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Davis Roberts (1917–1993)

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(age 76) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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1993 The Gifted
 
1990 To Sleep with Anger
Okra Tate
 
1989 Forever Knight (TV series)
Dr. Dave
– Nick Knight (1989) … Dr. Dave
 
1988 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Rocky Cresant
– False Faces (1988) … Rocky Cresant
 
1987 Designing Women (TV series)
Mr. Woods
– I'll Be Seeing You (1987) … Mr. Woods
 
1986 Dallas: The Early Years (TV movie)
The Preacher
 
1985 Brothers (TV series)
Mr. Hurkiss
– Gobba, Gobba (1985) … Mr. Hurkiss
 
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Doc
– Final Escape (1985) … Doc
 
1985 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
– Seoul on Ice (1985)
 
1985 Matt Houston (TV series)
John
– Death Watch (1985) … John
 
1984 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
– Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1984)
 
1984 Chattanooga Choo Choo
Woodrow
 
1984 The Master (TV series)
Harold
– State of the Union (1984) … Harold
 
1983 Boone (TV series)
Mr. Johnson
– Words and Music (1983) … Mr. Johnson
– The Monument (1983) … Mr. Johnson
 
1983 The Winds of War (TV mini-series)
Train Steward to F.D.R.
– The Changing of the Guard (1983) … Train Steward to F.D.R.
 
1982 Filthy Rich (TV series)
Rolland Felker
– The Real Men (1982) … Rolland Felker
 
1982 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Medical Examiner
– God Bless the Child (1982) … Medical Examiner
 
1982 The Ambush Murders (TV movie)
Moran
 
1981 The Sophisticated Gents (TV movie)
Perkins
 
1981 Honky Tonk Freeway
James
 
1981 Dallas (TV series)
Jesse, the maitre' d
– New Beginnings (1981) … Jesse, the maitre' d
 
1973-1980 The Waltons (TV series)
Dewey / Frank Nelson / The Farmer
– The Triumph (1980) … The Farmer
– The Family Tree (1978) … Frank Nelson
– The Theft (1973) … Dewey
 
1977-1980 Lou Grant (TV series)
Arthur / Caretaker / Minister
– Streets (1980) … Arthur
– Murder (1978) … Minister
– Nazi (1977) … Caretaker
 
1980 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Mr. Marlin
– The Night Killer (1980) … Mr. Marlin
 
1980 Sanford (TV series)
Uncle Phil
– The Meeting: Part 2 (1980) … Uncle Phil
 
1979 The Billion Dollar Threat (TV movie)
Doorman
 
1979 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Douglas
– The Scavengers (1979) … Douglas
 
1976-1979 The Jeffersons (TV series)
Carl / Man Picketer #3
– The Hold Out (1979) … Man Picketer #3
– Tennis Anyone? (1976) … Carl
 
1979 The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)
– Photo Finish (1979)
 
1979 All in the Family (TV series)
Mr. Ruskin
– Stephanie and the Crime Wave (1979) … Mr. Ruskin
 
1977-1979 What's Happening!! (TV series)
Mr. Bradley
– Dee, the Cheerleader (1979) … Mr. Bradley
– Raj Goes to Press (1977) … Mr. Bradley
 
1977 I Am the Greatest!: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali (TV series)
Additional Voices
 
1977 Billy Jack Goes to Washington
2nd Handwriting Expert
 
1977 Demon Seed
Warner
 
1977 Good Times (TV series)
Mr. Barnes
– A Stormy Relationship (1977) … Mr. Barnes
 
1977 Roots (TV mini-series)
Leonard
– Part Five (1977) … Leonard
– Part Four (1977) … Leonard
 
1976 Ark II (TV series)
Mr. Jackson
– The Rule (1976) … Mr. Jackson
 
1976 From Noon Till Three
Sam
 
1976 Return to Earth (TV movie)
 
1974-1976 Police Story (TV series)
Holden / Nance / Newton Bass / …
– 50 Cents-First Half Hour, $1.75 All Day (1976) … Newton Bass
– The Cut Man Caper (1975) … Nance
– Captain Hook (1974) … Holden
– Robbery: 48 Hours (1974) … Snitch Johnson
 
