Dale Robertson (I) (1923–2013)

Actor | Soundtrack | Miscellaneous Crew

Dale Robertson, the actor who made his name in television Westerns in the 1950s and '60s, was born ...

Born: July 14, 1923
Died: February 27, 2013 (age 89)

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Filmography

Known For

Son of Sinbad Sinbad (1955)
The One Eyed Soldiers Richard Owen (1967)
Fighting Man of the Plains Jesse James (1949)
Known For

The Outcasts of Poker Flat John Oakhurst (1952)
Actor

Harts of the West Zeke (1993-1994)
Wind in the Wire (1993)
Murder, She Wrote Lee Goddard (1988-1989)
J.J. Starbuck Jerome Jeremiah 'J.J.' Starbuck (1987-1988)
Dallas Frank Crutcher (1982)
Matt Houston Wildcat Callahan (1982)
Dynasty Walter Lankershim (1981)
The Love Boat Mason Fleers (1980)
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang Judge Isaac Parker (1979)
Fantasy Island Peter Rawlings (1979)
The Kansas City Massacre Melvin Purvis (1975)
Melvin Purvis G-MAN Melvin Purvis (1974)
The Six Million Dollar Man Dale Robertson (1974)
Aru heishi no kake Major Clark J. Allen (1970)
East Connection (1970)
Death Valley Days Himself - Host (1969-1970)
Iron Horse Ben Calhoun (1966-1968)
The One Eyed Soldiers Richard Owen (1967)
Scalplock Benjamin Calhoun (1966)
Diamond Jim: Skulduggery in Samantha Diamond Jim Brady (1965)
Coast of Skeletons A. J. Magnus (1965)
The Man from Button Willow Justin Eagle (1965)
Blood on the Arrow Wade Cooper (1964)
Law of the Lawless Judge Clem Rogers (1964)
Tales of Wells Fargo Jim Hardie (1957-1962)
Fast and Sexy Raffaele (1958)
Hell Canyon Outlaws Sheriff Caleb Wells (1957)
Undercurrent Daniel Weaver (1957)
The 20th Century-Fox Hour Lt. Clay Tucker (1957)
Climax! Nicky Jordan (1957)
Schlitz Playhouse Jim Hardie (1956)
Studio 57 (1956)
High Terrace Bill Lang (1956)
Dakota Incident John Banner (1956)
A Day of Fury Jagade (1956)
The Ford Television Theatre Donny Weaver (1956)
Top of the World Maj. Lee Gannon (1955)
Son of Sinbad Sinbad (1955)
Sitting Bull Major Robert 'Bob' Parrish (1954)
The Gambler from Natchez Capt. Vance Colby (1954)
City of Bad Men Brett Stanton (1953)
Devil's Canyon Billy Reynolds (1953)
The Farmer Takes a Wife Dan Harrow (1953)
The Silver Whip Race Crim (1953)
O. Henry's Full House Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call") (1952)
Lure of the Wilderness Opening off-screen Narrator (1952)
Lydia Bailey Albion Hamlin (1952)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat John Oakhurst (1952)
Return of the Texan Sam Crockett (1952)
Golden Girl Tom Richmond (1951)
The Secret of Convict Lake Narrator (1951)
Take Care of My Little Girl Joe Blake (1951)
Call Me Mister Capt.Johnny Comstock (1951)
Two Flags West Lem (1950)
The Cariboo Trail Will Gray (1950)
Fighting Man of the Plains Jesse James (1949)
The Girl from Jones Beach Lifeguard (1949)
Flamingo Road Tunis Simms (1949)
Actor

The Boy with Green Hair Cop (1948)
Soundtrack

The Dean Martin Show (1969)
The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show (1962)
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1960)
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)
Soundtrack

O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Archive footage

20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2014)
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards (2013)
The Making of 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' (2008)
Legends of the West (1992)
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
Archive footage

Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At... (1965)
Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon (1961)
Miscellaneous Crew

The Man from Button Willow (1965)

Awards

4 wins.

Did You Know

Robertson entered the U.S. Army during World War II. After stateside training he served as a tank commander in the 777th Tank Battalion in the North African campaign. He was standing in the hatch when his tank was hit by enemy fire. His tank crew ...

Quotes

[on why his character was killed off in Dynasty (1981)] They got me to do 15 episodes . . . but that was enough. They kept putting all of this sex and stuff into it and I didn't do it the way they wanted. I never had the ability to keep my big mouth...