Richard Beymer | 84 Years Old

Richard Beymer started his acting career as a child star. He appeared on a children’s show entitled Sandy Dreams from 1949 until 1953. Subsequently, Beymer made his film debut in 1953’s Stazione Termini. At this point, he was steadily gaining a degree of attention, appearing on several TV shows. Then, as an adult, he ventured under 20th Century Fox, where he appeared on shows and films such as The Longest Day and West Side Story.

Beymer became less active in the ‘60s, doing only minor roles on TV shows, and even tried his hand at filmmaking on 1973’s The Innerview. However, he rekindled his career in the ‘80s and has been active since then. Nowadays, he focuses on directing documentaries such as Behind the Red Curtain.