Dean Riesner
Birthday
1918/11/03
Day of death
2002/08/18 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New Rochelle, New York, USA
Also know as
Dinky Dean, Dink Dean, Dean Franklin, Charles Reisner Jr., Dean Reisner, Dinky Reisner, Dean E. Riesner
Biography
Dean Riesner (November 3, 1918, New Rochelle, New York – August 18, 2002, Encino, California) was an American film and television writer. Riesner's father, Charles Reisner, was a German American silent film director, and Dean began acting in films at the age of five as "Dinky Dean". His most notable role was in Charlie Chaplin's 1923 film The Pilgrim. His career at this young age ended because his mother wanted her son to have a real childhood. As an adult, his first job in films was as a co-wr...Read more
Acting
(1923) Hollywood
as Dean Riesner
(1923) The Pilgrim
as Little Boy
(1950) The Traveling Saleswoman
as Tom
(1959) The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
(1921) Peck's Bad Boy
as ---
(1935) It's in the Air
as Brave (uncredited)
(1950) Gunfire
as Outlaw Mack
(1948) The Cobra Strikes
as Detective Brody
(1936) Everybody Dance
as Tommy Spurgeon
(2001) Play It Again: A Look Back at 'Play Misty for Me'
as Self
(1948) Assigned to Danger
as Dr. Michael Kelly (uncredited)
(1921) Grief
as ---
(1987) Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
as ---