1975 The Blue Knight (TV series)
Monday
– Odds Against Tomorrow (1975) … Monday
 
1975 Mobile One (TV series)
– Murder at Fourteen (1975)
 
1975 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Jesse Underwood
– Secrets for Sale (1975) … Jesse Underwood
 
1973-1975 Medical Center (TV series)
Chuck / Monk Murdoch
– One Last Rebellion (1975) … Chuck
– A Life at Stake (1973) … Monk Murdoch
 
1975 The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (TV movie)
Dr. Dorsett
 
1975 That's My Mama (TV series)
Dr. Jessup
– Clifton and Politics (1975) … Dr. Jessup
 
1975 Police Woman (TV series)
The Cabbie
– Nothing Left to Lose (1975) … The Cabbie
 
1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Coroner
– Demon in Lace (1975) … Coroner
 
1968-1974 Ironside (TV series)
Attorney Peters / Lt. Wyatt / Technician
– Speak No Evil (1974) … Lt. Wyatt
– Not with a Whimper, But a Bang (1969) … Technician
– Robert Phillips vs. the Man (1968) … Attorney Peters
 
1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Barrow
– Flags of Terror (1974) … Barrow
 
1974 A Case of Rape (TV movie)
Officer Kane
 
1974 Willie Dynamite
Judge #2
 
1974 Get Christie Love! (TV movie)
Myron Jones
 
1973-1974 Columbo (TV series)
Kramer / Policeman
– Publish or Perish (1974) … Kramer
– Candidate for Crime (1973) … Policeman (uncredited)
 
1973 Westworld
Supervisor
 
1972-1973 Sanford and Son (TV series)
Dr. Caldwell
– Lamont, Is That You? (1973) … Dr. Caldwell
– A Guest in the Yard (1972) … Dr. Caldwell
– Whiplash (1972) … Dr. Caldwell
 
1973 Detroit 9000
 
1972 The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
Prosecutor
 
1972 Mary Tyler Moore (TV series)
Man from Audience
– His Two Right Arms (1972) … Man from Audience
 
1967-1972 Mannix (TV series)
Cop at Station / Doc Jones
– Lifeline (1972) … Doc Jones
– Make It Like It Never Happened (1967) … Cop at Station (uncredited)
 
1972 Mod Squad (TV series)
Jack Miller
– Shockwave (1972) … Jack Miller
 
1972 Glass Houses
 
1970 Barefoot in the Park (TV series)
Rev. Jones
– Down with the Landlord (1970) … Rev. Jones
 
1970 The Great White Hope
Pastor (uncredited)
 
1967-1970 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Anton Bouchet / William Barton
– The Killer (1970) … William Barton
– The Money Machine (1967) … Anton Bouchet
 
1970 Halls of Anger
Mr. Willis
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Dr. Muladi
– The Skin Game (1970) … Dr. Muladi
 
1970 The Challenge (TV movie)
Scientist
 
1969 Gidget Grows Up (TV movie)
Bukumbu Representative
 
1969 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
Reverend Martin
– Bunco: $9,000 (1969) … Reverend Martin
 
1969 Hook, Line and Sinker
Member, Board of Inquiry (uncredited)
 
1969 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Ike
– The Good Samaritans (1969) … Ike
 
1969 The Flying Nun (TV series)
Dr. Escobar
– The Moo Is Blue (1969) … Dr. Escobar
 
1969 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Chester Grant
– Once Upon a Time: Part II (1969) … Chester Grant
 
1969 Family Affair (TV series)
Ambassador
– A Lesson for Grown-Ups (1969) … Ambassador
 
1968 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Bardimhu
– To Catch a Roaring Lion (1968) … Bardimhu
 
1967-1968 Star Trek (TV series)
Dr. Ozaba / Lewis
– The Empath (1968) … Dr. Ozaba
– The Devil in the Dark (1967) … Lewis (uncredited)
 
1968 Cowboy in Africa (TV series)
Herd Owner
– The Quiet Death (1968) … Herd Owner
 
1968 Lionheart
Corporal
 
1967 Tarzan (TV series)
Kanzuma
– The Pride of the Lioness (1967) … Kanzuma
 
1966-1967 Daktari (TV series)
Dr. Bert Allison / Mutabi
– Judy and the Astro-Chimp (1967) … Dr. Bert Allison
– Cry for Help (1966) … Mutabi
 
