Beach Dickerson (1923/1924 – 2005) was an American actor known for such films as The Trip and Crazy Mama. He died in Los Angeles, California on December 7, 2005 at age 81.
Dickerson was born in Glennville, Georgia, and worked frequently with director Roger Corman. His first appearance was in Attack of the Crab Monsters.
He also performed in the films Sorority Girl, Rock All Night, Cocaine and Blue Eyes, Teenage Caveman and the 1991 film Future Kick.
Dickerson willed three houses to his friend, author Scotty Bowers. The spreading of Dickerson’s ashes by Bowers was shown in the 2017 documentary film Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood.
Partial filmography
Hollywood or Bust (1956) – Bellboy (uncredited)
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) – Seaman Ron Fellows
Rock All Night (1957) – The Kid
Loving You (1957) – Glenn (uncredited)
Sorority Girl (1957) – Terry’s boyfriend
War of the Satellites (1958) – Crewman with Gun
Teenage Caveman (1958) – Fair-Haired Boy / Man from Burning Plains / Tom-Tom Player / Bear
T-Bird Gang (1959) – Barney Adams
Visit to a Small Planet (1960) – Beatnik (uncredited)
G.I. Blues (1960) – Warren
Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961) – Pete Peterson Jr.
Shell Shock (1964) – Rance
The Trip (1967)
The Savage Seven (1968) – Bruno
Killers Three (1968) – Scotty
Like Mother Like Daughter (1969) – Jo-Jo
The Gun Runner (1969) – Max Keeler
The Dunwich Horror (1970) – Mr. Cole
Angels Die Hard (1970) – Shank
Bury Me an Angel (1971) – Harry
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys (1971) – Used Car Salesman
Runaway, Runaway (1972) – Bruce – Lorri’s Customer
Cleopatra Jones (1973) – Homosexual (uncredited)
Summer School Teachers (1974) – Apartment Manager
Capone (1975) – Joe Kepka
Crazy Mama (1975) – Desk Clerk
Eat My Dust (1976) – G.I. Jackson
Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) – Band Director
School Spirit (1985) – Second Doctor
Deadly Dreams (1988) – Sportsman #2
Future Kick (1991) – Hotel Clerk (final film role)
External Links
Actor Beach Dickerson – Wikipedia
