Rick Lenz

Rick Lenz

85 · Born: Nov 21, 1939

Personal Details

BornNov 21, 1939 Springfield, Illinois, USA
Spouse
  • Linda Kurth

    ( May 15, 1982 to May 10, 2025 )
  • Jessica Rains

    ( Dec 12, 1967 to Sep 1, 1977 )

Biography

Born on November 21, 1939, in the charming city of Springfield, Illinois, United States of America, Rick Lenz, a versatile and accomplished individual, has made a lasting impression on the entertainment industry, showcasing his remarkable talents and skills to a wide audience.

Noted thespian, renowned for his impressive body of work, has had the esteemed honor of appearing in a diverse range of cinematic and television productions, with notable highlights including the 1969 cinematic masterpiece "Cactus Flower", the 1972 television series "Hec Ramsey", and the 1976 film "The Shootist", showcasing his remarkable acting prowess and versatility in a wide variety of roles.

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**Person Biography**

John Wayne

Not only has Lenz made a name for himself as a talented thespian, but he has also showcased his remarkable aptitude for writing, leaving a lasting and profound impact on the realm of entertainment, a testament to his boundless creativity and versatility.

Notably, Lenz's personal life has been marked by a series of significant relationships, with his most enduring partnership being his marriage to Linda Kurth, a loving and devoted wife whom he had the pleasure of marrying on May 15, 1982.

Career

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1996
Home Improvement
Home Improvement as Dr. Matthews
{"id":157496,"title":"Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host","year":"1993","character":"Nick Scanlon","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/perry-mason-the-case-of-the-telltale-talk-show-host","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_157496.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_157496.jpg"},"released":1}
1993
{"id":173070,"title":"Shadow of a Doubt","year":"1991","character":"Herb Hawkins","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/shadow-of-a-doubt-1991","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_173070.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_173070.jpg"},"released":1}
1991
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt as Herb Hawkins
{"id":160298,"title":"Spooner","year":"1989","character":"Sheriff Reynolds","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/spooner-1989","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_160298.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_160298.jpg"},"released":1}
1989
Spooner
Spooner as Sheriff Reynolds
{"id":161149,"title":"The Three Kings","year":"1987","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-three-kings","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_161149.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_161149.jpg"},"released":1}
1987
{"id":62527,"title":"Malice in Wonderland","year":"1985","character":"Iceman","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/malice-in-wonderland-1985","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_62527.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_62527.jpg"},"released":1}
1985
{"id":8493,"title":"Airwolf","year":1984,"character":"Vladimir 'Moses' Rostoff","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/airwolf","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8493.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8493.jpg"},"released":1}
1984
Airwolf
Airwolf as Vladimir 'Moses' Rostoff
{"id":10035,"title":"Simon & Simon","year":1984,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/simon-simon","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10035.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10035.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":10059,"title":"Magnum, P.I.","year":1984,"character":"Richard Hasley","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/magnum-pi-1980","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4l5eri3mtc00.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4l5eri3mtc00.jpg"},"released":1}
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. as Richard Hasley
{"id":10015,"title":"T.J. Hooker","year":1982,"character":"Dr. Damon Segal","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/tj-hooker","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/2ta01nli4gr0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/2ta01nli4gr0.jpg"},"released":1}
1982
T.J. Hooker
T.J. Hooker as Dr. Damon Segal
{"id":63667,"title":"Elvis and the Beauty Queen","year":"1981","character":"David Briggs (as Richard Lenz)","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/elvis-and-the-beauty-queen","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_63667.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_63667.jpg"},"released":1}
1981
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Elvis and the Beauty Queen as David Briggs (as Richard Lenz)
{"id":63921,"title":"The Little Dragons","year":"1980","character":"Dick Forginger","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-little-dragons","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_63921.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_63921.jpg"},"released":1}
1980
The Little Dragons
The Little Dragons as Dick Forginger
{"id":7769,"title":"Melvin and Howard","year":"1980","character":"Lawyer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/melvin-and-howard","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_7769.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_7769.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":7273,"title":"The Shootist","year":"1976","character":"Dobkins","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-shootist","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_7273.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_7273.jpg"},"released":1}
1976
The Shootist
The Shootist as Dobkins
{"id":10177,"title":"The Bionic Woman","year":1976,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-bionic-woman","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10177.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10177.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":64653,"title":"Where Does It Hurt?","year":"1972","character":"Lester Hammond","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/where-does-it-hurt","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_64653.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_64653.jpg"},"released":1}
1972
Where Does It Hurt?
Where Does It Hurt? as Lester Hammond
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Hec Ramsey
Hec Ramsey as Chief Oliver Stamp
{"id":35841,"title":"Scandalous John","year":"1971","character":"Jimmy Whittaker","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/scandalous-john","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_35841.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_35841.jpg"},"released":1}
1971
Scandalous John
Scandalous John as Jimmy Whittaker
{"id":8655,"title":"Ironside","year":1971,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/ironside-1967","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8655.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8655.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":87088,"title":"How Do I Love Thee?","year":"1970","character":"Tom Waltz","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/how-do-i-love-thee","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_87088.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_87088.jpg"},"released":1}
1970
{"id":196118,"title":"Doc","year":"1969","character":"Dr. Orville Truebody","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/doc-1969","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_196118.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_196118.jpg"},"released":1}
1969
Doc
Doc as Dr. Orville Truebody
{"id":22571,"title":"Cactus Flower","year":"1969","character":"Igor Sullivan","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/cactus-flower","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/42ealq8dvqh0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/42ealq8dvqh0.jpg"},"released":1}
Cactus Flower
Cactus Flower as Igor Sullivan
{"id":10370,"title":"Green Acres","year":1968,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/green-acres","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10370.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10370.jpg"},"released":1}
1968