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Robert Ellenstein (1923–2010)

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The son of a Newark dentist, Robert Ellenstein grew up in that New Jersey city and saw his father go on to become its two-term mayor. He got his feet wet acting-wise prior to serving with the Air Corps during World War II; earning a Purple Heart during his service, he began acting, directing and teaching in Cleveland... See full bio »

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in Newark, New Jersey, USA

Died:

(age 87) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1998 ER (TV series)
Dr. Swanson
– Gut Reaction (1998) … Dr. Swanson
 
1988 Run Till You Fall (TV movie)
Mr. Leopold
 
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
Judge Harding
– Limited Partners (1988) … Judge Harding
 
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
Steven Miller
– Haven (1987) … Steven Miller
 
1987 Hooperman (TV series)
– The Answer My Friend Is Passing in the Wind (1987)
 
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Federation Council President
 
1985 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Mr. P
– Dead Heat (1985) … Mr. P
 
1985 Brewster's Millions
Mr. Carter
 
1985 Moonlighting (TV series)
Heinz
– Moonlighting (Pilot) (1985) … Heinz
 
1984 V (TV series)
Gen. Maxwell Larson
– Visitor's Choice (1984) … Gen. Maxwell Larson
 
1983 Lottery! (TV series)
– Los Angeles: Bigger Volume (1983)
 
1981 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Saul Greenberg
– Never Again, Never Again (1981) … Saul Greenberg
 
1979 CHiPs (TV series)
Whaley
– Drive, Lady, Drive: Part 1 (1979) … Whaley
– Drive, Lady, Drive: Part 2 (1979) … Whaley
 
1979 A Man Called Sloane (TV series)
Kyle
– The Venus Microbe (1979) … Kyle
 
1979 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (TV movie)
Van Alden
 
1979 Love at First Bite
VW Man
 
1978 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Bart Warren
– Death Mask (1978) … Bart Warren
 
1978 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
TV Director Bert
– Images (1978) … TV Director Bert
 
1978 Switch (TV series)
Board Member
– Formula for Murder (1978) … Board Member
 
1978 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Henry Klempt
– Deadly Music (1978) … Henry Klempt
 
1975-1976 McCloud (TV series)
Mr. Andrews / Police Captain Maxwell Hellman
– 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas... (1976) … Police Captain Maxwell Hellman
– Fire! (1975) … Mr. Andrews
 
1975 S.W.A.T. (TV series)
Dr. Algrin
– The Bravo Enigma (1975) … Dr. Algrin
 
1974 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Motel Manager
– Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune! (1974) … Motel Manager
 
1974 Telezonia (short)
Exclamation Point
 
1974 The Rookies (TV series)
Professor
– Johnny Lost His Gun (1974) … Professor
 
1969-1974 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Dr. Delatour / Dr. William Hall
– The Fear of Silence (1974) … Dr. Delatour
– The Foal (1969) … Dr. William Hall
 
1973 Columbo (TV series)
Stein
– Any Old Port in a Storm (1973) … Stein
 
1973 Wheeler and Murdoch (TV movie)
Galvin
 
1969-1972 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Deputy Premier Voss / Dr. Emil Gorin / Dr. M. Vazan / …
– Stone Pillow (1972) … Vincent Vochek
– The Innocent (1970) … Dr. M. Vazan
– The Controllers: Part 2 (1969) … Deputy Premier Voss
– The Controllers: Part 1 (1969) … Deputy Premier Voss
– The Exchange (1969) … Dr. Emil Gorin
 
1967-1971 Ironside (TV series)
James B. Gerard / Marty / Mike / …
– Escape (1971) … James B. Gerard
– Seeing Is Believing (1969) … Mike
– Side Pocket (1968) … Sidney
– The Leaf in the Forest (1967) … Marty
 
1970 Death Valley Days (TV series)
– A Saint of Travelers (1970)
 
1970 Paris 7000 (TV series)
– Beyond Reproach (1970)
 
1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Jan Vladyk
– The Blue, Blue Danube (1969) … Jan Vladyk
 
1969 Mannix (TV series)
Macklin Reeves
– The Solid Gold Web (1969) … Macklin Reeves
 
1966-1969 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Dr. Horatio Occularis II / Arthur Tickle / Dr. Theobald Raker / …
– The Night of the Winged Terror: Part II (1969) … Dr. Horatio Occularis II
– The Night of the Winged Terror: Part 1 (1969) … Dr. Horatio Occularis II
– The Night of the Gruesome Games (1968) … Dr. Theobald Raker
– The Night Dr. Loveless Died (1967) … Arthur Tickle
– The Night of the Flaming Ghost (1966) … Luis Vasquez
 
