Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Birthday: July 28th, 1891 Date of Death: May 22nd, 1955 Place of Birth: Terre Haute - Indiana - USA

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Richard "Skeets" Gallagher (July 28, 1891, Terre

Haute, Indiana - May 22, 1955, Santa Monica, California) was an American actor.

He had blue eyes and his naturally blond hair was tinged with grey since he was

16 years old.

Gallagher was educated at Rose Polytechnic Institute and

Indiana University. He first studied civil engineering and then law, but ended

up on the stage. He began his career by writing a one-act skit that he took to

a local theatre group.

He started acting in vaudeville, and later signed up with

Paramount Pictures.

He was often billed as Skeets Gallagher on Broadway and in

Hollywood. He appeared in Frank Capra's first feature film For the Love of Mike

(1927), a silent film which is now considered a lost film, and several early

sound films.