Place of Birth: Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Date of Birth: May 12, 1948
Ethnicity:
*German (father)
*Irish (mother)
Richard Riehle is an American actor. His father was of German descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry.
Richard’s paternal grandparents were Mathias Riehle (the son of Andrew F. Riehle and Anna Marks) and Rosa Carolina Wick (the daughter of John Wick and Oddelia Cecilia Rose Hoffman). Andrew was German. Anna was born in Indiana, to German parents. John and Oddelia were both born in Wisconsin, and all of their parents were German.
Richard’s maternal grandparents were Richard Edward Walsh (the son of James Henry Walsh and Mary Collins) and Anna Rose Malone/Millan (the daughter of John Malone/Millan and Helena/Ellen Clark). James and Mary were born in Wisconsin, and all of their parents were Irish. Anna was also of Irish descent.
Sources: Obituaries, and partial genealogy, of Richard’s parents – http://www.findagrave.com
Richard’s paternal grandfather, Mathias Riehle, on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census – https://familysearch.org
Richard’s paternal grandmother, Rosa Carolina Wick, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Richard’s maternal grandfather, Richard Edward Walsh, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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