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Robert Cornthwaite (1917–2006)

Robert Cornthwaite first got hooked on acting at age 13, when he was forced to play a one-line part in an eighth grade play. He did his first work with professionals five years later, in a 1935 production of "Twelfth Night" on the Reed College campus in Portland. He worked in radio in Southern California before he was inducted into the Air Force during World War II (a four-year hitch)... See full bio »

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1996 The Pretender (TV series)
Mr. Hollis
Flyer (1996) … Mr. Hollis
 
1995 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Harry Brunner
Wild Cards (1995) … Harry Brunner
 
1995 White Dwarf (TV movie)
King Joist of the Dark Side
 
1992-1994 Picket Fences (TV series)
Howard Buss
Howard's End (1994) … Howard Buss
Frosted Flakes (1994) … Howard Buss
My Left Shoe (1994) … Howard Buss
Divine Recall (1994) … Howard Buss
 
1994 Dead Man's Revenge (TV movie)
Storekeeper
 
1992-1993 Cheers (TV series)
Hives
Ill-Gotten Gaines (1992) … Hives
 
1993 Matinee
Dr. Flankon (uncredited)
 
1991 Frame Up
Earl Cott
 
1990 Equal Justice (TV series)
Abe Wooly
Curses (1990) … Abe Wooly
 
1989 The Ed Begley Jr. Show (TV movie)
Judge Withers
 
1989 Time Trackers
Dr. Alistair Craig
 
1988-1989 Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
Morrison / Old Man
Labyrinths (1989) … Old Man
Down to a Sunless Sea (1988) … Morrison
 
1988 Perfect Strangers (TV series)
Bobo Sr.
High Society (1988) … Bobo Sr.
 
1988 Dynasty (TV series)
Judge Edward P. Langdon
 
1987 Who's That Girl
Minister
 
1987 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Judge Timothy O'Grady
Favors (1987) … Judge Timothy O'Grady
 
1985 Kate & Allie (TV series)
Dr. Edward Adams
Picture of an Affair (1985) … Dr. Edward Adams
 
1984 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Coroner
It's a Dog's Life (1984) … Coroner
 
1983 Deal of the Century
Huddleston
 
1983 Doctor Detroit
Professor Blount
 
1982 Father Murphy (TV series)
Warren Hays
The Spy (1982) … Warren Hays
 
1982 The Day the Bubble Burst (TV movie)
 
1979 Beggarman, Thief (TV movie)
 
1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
Warwick
Unchained Woman (1979) … Warwick
 
1979 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Dr. Evans
Hot Ice (1979) … Dr. Evans
 
1979 Love's Savage Fury (TV movie)
Dr. Tighe
 
1977 Laverne & Shirley (TV series)
Dr. Futoran
Guinea Pigs (1977) … Dr. Futoran
 
1976 Futureworld
Mr. Reed
 
1976 Barbary Coast (TV series)
Reverend Wilcox
Mary Had More Than a Little (1976) … Reverend Wilcox
 
1975 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Stephen Osterwald
The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument (1975) … Stephen Osterwald (uncredited)
 
1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Dr. Hartfield
The Energy Eater (1974) … Dr. Hartfield
 
1974 Lincoln (TV series)
Draper
Crossing Fox River (1974) … Draper (uncredited)
 
1974 Kung Fu (TV series)
Bank Teller
The Passion of Chen Yi (1974) … Bank Teller
 
1966-1973 The F.B.I. (TV series)
A.M. Munsey / Adam Rogers / Creighton Atwood / …
Break-In (1973) … A.M. Munsey
Center of Peril (1971) … Creighton Atwood
The Flaw (1968) … Fielder
The Price of Death (1966) … Dr. Woolsey
The Defector: Part 1 (1966) … Adam Rogers
 
1973 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV movie)
Dr. Ashburn
 
1973 The Devil's Daughter (TV movie)
Pastor Dixon
 
1972 The Longest Night (TV movie)
Frank Cavanaugh
 
1972 Journey Through Rosebud
Hearing Officer
 
1972 Killer by Night (TV movie)
Dr. Bradville
 
1971 Two on a Bench (TV movie)
Mr. Hayes
 
1971 The Peace Killers
Ben
 
1971 Mayberry R.F.D. (TV series)
Minister / Reverend Keith
Goober, the Elder (1971) … Minister
The Kid from Hong Kong (1971) … Reverend Keith
 
1957-1971 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Clerk / Lou Staley
Cleavus (1971) … Clerk
Mavis McCloud (1957) … Lou Staley
 
1970 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
Judge Green
A Busload of Bishops (1970) … Judge Green
 
1969-1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Andrew Black / Phil Ott
Little Bear Died Running (1970) … Phil Ott
Breakout to a Fast Buck (1969) … Andrew Black
 
