The Best Richard Egan Movies

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List of the best Richard Egan movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Richard Egan's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Richard Egan movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Richard Egan movies will be at the top of the list. Richard Egan has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Richard Egan movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Richard Egan films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Richard Egan role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Richard Egan performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

Everything from Seven Cities of Gold to Demetrius and the Gladiators is included on this list.

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Voice in the Mirror
Walter Matthau, Julie London
Released: 1958
Directed by: Harry Keller
Voice in the Mirror is a 1958 American film starring Richard Egan, Julie London, Walter Matthau and Troy Donahue. It was also known as How Lonely the Night and This Day Alone.... more
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Tension at Table Rock
Angie Dickinson, DeForest Kelley
Released: 1956
Directed by: Charles Marquis Warren
Tension at Table Rock is a 1956 western drama film directed by Charles Marquis Warren.... more
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Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Walter Matthau, Dan Duryea
Released: 1957
Directed by: Arnold Laven
Slaughter On Tenth Avenue is a 1957 drama film directed by Arnold Laven.... more
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Violent Saturday
Lee Marvin, Sylvia Sidney
Released: 1955
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Violent Saturday is a 1955 American crime drama directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Victor Mature, Lee Marvin, Richard Egan and Stephen McNally. The film, set in a mining town, depicts the... more
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Split Second
Alexis Smith, Jan Sterling
Released: 1953
Directed by: Dick Powell
Split Second is a 1953 film noir thriller directed by Dick Powell about escaped convicts and their hostages holed up in a ghost town, unaware of the grave danger they are in. It featured Stephen... more
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The Day of the Wolves
Martha Hyer, Jan Murray
Released: 1971
Directed by: Ferde Grofé, Jr.
The Day of the Wolves is a 1971 heist movie starring Richard Egan and directed, written and produced by Ferde Grofe Jr. the son of the renown composer who had previously worked in the Philippine film... more
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Bright Victory
Rock Hudson, Arthur Kennedy
Released: 1951
Directed by: Mark Robson
Bright Victory is a 1951 film, adapted by Robert Buckner from Baynard Kendrick's novel Lights Out. It was directed by Mark Robson, and it stars Arthur Kennedy, Peggy Dow, Julia Adams, James Edwards,... more
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The 300 Spartans
Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker
Released: 1962
Directed by: Rudolph Maté
The 300 Spartans is a 1962 CinemaScope film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. Made with the cooperation of the Greek government, it was shot in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese. It... more
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Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley, Debra Paget
Released: 1956
Directed by: Robert D. Webb, Stanley Hough
Love Me Tender is a 1956 American black-and-white CinemaScope motion picture directed by Robert D. Webb, and released by 20th Century Fox on November 15, 1956. The film, named after the song, stars... more
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A Summer Place
Sandra Dee, Troy Donahue
Released: 1959
Directed by: Delmer Daves
A Summer Place is a 1959 romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name by Sloan Wilson. Delmer Daves directed the movie, which stars Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire, Troy Donahue, and Sandra... more
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The View from Pompey's Head
The View from Pompey's Head is a 1955 film directed by Philip Dunne.... more
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Seven Cities of Gold
Anthony Quinn, Jeffrey Hunter
Released: 1955
Directed by: Robert D. Webb
Seven Cities Of Gold is a 1955 historical adventure film directed by Robert D. Webb and starring Anthony Quinn, Richard Egan and Michael Rennie. It tells the story of the 18th. Century Franciscan... more
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The Battle at Apache Pass
Jack Elam, Hugh O'Brian
Released: 1952
Directed by: George Sherman
The Battle at Apache Pass is a 1952 Universal-International western film starring John Lund as United States Army Major Colton, and Jeff Chandler repeating the role of Apache chief Cochise, whom he... more
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The Hunters
Robert Mitchum, Robert Wagner
Released: 1958
Directed by: Dick Powell
The Hunters is a 1958 feature film adapted from the novel The Hunters by James Salter. Produced by Dick Powell, it stars Robert Mitchum and Robert Wagner as two very different United States Air Force... more
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Khyber Patrol
Raymond Burr, Patric Knowles
Released: 1954
Directed by: Seymour Friedman
Khyber Patrol is a 1954 film about British troops on the Afghanistan border.... more
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The Sweet Creek County War
The Sweet Creek County War is a 1979 American western film directed by J. Frank James.
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Cripple Creek
George Montgomery, Richard Egan
Released: 1952
Directed by: Ray Nazarro
Cripple Creek is a 1952 United States Western film based on a story by Frank Gruber.It is 78 minutes long and was released on July 1, 1952. Directed by Ray Nazarro and Written by Richard Schayer.... more
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Untamed
Susan Hayward, Tyrone Power
Released: 1955
Directed by: Henry King
Untamed is a 1955 CinemaScope adventure film made by Twentieth Century-Fox in DeLuxe Color. It was directed by Henry King and produced by William A. Bacher, Bert E. Friedlob and Gerd Oswald as... more
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Pollyanna
Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman
Released: 1960
Directed by: David Swift
Pollyanna is a 1960 American drama film directed by David Swift, and based on the novel by Eleanor H. Porter of the same title. A cheerful orphan (Hayley Mills) learns to adapt to her new... more
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The Kid from Left Field
Anne Bancroft, Fess Parker
Released: 1953
Directed by: Harmon Jones
The Kid from Left Field is a film directed by Harmon Jones released on July 1953.... more

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Left Hand of Gemini
Ian McShane, Richard Egan
Released: 1972
Left Hand of Gemini is a 1972 American science fiction film starring Ian McShane, Ursula Thiess and Richard Egan.... more
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Wicked Woman
Beverly Michaels, Richard Egan
Released: 1953
Directed by: Russell Rouse
Wicked Woman is a 1953 American low-budget film noir film starring Beverly Michaels. The film co-starred Richard Egan, Percy Helton, and Evelyn Scott, was directed by Russell Rouse, and written by... more
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Fanfare for a Death Scene
Burgess Meredith, Ed Asner
Released: 1964
Directed by: Leslie Stevens
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Up Front
Marina Berti, David Wayne
Released: 1951
Directed by: Alexander Hall
Up Front is a 1951 comedy starring Tom Ewell and David Wayne based on Bill Mauldin's World War II comic characters Willie and Joe.... more
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The Devil Makes Three
Gene Kelly, Pier Angeli
Released: 1952
Directed by: Andrew Marton
The Devil Makes Three is a 1952 thriller film set in post-World War II Germany, starring Gene Kelly, Pier Angeli and Richard Egan.... more

Voice in the Mirror

The Day of the Wolves

Khyber Patrol

The Sweet Creek County War

Cripple Creek

Left Hand of Gemini

Wicked Woman

Fanfare for a Death Scene

Up Front