Richard Talmadge

From Wikipedia Richard Talmadge Sylvester Alphonse Metz Camburg Germany December 3 1892 January 25 1981 was a Germanborn American actor stuntman and film director Alberta Vaughn and Richard Talmadge share a cigar in The Live Wire 1935 When he arrived in Hollywood in 1910 he began his career as a stuntman for Douglas Fairbanks before becoming an actor himself His films include American Manners Dancing Dynamite Speed Madness and the Pirate Treasure series He was the lead in The Cavalier 1928 film released by Tiffany Pictures with only a music and sound effects soundtrack He never got rid of his German accent so with the advent of the talkies he started working behind the cameras as assistant director stunt coordinator and director His later work included How the West Was Won The Greatest Story Ever Told and Casino Royale He was also the stepfather of legendary polo player Sue Sally Hale