1970 Men at Law (TV series)
Judge
Survivors Will Be Prosecuted (1970) … Judge
 
1970 Bonanza (TV series)
Blake
What Are Pardners For? (1970) … Blake
 
1970 Colossus: The Forbin Project
First Scientist
 
1968-1970 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Governor Carleton / Sir Ives / Sir Ives Wallace
The Landlords (1970) … Sir Ives
The Traitor (1969) … Governor Carleton
 
1969 Land of the Giants (TV series)
Machine
A Place Called Earth (1969) … Machine (voice) (uncredited)
 
1969 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Belding
No Irish Need Apply (1969) … Belding
 
1968 Ironside (TV series)
Judson Trumbull
Sergeant Mike (1968) … Judson Trumbull
 
1968 Lancer (TV series)
Homer Ord
The Last Train for Charlie Poe (1968) … Homer Ord
 
1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare
Studio Photo Archivist (uncredited)
 
1967-1968 Garrison's Gorillas (TV series)
Bank Manager / Col. Brenheim
The Big Lie (1968) … Col. Brenheim
Banker's Hours (1967) … Bank Manager
 
1967 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
Dr. Edgar Sundstrom
The Pyramid Swindle (1967) … Dr. Edgar Sundstrom
 
1967 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Markham
The Prize Boat (1967) … Markham
 
1967 The Monkees (TV series)
Nyetovitch
The Card Carrying Red Shoes (1967) … Nyetovitch
 
1967 Waterhole #3
Clerk (George)
 
1967 Insight (TV series)
Madam (1967)
 
1967 Ride to Hangman's Tree
T.L. Harper
 
1966-1967 The Big Valley (TV series)
Luther Kirby / Marv Bayless
The Lady from Mesa (1967) … Marv Bayless
A Time to Kill (1966) … Luther Kirby
 
1967 Jericho (TV series)
Jackal of Diamonds (1967)
 
1966 Iron Horse (TV series)
Dowell
Big Deal (1966) … Dowell
 
1963-1966 The Virginian (TV series)
Judge / Reverend
Ride to Delphi (1966) … Judge
It Takes a Big Man (1963) … Reverend
 
1966 Batman (TV series)
Allan A. Dale
 
1965-1966 Laredo (TV series)
Filmore Wills / Wilson Jones
A Taste of Money (1966) … Filmore Wills
Pride of the Rangers (1965) … Wilson Jones
 
1966 Gidget (TV series)
Brian Mack
Don't Defrost the Alligator (1966) … Brian Mack
 
1965-1966 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Max Gunther / Dr. Sisler
The Taste of Crow (1966) … Dr. Max Gunther
Behold the Great Man (1965) … Dr. Sisler
 
1966 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
 
1966 The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Lawyer Springer
 
1965 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Reverend Mr. Farr
Canary Harris vs. the Almighty (1965) … Reverend Mr. Farr
 
1965 Get Smart (TV series)
Professor Windish
 
1964-1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Gen. Reed Michaels / Zeigler
The Deadliest Game (1965) … Gen. Reed Michaels
Turn Back the Clock (1964) … Zeigler
 
1965 Burke's Law (TV series)
Dr. Waldo Bannister
The Prisoners of Mr. Sin (1965) … Dr. Waldo Bannister
 
1965 The Munsters (TV series)
Mr. Parker
Happy 100th Anniversary (1965) … Mr. Parker
 
1965 The Fugitive (TV series)
Pickett
Conspiracy of Silence (1965) … Pickett
 
1965 Combat! (TV series)
Captain Priller
The Steeple (1965) … Captain Priller
 
1965 Tom, Dick and Mary (TV series)
Tate
Penicillin or Chicken Soup (1965) … Tate
 
1965 Diamond Jim: Skulduggery in Samantha (TV movie)
Enwright
 
1964 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Mr. Gentry
'A' Is for Anxiety (1964) … Mr. Gentry
 
1957-1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Anders / Bill Worth / Carl Bruner / …
The Case of the Ancient Romeo (1962) … Carl Bruner
The Case of the Wandering Widow (1960) … Bill Worth
The Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma (1959) … Anders
The Case of the Nervous Accomplice (1957) … Herbert Dean
 
1964 Channing (TV series)
Eric Northway
A Bang and a Whimper (1964) … Eric Northway
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
Anthony Payne
Stormy Is a Lady (1964) … Anthony Payne
 
1959-1964 Rawhide (TV series)
Laughton Wallace / Martin Gedwell / Ronald Smith
Incident at Zebulon (1964) … Laughton Wallace
The Long Count (1962) … Martin Gedwell
Incident of the 13th Man (1959) … Ronald Smith
 
1962-1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Mr. Bleeker / The District Attorney
Three Wives Too Many (1964) … Mr. Bleeker
Day of Reckoning (1962) … The District Attorney
 
