Richard Lincoln Charles, how did Joyce Randolph's husband die?

Richard Lincoln Charles was the husband of iconic actress Joyce Randolph. Richard Lincoln Charles’ wife is one of the prominent names in American Television shows. She gained public attention after she played Trixie Norton on the television sitcom The Honeymooners. She is the last surviving member of the cast of the show. Aside from the show Randolph was a wife and a mother. Who is Joyce Randolph’s husband?

Richard Lincoln Charles: Bio Summary

Who was Joyce Randolph’s husband?

Richard Lincoln Charles was born on 12 February 1923, in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of John Earl and Henrietta (Schott) Charles, a fuel equipment salesman, and a beautician. As a kid, an uncle took him backstage after a Masonic Temple show to meet Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. That was Richard’s first glimpse of show business and it stuck with him for the rest of his life. Graduated from high school at the age of 17, and he studied journalism at the University of Alabama.

Richard Charles was an actor, publishing executive, and philanthropist.

Joyce Randolph’s husband was a wealthy entrepreneur, actor, marketing, and publishing executive, and also a philanthropist. He got his first acting role in a local production of Kaufman and Hart’s The Man Who Came To Dinner as Bert Jefferson. He started out after he returned from the war as a model and newspaper subscription salesman.  He appeared in commercials for Blatz, Schick, and Pall Mall, however, He was a better salesman than a model and this led to more sales jobs.

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Richard Lincoln Charles joined the Navy

In December 1941 while leaving a movie theater he learned Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor, Richard joined the U.S. Navy in the hopes of becoming an aviator. He eventually graduated at the top of his class and was sent to San Francisco to await his orders.

During the war, Richard undertook both air-sea rescue work and anti-submarine patrols. Though he was shot down a few times, he still came through safely. He was promoted to lieutenant junior grade and flew missions to Guam, Saipan, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima. Richard and his squadron saved 44 men when the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed per Sources. 

Joyce Randolph was the second woman he married

Joyce Randolph was the second woman Richard took to the altar. His first marriage was with his campus girlfriend, “a beauty queen from Alabama,” His brief first marriage ended in divorce before he turned 30. While Richard Lincoln Charles appeared in advertising campaigns for breweries and cigarette companies, he had the opportunity to meet more show business players. It was at a gathering that the couple first meet. Richard was introduced to his future wife, actress Joyce Randolph, a co-star on The Honeymooners by one of the Show business players.

Joyce Randolph and Richard Lincoln Charles met at the Cordial Bar and Grill, next to CBS-TV Studio 50 (today The Ed Sullivan Theater), after The Honeymooners show on a Saturday night. The two developed a chemistry and Charles asked her out to dinner. On October 2, 1955, the couple decided to take their relationship to another level and they got married. In 1960 their son, Randolph “Randy” Richard Charles, was born.

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Richard Lincoln Charles put aside acting after marrying Joyce.

Richard put aside acting after he tied the knot with his wife Joyce. He moved on and tried working at Wall Street as a registered stockbroker, but it wasn’t for him. He returned to publishing in 1957 with a position in sales at Scherago Associates. He was hired to sell ads for Science Magazine. He retired 30 years later as executive vice president.

What was the cause of Richard Lincoln Charles’s death?

Joyce Randolph’s husband Richard Lincoln Charles passed away on September 22, 1997. He was 74 years old at the time of his death. A memorial service was held in his honor on 23 October 1997. A standing-room-only crowd filled the second-floor grand ballroom. There were so many attendees that a television monitor was set up on another floor to watch. The cause of Richard Lincoln Charles’ death was not made public.

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