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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dick_Botiller > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dick_Botiller.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Botiller > Source revision: 1344492950 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/The_Yellow_Rose_of_Texas_(film))'' (1944) | birth_date = {{birth date|1896|10|26}} | birth_place = [Bakersfield, California](/source/Bakersfield%2C_California), U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1953|3|24|1896|10|26}} | death_place = [Ridgecrest, California](/source/Ridgecrest%2C_California), U.S. | resting_place = Arroyo Grande Cemetery, [Arroyo Grande, California](/source/Arroyo_Grande%2C_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](/source/Bakersfield), California. He entered the film industry in 1933, debuting with an unnamed, un-credited role in the western, ''[Silent Men](/source/Silent_Men)''.{{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}} During the 1930s and 1940s Botiller appeared in over 150 films, [film shorts](/source/short_film), and [film serials](/source/serial_film). He often played as [henchmen](/source/Henchman) or [Indians](/source/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States). Some of his more notable roles include: as Little Feather in ''[Range Warfare](/source/Range_Warfare)'' (1934);{{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}} as Felipe Farley in the 1935 western ''Cheyenne Tornado'';{{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}} as Bald Eagle in 1936's ''[West of Nevada](/source/West_of_Nevada)'';{{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}} as Hernandez in ''[Torrid Zone](/source/Torrid_Zone)'' (1940);{{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}} as Nardo in the 1940 crime drama ''[Dark Streets of Cairo](/source/Dark_Streets_of_Cairo)'';{{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}} and as Indian Pete in ''[The Yellow Rose of Texas](/source/The_Yellow_Rose_of_Texas_(film))'';{{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}} Other notable films in which Botiller appeared include: the classic war drama, ''[The Charge of the Light Brigade](/source/The_Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade_(1936_film))'', starring [Errol Flynn](/source/Errol_Flynn) and [Olivia de Havilland](/source/Olivia_de_Havilland), in which he played a native;{{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}} as an Indian in [Cecil B. DeMille](/source/Cecil_B._DeMille)'s historical drama, ''[Union Pacific](/source/Union_Pacific_(film))'', starring [Barbara Stanwyck](/source/Barbara_Stanwyck) and [Joel McCrea](/source/Joel_McCrea);{{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}} as a tourist in the 1939 drama, ''[Only Angels Have Wings](/source/Only_Angels_Have_Wings)'', starring [Cary Grant](/source/Cary_Grant) and [Jean Arthur](/source/Jean_Arthur), which is considered to be one of [Howard Hawks](/source/Howard_Hawks)' finest films;{{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}}{{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}} as a warrior in the [Bob Hope](/source/Bob_Hope) and [Bing Crosby](/source/Bing_Crosby) comedy classic, ''[Road to Morocco](/source/Road_to_Morocco)'' (1942);{{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}} in the classic World War I drama, ''[For Whom the Bell Tolls](/source/For_Whom_the_Bell_Tolls_(film))'' (1943), starring [Gary Cooper](/source/Gary_Cooper) and [Ingrid Bergman](/source/Ingrid_Bergman), in which he played a sergeant;{{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}} as a native officer in the classic World War II romance, ''[Casablanca](/source/Casablanca_(film))'', starring [Humphrey Bogart](/source/Humphrey_Bogart) and Ingrid Bergman;{{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}} as an aide in the 1944 version of ''[Kismet](/source/Kismet_(1944_film))'', starring [Ronald Colman](/source/Ronald_Colman);{{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}} and in as an unnamed character in one of his final roles in Humphrey Bogart's 1951 drama, ''[Sirocco](/source/Sirocco_(1951_film))''.{{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}} Botiller's final appearance was as a cattleman (un-credited) in the 1952 western ''Smoky Canyon'', one of [Charles Starrett](/source/Charles_Starrett)'s Durango Kid films.{{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}} 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](/source/The_Return_of_Chandu)'', starring [Béla Lugosi](/source/B%C3%A9la_Lugosi); as Cottonwood in ''[The Miracle Rider](/source/The_Miracle_Rider)'' (1935), starring [Tom Mix](/source/Tom_Mix); as a phantom raider in ''[The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok](/source/The_Great_Adventures_of_Wild_Bill_Hickok)'' (1938), starring [Bill Elliott](/source/Wild_Bill_Elliott); as Yellow Snake in ''[The Oregon Trail](/source/The_Oregon_Trail_(1939_serial))'' (1939), starring [Johnny Mack Brown](/source/Johnny_Mack_Brown); as Krause in the 1942 serial ''[Captain Midnight](/source/Captain_Midnight_(serial))'', starring [Dave O'Brien](/source/Dave_O'Brien_(actor)).{{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}} Botiller died on March 24, 1953, in [Ridgecrest](/source/Ridgecrest%2C_California), California. He was buried in Arroyo Grande Cemetery, [Arroyo Grande, California](/source/Arroyo_Grande%2C_California).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. ==Selected filmography== * ''[The Man Trailer](/source/The_Man_Trailer)'' (1934) * ''[Wild Mustang](/source/Wild_Mustang_(film))'' (1935) *''[Lightning Triggers](/source/Lightning_Triggers)'' (1935) * ''[Outlaw Rule](/source/Outlaw_Rule)'' (1935) * ''[Gun Play](/source/Gun_Play)'' (1935) * ''[Million Dollar Haul](/source/Million_Dollar_Haul)'' (1935) * ''[The Cheyenne Tornado](/source/The_Cheyenne_Tornado)'' (1935) * ''[Arizona Bad Man](/source/Arizona_Bad_Man)'' (1935) * ''[The Traitor](/source/The_Traitor_(1936_American_film))'' (1936) * ''[Gun Smoke](/source/Gun_Smoke_(1936_film))'' (1936) * ''[South of Arizona](/source/South_of_Arizona)'' (1938) * ''[Pioneer Trail](/source/Pioneer_Trail_(film))'' (1938) * ''[The Pinto Kid](/source/The_Pinto_Kid_(1941_film))'' (1941) * ''[Dizzy Detectives](/source/Dizzy_Detectives)'' (1943) * ''[The Return of the Durango Kid](/source/The_Return_of_the_Durango_Kid)'' (1945) * ''[Smoky Canyon](/source/Smoky_Canyon)'' (1952) ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|0098553}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Botiller, Dick}} Category:1896 births Category:1953 deaths Category:American male film actors Category:Male actors from Bakersfield, California Category:20th-century American male actors --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dick Botiller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Botiller) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Botiller?action=history)). 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