1961-1963 Wagon Train (TV series)
Byron Lowe / Dr. Wilson / Reverend
The Fenton Canaby Story (1963) … Byron Lowe
The Orly French Story (1962) … Dr. Wilson
The Mark Miner Story (1961) … Reverend
 
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Doc
Seven Miles of Bad Road (1963) … Doc
 
1963 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
Raynor
Shadow of a Man (1963) … Raynor
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Marvin Carmichael
The Checkmate Caper (1963) … Marvin Carmichael
 
1963 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Mr. Somerset
Dogs, Dogs, Dogs (1963) … Mr. Somerset
 
1962-1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Director / Hanford
No Time Like the Past (1963) … Hanford
Showdown with Rance McGrew (1962) … Director
 
1963 Laramie (TV series)
Heron
Naked Steel (1963) … Heron
 
1962 Hazel (TV series)
Mr. Perkins
Hazel's Tax Deduction (1962) … Mr. Perkins
 
1962 This Is the Life (TV series)
Charlot
Laugh, Clown (1962) … Charlot
 
1962 The Wide Country (TV series)
Rev. Raymond Hill
Journey Down a Dusty Road (1962) … Rev. Raymond Hill
 
1960-1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Anthony Boaz / Dodd
Remember the Yazoo (1962) … Anthony Boaz
The Journey (1960) … Dodd
 
1962 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Uncle Derwent
The Secret Place (1962) … Uncle Derwent
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Jason Street
Pattern for a Frame (1961) … Jason Street
 
1955-1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Dr. Nicholson / Frank Munson
Money and the Minister (1961) … Frank Munson
The Blond Dog (1955) … Dr. Nicholson
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Mr. Phillips / Mr. Spengler
The Grim Reaper (1961) … Mr. Phillips
The Devil's Ticket (1961) … Mr. Spengler
 
1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
Inspector Jim Goodrich / Mr. Wendell
The Seventh Vote (1961) … Inspector Jim Goodrich
Testimony of Evil (1961) … Mr. Wendell
 
1961 Lawman (TV series)
Edward Coughill
The Grubstake (1961) … Edward Coughill
 
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Counselor
The Red Carpet (1961) … Counselor
 
1961 All Hands on Deck
Naval Inspector (uncredited)
 
1961 Reptilicus
Man (voice) (uncredited)
 
1961 Hong Kong (TV series)
Fless
The Hunted (1961) … Fless
 
1957-1961 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Senator Tom Benton / Tom Benson
Texas John Slaughter: A Holster Full of Law (1961) … Tom Benson (uncredited)
The Saga of Andy Burnett: Andy's First Chore (1957) … Senator Tom Benton
 
1960-1961 Maverick (TV series)
Honest John Crippen / Wembly
Family Pride (1961) … Honest John Crippen
Last Wire from Stop Gap (1960) … Wembly
 
1960 Coronado 9 (TV series)
Joseph Brand
Stroll in the Park (1960) … Joseph Brand
 
1960 The Detectives (TV series)
Judd Winters
The Retirement of Maria Muir (1960) … Judd Winters
 
1960 The Rifleman (TV series)
Major Damler
The Deserter (1960) … Major Damler
 
1960 Johnny Midnight (TV series)
Kessler
Mother's Boy (1960) … Kessler
 
1958-1959 Rescue 8 (TV series)
Professor Oliver Lawrence / Robert Stark
The Birdman (1959) … Professor Oliver Lawrence
Heat Wave (1959) … Robert Stark
The Trap (1959)
 
1959 Men Into Space (TV series)
Reporter
Moon Probe (1959) … Reporter
 
1959 Day of the Outlaw
Tommy Preston, Wyoming Hotel Owner
 
1959 Ten Seconds to Hell
Franz Loeffler
 
1957-1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
John Scobie / Sheridan Wade
Mission to Marathon (1959) … John Scobie
Dangerous Orders (1957) … Sheridan Wade
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Sacha
The Indispensible Man (1959) … Sacha
 
1959 Yancy Derringer (TV series)
Mathew Brady
Collector's Item (1959) … Mathew Brady
 
1959 The D.A.'s Man (TV series)
Christo
The Witness (1959) … Christo
 
1959 Behind Closed Doors (TV series)
Andrews
Crypto 40 (1959) … Andrews
 
1959 Man with a Camera (TV series)
Lt. Fields
The Big Squeeze (1959) … Lt. Fields
 
1959 Destination Space (TV movie)
Senator Royce
 
1958 Trackdown (TV series)
Jerome Ballard / Jim Martin
The Schoolteacher (1958) … Jim Martin
Right of Way (1958) … Jerome Ballard
 
