Richard Carlyle

Richard Carlyle (March 20, 1914 – November 15, 2009) was a film, television and Broadway actor.

Early years
Carlyle was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. His education included attendance at Sherwood Dramatic Art School and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Career
Carlyle's early work on stage came with the troupe at the Barter Theatre and in stock theatre in Springfield, Illinois.

On television, Carlyle co-starred in "The Long Walk", the May 30, 1950, episode of Cameo Theatre. In 1951, Carlyle starred as Jack Casey in the television version of Casey, Crime Photographer on CBS.

He had a prolific career beginning in the 1950s appearing in a variety of theatre productions and as a character actor on numerous television series. He played Rezin Bowie in The Iron Mistress (1952) and Commander Don Adams in the Oscar-nominated war drama Torpedo Run (1959) starring Glenn Ford. He also had a long tenure with Theatre West in Los Angeles.

In the original Star Trek series he played Lieutenant Carl Jaeger in "The Squire of Gothos" (1967).

Death
On November 15, 2009, aged 95, Carlyle died in Los Angeles.