Acting

Leoda Richards

Born March 15, 1907 · Columbus, Ohio, USA

Died February 7, 1998 · aged 90

No biography available.

Known For

The Sound of Music · 1965

The Sound of Music

★ 7.71965

MovieDramaFamily

In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.

The Blues Brothers · 1980

The Blues Brothers

★ 7.71980

MovieMusicComedy

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

American Gigolo · 1980

American Gigolo

★ 6.21980

MovieCrimeDrama

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.

Airplane II: The Sequel · 1982

Airplane II: The Sequel

★ 6.11982

MovieComedy

A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying to patch up his relationship with Elaine.

The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.

Witness for the Prosecution · 1957

Witness for the Prosecution

★ 8.21957

MovieDramaMystery

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin solution—but the plan goes awry when his fiancee, unaware of his motivation, follows him across the border.

After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.

Filmography

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The Sound of Music · 1965

The Sound of Music

★ 7.71965

MovieDramaFamily

Party Guest

The Blues Brothers · 1980

The Blues Brothers

★ 7.71980

MovieMusicComedy

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

Restaurant Patron

American Gigolo · 1980

American Gigolo

★ 6.21980

MovieCrimeDrama

Diner Patron (uncredited)

Airplane II: The Sequel · 1982

Airplane II: The Sequel

★ 6.11982

MovieComedy

Passenger (uncredited)

The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Witness for the Prosecution · 1957

Witness for the Prosecution

★ 8.21957

MovieDramaMystery

Hat Store Sales Clerk (uncredited)

Woman Backstage (uncredited)

After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.

Conventioneer (uncredited)

The Way We Were · 1973

The Way We Were

★ 7.01973

MovieDramaRomance

Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet once again and, despite their obvious differences, attempt to make their love for each other work.

Protester (uncredited)

Westworld · 1973

Westworld

★ 6.81973

MovieAdventureScience Fiction

Delos is a futuristic amusement park that features themed worlds populated by human-like androids. After two patrons have a run-in with a menacing gunslinger in West World, the androids at Delos all begin to malfunction, causing havoc throughout the park.

Incoming Guest (uncredited)

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

Lady Exiting Ascot

Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. In doing so, she convinces his niece, his niece's intended, and Horace's two clerks to travel to New York City.

Old Lady at Parade (uncredited)

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes · 1969

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

★ 6.01969

MovieComedyFamily

Some college students manage to persuade the town's big businessman, A. J. Arno, to donate a computer to their college. When the problem- student, Dexter Riley, tries to fix the computer, he gets an electric shock and his brain turns to a computer; now he remembers everything he reads. Unfortunately, he also remembers information which was in the computer's memory, like Arno's illegal businesses..

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Young Frankenstein · 1974

Young Frankenstein

★ 7.91974

MovieComedy

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

Theatre Goer (uncredited)

The Solid Gold Cadillac · 1956

The Solid Gold Cadillac

★ 6.31956

MovieComedyRomance

Laura Partridge is a very enthusiastic small stockholder of 10 shares in International Projects, a large corporation based in New York. She attends her first stockholder meeting ready to question the board of directors from their salaries to their operations.

Secretary (uncredited)

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

Party Guest (uncredited)

A Star Is Born · 1954

A Star Is Born

★ 7.11954

MovieDramaMusic

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

Party Guest (uncredited)

The Parent Trap · 1961

The Parent Trap

★ 7.01961

MovieComedyFamily

Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, switch places after camp and go to work on their plan, the first objective being to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father.

Parent (uncredited)

The Ugly Dachshund · 1966

The Ugly Dachshund

★ 6.71966

MovieComedyDrama

The Garrisons are the "proud parents" of three adorable dachshund pups - and one overgrown Great Dane named Brutus, who nevertheless thinks of himself as a dainty dachsie. His identity crisis results in an uproarious series of household crises that reduce the Garrisons' house to shambles - and viewers to howls of laughter!

Woman with Sheepdog (uncredited)

The Towering Inferno · 1974

The Towering Inferno

★ 7.01974

MovieActionDrama

At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

Party Guest (uncredited)

An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.

Woman on Dais

My Man Godfrey · 1957

My Man Godfrey

★ 6.51957

MovieComedy

The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and noticing his obviously good manners, gets him the job. He proves a great success, but keeps his past to himself. When an old flame turns up Irene's sister Cordelia starts making waves.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Fun with Dick and Jane · 1977

Fun with Dick and Jane

★ 6.61977

MovieComedyCrime

When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

Fashion Show Attendee (uncredited)

Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues when the executor of the father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle and tries to force her to send Patrick to prep school.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Get Smart · 1965

Get Smart

★ 8.01965

SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Maxwell Smart, a hilariously inept and maladroit secret agent for CONTROL, battles the nefarious—though equally incompetent—KAOS.

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Father Knows Best · 1954

Father Knows Best

★ 6.61954

SeriesComedyFamily

Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.

Librarian

The Partridge Family · 1970

The Partridge Family

★ 6.81970

SeriesComedyFamily

The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom series about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career.

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

McMillan & Wife · 1971

McMillan & Wife

★ 6.91971

SeriesCrimeDrama

McMillan & Wife is a lighthearted American police procedural that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971 to April 24, 1977. Starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in the title roles, the series premiered in 90-minute episodes as part of the wheel series NBC Mystery Movie, in rotation with Columbo and McCloud. Initially airing on Wednesday night, the original line-up was shifted to Sundays in the second season, where it aired for the rest of its run. This was the first element to be created specially for the Mystery Movie strand.

Hotel Guest (uncredited)