1. Richard Charles Potter Coogan was an American actor best known for his portrayal of Captain Video in Captain Video and His Video Rangers from 1949 to 1950.
10 Facts About Richard Coogan
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Richard Coogan appeared on Broadway in five different productions between 1945 and 1955, all of them short-lived except for Diamond Lil with Mae West, and The Rainmaker.
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Richard Coogan was still appearing on Broadway with West when he took the role of Captain Video and His Video Rangers on the DuMont Television Network on June 27,1949.
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Richard Coogan left Captain Video in December 1950 and was replaced by Al Hodge, who played the part until the series ended on April 1,1955.
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Richard Coogan transferred to the soap opera Love of Life, where he played the heroic Paul Raven.
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Between 1954 and 1961, Richard Coogan appeared in such films as Three Hours to Kill, The Revolt of Mamie Stover, Vice Raid, and Girl on the Run.
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Richard Coogan had a continuing role on the police procedural series Vice Raid, as Sergeant Whitey Brandon.
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In 1960 Richard Coogan appeared as Sheriff Charley Emmett on Cheyenne in the episode titled "Alabi for the Scalped Man".
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Richard Coogan retired from film and television in 1963 following an appearance on Perry Mason as Police Sgt.
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Richard Coogan died on March 12,2014, in Los Angeles from natural causes a few weeks before his 100th birthday.