1957-1958 The Californians (TV series)
Brother Evans / Charles Girard / Dr. Henry Jameson
A Girl Named Sam (1958) … Brother Evans
The Man from Paris (1958) … Charles Girard
Man from Boston (1957) … Dr. Henry Jameson
 
1958 The Thin Man (TV series)
Hartwick
Robot Client (1958) … Hartwick
 
1957 Suspicion (TV series)
Fitzgerald
Doomsday (1957) … Fitzgerald
 
1957 Casey Jones (TV series)
Colonel Bullock
Spurline to Danger (1957) … Colonel Bullock
 
1957 Hell on Devil's Island
Gov. Renault
 
1957 The Spirit of St. Louis
Harry Knight, Lindbergh Student (uncredited)
 
1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
Bullet Lou Kirn (1957)
 
1956-1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
John James Audubon
 
1957 Crossroads (TV series)
Sanki
God of Kandikur (1957) … Sanki
 
1957 Wire Service (TV series)
World of the Lonely (1957)
 
1957 State Trooper (TV series)
Gil Miller
Rocking Chair Bandit (1957) … Gil Miller
 
1956 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Lieutenant Haskell
Return from the Shadows (1956) … Lieutenant Haskell
 
1956 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
Higgins
Susanna Strikes Back (1956) … Higgins
 
1956 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Ranier
The De Santre Story (1956) … Ranier
 
1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Chris
No More Tears (1956) … Chris
 
1956 The Leather Saint
Dr. Lomas
 
1955-1956 Crusader (TV series)
Joe Brennan / Stefan
The Visitors (1956) … Joe Brennan
One Way Train (1955) … Stefan
 
1955-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Doctor Agar / Egan
Criminal Code (1956) … Doctor Agar
The Creaking Gate (1955) … Egan
 
1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Judge George Bates
The Silent Strangers (1956) … Judge George Bates
 
1956 Lassie (TV series)
District Attorney
The Trial (1956) … District Attorney
 
1956 Dr. Christian (TV series)
Belford
Locked Memory (1956) … Belford
 
1953-1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Cabot / Dr. Ellsworth / Durand
A Gift of Life (1955) … Dr. Cabot
Who's the Blonde? (1955) … Durand
The Black Mate (1954)
Pursuit (1953) … Dr. Ellsworth
 
1955 Studio 57 (TV series)
Professor Henry Brand
Win a Cigar (1955) … Professor Henry Brand
Rainy Night (1955)
 
1955 Kiss Me Deadly
FBI Agent
 
1955 The Millionaire (TV series)
Quentin Harwood
The Quentin Harwood Story (1955) … Quentin Harwood
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Guide
A Matter of Courage (1955) … Guide
 
1955 Stranger on Horseback
Arnold Hammer
 
1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Henry Kennard
A Kiss for Mr. Lincoln (1955) … Henry Kennard
 
1954 The Public Defender (TV series)
 
1954 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Professor Como
Gracie Buys Old Movies to Sell to Television (1954) … Professor Como
 
1953-1954 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Kazta / Nast / Young Mark Twain
Smyrna Incident (1954) … Kazta
The Tiger's Tail (1953) … Nast
The Tenderfoot (1953)
 
1953 You Are There (TV series)
Andrei Vishinsky
The First Moscow Purge Trials (August 24, 1936) (1953) … Andrei Vishinsky
 
1953 The War of the Worlds
Dr. Pryor (as Bob Cornthwaite)
 
1953 The Studebaker Story (short)
Frederick S. Fish
 
1952 Monkey Business
Dr. Zoldeck
 
1952 Something to Live For
Young Man (uncredited)
 
1951 His Kind of Woman
Hernandez (uncredited)
 
1951 Mark of the Renegade
Innkeeper
 
1951 The Thing from Another World
Dr. Arthur Carrington
 
1950 Gambling House
Stefan (uncredited)
 
1950 Union Station
Emergency Room Orderly (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2005 The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Glitter Palace (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Aliens (video documentary short)
Himself - Co-Star, 'The Thing from Another World'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Blood-Drinking Beings (video documentary short)
Himself - Actor, 'The Thing'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Dinosaurs (video documentary short)
Himself - Actor
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Girl Ghouls (video documentary short)
Himself - Actor
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company (video documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2005 Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (TV documentary)
Dr. Carrington (uncredited)
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 
1974 Crackle of Death (TV movie)
Dr. Hartfield
 
1958 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 

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Alternate Names:

Bob Cornthwaite

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Personal Quote:

I prefer theater; it's far more liberating for the actor than film. Writers, directors, editors and cameramen -- those are the creative people in film. Actors are out of necessity farther down on the totem pole, although they don't like to think so and many of them don't admit it. But they're relatively unimportant... See more »

Trivia:

Better known perhaps for his roles on film and TV, he remained primarily a stage actor throughout his career, and translated a number of plays from French to English. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus