Thomas Ralph Potts (November 20, 1914 – August 10, 1944), known professionally as Richard Fiske, was an American film actor.

[1] The tall, handsome young actor signed a contract with Columbia Pictures in 1938, and appeared regularly in the studio's "B" pictures, serials, and short subjects, including major roles in the popular serials The Spider's Web (1938) and Flying G-Men (1939), frequent castings in the Blondie, The Lone Wolf, and Boston Blackie series, and equally frequent work with short-subject comedians Charley Chase, Andy Clyde, and Buster Keaton.

Fiske is best known by modern viewers for his portrayals of neurotic foils to The Three Stooges.

[2] His last film role was Ginger Rogers' fiancee in the Billy Wilder comedy The Major and the Minor.

[2] Fiske was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, and several other military honors.