 Richards had uncredited roles in "The Strip" (1951), "The Tall Target" (1951), and "The People Against O'Hara" (1951) and a bigger credited part in "Angels in the Outfield" (1951) as a baseball player.He was being sought to play Frank Merriwell.Richards had small roles in "Just This Once" (1952), "The Sellout" (1952), "Desperate Search" (1952), "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952), "Above and Beyond" (1952), and "Battle Circus" (1953).