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Franklyn Richard “Rick” Macy is a veteran actor who has appeared in a number of films that appeal to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of which he is also a member. Macy was born on October 18, 1953, and spent much of his youth playing baseball in Oregon where he grew up. He entered Brigham Young University with the intent to study journalism. But after one semester, he became bored with those classes and focused on acting, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1982. Macy has portrayed Joseph Smith Sr. in three movies: Emma Smith: My Story, The Restoration, and Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration. Most recently, he had roles in feature films Brigham City, Ephraim’s Rescue, and Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed. He had roles in films Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy, Return to the Secret Garden, Willy the Sparrow, The Butter Cream Gang in Secret of Treasure Mountain, Little Secrets, and Out of Step. He also appeared in television productions, Divided by Hate; Perfect Murder, Perfect Town; Shot in the Heart; and Touched by an Angel. He appeared as Helam in The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd, directed by Kieth Merrill. Of the experience he said: I really had no idea that The Testaments would impact my life so profoundly, but it did. The Book of Mormon segments of that film, shot in Hawaii, took about two months to film. As I strengthened my skills in acting I knew early on that this gift or talent that the Lord had given me would be used for missionary work and as such one tries to live the missionary life so that the Spirit can be with you to do whatever the Lord requires. [The scene where the blinded Helam is healed by Christ] was very poignant for me and, as I found out later, for many of the cast members and visitors that were on the set that day. We were told by one of the General Authorities that, though many of us had great talent in this field, it was not enough. The Lord would have to bless us beyond our natural abilities to do the work that this film meant to do. This last scene in the film was evidence of that very thing. The Lord blessed us with a great outpouring of his spirit. It was and still is very humbling to have been a part of that experience. After shooting that scene, and a couple others that followed, Kieth Merrill took me aside and said, “You realize I’m not the one directing this film, don’t you?” He has taught acting lessons for many years. He had a private workshop called The Actor’s Academy for sixteen years and was a part-time instructor at Pioneer High School for the Performing Arts. He and his wife, Marsha, live in Provo, Utah, and are the parents of three children.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1953-10-18
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- school Known for: Acting
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7.1
The Testaments
2000-03-24
5.5
The Buttercream Gang in: Secret of Treasure Mountain
1993-01-01
5.9
Shot in the Heart
2001-10-13
5.2
Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy
2006-01-01
5.7
Ephraim's Rescue
2013-05-31
5.4
An Evening With My Comatose Mother
2011-04-09
0
Brasil Doce Lar
2007-08-07
6.1
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000-02-27
6.8
A More Perfect Union
1989-01-07
0
CTU: Provo
2008-10-04
7
Singing with Angels
2016-03-11
6.3
Little Secrets
2001-10-17
4
Bug Off!
2001-08-01
5.3
Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed
2012-08-17
3.2
The Last Man(s) on Earth
2015-01-20
10
Praise to the Man
2005-01-01
5.2
Message in a Cell Phone
2000-01-01
6.4
Brigham City
2001-03-30
6.9
Timeless Love
2019-12-26
6.1
Christmas Made to Order
2018-12-23
6.2
An Hour Behind
2017-09-20
10
Money or Mission
2006-08-01
4
The Dance
2007-04-06
6.1
Return with Honor
2006-02-01
5.3
Emma Smith: My Story
2008-04-11
0
Inspired Guns
2014-01-24
6
Joy to the World
2003-12-10
5.8
The Christmas Edition
2020-11-15
0
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
2016-10-23
6.8
Sweet Pecan Summer
2021-08-28
6.7
Divided by Hate
1997-01-01
6.5
Someone Was Watching
2002-01-01
0
Book of Mormon Videos
2019-09-20
7.6
Everwood
2002-09-16