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Robert Nichols (I) (1924–2013)

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A native of Oakland, California, Robert Nichols got his start as an entertainer in the Army during World War II. After his discharge, he attended London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art while working as a song-and-dance man at the Players Theater (Victorian music hall). Hollywood director Howard Hawks... See full bio »

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in Oakland, California, USA

Died:

(age 88) in Occidental, California, USA
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1993 So I Married an Axe Murderer
Scottish Minister
 
1984 Billions for Boris
Derelict
 
1983 Reuben, Reuben
Harry Pycraft
 
1981 Texas (TV series)
Jake Collins
– Episode #1.249 (1981) … Jake Collins
– Episode #1.247 (1981) … Jake Collins
 
1977 Soldier's Home (TV short)
 
1976 God Told Me To
Fletcher
 
1975 The Night They Robbed Big Bertha's
Professor
 
1974 Happy Days (TV series)
Mr. Nestrock
– Who's Sorry Now? (1974) … Mr. Nestrock
 
1973 Westworld
1st Male Interviewee (uncredited)
 
1973 Wicked, Wicked
Fred, Day Clerk
 
1972-1973 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Warden / Willie
– This Golden Land (1973) … Willie
– No Tomorrow (1972) … Warden
 
1972 Pete 'n' Tillie
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1972 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
First Man / Magruder
– The Day the Amnesty Came Through (1972) … Magruder
– Bad Night in Big Butte (1972) … First Man
 
1972 They Only Kill Their Masters
Doctor
 
1972 The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV series)
Dr. Baker
– Good Luck, Leftkowitz (1972) … Dr. Baker
 
1972 Me and the Chimp (TV series)
Kennel Manager
– One Romantic Evening (1972) … Kennel Manager
 
1972 Second Chance (TV movie)
Doctor Strick
 
1971 Nanny and the Professor (TV series)
Fred Parkman
– The Conversion of Brother Ben (1971) … Fred Parkman
 
1971 Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1969-1971 Green Acres (TV series)
Mr. Malone / Post Office Clerk
– The Free Paint Job (1971) … Mr. Malone
– The Special Delivery Letter (1969) … Post Office Clerk
 
1970 The Out of Towners
Man in Airplane
 
1969 The Trouble with Girls
Smith
 
1967-1968 The Big Valley (TV series)
Chet Staley / Sam Becker
– They Called Her Delilah (1968) … Chet Staley
– Guilty (1967) … Sam Becker
 
1966 The Phyllis Diller Show (TV series)
Barker
– Phyllis, the Cookie Tycoon (1966) … Barker
 
1966 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Mr. Crof
– The Dark Beyond the Door (1966) … Mr. Crof
 
1966 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Charlie
– Where There's Smokey (1966) … Charlie
 
1966 The Double Life of Henry Phyfe (TV series)
Hans Menderschmidt
– Phyfe Goes Skiing (1966) … Hans Menderschmidt
 
1966 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Wendell Henderson
– Bad Reception in Albany (1966) … Wendell Henderson
 
1966 The Addams Family (TV series)
Horatio Bartholomew
– Ophelia Finds Romance (1966) … Horatio Bartholomew
 
1965 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Relief Bus Driver
– The Taylors in Hollywood (1965) … Relief Bus Driver
 
1965 Slattery's People (TV series)
Carter
– What Can You Do with a Wounded Tiger? (1965) … Carter
 
1965 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV series)
Irv Watts
– Who's Kicking That Gong Around? (1965) … Irv Watts
 
1965 O.K. Crackerby! (TV series)
Hotel Clerk
– O.K. Crackerby Arrives (1965) … Hotel Clerk
 
1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce
American Travel Agent (uncredited)
 
1964 The Saint (TV series)
Robert Pargo
– The Hi-Jackers (1964) … Robert Pargo
 
1963 The Victors
Firing Squad Member
 
1963 The Winston Affair
Lieut. Bender
 
1963 Call Me Bwana
American Major
 
1963 Come Fly with Me
Nickerson (uncredited)
 
1963 Follow the Boys
Hulldown
 
1962 The Amorous Mr. Prawn
Sam Goulansky
 
1961 Why Bother to Knock
American Sailor (uncredited)
 
1961 The Benny Hill Show (TV series)
Various Roles
– Episode #4.1 (1961) … Various Roles
 
1960 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Ab Davies
– Funeral at Forty Mile (1960) … Ab Davies
 
1960 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
Mr. Martindale
– Where There's a Will (1960) … Mr. Martindale
 
1960 Bonanza (TV series)
Johnny
– San Francisco (1960) … Johnny
 
1959-1960 Maverick (TV series)
Driscoll / Red Herring
– Greenbacks, Unlimited (1960) … Driscoll
– The Goose-Drownder (1959) … Red Herring
 
1956-1959 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Professor Jordan / Simp Sheldon / Spencer
– The Noble Outlaws (1959) … Spencer
– Doc Holliday Rewrites History (1958) … Professor Jordan
– Killing at Cowskin Creek (1956) … Simp Sheldon
 
1959 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Pronto
– Elfego Baca: Mustang Man, Mustang Maid (1959) … Pronto
– Elfego Baca: Move Along, Mustangers (1959) … Pronto
 
1959 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
Joe Moody
– The Neighborly Gesture (1959) … Joe Moody
 
1959 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Butler
– Young Jim Hardie (1959) … Butler
 
1959 The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Bank Manager (uncredited)
 
1959 The David Niven Show (TV series)
Pvt. Dennis
– Portrait (1959) … Pvt. Dennis (as Bob Nichols)
 
1959 Perry Mason (TV series)
Howard Scanlon
– The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom (1959) … Howard Scanlon
 
