American actor (1924–1989)
Robert Webber
Born (1924-10-14 ) October 14, 1924Died May 19, 1989(1989-05-19) (aged 64) Occupation Actor Years active 1950–1989
Robert Laman Webber (October 14, 1924 – May 19, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in dozens of films and television series, including Juror No. 12 in the 1957 film 12 Angry Men .
Webber was the son of Robert Webber, who was a merchant seaman .[ 2] He graduated from Oakland Technical High School . Webber enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1943 during World War II , serving in the 1st Marine Amphibious Corps and later in the 6th Marine Division as a 776-Radio Operator (Low Speed)[ 3] in Guam and Okinawa .[ 2] [ 4] Webber was discharged in 1945 as a private first class and was awarded the Navy Combat Action Ribbon , the Navy Presidential Unit Citation , the American Campaign Medal , the Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal .[ 3]
Webber had a 40-year career as a character actor, during which he appeared as Juror No. 12 in 12 Angry Men (1957)[ 5] , as Dudley Moore 's gay lyricist in 10 (1979)[ 6] , and the father of Cybill Shepherd 's character in the hit series Moonlighting [ 7] .
Other notable turns were in the movies The Sandpiper , in which he played a supporting role as Elizabeth Taylor 's character's former lover; The Nun and the Sergeant , in which he played the lead; The Dirty Dozen , where he played a general who disliked the character portrayed by Lee Marvin ; a sadistic lowlife encountered by Paul Newman in the anti-hero detective drama Harper ; a hitman in Sam Peckinpah's Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia ; and a killer in the Dean Martin spy spoof The Silencers . Other notable movies include The Great White Hope (1970), Midway (1976), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), Private Benjamin (1980), S.O.B. (1981), and Wild Geese II (1985). Several of the movies were directed by Blake Edwards .
On television, Webber appeared in many of the popular dramas of the time, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents , Mannix , Kojak ,The Outer Limits , The Virginian , The Fugitive , Ben Casey , Route 66 , I Spy , The Rifleman , Mission: Impossible , S.W.A.T. , and Ironside .
He appeared in four episodes of Cannon : the 1971 episode "The Nowhere Man" as McMillan, the 1972 episode "That Was No Lady" as Clay Spencer," the 1973 episode "Memo From a Dead Man" as Barney Shaw and the 1974 episode "A Voice From the Grave" as the Hitman.
Webber appeared in four episodes of The Rockford Files : the January 1975 episode "Aura Lee, Farewell"[ 8] as Senator Evan Murdock, the October 1975 episode "The Deep Blue Sleep"[ 9] as Bob Coleman, the 1976 episode "The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit"[ 10] as Roman Clementi and the episode "Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job"[ 11] as Harold Jack Coombs.
Webber guest-starred on three episodes of Barnaby Jones : the October 1975 episode “The Price of Terror” as businessman Maxwell Strager and the 1978 two-part episode “Final Judgment” as Gene Gates.[ 12] [ 13]
Webber died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) at age 64 in Malibu, California.[ 14]
Television and radio [ edit ]
Starlight Theatre (1950)
Out There (1951–1952) as Captain Bill Hurley
Tales of Tomorrow (1952)
Studio One (1952) as Skeets
Eye Witness (1953)
Suspense (1954) as James Forsythe
Three Steps to Heaven (1953) as Chip Morrison
Robert Montgomery Presents (1954)
The Phil Silvers Show (1956) as Ego
Kraft Television Theatre (1955–1957)
Playhouse 90 (1958) as Malcolm Field
The Rifleman (1959) as Wes Carney
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) (Season 4 Episode 34: "A True Account") as Paul Brett
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond ('The Captain's Guests', episode) (1959) as Andrew Courtney
Play of the Week (1960)
Checkmate (1961) as Miles Archer
The Investigators (1961) as Bert Crayne
Thriller (1961) as Arthur Henshaw
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 21: "Burglar Proof") as Harrison Fell
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 36: "First Class Honeymoon") as Edward Gibson
The Paradine Case (1962) as Andre Latour
Stoney Burke (1962) as Roy Hazelton
The Dick Powell Show (1961–1962) as Captain John Wycliff
Route 66 (1962) as Frank Bridenbaugh
The Defenders (1962–1963) as Douglas, Michael Hillyer, Father Phelps
Naked City (1963) as Gordon Lanning
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963) as Rudy
The Nurses (1963) as Arthur Luskin
