Richard Cramer

Biography

Richard Earl Cramer was a prolific American actor, active in films from the late 1920s to the early 1950s. He is best remembered for his appearances with Laurel and Hardy, as well as roles in low-budget westerns, including villainous parts. Cramer also acted on Broadway, with notable performances in Buddies and Sancho Panza, before transitioning to film. His most notable short film collaboration was with W.C. Fields in The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933).