Richard G. Stilwell Jr., Army Officer and Actor, 59
DGH
Richard G. Stilwell Jr., a retired Army lieutenant colonel and former
Washington DC area resident who was also a stage, screen and television
actor, died in an auto accident November 23, 2002, in West Los Angeles,
California when his car crossed over into oncoming traffic and collided
with another vehicle, the driver of the other car was hospitalized with
serious injuries, at the age of 59.
Col. Stilwell, who lived in the Washington DC area off and on over 40
years, was the son of Gen. Richard G. Stilwell, a former undersecretary
of defense who was commander of U.N. forces in Korea during the war
there. Col. Stilwell was born in Buffalo. He was a graduate of the
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and received a master's
degree in public administration from George Washington University.
He served two tours in Vietnam as a rifle company commander. He was
awarded the Silver Star for gallantry and received a Purple Heart after
he was shot in the face by a sniper. He was later a tactical officer at
the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and commanded a battalion in
South Korea.
After he retired in 1985, he studied acting at the Studio Theatre Acting
Conservatory and with Karen Bralove, former director of drama at Sidwell
Friends School, whom he later married.
Col. Stilwell, appearing under the name Dick Stilwell, performed with
Czech actor Jiri Fisher in plays that included those of Vaclav Havel,
then a political prisoner in Czechoslovakia and later president of the
Czech Republic. The actors presented Havel's "Audience" at theaters in
Washington DC, New York, New York, and St. Paul, Minnesota, and later
toured with the play in Czechoslovakia.
In 1996, Col. Stilwell moved to Los Angeles to work in film and
television. He played a police officer at a war rally on the Mall in
"Forrest Gump" and a detective in "L.A. Confidential." He also had parts
in "The Pelican Brief," "Major League II," "The Chamber" and "Random
Hearts" and in the television series "Homicide" and "The Wire."
Washington Post
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DGH
Iceman
wrote:
>Richard G. Stilwell Jr., a retired Army lieutenant colonel and former
>Washington DC area resident who was also a stage, screen and television
>actor, died in an auto accident November 23, 2002, in West Los Angeles,
>California when his car crossed over into oncoming traffic and collided
>with another vehicle, the driver of the other car was hospitalized with
>serious injuries, at the age of 59.
>
>Col. Stilwell, who lived in the Washington DC area off and on over 40
>years, was the son of Gen. Richard G. Stilwell, a former undersecretary
>of defense who was commander of U.N. forces in Korea during the war
>there. Col. Stilwell was born in Buffalo. He was a graduate of the
>Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and received a master's
>degree in public administration from George Washington University.
Was he any relation to Gen. Joseph W. "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, of WWII
fame?
DGH
I do not know.
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Iceman
wrote:
>Iceman wrote:
>> Was he any relation to Gen. Joseph W. "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, of WWII
>> fame?
>
>I do not know.
Anyone??
Bill Schenley
<snipped>
> Was he any relation to Gen. Joseph W. "Vinegar
> Joe" Stilwell, of WWII fame?
Richard Stilwell was not part of General Joseph Stilwell's
immediate family. Joe Stilwell had three daughters and two
sons (Benjamin and Joseph Jr., who was an Army Colonel).
General Stilwell's only brother was named John.
donald...@gmail.com
> > > Richard G. Stilwell Jr., a retired Army lieutenant
> > > colonel ...
