Richard W. Bann

Richard W. Bann

Richard W. Bann is a photographer and documentarian who is best known for his friendship and association with Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner. Bann has appeared in TV shows and documentaries and even a movie related to his experiences around Playboy, as well as for his collection of old photographs and films of early movie and TV stars, such as Laurel & Hardy and "Our Gang"/The Little Rascals.

Movies for Richard W. Bann...

Title: Secrets of Playboy
Character: Self - Hefner's Friend
Released: January 24, 2022
Type: TV
Explore the hidden truths behind the fable and philosophy of the Playboy empire through a modern-day lens. The documentary series delves into the complex world Hugh Hefner created and examines its far-reaching consequences on our culture’s view of power and sexuality.
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Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Title: Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Character: Self
Released: December 28, 2011
Type: Movie
The lives of Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), on the screen and behind the curtain. The joy and the sadness, the success and the failure. The story of one of the best comic duos of all time: a lesson on how to make people laugh.
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The Telling
Title: The Telling
Character: Mr. Reasoner
Released: April 14, 2009
Type: Movie
In this horror anthology film, three girls pledge the most popular - and cruelest - sorority on campus. For their final task, they must tell the scariest story they know. Containing three distinct stories - one featuring a murderous doll, one a has-been actress and her run in with a film crew of the undead and, finally, a hunt-and-kill fright-fest.
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Girl 27
Title: Girl 27
Character: Self - Hal Roach Historian
Released: July 27, 2007
Type: Movie
The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other underage girls into attending a stag party, where she was raped.