1967 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
Preacher
– The Final War of Olly Winter (1967) … Preacher
 
1967 Hotel
Dr. Elmo Adams
 
1965-1967 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Aide / Walter
– My Master, the Spy (1967) … Aide
– Anybody Here Seen Jeannie? (1965) … Walter
 
1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Bartender
– The Night of the Lord of Limbo (1966) … Bartender
 
1966 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Jim
– Onatha (1966) … Jim
 
1966 The Chase (uncredited)
 
1962-1966 Ben Casey (TV series)
– For San Diego, You Need a Different Bus (1966)
– Three Li'l Lambs (1965)
– The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1964)
– The Night That Nothing Happened (1962)
– Imagine a Long Bright Corridor (1962)
 
1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Doorman
– The Deadly Goddess Affair (1966) … Doorman
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Hawkins
– Fill No Glass for Me: Part 2 (1965) … Hawkins
– Fill No Glass for Me: Part 1 (1965) … Hawkins (uncredited)
 
1964-1965 The Virginian (TV series)
Stationmaster / Waiter
– Nobility of Kings (1965) … Stationmaster
– The Fortunes of J. Jimerson Jones (1964) … Waiter
 
1964 The Bill Dana Show (TV series)
– Jose on the Ledge or the Crystal Room (1964)
 
1964 Quick Before It Melts
Military Man
 
1964 The Killers
Maître D'
 
1964 Great Gettin' Up Mornin' (TV movie)
Rev. Leon Shelton
 
1964 Insight (TV series)
Walter
– The Invincible Weapon (1964) … Walter
 
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Atkinson
– The Candidate (1963) … Atkinson
 
1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
The Police Polygraph Expert
– The Machine That Played God (1963) … The Police Polygraph Expert
 
1963 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Paul
– Go Down, Moses (1963) … Paul
 
1963 The Fugitive (TV series)
Cutman
– Decision in the Ring (1963) … Cutman (uncredited)
 
1962-1963 Ensign O'Toole (TV series)
Swain / Radio Man
– Operation Whodunit (1963) … Swain
– Operation Holdout (1962) … Swain
– Operation: Daddy (1962) … Radio Man
 
1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Josh
– The Pea (1962) … Josh
 
1962 Sweet Bird of Youth
Fly (uncredited)
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Joey
– The Judgement (1960) … Joey
 
1960 All the Fine Young Cannibals
Darl (uncredited)
 
1960 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Mailman
– Plain, Unmarked Envelope (1960) … Mailman
 
1958 Murder by Contract
Hall of Records Clerk
 
1958 God's Little Acre
Farm Hand with Hoe
 
1958 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Lawrence
– The Brothers (1958) … Lawrence
 
1955 Crossroads (TV series)
Williams
– The Good Thief (1955) … Williams (as Robert Davis)
 
1955 Female Jungle
George (as Robert Davis)
 
1954 The Glenn Miller Story
Black Man (uncredited)
 
1953 Jamaica Run
Rob (uncredited)
 
1953 Jungle Drums of Africa
Native Ambusher [Ch.1] (as Robert Davis)
 
1952 Red Ball Express
Pvt. Dave McCord (as Robert Davis)
 
1952 Phone Call from a Stranger
Henry (uncredited)
 
1951 The Amos 'n Andy Show (TV series)
Mr. Royal
– Amos Helps Out (1951) … Mr. Royal (uncredited)
 
1951 The Harlem Globetrotters
Frank (uncredited)
 
1951 The Lion Hunters
Lohu (as Robert Davis)
 
1951 Tarzan's Peril
Emissary (uncredited)
 
1950 In a Lonely Place
Flower Shop Employee (uncredited)
 
1949 The Great Dan Patch
Smiler (uncredited)
 
1949 Knock on Any Door
Jim 'Sunshine' Jackson (uncredited)
 
1947 The Long Night
Freddie (as Robert A. Davis)
 
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1980 Sanford (TV series)
 

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(1971). Stage Play: The Trial of the Catonsville Nine. Written by Daniel Berrigan. Text prepared for New York production by Saul Levitt. Scenic Design by Peter Wexler. Costume Design by Albert Wolsky. Directed by Gordon Davidson. Lyceum Theatre: 2 Jun 1971- 26 Jun 1971 (29 performances). Cast: Mason Adams... See more »

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