1967-1969 The Big Valley (TV series)
Dr. Amos Pearce / Salazar
– Top of the Stairs (1969) … Dr. Amos Pearce
– The Haunted Gun (1967) … Salazar
 
1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare
Mike
 
1968 To Die in Paris (TV movie)
Dendier
 
1967 A Bell for Adano (TV movie)
 
1967 The Virginian (TV series)
Milo Temple
– Ah Sing vs. Wyoming (1967) … Milo Temple
 
1965-1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
David Lewin / Doctor
– The THRUSH Roulette Affair (1967) … Doctor
– The Arabian Affair (1965) … David Lewin
 
1966 Deathwatch
Guard
 
1966 Bonanza (TV series)
Harry Fitts
– The Code (1966) … Harry Fitts
 
1965-1966 Combat! (TV series)
DuBois / Rene
– Counterplay (1966) … DuBois
– The Tree of Moray (1965) … Rene
 
1966 Get Smart (TV series)
Alex
– Double Agent (1966) … Alex
 
1965 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
Dean Whittaker
– Boy Meets Girl Machine (1965) … Dean Whittaker
 
1965 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Philip Goddard
– The Tender Twigs (1965) … Philip Goddard
 
1964 The Rogues (TV series)
Nevsky
– The Real Russian Caviar (1964) … Nevsky
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Dendier / Raskob / Stevenson's attorney
– Graffiti (1964) … Dendier
– The Sweet Taste of Vengeance (1964) … Raskob/Stevenson's attorney
 
1964 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
Ambassador
– Big Sultan, Little Sultan (1964) … Ambassador
 
1963 The Defenders (TV series)
– The Captive (1963)
 
1963 Channing (TV series)
Maddow
– Message from the Tin Room (1963) … Maddow
 
1959-1963 The Untouchables (TV series)
Felix Burke / Mr. Kalinak / Peepers
– The Jazz Man (1963) … Peepers
– The Noise of Death (1960) … Mr. Kalinak
– The Artichoke King (1959) … Felix Burke
 
1961-1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Colonel Dimitrievich / Mr. Baker
– Jenny Ray (1963) … Mr. Baker
– The End of a World (1961) … Colonel Dimitrievich
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
Judge
– Return to Dryrock (1963) … Judge (as Robert Ellin)
 
1962 G.E. True (TV series)
Mark
– The Wrong Nickel (1962) … Mark (as Robert Ellin)
 
1962 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Ferini
– Leap, My Lovely (1962) … Ferini
 
1962 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series)
Dr. Allen
– Thicker Than Water (1962) … Dr. Allen
 
1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Augustus Parmalee
– The Wayfarers (1962) … Augustus Parmalee
 
1962 The Beachcomber (TV series)
Rives
– The Shark Affair (1962) … Rives
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Rudy Pasada
– A Very Rough Sketch (1962) … Rudy Pasada
 
1961 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
James Concon
– Five for One (1961) … James Concon
 
1961 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Grayson
– My Good Friend Krikor (1961) … Dr. Grayson
 
1960-1961 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Jonathan Flood / Mahmed
– Satan City (1961) … Jonathan Flood
– Princess from Manhattan (1960) … Mahmed
 
1959-1961 The Lawless Years (TV series)
Legs Diamond / Frankie Yale / Whitey
– Louy K: Part 4 Heydays of the Organization (1961) … Legs Diamond
– Louy K: Part 3 Birth of the Organization (1961) … Legs Diamond
– Louy K: Part 2 Sing Sing (1961) … Legs Diamond
– The Jack 'Legs' Diamond Story (1961) … Legs Diamond
– The Big Greeny Story (1959) … Whitey
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1961 King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Lenny
 
1961 Assignment: Underwater (TV series)
Richard Marti
– Partners in Death (1961) … Richard Marti
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Dr. Brauner
– The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell (1961) … Dr. Brauner
 
1960 The Islanders (TV series)
Chia
– The Widow from Richmond (1960) … Chia
 
1960 Michael Shayne (TV series)
Curly Buford
– Murder and the Wanton Bride (1960) … Curly Buford
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
Sheriff Hezekiah Stone
– That Taylor Affair (1960) … Sheriff Hezekiah Stone
 
1960 Pay or Die
Luigi Di Sarno
 
1960 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Rose
– City in Bondage (1960) … Rose
 
1957-1960 Perry Mason (TV series)
Arthur Cartright / Dr. McBride - Medical Examiner / John Addison
– The Case of the Madcap Modiste (1960) … Dr. McBride - Medical Examiner
– The Case of the Howling Dog (1959) … Arthur Cartright
– The Case of the Vagabond Vixen (1957) … John Addison
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
John Pauley
– Sentenced (1960) … John Pauley
 
