Personal Info
Richard Benjamin Haymes
Dick Haymes
Acting
Biography
Arguably one of the best singers of the twentieth century, Dick Haymes was born in Argentina to a Scots/Irish father and Irish mother, but brought to the U.S. as an infant. Dick inherited his vocal gift from his mother who made ends meet during the Depression as a singer and voice teacher. A music gig in 1931 caught the eye of a local band leader and soon Dick was moving up, but it was slow-going. In 1939, while Dick was trying to pitch his songwriting talents to band leader Harry James, he ended up his featured vocalist, instead. During the war years Dick hooked up with the Benny Goodma…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as James Crawford
Betrayal
as Harold Porter
All Ashore
as Joe Carter
Let's Do It Again
as Singer, "Anyone But You" (voice) (uncredited)
Cruisin' Down the River
as Beauregard Clemment III
St. Benny the Dip
as Benny
Words and Music
as Dick Haymes
One Touch of Venus
as Joe Grant
Up in Central Park
as John Matthews
Carnival in Costa Rica
as Jeff Stephens
TV Shows
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1 ep.
McMillan & Wife
as Fred Wesley · 1 ep.
McCloud
1 ep.
Adam-12
as Dr. Elroy Gantman · 1 ep.
The Saint
as Dunstan · 1 ep.
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1 ep.
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1 ep.
Music For A Summer Night
1 ep.
The Dick Clark Show
as Self · 1 ep.
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self · 2 ep.