Richard Davalos is an American actor.

Davalos was born in New York City, New York, of Finnish and Spanish descent. Davalos starred in East of Eden (1955) as James Dean

James Dean

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's brother and portrayed the convict Blind Dick in Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

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(1967). He won the Theatre World Award

Theatre World Award

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 for his performance in the Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

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 play A Memory of Two Mondays

A Memory of Two Mondays

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in 1955.

In the Civil War television series The Americans

The Americans (TV series)

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, broadcast by NBC in 1961, he played Jeff, the younger brother who joined Confederate Army, in opposition to Ben, the older brother (played by Darryl Hickman

Darryl Hickman

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), who joined the Union Army.

Davalos is the father of actress Elyssa Davalos

Elyssa Davalos

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 and musician Dominique Davalos and grandfather of actress Alexa Davalos

Alexa Davalos

Alexa Davalos is an American actress. She has appeared in several Hollywood films, including Feast of Love, The Chronicles of Riddick, The Mist, Defiance, and Clash of the Titans.-Early life:...

 (The Chronicles of Riddick

The Chronicles of Riddick

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).