Viola Richard

Viola Richard (26 January 1904 – 28 December 1973) was an American actress.

Viola Richard at right on poster for Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)

Biography

Born as Evelyn Viola Richard in 1904 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, she appeared in several silent short comedies at the Hal Roach Studios opposite Laurel and Hardy, Charley Chase, and Max Davidson in the 1920s. Pert and vivacious, she left Roach in 1928, but returned in 1935 to play small roles in an Our Gang short and again with Laurel and Hardy in Tit for Tat.

Richard married firstly Alexander Kempner in 1928, divorcing him in 1938. Secondly, she married Sydney Rusinow in 1942, but he died in a house fire in 1951. Thirdly, in 1953 she married Lawrence McCafferty, who died in 1979. She died in 1973 in Riverside, California.

She is not to be confused with Viola Agnes Richard, 1901–1955, of 20th Century Fox Films' wardrobe department.

Partial filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1926Exclusive Rights
1927Why Girls Love SailorsWillie's GirlShort
1927Sailors, Beware!Society ladyShort, Uncredited
1927Love 'Em and Feed 'EmViola, a telephone operatorShort
1927Do Detectives Think?Mrs. FoozleShort, Uncredited
1928Leave 'Em LaughingDentist's NurseShort, Uncredited
1928Flying ElephantsBlushing RoseShort
1928Should Married Men Go Home?Brunette GirlfriendShort, Uncredited
1935Tit for TatPasserbyShort, Uncredited
1935Sprucin' UpSecond pedestrianShort, (final film role)


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