Celebrity Biographies
Biography of Richard Bull
| Date of Birth: | 1924, June 26 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 96 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Name | Richard Bull |
| birth name | Richard William Bull |
| Dad | Ralph William Bull |
| Mother | Pearl Smith bull |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | Zion |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Actor |
| Net worth | $8 million |
| eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Light brown |
| face color | White |
| Married to | Barbara Collentine (d. 1948) |
| Divorce | Barbara Collentine (2014 Split) |
Synopsis
Richard Bull was an American stage and television actor, known for his portrayal of ‘Doc’ in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and as Nels Oleson in Little House on the Prairie . Richard Bull was married to Barbara Collentine on April 13, 1948.
Early age and education
Richard Bull was born on June 26, 1924 in Zion, Illinois. He was bred to Ralph William Bull and Pearl Smith Bull . He is of white ethnic origin and has US citizenship.
From his childhood, Bull was very interested in acting, which led him to become a popular TV and film actor.
Race
Richard Bull’s career began at the famous Godman Theater in Chicago. He made the debut appearance of him in the TV movie. Harrigan and son as Lawson. Since then he has made numerous appearances in television series and movies, including Satan’s Mistake , This Moon Happening , High Plain Wanderer , Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea , Gomer , Columbo , Hill Street Blues , Highway to Heaven .
He received great fame and good reviews for his appearance in television series. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea , like The Doctor .
Net worth
Richard earned a good amount of money from his acting career as he made more than 100 appearances in TV series and movies. One of his most watched TV movies, High Plains Wanderer earned $15,700,000.
Prior to his death, the Bulls’ net worth was estimated to be $8 million.
Personal life
Richard Bull was married to Barbara Collentine on April 13, 1948. Since their marriage, the couple were together until Bull’s death on February 3, 2014, at the age of eighty-nine.
He died of pneumonia while the veteran actor was on the Motion Picture Television Fund campus in California.
Little House’s Bull co-star Alison Arngrim spoke about his death:
“Everyone loved it so much, people are posting condolences in six different languages on my Facebook page.”
Bull is another Dean Butler friend, his late friend recalled,
“Richard was a very generous, soft-spoken actor with a wonderful appetite for work, he always made (acting) look so easy.”
Even after his death, funeral plans for him were not immediately announced.