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Richard Beymer
George Richard Beymer Jr. (born February 20, 1938) is an American actor, filmmaker and visual artist. After making his feature acting debut in Vittorio De Sica's Stazione Termini (1953), he rose to promience for playing the roles of Peter van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and Tony in the 1961 film adaptation of West Side Story.
Through the early 60s, Beymer continued to portray lead roles in films such as Frank Tashlin's Bachelor Flat (1961), Martin Ritt's Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962), and Franklin J. Schaffner's The Stripper (1963). After shifting his focus towards filmmaking in the mid 60s, Beymer would continue to sporadically act, most notably as Ben Horne on the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017).
As a filmmaker in the late 60s, he focused on documentaries focused on the civil rights movement, before working on the experimental narrative feature The Innerview throughout the 1970s. Later documentary works include features focused on subjects such as the funeral of Transcendental Meditation creator Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Twin Peaks co-creator David Lynch's spiritual journey to India.
Beymer acted on television in Los Angeles for three years in a show called Sandy Dreams, rehearsing after school during the week and recording it on Saturdays. The show ended when he was 13.
Beymer made his feature-film debut in Vittorio De Sica's Stazione Termini (1953). He was under contract to David O. Selznick for a year. The contract with Selznick lasted for one year. Beymer was in much demand on television: Cavalcade of America (1954) and Johnny Tremain (1957). He guest starred in 26 Men, Zane Grey Theatre, Make Room for Daddy, The Gray Ghost, Navy Log, Whirlybirds, Sky King, Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre, and Schlitz Playhouse.
George Stevens cast Beymer in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), playing Peter Van Daan.
Beymer was put under contract to 20th Century Fox and started to be regarded as an exciting future star. Producer William Perlberg later said "It's a thing that periodically happens out here. Somebody comes along and talk starts and agents and studios keep talking and talking. Like an avalanche, the talk gathers speed. Ultimately that 'somebody' turns out to be a big name in Hollywood only."
After appearing in Playhouse 90, he had a supporting role in High Time (1960), a comedy with Bing Crosby and Tuesday Weld at 20th Century Fox. Filmink said he was "actually quite funny" in the movie. "I wanted to be a very good actor," said Beymer later. "I wanted to work and let the work stand for something."
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Richard Beymer
George Richard Beymer Jr. (born February 20, 1938) is an American actor, filmmaker and visual artist. After making his feature acting debut in Vittorio De Sica's Stazione Termini (1953), he rose to promience for playing the roles of Peter van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and Tony in the 1961 film adaptation of West Side Story.
Through the early 60s, Beymer continued to portray lead roles in films such as Frank Tashlin's Bachelor Flat (1961), Martin Ritt's Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962), and Franklin J. Schaffner's The Stripper (1963). After shifting his focus towards filmmaking in the mid 60s, Beymer would continue to sporadically act, most notably as Ben Horne on the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017).
As a filmmaker in the late 60s, he focused on documentaries focused on the civil rights movement, before working on the experimental narrative feature The Innerview throughout the 1970s. Later documentary works include features focused on subjects such as the funeral of Transcendental Meditation creator Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Twin Peaks co-creator David Lynch's spiritual journey to India.
Beymer acted on television in Los Angeles for three years in a show called Sandy Dreams, rehearsing after school during the week and recording it on Saturdays. The show ended when he was 13.
Beymer made his feature-film debut in Vittorio De Sica's Stazione Termini (1953). He was under contract to David O. Selznick for a year. The contract with Selznick lasted for one year. Beymer was in much demand on television: Cavalcade of America (1954) and Johnny Tremain (1957). He guest starred in 26 Men, Zane Grey Theatre, Make Room for Daddy, The Gray Ghost, Navy Log, Whirlybirds, Sky King, Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre, and Schlitz Playhouse.
George Stevens cast Beymer in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), playing Peter Van Daan.
Beymer was put under contract to 20th Century Fox and started to be regarded as an exciting future star. Producer William Perlberg later said "It's a thing that periodically happens out here. Somebody comes along and talk starts and agents and studios keep talking and talking. Like an avalanche, the talk gathers speed. Ultimately that 'somebody' turns out to be a big name in Hollywood only."
After appearing in Playhouse 90, he had a supporting role in High Time (1960), a comedy with Bing Crosby and Tuesday Weld at 20th Century Fox. Filmink said he was "actually quite funny" in the movie. "I wanted to be a very good actor," said Beymer later. "I wanted to work and let the work stand for something."