Rick Dalton

Rick Dalton (a character in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood played by Leonardo DiCaprio) is an actor who starred in the fictional Western television series Bounty Law from 1958 to 1963. His attempt to transition into movies did not work out and in 1969, he is struggling to get a breakout film role still guest starring on TV shows while contemplating moving to Italy – which has become a hotspot for Spaghetti Westerns. The character was partly inspired by Burt Reynolds as well as actors like Edd Byrnes, Ty Hardin and William Shatner. He is neighbors with Sharon Tate in the Tarantino Universe. His long-time friend and stunt-double is Cliff Booth.

"Rick is a man full of inner turmoil and self-pity for not being in a better position, career-wise. But as is Rick’s way, he blames everybody but himself" - QT speaking to USA Today.

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1970

• Operazione Dyn-o-mite!: Jason
• Hell Boats: Lt. Comdr. Jeffords, R.N.V.R
• Red Blood, Red Skin: Romeo Douglas
• Nebraska Jim: Nebraska Jim

1969

• Kill Me Quick, Ringo Said the Gringo (Uccidimi Subito Ringo, Disse Il Gringo): Ringo
• Lancer (TV Series) - Pilot (1969) ... Caleb DeCoteau
• The F.B.I (TV Series) - All the Streets Are Silent (1969): Michael Murtaugh

1968 Land of the Giants (TV Series) - Capture: Dr. David Hellstrom

• Bingo Martin (TV Series) - Heck to Pay (1968): Rocky Ryan

1967

• The Green Hornet (TV Series) - The Hornet Hunter (1967): Thompson Shaw
• Tarzan (TV Series) - Jewel of the Jungle (1967): Brick Bedford
• Salty, The Talking Sea Otter: Jeb Marvin

1966

• Jigsaw Jane: Todd Gilcrest
• Fourteen Fists of McCluskey: Sgt. Mike Lewis

1965 

• Tanner (TV Movie): Joe Tanner

1964 

• Hellfire, Texas: Maj. Travis Jackson

1963 

• Big Game: Randy Wilson

1961

• Comanche Uprising: Lt. Warwick Winston

• 1959-1963
• Bounty Law (TV Series): Jake Cahill

- Incident in Inez (1959) ... Jake Cahill - Incident in Beaver Falls (1959) ... Jake Cahill - Incident at Henry Minks Homested (1959) ... Jake Cahill - Incident on a stage bound for Tuscon (1959) ... Jake Cahill - Incident in Janicetown (1959) ... Jake Cahill - Incident in Perrytown Pt.1 (1959) ... Jake Cahill - Incident in Perrytown Pt.2 (1959) ... Jake Cahill 48 episodes

• 1959
• Restless Gun (TV Series) - Bounty Killer (1959): Jake Cahill

1959

• Battle Of The Coral Sea: Reoman Halliday
• Riverboat (TV Series) - No Love Lost (1959) ... Will Henry

1958 

Bachelor Father (TV Series) - Girls Will Be Girls (1958): Kelly’s Boyfriend

• Young And Wild: Richard Edward “Rick” Braden
• Tales Of Wells Fargo (TV Series) - The Hole in the Wall Gang (1958): Butch Cassidy
• Drag Race, No Stop: Race Wheeler
• Man With A Camera (TV Series)- Second Avenue Assassin (1958): Joey Savoyen
• Darby’s Rangers: Sgt. / SSgt. / Sfc. Hank Bishop

1957 

• Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) - Death at Northfield (1957) ... Jessie James
• M Squad (TV Series)- So Long Miss Mulligan (1957): Buzz
• Tombstone Territory (TV Series) - Wyatt Earp Tells No Tales (1957): The Salt Flat Kid

1956 

• A Strange Adventure: Harold Norton
• Jubal: Woody
• Away All Boats: Private Pickford (uncredited)
• These Wilder Years: Football Player (uncredited)

Rick Dalton TV and movies:

• The 14 Fists of McCluskey (WWII film/fictional)
• Nebraska Jim (Spaghetti Western/fictional)
• Tanner (Western/fictional)
• Uccidimi Subito Ringo, disse il Gringo (Spaghetti Western movie/fictional)
• Operazione Dyn-o-mite! (European crime/spy movie/comedy/fictional)
• Bounty Law (TV series/fictional)
• The F.B.I. (TV series/real)

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