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Robert Webber

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). 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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Born:
Oct 14, 1924 In Santa Ana, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
105
First Appeared:
In the series Studio One 1948-11-07
Latest Project:
Movie Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 2004-07-25
Known For
Poster of The Ladies
Poster of All Stars
Poster of Death Steps in the Dark
Poster of Out There
Filmography
Movie Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Self (archive footage) 2004-07-25
Series Something Is Out There Commissioner Estabrook 1988-05-08
Movie The Ladies Jerry 1987-06-26
Movie Nuts Francis MacMillan 1987-11-20
Movie Assassin Calvin Lantz 1986-03-19
Movie Answers Ted Talbot (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle") 1985-01-01
Series Moonlighting Unknown 1985-03-03
Movie Wild Geese II Robert McCann 1985-10-18
Movie Half Nelson Harrison 1985-03-24
Movie In Like Flynn Col. Harper 1985-08-14
Movie No Man's Land Will Blackfield 1984-05-27
Movie Getting Physical Hugh Gibley 1984-03-20
Series Cover Up Unknown 1984-09-22
Movie Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land Felix 1983-02-27
Movie Shooting Stars Woodrow Norton 1983-07-28
Movie Who Dares Wins General Ira Potter 1982-08-26
Movie Wrong Is Right Harvey 1982-04-16
Movie Don't Go to Sleep Dr. Cole 1982-12-10
Movie Not Just Another Affair Professor Wally Dawson 1982-10-01
Movie S.O.B. Ben Coogan 1981-07-01
Movie The Two Lives of Carol Letner Ed Leemans 1981-10-14
Movie All Stars Harry Stabling 1980-01-16
Movie Private Benjamin Col. Clay Thornbush 1980-10-06
Movie Sunday Lovers Henry Morrison (segment "The French Method") 1980-10-31
Movie Gardenia Tony Caruso 1979-05-05
Movie 10 Hugh 1979-10-05
Movie The Streets of L.A. Ralph Salkin 1979-11-13
Movie Courage fuyons Charley 1979-10-17
Movie Casey's Shadow Mike Marsh 1978-01-01
Movie Revenge of the Pink Panther Philippe Douvier 1978-01-08
Movie The Young Runaways Fred Lockhart 1978-05-28
Series Kaz Unknown 1978-09-10
Movie Death Steps in the Dark Inspector 1977-02-17
Movie Madame Claude Howard 1977-05-11
Movie The Accuser Le cadre américain 1977-09-07
Movie The Choirboys Deputy Chief Riggs 1977-12-23
Series Quincy, M.E. Unknown 1976-10-03
Movie Midway Admiral Jack Fletcher 1976-06-18
Movie Hit Squad Mr. Douglas 1976-10-29
Movie Death Stalk Hugh Webster 1975-01-21
Movie Pacific Challenge Narrator 1975-01-01
Series S.W.A.T. Unknown 1975-02-24
Series Switch Unknown 1975-09-09
Movie The Dangerous Mission Sergeant John Lewis 1975-04-22
Movie Flatfoot in Hong Kong Sam Accardo 1975-06-26
Series The Manhunter Unknown 1974-09-11
Movie Murder or Mercy Dr. Eric Stoneman 1974-04-10
Movie Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Sappensly 1974-08-01
Series The Rockford Files Roman Clementi 1974-09-13
Series Police Woman Unknown 1974-09-13
Movie Double Indemnity Edward Norton 1973-10-13
Series Kojak Unknown 1973-10-24
Movie Cutter Meredith 1972-01-26
Series Search Unknown 1972-09-13
Series The Streets of San Francisco Unknown 1972-09-23
Series Banyon Unknown 1972-09-15
Series Cannon Unknown 1971-09-14
Movie Macédoine Sanderberg 1971-01-01
Movie Thief James Calendar 1971-10-09
Movie $ Attorney 1971-12-15
Series McCloud Unknown 1970-02-17
Movie The Movie Murderer Karel Kessler 1970-02-02
Movie The Great White Hope Dixon 1970-10-11
Movie Hauser's Memory Dorsey 1970-11-24
Movie The Big Bounce Bob Rodgers 1969-03-05
Movie Manon 70 Ravaggi 1968-02-21
Series Mannix Unknown 1967-09-16
Movie Every Man Is My Enemy Tony Costa 1967-01-01
Series Ironside Unknown 1967-03-28
Movie Don't Make Waves Rod Prescott 1967-06-20
Movie The Dirty Dozen General Denton 1967-06-15
Movie The Silencers Sam Gunther 1966-02-18
Movie Harper Dwight Troy 1966-02-22
Movie Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round Milo Stewart 1966-10-12
Movie The Hired Killer Clint Harris 1966-03-25
Series Mission: Impossible Unknown 1966-09-17
Movie A Statue for 'The Sandpiper' Self 1965-04-30
Movie Hysteria Chris Smith 1965-04-01
Movie The Sandpiper Ward Hendricks 1965-06-23
Movie The Third Day Dom Guardiano 1965-08-04
Series The Outer Limits Unknown 1963-09-16
Movie The Stripper Ricky Powers 1963-06-19
Series Arrest and Trial Unknown 1963-09-15
Series The Greatest Show on Earth Unknown 1963-09-17
Series The Fugitive Unknown 1963-09-17
Series Kraft Suspense Theatre Unknown 1963-10-10
Series Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Unknown 1963-10-04
Movie The Nun and the Sergeant Sgt. McGrath 1962-01-01
Series Stoney Burke Unknown 1962-10-01
Series Ben Casey Unknown 1961-10-02
Series Thriller Unknown 1960-09-13
Series Route 66 Unknown 1960-10-07
Series New York Confidential Unknown 1959-01-01
Series One Step Beyond Unknown 1959-01-20
Series No Hiding Place Unknown 1959-09-16
Series Naked City Unknown 1958-09-30
Series The Rifleman Unknown 1958-09-30
Movie 12 Angry Men Juror 12 1957-04-10
Series Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown 1955-10-02
Series Tales of Tomorrow Unknown 1951-08-03
Series Out There Unknown 1951-10-28
Series Robert Montgomery Presents Unknown 1950-01-30
Movie Highway 301 William "Bill" Phillips 1950-12-01
Series Suspense Unknown 1949-01-06
Series Studio One Unknown 1948-11-07