1. Rick Vallin's mother, known as Nadja Yatsenko, was a ballerina in Tsarist Russia; in the States, she was billed as a Gypsy dancer.
10 Facts About Rick Vallin
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In 1940, Rick Vallin acted on stage with the Hollytown Theater.
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Rick Vallin started his Hollywood career with an uncredited part in the film Freshman Year and played minor roles in feature films at various studios.
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Rick Vallin's fortunes improved in 1943 when he was hired as the villain in the East Side Kids comedy Clancy Street Boys.
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Rick Vallin worked steadily in many of Katzman's features and serials, playing a variety of character roles: streetwise reporters, sinister villains, heroic internationals, and savage natives.
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Rick Vallin's voice was heard as the narrator of coming-attractions trailers.
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Rick Vallin was cast on The Adventures of Superman, as well in both The Gene Autry Show and The Roy Rogers Show.
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Rick Vallin's last appearance was a guest role on Daniel Boone in 1966.
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Rick Vallin died in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 57.
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Rick Vallin is interred at Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills, California.