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Robert Peterson (I) (1909–1979)

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Art director under contract at Columbia, 1940-1947 and 1948-1964. A specialist in gritty black & white drama, he created realistic sets for several notable crime films and minor films noir in the 1950's. Afterwards mostly active in television.

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Filmography

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1979 Police Story: A Cry for Justice (TV movie)
 
1979 The Legend of the Golden Gun (TV movie)
 
1979 From Here to Eternity (TV mini-series)
 
1973-1978 Police Story (TV series)
A Chance to Live (1978)
No Margin for Error (1978)
The Broken Badge (1978)
River of Promises (1978)
 
1978 The Courage and the Passion (TV movie)
 
1978 Last of the Good Guys (TV movie)
 
1977 A Killing Affair (TV movie)
 
1977 Cover Girls (TV movie)
 
1977 Tabitha (TV series)
Pilot (1977)
 
1976 Kiss Me, Kill Me (TV movie)
 
1976 A Matter of Wife... and Death (TV movie)
 
1975 Cop on the Beat (TV movie)
 
1974 The Last Angry Man (TV movie)
 
1972 Man on a String (TV movie)
 
1970 The Young Rebels (TV series)
 
1968-1970 Here Come the Brides (TV series)
Two Women (1970)
The Last Winter (1970)
Hosanna's Way (1969)
 
1969 In Name Only (TV movie)
 
1966-1968 Iron Horse (TV series)
Dry Run to Glory (1968)
The Prisoners (1967)
Death Has Two Faces (1967)
Wild Track (1967)
Dealer's Choice (1967)
 
1967 The Monkees (TV series)
The Picture Frame (1967)
 
1966 Scalplock (TV movie)
 
1964-1966 Bewitched (TV series)
And Then There Were Three (1966) (as Robert E. Peterson)
Cousin Edgar (1965)
Eat at Mario's (1965)
 
1964 Grindl (TV series)
The Moon Killer (1964)
 
1962 Zotz!
 
1959-1960 Dennis the Menace (TV series)
Dennis Runs Away (1960)
Dennis' Tree House (1960)
 
1960 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
All in the Family (1960)
 
1958-1959 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
A Friend Indeed (1959)
Operation Deadbeat (1959)
 
1959 Ride Lonesome
 
1958 The Last Hurrah
 
1958 Gunman's Walk
 
1957 Casey Jones (TV series)
Run to Deadwood (1957)
The Old Timer (1957)
Satan's Wail (1957)
Prison Train (1957)
The Trackwalker (1957)
 
1957 Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV series)
Trail Herd (1957)
A Texas Million (1957)
 
1957 The Garment Jungle (as Robert E. Peterson)
 
1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Remembrance Day (1956)
The Payoff (1956)
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
No Escape (1956)
 
1956 Father Knows Best (TV series)
Betty, Girl Engineer (1956) (as Robert E. Peterson)
 
1956 Hot Blood
 
1954-1955 Captain Midnight (TV series)
The Frozen Men (1955)
Mission to Mexico (1955)
Death Below Zero (1954)
Deadly Diamonds (1954)
 
1954-1955 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
The Lost Scotchman (1955)
The Ghost Town (1955)
The Dead Man's Gold (1955)
The Magic Box (1955)
The Guilty One (1955)
 
1954 Human Desire
 
1953 The Nebraskan
 
1953 The Big Heat
 
1953 The Juggler
 
1952 The Brigand
 
1952 Scandal Sheet
 
1951 Saturday's Hero
 
1951 Sirocco
 
1949 Tokyo Joe
 
1949 Fuelin' Around (short)
 
1949 Hokus Pokus (short)
 
1948 Leather Gloves
 
1948 The Sheepish Wolf (short)
 
1947 Devil Ship
 
1947 Backlash
 
1946 Strange Journey
 
1946 Night Editor
 
1941 The Stork Pays Off (uncredited)
 
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1942 A Night to Remember (associate art director)
 
1942 Stand By All Networks (associate art director)
 
1942 The Boogie Man Will Get You (associate art director)
 
1942 Counter-Espionage (associate art director)
 
1942 Meet the Stewarts (associate art director)
 
1942 Alias Boston Blackie (associate art director)
 
1942 Canal Zone (associate art director)
 
1941 Confessions of Boston Blackie (associate art director)
 
1941 Adventure in Washington (assistant art director - uncredited)
 
1940 Arizona (associate art director)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (1 title)
1958 The Last Hurrah (uncredited)
 
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Alternate Names:

Bob Peterson | Robert E. Peterson
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Trivia:

Art director under contract at Columbia, 1940-1947 and 1948-1964. A specialist in gritty black & white drama, he created realistic sets for several notable crime films and minor films noir in the 1950's. Afterwards mostly active in television. See more »

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