Dick Winslow

Richard Winslow Johnson (March 25, 1915 – February 7, 1991 ) was an American actor, musician, and multi-talented performer whose career spanned from child acting in the 1920s through decades of character roles in film and television, as well as extensive work as a live musician and one-man band entertainer.

Early life Dick Winslow was born in Jennings, Louisiana, in 1915, and was raised in Los Angeles, California.

He appeared in the role of Joe Harper in Tom Sawyer (1930) and played Johnny Carter in the motion picture Seed.

As an adult, Winslow became a prolific character actor, appearing in dozens of motion pictures over several decades. His other film credits included roles as Tinkler in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), composer Gil Rodin in The Benny Goodman Story (1955), Mr. Schultz in Airport (1970), and a streetcar driver in John Wayne’s The Shootist (1976).

Filmography Film

Television Year Title Role Notes1959 One Step Beyond Harry Season 2 Episode 15: "The Hand" 1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Club Member Season 6 Episode 8: "O Youth and Beauty!" (uncredited)1961 Rawhide Townsman Season 3 Episode 21: "Incident of His Brother's Keeper"1963 My Three Sons Policeman Season 3 Episode 39: "Found Money"1964 The Andy Griffith Show Band Leader Season 4 Episode 27: "Fun Girls"