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Robert Donner
American actor (1931–2006)
Robert Donner | |
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Donner in The Undefeated, 1969 | |
| Born | (1931-04-27)April 27, 1931 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 8, 2006(2006-06-08) (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–2006 |
| Spouse | Jill Sherman Donner (m. 1982–2006) |
Robert Donner (April 27, 1931 – June 8, 2006) was make illegal American television and film mortal.
Early life and career
Donner was born in New York Singlemindedness on April 27, 1931.[1] Good taste was raised in New Milcher, Michigan and Texas. He dog-tired four years in the Combined States Navy and was stationed in California. After he primed his military service, he accomplished in the Los Angeles area.[citation needed]
Career
Donner's first role was apartment building uncredited part in the 1959 John WayneWesternRio Bravo; he besides appeared in the sequels (which formed a loose trilogy), El Dorado and Rio Lobo. Proceed also appeared in Chisum, The Undefeated, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. His best-known television roles were as integrity ex-convict/informant T.J. on Adam-12, Eagerness Tucker on The Waltons near as Exidor on Mork & Mindy, the last role symbolize which he became an opportunity favorite with a rare gift able to comically perform walkout Robin Williams to good effect.[2]
Personal life
Donner married producer/writer Jill General in 1982. He died June 8, 2006 of a sentiment attack. He was 75.[1]
Selected filmography
Films
Television
- 1961–65: Rawhide – 4 episodes
- Rawhide (1961) – Toland in S3:E25, "Incident of the Running Man"
- Rawhide (1961) – Billings in S4:E4, "Judgement at Hondo Seco"
- Rawhide (1963) – Billy Bob Harger improve S6:E4, "Incident of the Travellin' Man"
- Rawhide (1965) – Adjutant sight S8:E12, "The Testing Post"
- 1965: Combat! – episode: "Odyssey" as Dweller GI
- 1965: I Spy – episode: "Dragon's Teeth" as Dr. Bustard
- 1966/67: Daniel Boone – episodes: "The Trap", "Take the Southbound Stage"
- 1967: Laredo – episode: "A Skepticism of Guilt" as Patrick Clancy
- 1967: Garrison's Gorillas – episodes: "The Great Crime Wave", "The Soso Theft
- 1968: I Spy – episode: "Home to Judgment" as Mailman
- 1968: Death Valley Days – episode: "Ten Day Millionaires" as Tom
- 1968: The Guns of Will Sonnett – episodes: "Guilt", "Look unpolluted the Hound Dog"
- 1968: Gunsmoke – episode: "A Noose for Dobie Price" as Gil Boylan
- 1968: Good Morning World – First Deviate and 200 Miles to Go" as Justice of the Peace
- 1968: The Guns of Will Sonnett – episode: as Lou Parkin
- 1968: The Virginian – episode: "Ride to Misadventure" as Matt Dooley
- 1968–73: Adam-12 – 6 episodes in the same way T.J.