1959 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Gas Station Attendant
– The Limping Man (1959) … Gas Station Attendant
 
1959 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Deputy Sheriff Sam / John Evans
– Angels of Vengeance (1959) … John Evans (as Bob Nichols)
– The Spurs (1959) … Deputy Sheriff Sam (as Bob Nichols)
 
1958-1959 The Real McCoys (TV series)
Tom Wilson
– Son of the Mystic Nile (1959) … Tom Wilson
– Sing for Your Supper (1958) … Tom Wilson
– The Life of the Party (1958) … Tom Wilson
 
1958 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Dave Adams
– Bentley and the Wedding Bells (1958) … Dave Adams
 
1958 Flight (TV series)
– The Hard Way
 
1958 Trackdown (TV series)
Cotti
– Matter of Justice (1958) … Cotti (as Bob Nichols)
 
1958 Imitation General
Soldier (uncredited)
 
1958 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Mel Sands
– Music to Die By (1958) … Mel Sands
 
1958 The Adventures of McGraw (TV series)
Hollis
– The Big Chance (1958) … Hollis
 
1957 Bombers B-52
Wilbur 'Brooklyn' Stuart
 
1957 How to Marry a Millionaire (TV series)
Austin Beaumont Sr.
– The Brat (1957) … Austin Beaumont Sr.
 
1957 Don't Go Near the Water
Lt. Cmdr. Hereford
 
1957 The George Sanders Mystery Theater (TV series)
– The Liar (1957)
 
1957 Hellcats of the Navy
Ens. Bob Altman (uncredited)
 
1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Willie Freeman
– The Freeman Case (1957) … Willie Freeman (as Bob Nichols)
 
1956 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Tony
– Innocent Bystander (1956) … Tony
 
1956 Giant
Mort 'Pinky' Snythe
 
1956 Hold Back the Night
Beany Smith
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
Sergeant Hutch
– The Gingerbread Man (1956) … Sergeant Hutch
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
Corby
– The Warriors (1956)
– Spin a Tangled Web (1956) … Corby
 
1956 Navy Wife
Oscar
 
1955-1956 Navy Log (TV series)
Kane / Sandy
– The First Shot (1956) … Sandy
– The Frogmen (1955) … Kane
 
1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Lester Doyle
– O'Connor and the Blue-Eyed Felon (1955) … Lester Doyle (as Bob Nichols)
 
1955 The Millionaire (TV series)
Sam Donovan
– The Sam Donovan Story (1955) … Sam Donovan
 
1955 This Island Earth
Joe Wilson
 
1954-1955 It's a Great Life (TV series)
Clerk #3 / Philbert
– The Parakeet (1955) … Philbert
– The Boys Redecorate the Attic (1954) … Clerk #3
 
1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Pongo
– Uncle Fred Flits By (1955) … Pongo
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
Lt. Gene Jarech
– Armed (1955) … Lt. Gene Jarech
 
1955 Tight Spot
Boy Honeymooner (uncredited)
 
1952-1955 My Little Margie (TV series)
Cabot Cromwell / Perkins
– Make Up Your Mind (1955)
– Case of the Helping Hand (1954) … Perkins (as Robert Nicholls)
– Hypochondriac (1953)
– Conservative Margie (1952) … Cabot Cromwell
 
1954 The Atomic Kid
Bob (uncredited)
 
1954 The Bob Mathias Story
Stanford Football Player (uncredited)
 
1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
– Christmas in July (1954)
 
1954 Johnny Dark
Smitty
 
1954 The Student Prince
Student at Duel (uncredited)
 
1954 Prisoner of War
Patrick Woodhope (uncredited)
 
1954 The Lone Wolf (TV series)
Sam Harris
– The Long Beach Story (a.k.a. The Smuggling Story) … Sam Harris
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
Peter Brown
– Harbor Piracy … Peter Brown
 
1954 The Command
2nd Lt. O'Hirons (as Bob Nichols)
 
1954 Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (TV series)
Wendell Taylor
– Hemingway … Wendell Taylor
 
1953 Jennifer
Orin
 
1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Evans (uncredited)
 
1953 Dream Wife
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
 
1953 Julius Caesar
Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
 
1953 America for Me (short)
 
1953 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)
– Uncle Fred Flits By (1953)
 
1953 Battle Circus
Pvt. Sommers (uncredited)
 
1952 Eight Iron Men
Walsh
 
1952 Battle Zone
Marine (uncredited)
 
1952 Monkey Business
Garage Man (uncredited)
 
1952 Sally and Saint Anne
Henry (uncredited)
 
1952 Dreamboat
Student (uncredited)
 
1952 The Pride of St. Louis
Eddie (uncredited)
 
1952 Jet Job
Dynamo Jackson (as Bob Nichols)
 
1952 Hold That Line
Harold Lane (as Bob Nichols)
 
1952 Red Skies of Montana
Felton (uncredited)
 
1951 The Blue Veil
Fred Begley, Jr. (uncredited)
 
1951 Disc Jockey
Photographer (uncredited)
 
1951 Father Takes the Air
Photographer (uncredited)
 
1951 The Thing from Another World
Lt. Ken 'Mac' MacPherson
 
1951 The Red Badge of Courage
Fat Union Soldier (uncredited)
 
1949 I Was a Male War Bride
Sergeant in Heidelberg Street/Mechanic (uncredited)
 
1947 Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Band (short)
Band Singer (as Bobby Nichols)
 
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1947 Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra (short)
Himself/Singer (as Bobby Nichols)
 

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Star Sign:

Cancer