Dick Simmons and Yukon King in Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
Caption: Dick Simmons and Yukon King in Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
Actor, Stunts
Born: August 19, 1913
Star sign: Leo
Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)
Known for: Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955), Lady in the Lake (1947), Man with the Steel Whip (1954), The Well (1951)
Source: IMDB
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Richard Simmons later moved to Minneapolis where he attended West High School and then the University of Minnesota. While at university he competed in fencing and swimming and also acted in a few theater productions. He left the Twin Cities in the 1930s and spent several years traveling the world, working on freighters...