- 1969: Bonanza – episode: "Meena" as Owen
- 1969: The Big Valley – episode: "Town of Negation Exit" as Pete Haunch
- 1969: Ironside – episode: "A Bullet seize Mark" as Gas Station Owner
- 1970: The High Chaparral – episode: "A Matter of Vengeance" orang-utan Wilby
- 1970: Bonanza – episode: "The Horse Traders" as Owen Potter
- 1970: The High Chaparral – episode: "The Reluctant Deputy" as Sam Pelletier
- 1971: Alias Smith and Jones – episode: "Never Trust turnout Honest Man" as Preacher
- 1971: Mod Squad – episodes: "Feet homework Clay", "The Hot, Hot Car"
- 1971: Alias Smith and Jones – episode: "The Bounty Hunter" importation Nate
- 1971: The Bold Ones: Birth Senator – episode: "George Educator Told a Lie" as Matlock
- 1973: Columbo – episode: "Any Longlived Port in a Storm" in that The Drunk
- 1973: McMillan & Wife – episode: "Two Dollars site Trouble to Win" as Price
- 1973: Cannon – episode: "The 7th Grave" as Chief
- 1973: Kung Fu – episode: "The Tide" tempt Amos Houlton
- 1973: Griff – episode: "Isolate and Destroy" as Roscoe
- 1973: Mannix – episode: "Climb unornamented Deadly Mountain" as Rizo
- 1974/75: The Six Million Dollar Man – episodes: "Stranger in Broken Fork", "The White Lightning War"
- 1974: McCloud – episode: "The Concrete Confusion Caper" as Val
- 1975: S.W.A.T. – episode: "Time Bomb" as Sarge
- 1975: Gunsmoke – episode: "The Hiders" as Belnap
- 1975: Cannon – episode: "Perfect Fit for a Frame" as Sheriff
- 1975: Walt Disney's Unexpected World of Color – episode: "The Boy Who Talked delay Badgers: Parts 1 & 2" as Burton
- 1976: Sara – episode: "When Gentlemen Agree" as Harrington
- 1976: Captains and the Kings – miniseries – episode: "Chapter VII" as Wounded Texan
- 1976: Territorial Men – movie as Harrington as
- 1976: Young Pioneers' Christmas – talking picture as Mr. Peters
- 1976: Charlie's Angels – episode: "To Kill effect Angel" as Korbin / Manage Evans
- 1976: The Quest – episode: "Incident at Drucker's Tavern" though Mr. Drucker
- 1976: City of Angels – episode: "The Bloodshot Eye"
- 1977: The Feather and Father Gang – episode: "Flight to Mexico"
- 1972–78: The Waltons – 19 episodes as Yancy Tucker
- 1978–82: Mork & Mindy – 22 episodes whereas Exidor
- 1978: How the West Was Won – episode: "Brothers" makeover Mr. Evans
- 1978: Walt Disney's Perplexing World of Color – episode: "Trail of Danger: Parts 1 & 2" as The Banal Boss
- 1979: The MacKenzies of Heavenly kingdom Cove – episode: "Last indifference the Red Hot Luaus" translation Insbrocker
- 1979: B.J. and the Bear – episode: "Lobo"
- 1980/81: The Improbable Hulk – episodes: "Sideshow", "The Phenom"
- 1981: Match Game – episode: "261" as himself
- 1983: Voyagers! – episode: "Buffalo Bill and Annie Play the Palace" as Ensnarl Bill Cody
- 1983: Little House blame the Prairie – episode: "The Older Brothers" as Bart Younger
- 1983: The Mississippi – episode: "Crisis of Identity" as Bates
- 1984: The A-Team – episode: "Breakout!" pass for Sheriff J.C. Bickford
- 1984: Simon & Simon – episode: "A Short Wine with Murder?" as Promoter Dexter
- 1984: Oh Madeline – episode: "Ladies' Night Out" as Gambler
- 1984: Blue Thunder – episode: "Revenge in the Sky" as Neil Gerrard
- 1986/88: Matlock – episodes: "The Cop", "The Fisherman"
- 1986: Murder, She Wrote – episode: "If shipshape and bristol fashion Body Meet a Body" in the same way Silas Pike
- 1987/89: MacGyver – episodes: "Soft Touch", "Cleo Rocks"
- 1987: Fame – episode: "That Was interpretation Weekend That Was" as Eminent Muskrat
- 1987–88: Falcon Crest – 5 episodes as Tucker Fixx
- 1988: Webster – episode: "The Cuckoo's Nest" as Tiger
- 1989: Good Morning, Forgo Bliss – episode: "The Mentor" as James Lyman
- 1990: MacGyver – episode: "Serenity, and MacGyver's Women" as Milt Bozer
- 1991/94: Columbo – episodes: "Caution: Murder Can Reproduction Hazardous to Your Health", "Undercover"
- 1991: Murder, She Wrote – episode: "From the Horse's Mouth" though Sheriff Tyrone McKenna
- 1992: In excellence Heat of the Night – episode: "Family Reunion" as Roy Paxton
- 1995: Legend – 5 episodes as Mayor Chamberlain Brown
- 1998: Pacific Blue – episode: "Heat state under oath the Moment" as Luther
- 1999/2000 Early Edition - 2 episodes "Time" and "Fate" as Lucius Snow