1959 The Gazebo
Ben
 
1959 The Lineup (TV series)
Hess
– Lonesome as Midnight (1959) … Hess
 
1959 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Captain Peabody / Mr. Tomachek
– Message from Clara (1959) … Mr. Tomachek
– The Navigator (1959) … Captain Peabody
 
1959 Captain David Grief (TV series)
Carson
– Shanghaied (1959) … Carson
 
1959 The Man from Blackhawk (TV series)
Matthew Larkin
– The Man Who Stole Happiness (1959) … Matthew Larkin
 
1959 Rawhide (TV series)
Stan Brodie
– Incident of the Roman Candles (1959) … Stan Brodie (as Bob Ellenstein)
 
1959 North by Northwest
Licht
 
1959 The D.A.'s Man (TV series)
Hazelton
– Mr. Santa Claus (1959) … Hazelton
 
1958-1959 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Arthur Phister / Professor Murphy
– Curtains for an Angel (1959) … Professor Murphy
– Beautiful, Blue and Deadly (1958) … Arthur Phister
 
1959 Steve Canyon (TV series)
Bezzarides
– Room 313 (1959) … Bezzarides
 
1959 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Kirsen
– Murder at the Mansion (1959) … Kirsen
 
1959 Behind Closed Doors (TV series)
Ton Gal Fernandez
– The Quemoy Story (1959) … Ton Gal Fernandez
 
1959 The Rifleman (TV series)
Bart Jamison
– The Photographer (1959) … Bart Jamison
 
1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Weiss
– 30 Pieces of Silver (1959) … Weiss
 
1959 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Mr. Sims
– The Spurs (1959) … Mr. Sims
 
1958 Man with a Camera (TV series)
Lieutenant Abrams
– The Warning (1958) … Lieutenant Abrams
 
1958 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Alf Stokes
– Debt of Gratitude (1958) … Alf Stokes
 
1958 Too Much, Too Soon
Gerald Frank
 
1958 The Young Lions
Rabbi (uncredited)
 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Bluebeard's Seventh Wife (1958)
 
1958 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
'Johnny Appleseed' Chapman
– A Grave for Jim Bowie (1958) … 'Johnny Appleseed' Chapman
 
1958 The Court of Last Resort (TV series)
Dr. Farrell
– The Peter Stevens Case (1958) … Dr. Farrell
 
1957 The Californians (TV series)
Collie Andrews
– The PO 8 (1957) … Collie Andrews
 
1957 Climax! (TV series)
Dr. Bernstein
– Tunnel of Fear (1957) … Dr. Bernstein
 
1957 The Walter Winchell File (TV series)
Melk
– Where Is Louise Milk? (1957) … Melk
 
1957 3:10 to Yuma
Ernie Collins
 
1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Konopka
– Design for November (1957) … Konopka
 
1957 Mr. Broadway (TV movie)
Sam Harris
 
1957 The Garment Jungle
Fred Kenner
 
1956-1957 The Big Story (TV series)
Harmon Jackson
– Jim O'Neil of Newsday of Long Island, New York (1957) … Harmon Jackson
– George Thompson: Philadelphia Daily News (1956)
 
1955-1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Vasilienko / Waiter
– Hunted (1956) … Vasilienko
– The Gambler (1955) … Waiter
– Six O'Clock Call (1955)
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
– Again the Stars (1956)
 
1956 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Tewksbury
– Prairie Happy (1956) … Tewksbury
 
1953-1956 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Quasimodo / Albert Einstein / Manny Balestrero
– Portrait of a Man (1956) … Albert Einstein
– Tomorrow Is Forever (1955)
– The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Part 2 (1954) … Quasimodo
– The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Part 1 (1954) … Quasimodo
– A Case of Identity (1954) … Manny Balestrero
See all 6 episodes »
 
1956 Omnibus (TV series)
– With Liberty and Justice for All (1956)
 
1956 Crusader (TV series)
Frank
– Fear (1956) … Frank
 
1955 Illegal
Joe Knight
 
1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Total Recall (1955)
 
1955 The Whistler (TV series)
Marsh / Pettigrew
– Meeting on Tenth Street (1955) … Marsh
– The Pattern (1955) … Pettigrew
 
1955 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Randall
– Jungle Search (1955) … Randall
 
1955 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
Pete
– Petersen's Eye (1955) … Pete
 
1954 Rogue Cop
Det. Sidney Y. Myers
 
1954 Mandrake the Magician (TV movie)
Wilson
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1967 Love on a Rooftop (TV series)
– Going Home to Daughter (1967)
 

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Alternate Names:

Bob Ellenstein | Robert Ellin

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Survived by his wife of 58 years; sons David and Peter; a daughter Jan of Evanston, Ill.; and four grandchildren. See more »

Trademark:

Deep commanding voice See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini