint Walker and Virginia Mayo, as well as the 1958 film The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, in which he played the metallic-voiced Barani the Genie.
In a 1995 interview, Eyer acknowledged his mother with promoting his acting career.He appeared in over 100 episodes of several television shows, including Rod Cameron’s syndicated City Detective, when he was eight years old. Other appearances include Arrest and Trial, Stoney Burke, Mr. Novak, Wagon Train, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Father Knows Best, Gunsmoke, Lassie, Rawhide, and the General Electric Theater.
Richard Eyer Net Worth
Eyer has an estimated net worth of 500 thousand dollars.
Richard Movies
1952 Invasion U.S.A.
1953 It Happens Every Thursday
1954 Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954 The Raid
1955 The Desperate Hours
1955 Sincerely Yours
1956 Come Next Spring
1956 The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956 Canyon River
1956 Friendly Persuasion
1957 Slander
1957 Bailout at 43,000
1957 The Invisible Boy
1958 Fort Dobbs
1958 The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958 Johnny Rocco
1958 Father Knows Best
1959 Wanted Dead or Alive
1960 Hell to Eternity Guy
1959 Gunsmoke
1960 Wagon Train
