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Robert Fortier(1926-2005)

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Robert R. Fortier was born Nov. 5, 1926, West Hollywood, Calif. He was a dancer, actor, boat-builder, sailor and a commercial fisherman. A character actor and dancer with stage experience from Broadway in "Pal Joey" (1952) and "Me and Juliet" (1953). Robert Fortier appeared in 47 feature films and TV-productions from 1950 to 1985. He frequently worked with director Robert Altman. Including a memorable crafted role as Edgar Hart in "3 WomenW (1977). Robert Fortier died of a heart attack on New Year's Day, 2005 in Orange, California.
BornNovember 5, 1926
DiedJanuary 1, 2005(78)
BornNovember 5, 1926
DiedJanuary 1, 2005(78)
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Known for

Sissy Spacek and Shelley Duvall in 3 Women (1977)
3 Women
7.7
  • Edgar Hart
  • 1977
Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Wesley Ivan Hurt in Popeye (1980)
Popeye
5.4
  • Bill Barnacle - The Town Drunk
  • 1980
Warren Beatty and Julie Christie in McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
7.6
  • Town Drunk
  • 1971
Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Tomar

Credits

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  • O.C. and Stiggs (1985)
    O.C. and Stiggs
    5.3
    • Wino Jim
    • 1985
  • Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Wesley Ivan Hurt in Popeye (1980)
    Popeye
    5.4
    • Bill Barnacle - The Town Drunk
    • 1980
  • HealtH (1980)
    HealtH
    5.6
    • Chief of Security
    • 1980
  • A Wedding (1978)
    A Wedding
    7.0
    • Jim Habor
    • 1978
  • Warren Beatty in Heaven Can Wait (1978)
    Heaven Can Wait
    6.9
    • Wealthy Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Sissy Spacek and Shelley Duvall in 3 Women (1977)
    3 Women
    7.7
    • Edgar Hart
    • 1977
  • Warren Beatty and Julie Christie in McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
    McCabe & Mrs. Miller
    7.6
    • Town Drunk
    • 1971
  • Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Tomar
    • 1968
  • Incubus (1966)
    Incubus
    6.1
    • Olin
    • 1966
  • My Brother the Angel (1965)
    My Brother the Angel
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Roger Fleetwood
    • 1965
  • Lucille Ball in The Lucy Show (1962)
    The Lucy Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Jim Wells
    • 1965
  • Combat! (1962)
    Combat!
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Capt. Jampel
    • 1963–1965
  • Profiles in Courage (1964)
    Profiles in Courage
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Meriwether Lewis
    • 1965
  • The Party (1964)
    The Party
    6.2
    Short
    • 1964
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Chapman
    • 1964

Soundtrack



  • Gloria DeHaven and Rosalind Russell in The Girl Rush (1955)
    The Girl Rush
    5.1
    • performer: "Take a Chance", "An Occasional Man"
    • 1955
  • Ann Sothern in Lady in the Dark (1954)
    Lady in the Dark
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • performer: "The Best Years of His Life"
    • 1954

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  • Alternative name
    • Bob Fortier
  • Born
    • November 5, 1926
    • West Hollywood, California, USA
  • Died
    • January 1, 2005
    • Orange, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Tina VanderwallNovember 22, 1963 - October 19, 1966
  • Other works
    In 1965, he co-starred an unsold pilot for a proposed NBC comedy series called "The Barbara Rush Show". The plot concern the misadventures of a mother who works as a stenographer to help pay her husband's tuition for medical school.

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    Character actor with stage experience. Appeared in "Pal Joey" on Broadway (1952-1953). Much television work in the 1960's and featured in several films by the director Robert Altman.
  • Trademark
      Frequently cast in 'Robert Altman' films.

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