Richard Harrison Photographed by Bob Delmonteque

Bob Delmonteque took this photograph of Richard Harrison.

Richard Harrison Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Richard Harrison.

Richard Harrison Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Richard Harrison.

Richard Harrison Photographed by the Athletic Model Guild

The Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Richard Harrison.

Richard Harrison

I do not know who took this photograph of Richard Harrison.

Richard Harrison

I do not know who took this photograph of Richard Harrison.

Richard Harrison

I do not know who took this photograph of Richard Harrison.

Richard Harrison

I do not know who took this photograph of Richard Harrison.

Richard Harrison

I do not know who took this photograph of Richard Harrison.

Richard Harrison

I suspect the Athletic Model Guild took this photograph of Richard Harrison, but I'm still seeking confirmation.

Richard Harrison

I do not know who took this photograph of Richard Harrison.

Richard Harrison Photographed by Kris Studios

Kris Studios took this photograph of Richard Harrison.

Richard Harrison

I do not know who took these photographs of Richard Harrison.

Richard Harrison

Now, to return to the 1950's for a few moments to linger poolside with Richard Harrison.

Richard Harrison

I do not know who took this photograph of Richard Harrison.

Richard Harrison

I do not know who took this photograph of Richard Harrison, about whom you can read a bit when you jump to this post on the blog.

Richard Harrison

Leanly muscular Richard Harrison never fails to look stellar.

I especially like the image of him working out with dumbbells on the cover of the Volume 15, Number 1 issue of the Athletic Model Guild's ground-breaking magazine, Physique Pictorial.

Richard Harrison

Here are several more photographs of Richard Harrison.

I especially like the two images of him with the convertible.

Please jump to this post on the blog to read a bit about Richard's background as a vintage beefcake model, film and television actor and mayoral candidate.

Bob Hover and Richard Harrison

Bob Hover poses with Richard Harrison in these great images.

You can read more about Bob when you jump to this post on the blog.

Richard Harrison was a very popular beefcake model in the late 1950's. He appeared in campy science fiction films like Kronos before heading to Europe to act in the sword-and-sandal films that were hugely popular at the time. Later, he appeared in spaghetti westerns, before transitioning successfully into a variety of film genres all the way into the 1980's.

In 1961, he married his first wife, Loretta, who was the daughter of James H. Nicholson, the co-owner of American International Pictures. This pairing likely had a positive effect on his early acting career.

In the late 1990's, with his second wife, Francesca, at this side, he twice ran unsuccessfully for the mayor's office in Palm Springs, California.