Arrest and Trial (1963) as George Morrison
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Stuart Landsman
Ben Casey (1963) as Slim
The Fugitive (1964) as Harlan Guthrie
Espionage (1964) as Jack Hanley
Brenner (1964)
Mr. Broadway (1964) as Hogan
The Outer Limits (1964) as Ikar
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964–1965) as David Henderson, Robert Burke
The Rogues (1965) as Guy Gabriel
The Name of the Game (1968) as William McKendricks
Journey to the Unknown (1969) as Manservant
Special Branch (1969) as Mr. Snell
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969) as Sam Rand
Pontiac (automobile) ' Breakaway ' commercial
The Movie Murderer (1970) as Karel Kessler
The Men From Shiloh , rebranded name of The Virginian (1970) as Jackson Reed
San Francisco International Airport (1970)
Hauser's Memory (1970) as Dorsey
The Young Lawyers (1971) as Sergeant Fielder
Mannix (1971) as Tom Carlson
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Commissioner of Oaths
Thief (1971) as James Calendar
Cutter (1972) as Meredith
Banacek (1972) as Jerry Brinkman
Mission: Impossible (1972) as Charles Rogan
Love, American Style (1972)
Banyon (1972)
Search (1973) as Matthew Linden
Hawkins (1973) as Carl Vincent
Griff (1973) as Alan Gilbert
Double Indemnity (1973) as Edward Norton
The Magician as Zellman
Tenafly (1973) as Kent
Kojak (1973) as David Lawrence
Murder or Mercy (1974) as Dr. Eric Stoneman
Ironside (1973–1974) as Del Hogan, Burton
Cannon (1971–1974) as McMillan, Clay Spencer, Barney Shaw, 4x03 Voice From The Grave as Jake McVea (Hitman)
The Manhunter (1974)
The Streets of San Francisco (1974) as Al Cooper
McCloud (1971–1975) as Jack Faraday, Fritz August
Death Stalk (1975) as Hugh Webster
Switch (1975) as Paul Sinclair
S.W.A.T. (1975) as McVea, Mike Simon
Police Woman (1975) as Julian Lord
McMillan & Wife (1977) as Charles Meridio
79 Park Avenue (1977) as John Hackson DeWitt
Barnaby Jones (1975–1978) as Maxwell Strager, Gene Gates
The Young Runaways (1978) as Fred Lockhart
Kaz (1978)
The Rockford Files (1975–1979) as Senator Evan Murdock, Bob Coleman, Roman Clementi, Harold Jack Coombs
Quincy, M.E. (1977–1979) as Dr. John Franklin
The Streets of L.A. (1979) as Ralph Salkin
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980) as LaCrosse
The Two Lives of Carol Letner (1981) as Ed Leemans
Darkroom (1981) as Greg Conway
Bret Maverick (1982) as Everest Sinclair
Not Just Another Affair (1982) as Professor Wally Dawson
Don't Go to Sleep (1982) as Dr. Cole
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983) as Felix Duncan
Shooting Stars (1983) as Woodrow Norton
Getting Physical (1984) as Hugh Gibley
No Man's Land (1984) as Will Blackfield
Cover Up (1984) as Mason Carter
Half Nelson (1985)
In Like Flynn (1985) as Colonel Harper
Assassin (1986) as Calvin Lantz
The Ladies (1987) as Jerry
Moonlighting (1986–1988) as Alexander Hayes
Something Is Out There (1988) as Commissioner Estabrook
^ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland. p. 795. ISBN 978-1476625997 .
^ a b Robert Webber, Actor, Dies at 64. Bourdain, C.S. The New York Times via Internet Archive . Published 20 May 1989.
^ a b Webber, Robert L, PFC. togetherweserved.com. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ "Oakland's Tech High is a Rags to Riches Saga" . Oakland Tribune . School Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016 .
^ "12 Angry Men (1957)" . The Criterion Collection . 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Robert Webber" . TVGuide.com . Retrieved 2024-09-23 .
^ The Rockford Files : Aura Lee Farewell (1975) - Jackie Cooper | Cast and Crew | AllMovie , retrieved 2023-02-14
^ The Rockford Files : The Deep Blue Sleep (1975) - William Wiard | Cast and Crew | AllMovie , retrieved 2023-02-14
^ The Rockford Files : The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit (1976) - Russ Mayberry | Cast and Crew | AllMovie , retrieved 2023-02-14
^ The Rockford Files : Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job (1979) - William Wiard | Cast and Crew | AllMovie , retrieved 2023-02-14
^ Barnaby Jones : The Price of Terror (1975) - Walter Grauman | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie , retrieved 2024-02-19
^ Barnaby Jones : Final Judgment (1978) - Walter Grauman | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie , retrieved 2024-02-19
^ Hubbard, Linda S.; Steen, Sara; O'Donnell, Owen (September 15, 1989). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television . Gale. ISBN 978-0810320703 .
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