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Richard William Bull was an American film, stage and television actor. He was best known for his performances as "Doc" on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Nels Oleson on Little House on the Prairie.
Born
Thursday, 26 June 1924
Died
Monday, 03 February 2014
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Boss | Elderly Farmer | 2011 |
| Osso Bucco | Old Man Diner | 2008 |
| Sugar | Earl Higgins | 2008 |
| Witless Protection | Sheriff Smoot | 2008 |
| Let's Go to Prison | Board Member #2 | 2006 |
| Normal | Roy Sr. - Roy's Father / Roy Sr. | 2003 |
| A Day in a Life | Will | 2000 |
| ER | Nice Old Man on El | 1994 |
| Where Pigeons Go to Die | Dr. Sand | 1990 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Boss | Elderly Farmer | 2011 |
| Osso Bucco | Old Man Diner | 2008 |
| Sugar | Earl Higgins | 2008 |
| Witless Protection | Sheriff Smoot | 2008 |
| Let's Go to Prison | Board Member #2 | 2006 |
| Normal | Roy Sr. - Roy's Father / Roy Sr. | 2003 |
| A Day in a Life | Will | 2000 |
| ER | Nice Old Man on El | 1994 |
| Where Pigeons Go to Die | Dr. Sand | 1990 |
| Paradise | Judge Hollister | 1988 |
| Houston Knights | Pastor Tyler | 1987 |
| Designing Women | Everett | 1986 |
| It's Garry Shandling's Show. | Stanley | 1986 |
| Amazing Stories | Mr. Hiller | 1985 |
| A Death in California | Judge Leonard Ginsburg | 1985 |
| Sara | The Judge | 1985 |
| Little House: Bless All the Dear Children | Nels Oleson | 1984 |
| Finder of Lost Loves | Roger Dillon | 1984 |
| Highway to Heaven | Doctor / Judge Wagner | 1984 |
| Little House: The Last Farewell | Nels Oleson | 1984 |
| Little House: Look Back to Yesterday | Nels Oleson | 1983 |
| Herbie, the Love Bug | Dr. Williams | 1982 |
| Hill Street Blues | Mr. Furillo | 1981 |
| Knots Landing | Glenn McMillen | 1979 |
| Little House Years | Nels Oleson | 1979 |
| The Golden Gate Murders | Deputy Coroner | 1979 |
| A Different Story | Mr. Cooke | 1978 |
| Lou Grant | Dr. Bonham | 1977 |
| A Sensitive, Passionate Man | Dr. Lazerow | 1977 |
| The Harvey Korman Show | Judge Lutz | 1977 |
| Visions | Preacher Potter | 1976 |
| The Tony Randall Show | Mort Lumbuli | 1976 |
| Most Wanted | Sheriff Nye | 1976 |
| Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Reverend Pauley | 1976 |
| Mr. Sycamore | Dr. Fernfield / Dr. Ferfield | 1975 |
| Newman's Law | Immigration Man | 1974 |
| The Parallax View | Parallax Goon | 1974 |
| Movin' On | Manager | 1974 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Nels Oleson | 1974 |
| Apple's Way | Mr. Ryland / Ryland | 1974 |
| Heatwave! | Health Department Official | 1974 |
| Breezy | Doctor | 1973 |
| Executive Action | Gunman - Team A | 1973 |
| The President's Plane Is Missing | First Controller | 1973 |
| High Plains Drifter | Asa Goodwin | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | J.I. Fletcher / Lawyer Moore / Mr. Strather / Sheriff Safian | 1973 |
| Moonfire | Hawkins | 1973 |
| Ulzana's Raid | Ginsford | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Harry, Coroner / Mr. Zahn | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Maitre D' | 1972 |
| Sweet, Sweet Rachel | Lt. Fisher | 1971 |
| Nichols | Thatcher | 1971 |
| Columbo | 2nd Detective | 1971 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Mr. Harris | 1971 |
| Man and Boy | Thornhill | 1971 |
| Lawman | Dusaine | 1971 |
| The Andromeda Strain | Air Force Major | 1971 |
| Sarge | Lt. Comdr. Kellin | 1971 |
| The Smith Family | Mr. Wilson | 1971 |
| The Partridge Family | Thompson | 1970 |
| Move | Keith | 1970 |
| To Rome with Love | Collins | 1969 |
