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Ted Adams

1890 – 1973

American actor

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About Ted Adams

Lived 1890 – 1973 (aged 83). Ted Adams was an American actor.

Richard Theodore Adams (March 17, 1890 – September 24, 1973) was an American film actor who appeared in nearly 200 films between 1926 and 1952.

Early life Adams was born in New York City. He worked primarily in B-Westerns, often as a villain. Studios for which he worked included Monogram and PRC, and he was often seen in films that starred Johnny Mack Brown or Bob Steele.

Selected filmography

The Road Agent (1926) Rider of the Plains (1931) Ships of Hate (1931) God's Country and the Man (1931) The Cyclone Kid (1931) The Savage Girl (1932) Malay Nights (1932) Human Targets (1932) The Gambling Sex (1932) Battling Buckaroo (1932) Sagebrush Trail (1933) War of the Range (1933) Easy Millions (1933) Her Forgotten Past (1933) The Law of 45's (1935) His Fighting Blood (1935) The Gambling Terror (1937) It Happened Out West (1937) Smoke Tree Range (1937) The Mysterious Pilot (1937) Pals of the Saddle (1938) Paroled from the Big House (1938) El Diablo Rides (1939) Fighting Mad (1939) The Pal from Texas (1939) Three Texas Steers (1939) Smoky Trails (1939) Crashing Thru (1939) Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940) Wild Horse Valley (1940) Frontier Crusader (1940) Gun Code (1940) Pioneer Days (1940) East Side Kids (1940) Law and Order (1940) Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940) The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury (1941) The Lone Rider Ambushed (1941) Billy the Kid's Range War (1941) Outlaws of Boulder Pass (1942) Overland Stagecoach (1942) Billy the Kid Trapped (1942) Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns (1942) The Mysterious Rider (1942) Daredevils of the West (1943) The Kid Rides Again (1943) Trigger Fingers (1946) Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946) The Law Comes to Gunsight (1947) Prairie Express (1947) Raiders of the South (1947) Range Beyond the Blue (1947) Song of the Wasteland (1947) Valley of Fear (1947) Back Trail (1948) Frontier Agent (1948) Gun Runner (1949) Haunted Trails (1949) Across the Rio Grande (1949) King of the Rocket Men (1949) Kansas Territory (1952)

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Richard Theodore Adams

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ted Adams?

American actor (1890-1973)

When was Ted Adams born?

Ted Adams was born on 17 March 1890 in New York City.

When did Ted Adams die?

Ted Adams died on 24 September 1973 in Los Angeles.

What was Ted Adams's occupation?

Ted Adams was an actor.

What nationality was Ted Adams?

Ted Adams was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ted Adams

· Wikidata: Q7692943

· DBpedia: Ted Adams (actor)

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