Viola Richard (January 26, 1904 – December 28, 1973 ) was an American actress.
Biography Richard worked at the Hal Roach Studios, where she had a five-year contract, opposite Laurel and Hardy, Charley Chase, and Max Davidson in the 1920s. 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 was married three times. Her first marriage, to Alexander Kempner in 1928, ended in divorce in 1938. She married Sydney Rusinow in 1942, but he died in a house fire in 1951. In 1953 she married Lawrence McCafferty, and they remained married until her death; he died in 1979.
Richard 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 Notes1926 Exclusive Rights 1927 Why Girls Love Sailors Willie's Girl Short1927 Sailors, Beware! Society lady Short, Uncredited1927 Love 'Em and Feed 'Em Viola, a telephone operator Short1927 Do Detectives Think? Mrs. Foozle Short, Uncredited1928 Leave 'Em Laughing Dentist's Nurse Short, Uncredited1928 Flying Elephants Blushing Rose Short1928 Limousine Love Mrs. Glenders Short1928 Should Married Men Go Home? Brunette Girlfriend Short, Uncredited1935 Tit for Tat Passerby Short, Uncredited1935 Sprucin' Up Second pedestrian Short, (final film role)
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