He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his lead role in the Best Picture -winning epic Cimarron (1931). [3] Dix appeared in 101 film roles, credited from his first …

Richard Dix. Actor: Cimarron. Richard Dix was a major leading man at RKO Radio Pictures from 1929 through 1943. He was born Ernest Carlton Brimmer July 18, 1893, in St. Paul, …

Jun 29, 2014 · Richard Dix is a strange subject. Beyond some health issues, a costly IRS entanglement and a well-publicized divorce from his first wife, his overall biography is a lot …

Richard Dix was one of the few actors to make the successful transition from silent pictures to sound. He worked for every major studio, most notably for Paramount in the 1920's and RKO …

Throughout the 1930s Dix would be a big box-office draw at RKO, appearing in mystery thrillers, potboilers, westerns and programmers. He appeared in the "Whistler" series of mystery films …

Richard Dix began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Dangerous Curve Ahead" (1921), the Boardman Eleanor drama "Souls For Sale" (1923) and "The Ten …

Dix was born Ernst Carlton Brimmer on July 18, 1893, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He received his schooling there, intending to become a surgeon to please his father. Standing 6 feet and …