| Room 222 | Bill Cruickshank / Bill | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Lawyer | 1969 |
| The Stalking Moon | Doctor | 1968 |
| Here Come the Brides | Carver | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Dr. Shirmer | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Franz Kober | 1968 |
| How to Steal the World | Capt. Gelser | 1968 |
| The Thomas Crown Affair | Booth Guard | 1968 |
| The Secret Life of an American Wife | Howard | 1968 |
| Hour of the Gun | Thomas Fitch | 1967 |
| Mannix | Dr. Green / Bernard Cord / Dr. Lambert Whitaker / Frank Devereaux / Professor Edmund Crewson / Richard Sefton | 1967 |
| Ironside | Dr. Ender | 1967 |
| Judd for the Defense | U.S. Atorney Drayton | 1967 |
| In Like Flint | Newscaster | 1967 |
| Mission: Impossible | Dr. Laurence / Lorkner / Oliver Donovan | 1966 |
| Family Affair | Mr. Ross / Mr. Lewis / Manager | 1966 |
| Iron Horse | Abel Spender | 1966 |
| The Felony Squad | Arthur Lacey / Artie Faulkner / Byron Sanders / Peterson | 1966 |
| Scalplock | A.T. Spender the Undertaker | 1966 |
| Blue Light | Major Kurtz | 1966 |
| The F.B.I. | Ralph Kurland / Monroe / George Hoyer / Dr. Meyers | 1965 |
| Gidget | Maitre d' | 1965 |
| I Spy | Newman / Blaine | 1965 |
| Run for Your Life | Jameson Dudley | 1965 |
| The Satan Bug | Eric Cavanaugh | 1965 |
| Profiles in Courage | Sgt. at Arms / Francis Preston Blair | 1964 |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | Psychiatrist / Dr. Franklin | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Capt. Gelser / Captain Gelser | 1964 |
| Slattery's People | Donovan | 1964 |
| Kentucky Jones | Harold Erkel | 1964 |
| Bewitched | John Alden | 1964 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Doctor / Seaview Doctor | 1964 |
| Della | Mark Nodella | 1964 |
| Destry | The Bartender | 1964 |
| The Great Adventure | Landlord | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Frank Lacy | 1963 |
| The Richard Boone Show | Bill | 1963 |
| The Bill Dana Show | Hawkins | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | McIntire | 1963 |
| Breaking Point | Inspector | 1963 |
| The Eleventh Hour | Phil Whitman | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | The Detective / The Butler / Dr. Michaels | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Doctor / Doc Spence | 1962 |
| Then There Were Three | American Adjutant | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Dr. Jack Taylor | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Chino Inmate | 1961 |
| Harrigan and Son | Lawson | 1960 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Mr. Jackson / Bill Lindsay | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | J.C. Dobbins / Mr. Rhodes | 1960 |
| Shotgun Slade | Doctor | 1959 |
| Men Into Space | Radio Operator | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Frank Richards / Rudiger | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Mr. Goodman / Jess Hill | 1959 |
| But Not for Me | Ticket Seller | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Clerk / Jimmy | 1959 |
| The True Story of Lynn Stuart | Customs Officer | 1958 |
| Tales of Frankenstein | Max Halpert / Paul Halpert | 1958 |
| Perry Mason | Court Reporter | 1957 |
| Fear Strikes Out | Reporter Slade | 1957 |
| Panic! | Steve | 1957 |
| Operation Mad Ball | Military Police Sergeant | 1957 |
| Full of Life | Doctor | 1956 |
| Highway Patrol | Sandy Hopak / Joe Curran / Bert Nelson | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Deems / Nort | 1955 |
| Medic | Dr. Carter / Dr. Homer Batten | 1954 |
| Death Valley Days | Pat Jackson / Jeremy Hatcher | 1952 |
| Danger | Policeman | 1950 |
