Irene Rich

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Female

Birthday

1891-10-11

Day of death

1988-04-22 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Buffalo, New York, USA

Irene Rich

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.

Known For

  • Captain January

    Captain January

  • The Man Without a Conscience

    The Man Without a Conscience

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans

  • Fort Apache

    Fort Apache

  • Desperate Trails

    Desperate Trails

  • Rosita

    Rosita

  • Manhattan Tower

    Manhattan Tower

  • The Champ

    The Champ

  • Silken Shackles

    Silken Shackles

  • The Climbers

    The Climbers

  • Brass

    Brass

  • Snowdrift

    Snowdrift

  • The Trap

    The Trap

  • Cytherea

    Cytherea

  • Hearts Aflame

    Hearts Aflame

  • Wicked

    Wicked

  • The Lady in Question

    The Lady in Question

  • Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

  • Being Respectable

    Being Respectable

  • Lucretia Lombard

    Lucretia Lombard

  • Queen of the Yukon

    Queen of the Yukon

  • The Poverty of Riches

    The Poverty of Riches

  • Angel and the Badman

    Angel and the Badman

  • The Mortal Storm

    The Mortal Storm

  • The Honeymoon Express

    The Honeymoon Express

  • Calendar Girl

    Calendar Girl

  • The Lone Star Ranger

    The Lone Star Ranger

  • Powder My Back

    Powder My Back

  • That Certain Age

    That Certain Age

  • Wolves of the Night

    Wolves of the Night

  • Lady Windermere's Fan

    Lady Windermere's Fan

  • Women They Talk About

    Women They Talk About

  • The Street Called Straight

    The Street Called Straight

  • The Mad Parade

    The Mad Parade

  • The Strange Boarder

    The Strange Boarder

  • Strangers May Kiss

    Strangers May Kiss

  • Five and Ten

    Five and Ten

  • Water, Water, Everywhere

    Water, Water, Everywhere

  • Check and Double Check

    Check and Double Check

  • The Exalted Flapper

    The Exalted Flapper

  • They Had to See Paris

    They Had to See Paris

  • Compromise

    Compromise

  • The Desired Woman

    The Desired Woman

  • A Fool There Was

    A Fool There Was

  • Everybody's Hobby

    Everybody's Hobby

  • Father's Son

    Father's Son

  • The Pleasure Buyers

    The Pleasure Buyers

  • Keeping Company

    Keeping Company

  • The Blue Bonnet

    The Blue Bonnet

  • On Your Back

    On Your Back

  • Three Sons o' Guns

    Three Sons o' Guns

  • Just Out of College

    Just Out of College

  • Beware of Married Men

    Beware of Married Men

  • The Girl in His House

    The Girl in His House

  • Pal o' Mine

    Pal o' Mine

  • The Perfect Crime

    The Perfect Crime

  • Brawn of the North

    Brawn of the North

  • Beau Ideal

    Beau Ideal

  • Irene Rich in 'Lead, Kindly Light'

    Irene Rich in 'Lead, Kindly Light'

  • Her Mad Night

    Her Mad Night

  • So This Is London

    So This Is London

  • Michael O'Halloran

    Michael O'Halloran

  • Don't Tell the Wife

    Don't Tell the Wife

  • A Lost Lady

    A Lost Lady

  • This Woman

    This Woman

  • Craig's Wife

    Craig's Wife

  • Down To Earth

    Down To Earth

  • My Official Wife

    My Official Wife

  • Boys Will Be Boys

    Boys Will Be Boys

  • The Silver Slave

    The Silver Slave

  • Boy of Mine

    Boy of Mine

  • The Ropin' Fool

    The Ropin' Fool

  • A Voice in the Dark

    A Voice in the Dark

  • The Right Way

    The Right Way

  • Diane of the Green Van

    Diane of the Green Van

  • This Time for Keeps

    This Time for Keeps

  • Beau Brummel

    Beau Brummel

  • One Clear Call

    One Clear Call

  • My Wife and I

    My Wife and I

  • The Silver Girl

    The Silver Girl

  • Defying Destiny

    Defying Destiny

  • A Tale of Two Worlds

    A Tale of Two Worlds

  • Godless Men

    Godless Men

  • Eve's Lover

    Eve's Lover

  • What the Butler Saw

    What the Butler Saw

  • Hollywood Handicap

    Hollywood Handicap

  • A Law Unto Herself

    A Law Unto Herself

  • Ned McCobb's Daughter

    Ned McCobb's Daughter

  • Daughters of Desire

    Daughters of Desire

  • A Man in the Open

    A Man in the Open

  • Stop Thief

    Stop Thief

  • Her Purchase Price

    Her Purchase Price

  • Jes' Call Me Jim

    Jes' Call Me Jim

  • The Sneak

    The Sneak

  • Shanghai Rose

    Shanghai Rose

  • Dangerous Trails

    Dangerous Trails

  • The Spite Bride

    The Spite Bride

  • The Yosemite Trail

    The Yosemite Trail