{{short description|American actor (1896–1953)}} {{Infobox person | name = Dick Botiller | image = Dick Botiller in The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944).jpg | caption = Botiller in ''The Yellow Rose of Texas'' (1944) | birth_date = {{birth date|1896|10|26}} | birth_place = Bakersfield, California, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1953|3|24|1896|10|26}} | death_place = Ridgecrest, California, U.S. | resting_place = Arroyo Grande Cemetery, Arroyo Grande, California | birth_name = Richard Edward Botiller | occupation = Actor | spouse = | years_active = 1933–1952 }}
'''Richard Edward Botiller''' (October 26, 1896 – March 24, 1953) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. While most of his roles were un-credited, many of them nameless as well, he was given more substantial roles occasionally.
==Life and career== Botiller was born on October 26, 1896, in Bakersfield, California. He entered the film industry in 1933, debuting with an unnamed, un-credited role in the western, ''Silent Men''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024558/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_158 | publisher=Internet Movie Database | title=Silent Men (1933) | accessdate=July 31, 2015}}</ref> During the 1930s and 1940s Botiller appeared in over 150 films, film shorts, and film serials. He often played as henchmen or Indians.
Some of his more notable roles include: as Little Feather in ''Range Warfare'' (1934);<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=1043 |title=Range Warfare: Detail View |publisher=American Film Institute |accessdate=July 30, 2015}}</ref> as Felipe Farley in the 1935 western ''Cheyenne Tornado'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=5811 |title=Cheyenne Tornado: Detail View |publisher=American Film Institute |accessdate=July 30, 2015}}</ref> as Bald Eagle in 1936's ''West of Nevada'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=1173 |title=West of Nevada: Detail View |publisher=American Film Institute |accessdate=July 30, 2015}}</ref> as Hernandez in ''Torrid Zone'' (1940);<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=5116 |title=Torrid Zone: Detail View |publisher=American Film Institute |accessdate=July 30, 2015}}</ref> as Nardo in the 1940 crime drama ''Dark Streets of Cairo'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=27632 |title=Dark Streets of Cairo: Detail View |publisher=American Film Institute |accessdate=July 30, 2015}}</ref> and as Indian Pete in ''The Yellow Rose of Texas'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=24258 |title=The Yellow Rose of Texas: Detail View |publisher=American Film Institute |accessdate=July 30, 2015}}</ref>
Other notable films in which Botiller appeared include: the classic war drama, ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'', starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, in which he played a native;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4611 | title=The Charge of the Light Brigade: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= July 30, 2015}}</ref> as an Indian in Cecil B. DeMille's historical drama, ''Union Pacific'', starring Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=8054 | title=Union Pacific: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= July 30, 2015}}</ref> as a tourist in the 1939 drama, ''Only Angels Have Wings'', starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur, which is considered to be one of Howard Hawks' finest films;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=8349 | title=Only Angels Have Wings: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= July 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=McCarthy |first=Todd | title=Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood |location=New York | publisher=Grove Press | year=1997 | isbn=0-8021-1598-5 | page=276}}</ref> as a warrior in the Bob Hope and Bing Crosby comedy classic, ''Road to Morocco'' (1942);<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=27436 | title=Road to Morocco: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= July 30, 2015}}</ref> in the classic World War I drama, ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' (1943), starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman, in which he played a sergeant;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=437 | title=For Whom the Bell Tolls: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= July 30, 2015}}</ref> as a native officer in the classic World War II romance, ''Casablanca'', starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=27175 | title=Casablanca: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= July 30, 2015}}</ref> as an aide in the 1944 version of ''Kismet'', starring Ronald Colman;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=24029 | title=Kismet: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= July 30, 2015}}</ref> and in as an unnamed character in one of his final roles in Humphrey Bogart's 1951 drama, ''Sirocco''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=50293 | title=Sirocco: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= July 30, 2015}}</ref> Botiller's final appearance was as a cattleman (un-credited) in the 1952 western ''Smoky Canyon'', one of Charles Starrett's Durango Kid films.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045159/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast | publisher=Internet Movie Database | title=Smoky Canyon (1952): Full Cast & Crew | accessdate=July 31, 2015}}</ref>
In addition to his feature work, Botiller also appeared in numerous film serials, including: in several different roles in 1934's ''The Return of Chandu'', starring Béla Lugosi; as Cottonwood in ''The Miracle Rider'' (1935), starring Tom Mix; as a phantom raider in ''The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' (1938), starring Bill Elliott; as Yellow Snake in ''The Oregon Trail'' (1939), starring Johnny Mack Brown; as Krause in the 1942 serial ''Captain Midnight'', starring Dave O'Brien.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0098553/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 | publisher=Internet Movie Database | title=Dick Botiller (1896–1953) | accessdate=July 31, 2015}}</ref>
Botiller died on March 24, 1953, in Ridgecrest, California. He was buried in Arroyo Grande Cemetery, Arroyo Grande, California.<ref>Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.</ref>
==Selected filmography== * ''The Man Trailer'' (1934) * ''Wild Mustang'' (1935) *''Lightning Triggers'' (1935) * ''Outlaw Rule'' (1935) * ''Gun Play'' (1935) * ''Million Dollar Haul'' (1935) * ''The Cheyenne Tornado'' (1935) * ''Arizona Bad Man'' (1935) * ''The Traitor'' (1936) * ''Gun Smoke'' (1936) * ''South of Arizona'' (1938) * ''Pioneer Trail'' (1938) * ''The Pinto Kid'' (1941) * ''Dizzy Detectives'' (1943) * ''The Return of the Durango Kid'' (1945) * ''Smoky Canyon'' (1952)
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|0098553}}
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