Richard Dillard
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Richard Henry Wilde Dillard (born 11 October 1937) is an American poet, author, critic, and translator.
Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Dillard is best known as a poet. He is also highly-regarded as a writer of fiction and critical essays, as well as one of the screenwriters for the cult classic Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster.He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Roanoke College and went on to receive of a Master of Arts (1959) and the Ph. D. (1965) from the University of Virginia. While at the University of Virginia he was both a Woodrow Wilson and a DuPont Fellow. He is considered something of an institution at Hollins University where he has been teaching creative writing, literature, and film studies since 1964. Dillard has been the editor of the Hollins Critic since 1996. He also served as the vice president of the Film Journal from 1973-1980.
He is the winner of numerous awards for his writing including the Academy of American Poets Prize, the O. B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize, and the Hanes Award for Poetry. In 2007, he was awarded the George Garrett Award for Service to Contemporary Literature by the Association of Writers & Writing Programs. Dillard influenced many contemporary writers including both his ex-wives Annie Dillard and Cathryn Hankla. Others include the likes of Henry S. Taylor, Lee Smith, Lucinda MacKethan, Anne Jones, Rosanne Coggeshall, Wyn Cooper, Jill McCorkle, Madison Smartt Bell, and Julia Johnson.
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Acting
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The Last Stand
as Irv
2013
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Dazed and Confused
as Pickford's Dad
1993
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Men, Women & Children
as Coach
2014
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Song to Song
as Father (uncredited)
2017
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Friday Night Lights
as Reporter
2004
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Temple Grandin
as Don Micheals
2010
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The Rookie
as Devil Rays Manager
2002
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Parkland
as Theron Ward
2013
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Friday Night Lights
as Grady Hunt
2006
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Stop-Loss
as Sheriff Boudreaux
2008
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Infamous
as Man on Street
2006
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Beneath the Darkness
as Doctor
2012
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RocketMan
as The President
1997
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Elvis & Anabelle
as TV Doctor
2007
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Slap Her... She's French
as Sam Fuller
2002
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Walking Tall: The Payback
as Charlie Prescott
2007
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Angel Dog
as Seth
2011
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Beatdown
as Kent
2010
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Texas Justice
1995
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A Taste for Killing
as Mr. Sloan
1992
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Warning: Parental Advisory
as Senator Sam
2002
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Wire in the Blood: Prayer of the Bone
as Wayne Osman
2008
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Breaking the Press
as Tex Summer
2010
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The Last Prostitute
as Ben Lake
1991