Robert Webber
birthday: 1924-10-14
Place of birth: Santa Ana, California, USA
deathday: 1989-05-19

Robert Webber

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). 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.

Midway

Midway

1976 . movie

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$

1971 . movie

Harper

Harper

1966 . movie

10

10

1979 . movie

Nuts

Nuts

1987 . movie

Highway 301

Highway 301

1950 . movie

Cover Up

Cover Up

1984 . movie

Hysteria

Hysteria

1965 . movie

The Stripper

The Stripper

1963 . movie

Gardenia

Gardenia

1979 . movie

Death Stalk

Death Stalk

1975 . movie

Thief

Thief

1971 . movie

Manon 70

Manon 70

1968 . movie

Macédoine

Macédoine

1971 . movie

Cutter

Cutter

1972 . movie

The Accuser

The Accuser

1977 . movie

All Stars

All Stars

1980 . movie

S.O.B.

S.O.B.

1981 . movie

The Ladies

The Ladies

1987 . movie

Answers

Answers

1985 . movie

Half Nelson

Half Nelson

1985 . movie

Hit Squad

Hit Squad

1976 . movie

Assassin

Assassin

1986 . movie

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957 . movie

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976 . tv

Route 66

Route 66

1960 . tv

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

1985 . tv

Hawkins

Hawkins

1973 . tv

Kaz

Kaz

1978 . tv

Naked City

Naked City

1958 . tv

Kojak

Kojak

1973 . tv

Studio One

Studio One

1948 . tv

Cannon

Cannon

1971 . tv

Cover Up

Cover Up

1984 . tv

Ironside

Ironside

1967 . tv

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963 . tv

Switch

Switch

1975 . tv

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

1975 . tv

Thriller

Thriller

1960 . tv

Search

Search

1972 . tv

McCloud

McCloud

1970 . tv

Banyon

Banyon

1972 . tv

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

1959 . tv

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959 . tv

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961 . tv

Suspense

Suspense

1949 . tv

The Manhunter

The Manhunter

1974 . tv

The Rogues

The Rogues

1964 . tv

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

1962 . tv

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961 . tv

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961 . tv

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961 . tv

Out There

Out There

1951 . tv

The Magician

The Magician

1973 . tv

Studio One

Studio One

1948 . tv

Ironside

Ironside

1967 . tv

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

1971 . tv

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976 . tv

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973 . tv

Banacek

Banacek

1972 . tv

Police Woman

Police Woman

1974 . tv

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958 . tv

79 Park Avenue

79 Park Avenue

1977 . tv

Bret Maverick

Bret Maverick

1981 . tv

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973 . tv

Mannix

Mannix

1967 . tv