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Robert Webber
Actor

Robert Webber

14 Oct 1924Born
19 May 1989Died
64Age at death
122Credits

Biography

Over his 40-year career as one of Hollywood's veteran character actors, Robert Webber always marked his spot by playing all types of roles and was not stereotyped into playing just one kind of character. Sometimes he even got to play a leading role (see Hysteria (1965)). Webber first started out in small stage shows and a few Broadway plays and served a stint in the army before he landed the role of Juror 12 in 12 Angry Men (1957). He was also known for numerous war films, playing Lee Marvin's general in The Dirty Dozen (1967) or as real-life Admiral Frank J. Fletcher in Midway (1976).

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Webber's other best known movies include The Great White Hope (1970), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), 10 (1979) (as composer Dudley Moore's lyricist partner), Private Benjamin (1980), Wild Geese II (1985) and co-starring with Richard Dreyfuss and Barbra Streisand as prosecutor Francis McMillian in Nuts (1987). In 1989 he died of Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) in Malibu, California, shortly after completing the 1988 TV production Something Is Out There (1988) (TV). He bore a resemblance to character actor Kevin McCarthy.

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 122 credits.

  1. 1988Something Is Out ThereSeries: Commissioner Estabrook (2 episodes)
  2. 1987NutsFilm: Francis MacMillan
  3. 1987The LadiesFilm: Jerry
  4. 1986AssassinFilm: Calvin Lantz
  5. 1985Wild Geese IIFilm: Robert McCann
  6. 1985In Like FlynnFilm: Col. Harper
  7. 1985AnswersFilm: Ted Talbot (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
  8. 1985Half NelsonFilm: Harrison
  9. 1985MoonlightingSeries: Alexander Hayes (6 episodes)
  10. 1984Cover UpSeries (2 episodes)
  11. 1984No Man's LandFilm: Will Blackfield
  12. 1984Getting PhysicalFilm: Hugh Gibley
  13. 1983Shooting StarsFilm: Woodrow Norton
  14. 1983Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't LandFilm: Felix
  15. 1982Don't Go to SleepFilm: Dr. Cole
  16. 1982Not Just Another AffairFilm: Professor Wally Dawson
  17. 1982Who Dares WinsFilm: General Ira Potter
  18. 1982Wrong Is RightFilm: Harvey
  19. 1981Bret MaverickSeries: Everest Sinclair (2 episodes)
  20. 1981DarkroomSeries: Greg Conway (1 episode)
  21. 1981The Two Lives of Carol LetnerFilm: Ed Leemans
  22. 1981S.O.B.Film: Ben Coogan
  23. 1980Sunday LoversFilm: Henry Morrison (segment "The French Method")
  24. 1980Private BenjaminFilm: Col. Clay Thornbush
  25. 1980Tenspeed and Brown ShoeSeries: Herman LaCross (1 episode)
  26. 1980All StarsFilm: Harry Stabling
  27. 1979The Streets of L.A.Film: Ralph Salkin
  28. 1979Courage fuyonsFilm: Charley
  29. 197910Film: Hugh
  30. 1979GardeniaFilm: Tony Caruso
  31. 1978KazSeries (1 episode)
  32. 1978The Young RunawaysFilm: Fred Lockhart
  33. 1978Revenge of the Pink PantherFilm: Philippe Douvier
  34. 1978Casey's ShadowFilm: Mike Marsh
  35. 1977The ChoirboysFilm: Deputy Chief Riggs
  36. 197779 Park AvenueSeries: John Hackson DeWitt (1 episode)
  37. 1977The AccuserFilm: American executive
  38. 1977Madame ClaudeFilm: Howard
  39. 1977Death Steps in the DarkFilm: Inspector
  40. 1976Hit SquadFilm: Mr. Douglas
  41. 1976Quincy, M.E.Series: Dr. John Franklin (1 episode)
  42. 1976MidwayFilm: Admiral Jack Fletcher
  43. 1975SwitchSeries: Paul Sinclair (1 episode)
  44. 1975The Dangerous MissionFilm: Sergeant John Lewis
  45. 1975Flatfoot in Hong KongFilm: Sam Accardo
  46. 1975S.W.A.T.Series (2 episodes)
  47. 1975Death StalkFilm: Hugh Webster
  48. 1975Pacific ChallengeFilm: Narrator
  49. 1974The Rockford FilesSeries: Sen. Evan Murdock, Bob Coleman, Roman Clementi, Harold Jack Coombs (1 episode)
  50. 1974Police WomanSeries: Julian Lord (1 episode)
  51. 1974The ManhunterSeries (1 episode)
  52. 1974Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaFilm: Sappensly
  53. 1974Murder or MercyFilm: Dr. Eric Stoneman
  54. 1973KojakSeries: David Lawrence (1 episode)
  55. 1973Double IndemnityFilm: Edward Norton
  56. 1973The MagicianSeries: Arthur Zellman (1 episode)
  57. 1973HawkinsSeries: Carl Vincent (1 episode)
  58. 1973Barnaby JonesSeries: Gene Gates, Maxwell Strager (2 episodes)
  59. 1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries (1 episode)
  60. 1972BanyonSeries (1 episode)
  61. 1972SearchSeries (1 episode)
  62. 1972BanacekSeries: Jerry Brinkman (1 episode)
  63. 1972CutterFilm: Meredith
  64. 1971$Film: Attorney
  65. 1971ThiefFilm: James Calendar
  66. 1971McMillan & WifeSeries: Charles Meridio (1 episode)
  67. 1971CannonSeries (4 episodes)
  68. 1971MacédoineFilm: Sanderberg
  69. 1970Hauser's MemoryFilm: Dorsey
  70. 1970San Francisco International AirportSeries: Brigadier General Daniel Boyd Goodwin (1 episode)
  71. 1970The Great White HopeFilm: Dixon
  72. 1970McCloudSeries (2 episodes)
  73. 1970The Movie MurdererFilm: Karel Kessler
  74. 1969Love, American StyleSeries: Harris (1 episode)
  75. 1969The Big BounceFilm: Bob Rodgers
  76. 1968The Name of the GameSeries: William McKendricks (1 episode)
  77. 1968Manon 70Film: Ravaggi
  78. 1967MannixSeries: Tom Carlson (1 episode)
  79. 1967Don't Make WavesFilm: Rod Prescott
  80. 1967The Dirty DozenFilm: General Denton

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