title: Richard Karlan
text: # Richard Karlan
  
  Richard Karlan (April 24, 1919 – September 10, 2004) was an American actor. He appeared in the films Snow Dog, Union Station, Between Midnight and Dawn, The Lemon Drop Kid, Love Is Better Than Ever, The Racket, Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie, Tangier Incident, Blowing Wild, All the Brothers Were Valiant, Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, The Steel Jungle, Accused of Murder, Hollywood or Bust, Rock All Night, The Crooked Circle, The Man Who Died Twice, Inside the Mafia and Star!, among others.
  
  He died of pneumonia on September 10, 2004, in Los Angeles, California at age 85.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1950 | Love That Brute | Mug | Uncredited |
  | 1950 | Snow Dog | Biroff | |
  | 1950 | Union Station | Detective George Stein | |
  | 1950 | Between Midnight and Dawn | Officer Charlie Nichols | Uncredited |
  | 1950 | Sierra Passage | Bart | |
  | 1951 | The Lemon Drop Kid | Maxie | Uncredited |
  | 1951 | The Redhead and the Cowboy | Captain Peters | Uncredited |
  | 1951 | Bright Victory | Bartender | Uncredited |
  | 1951 | No Questions Asked | Sy - Solitaire-playing Mobster | Uncredited |
  | 1951 | Rhubarb | Pencil Louie | Uncredited |
  | 1951 | The Racket | Breeze Enright | |
  | 1951 | The Unknown Man | Police Lieutenant | Uncredited |
  | 1952 | Sailor Beware | Guard | Uncredited |
  | 1952 | Love Is Better Than Ever | Siddo | Uncredited |
  | 1952 | Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie | Mike Kava | |
  | 1952 | Dreamboat | Herman, Husband in Bar | Uncredited |
  | 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Headwaiter | (segment "The Cop and the Anthem"), Uncredited |
  | 1953 | Tangier Incident | Rosnov | |
  | 1953 | Scared Stiff | Gangster | Uncredited |
  | 1953 | Champ for a Day | Gambler | Uncredited |
  | 1953 | Blowing Wild | Henderson | |
  | 1953 | All the Brothers Were Valiant | Sam | Uncredited |
  | 1954 | Casanova's Big Night | Outside Guard | Uncredited |
  | 1954 | Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl | Capt. Avery | |
  | 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy | Hetsut | |
  | 1955 | Toughest Man Alive | Henchman | Uncredited |
  | 1956 | The Steel Jungle | C.O.D. | |
  | 1956 | Accused of Murder | Chad Bayless | |
  | 1956 | Hollywood or Bust | Sammy Ross | Uncredited |
  | 1957 | Rock All Night | Jerry | |
  | 1957 | The Crooked Circle | Sam Lattimer | |
  | 1958 | The Man Who Died Twice | Santoni | |
  | 1959 | Inside the Mafia | 'Chins' Dayton | |
  | 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Detective | Uncredited |
  | 1961 | The Twilight Zone: The Mirror | D'Alessandro | |
  | 1968 | Star! | David Holtzmann | |
  | 1985 | First Strike | Soviet General | (final film role) |
  