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person_profile-Dale Robertson

Dale Robertson Died at age: 89

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Dale Robertson

Date of Birth:

Jul 14, 1923

Country of birth:

Oklahoma USA

Died:

Feb 27, 2013

Biography of

Dale Robertson

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Dayle Lymoine Robertson (July 14, 1923 – February 27, 2013) was an American actor best known for his starring roles on television. He played the roving investigator Jim Hardie in the long-running NBC/ABC hit television series Tales of Wells Fargo, and Ben Calhoun, the owner of an incomplete railroad line in ABC's The Iron Horse. He was often presented as a deceptively thoughtful but modest Western hero. From 1968 to 1970, Robertson was the fourth and final host of the syndicated Death Valley Days anthology series.

    For most of his career, Robertson played in western films and television shows—well over sixty titles in all. His best-remembered series, Tales of Wells Fargo aired on NBC from 1957 to 1961, when it moved to ABC and expanded to an hour-long program for its final season in 1961-1962. The show was originally produced by Nat Holt whom Robertson felt he owed his career to for giving him his first leading roles.[10] Robertson also did the narration for Tales of Wells Fargo through which he often presented his own commentary on matters of law, morality, and common sense. He was unique among his television contemporaries, stating that he hated the gun he was forced to carry, but saw it as a necessary evil, a "tool of the trade", and kept practicing.[citation needed] In its March 30, 1959, cover story on television westerns, Time reported Robertson was 6 feet tall, weighed 180 pounds, and measured 42-34-34. He sometimes made use of his physique in "beefcake" scenes, such as one in 1952's Return of the Texan where he is seen bare-chested and sweaty, repairing a fence.

    In 1960, Robertson guest-starred as himself in NBC's The Ford Show, starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.[12] In 1962, he similarly appeared on a short-lived western comedy and variety series, ABC's The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show. In 1963, after Tales of Wells Fargo ended its five-year run, he played the lead role in the first of A.C. Lyles' second feature westerns, Law of the Lawless.

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Filmography of

Dale Robertson

Found 39 Movies in total

... 2000

Legends of the West

Maj. Robert Parrish in 'Sitting Bull' ( Actor )

... 1992

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

Judge Isaac Parker ( Actor )

... 1979

The Kansas City Massacre

Melvin Purvis ( Actor )

... 1975

Melvin Purvis G-Man

Melvin Purvis ( Actor )

... 1975

The Walking Major

Major Clark J. Allen ( Actor )

... 1970

Scalplock

Benjamin Calhoun ( Actor )

... 1966

The One Eyed Soldiers

Richard Owen ( Actor )

... 1966

The Man from Button Willow

Justin Eagle ( Actor )

Presenter

... 1965

Coast of Skeletons

A.J. Magnus ( Actor )

... 1965

Blood on the Arrow

Wade Cooper ( Actor )

... 1964

Law of the Lawless

Judge Clem Rogers ( Actor )

... 1964

... 1961

Fast and Sexy

Raffaele ( Actor )

... 1958

Hell Canyon Outlaws

Sheriff Caleb Wells ( Actor )

... 1957

The High Terrace

Bill Lang ( Actor )

... 1956

Dakota Incident

John Banner ( Actor )

... 1956

A Day of Fury

Jagade ( Actor )

... 1956

Son of Sinbad

Sinbad ( Actor )

... 1955

Top of the World

Lee Gannon ( Actor )

... 1955

Sitting Bull

Bob Parrish ( Actor )

... 1954

The Gambler from Natchez

Vance Colby ( Actor )

... 1954

City of Bad Men

Brett Stanton ( Actor )

... 1953

Devil's Canyon

Billy Reynolds ( Actor )

... 1953

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Dan Harrow ( Actor )

... 1953

The Silver Whip

Race Crim ( Actor )

... 1953

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

John Oakhurst ( Actor )

... 1952

O. Henry's Full House

Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call") ( Actor )

... 1952

Lydia Bailey

Albion Hamlin ( Actor )

... 1952

Return of the Texan

Sam Crockett ( Actor )

... 1952

Golden Girl

Tom Richmond ( Actor )

... 1951

The Secret of Convict Lake

Narrator (Voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1951

Take Care of My Little Girl

Joe Blake ( Actor )

... 1951

Call Me Mister

Capt. Johnny Comstock ( Actor )

... 1951

Two Flags West

Lem ( Actor )

... 1950

The Cariboo Trail

Will Gray ( Actor )

... 1950

Fighting Man of the Plains

Jesse James ( Actor )

... 1949

Flamingo Road

Tunis Simms (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1949

The Boy with Green Hair

Policeman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948