Craig Richards

Gender: Male
Born: 5th November 1955 (currently 56 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: The Micronots!, Café Americain, The Jersey, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Smokin'
Movies: Ice, Good Girls Don't, The Princess Diaries, Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair, The Majestic, The Flintstones, Open, Man Maid, Extremely Used Cars: There Is No Hope, Punk Love, Bustin' Loose, Corky Romano, Buddy Buddy, Pray TV, Lucky Star, Beach Bunnies, Caged Fury, On Deadly Ground, Surrender

Craig Richards, American film and television producer/director was born November 5, 1955 in Oceanside, California USA. Second-born of eight children whose father, Gerald, was a career Marine, Craig's family moved to various assignments throughout the United States including Lincoln, Nebraska; LaCrosse, Wisconsin; Merrillville, Indiana; Quantico, Virginia; Twentynine Palms, California and Banning, California where his father retired and, with his mother, Ruth, opened a home appliance store and repair service.

After high school and college to study graphic design and marketing, Craig began performing in live theatre in 1977 landing the lead roles in dramas such as "Laura," comedies including "Barefoot In The Park" by Neil Simon, "Born Yesterday" by Garson Kanin and "Finishing Touches" among others, and directed the play "Heaven Can Wait." In 1980 at the insistence of his agent, Craig moved to Los Angeles where he lived and worked until 2002.

Mr. Richards performed in many feature films over three decades from the early 1980s and appeared in recent releases as the multiple-award-winning "Lucky Star" directed by Hans Skjersaa, "Man Maid" directed by Chris Lusvardi, "Punk Love" directed by Nick Lyon, "Surrender" directed by Tammy Sanderson, "Corky Romano: 'Special' Agent" starring Chris Kattan, "Rat Race" directed by Jerry Zucker, "The Majestic" directed by Frank Darabont and starring Jim Carrey and "The Princess Diaries" directed by Garry Marshall.

Craig is also noted for his appearances in series television including "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," "L.A. Law," "Murphy Brown," "The Jersey" and starred as Captain Giles Slate in TV's sci-fi spoof "The Micronots!."

Craig Richards was honored by his peers with the Inland Theatre League's "Best Supporting Actor" award for his 1978 performance as Bogey in "Play It Again, Sam" written by Woody Allen.

Returning to his theatre roots in recent years, Mr. Richards earned critical acclaim for his live performance as Congressman...

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