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Robert Rockwell (1920–2003)

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As heartthrob "Mr. Boynton" on "Our Miss Brooks", Robert Rockwell was so identified with the role that other, dramatic roles were often denied him. Still, after beginning his career as a contract player for Republic Studios he appeared in over 350 television shows over fifty years, and on stage opposite Jose Ferrer in the 1946 Broadway production of "Cyrano de Bergerac"... See full bio »

Born:

in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Malibu, California, USA
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1995 Perfect Alibi
Jonah Kringle
 
1993 Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series)
Bill Beevis
– Twenty Years Ago Today (1993) … Bill Beevis
 
1993 The Golden Palace (TV series)
Mr. Cochran
– Pros and Concierge (1993) … Mr. Cochran
 
1988-1990 Growing Pains (TV series)
Wally Overmier
– Divorce Story (1990) … Wally Overmier
– The Looooove Boat: Part 2 (1989) … Wally Overmier
– The Looooove Boat: Part 1 (1989) … Wally Overmier
– Anniversary from Hell (1989) … Wally Overmier
– Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (1988) … Wally Overmier
 
1990 The World According to Straw (TV movie)
Mr. Westland
 
1990 Valerie (TV series)
Grandpa Hogan
– Snowbound (1990) … Grandpa Hogan
 
1989 Nearly Departed (TV series)
Minister
– Altared States (1989) … Minister
 
1989 Newhart (TV series)
Jack Gorski / Jack Gorsky
– The Nice Man Cometh (1989) … Jack Gorski
– Shoe Business Is My Life (1989) … Jack Gorsky
 
1987 Rags to Riches (TV series)
– That's Cheating (1987)
 
1987 Destination America (TV movie)
 
1986 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Giles Taylor
– Slow Seduction (1986) … Giles Taylor
 
1980-1986 Dallas (TV series)
Minister / Mitchell / The Minister
– Blast from the Past (1986) … Minister
– End of the Road: Part 2 (1981) … The Minister
– Second Thoughts (1980) … Mitchell
 
1984-1986 Dynasty (TV series)
Board Member #1 / George
– The Vote (1986) … Board Member #1
– The Rescue (1984) … George
 
1985 Hunter (TV series)
Ralph Flagg
– Rich Girl (1985) … Ralph Flagg
 
1984 E/R (TV series)
John Harrison
– Only a Nurse (1984) … John Harrison
– Son of Sheinfeld (1984) … John Harrison
– Pilot: Part 1 (1984) … John Harrison
 
1984 Mama's Family (TV series)
Oscar Babcook
– Mama Buys a Car (1984) … Oscar Babcook
 
1984 Emerald Point N.A.S. (TV series)
Mr. Wallace
– The Assignment (1984) … Mr. Wallace
 
1983 Knots Landing (TV series)
Doctor
– A Change of Heart (1983) … Doctor
 
1983 The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (TV movie)
 
1982 Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice (TV movie)
Mr. Saxe
 
1979-1981 Diff'rent Strokes (TV series)
Tom Bishop / Mr. Bishop
– The Big Heist (1981) … Tom Bishop
– The Accident (1980) … Tom Bishop
– Poor Drummond (1980) … Tom Bishop
– The Adoption: Part 2 (1979) … Mr. Bishop (as Bob Rockwell)
– The Adoption: Part 1 (1979) … Tom Bishop (as Bob Rockwell)
 
1981 Flamingo Road (TV series)
– The Victim (1981)
 
1981 Golden Gate (TV movie)
 
1981 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Harrison
– Angel on a Roll (1981) … Harrison
 
1981 The Waltons (TV series)
Clayton Anderson
– The Revel (1981) … Clayton Anderson
 
1981 Murder in Texas (TV movie)
Parker
 
1981 Benson (TV series)
Uncle Henry
– Marcy's Wedding (1981) … Uncle Henry
 
1980 Lou Grant (TV series)
Monty
– Nightside (1980) … Monty
 
1979 Eight Is Enough (TV series)
George MacArthur
– I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (1979) … George MacArthur
 
1977-1978 Search for Tomorrow (TV series)
Dr. Greg Hartford
 
1973 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Jack Scott
– The Not-So-Popular-Mechanics (1973) … Jack Scott
 
1959-1970 Lassie (TV series)
Dean Chalmers / Tom Wade / Ed Jarrett / …
– Lassie's Interlude (1970) … Will Thorne
– Glacier Canyon (1968) … Dean Chalmers
– Day of the Wolf (1968) … Dean Chalmers
– Eagle's Dynasty (1968) … Dean Chalmers
– Hanford's Point: Part 3 (1968) … Tom Wade
See all 9 episodes »
 
1969-1970 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
Tom Bennett
– Really Cool (1970) … Tom Bennett
– Home Remedy (1969) … Tom Bennett
– The Killer Instinct (1969) … Tom Bennett
 
1970 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Norbert Thompson
– Spare That Cottage (1970) … Norbert Thompson
 
1969 Green Acres (TV series)
Professor Rockwell
– Oh, Promise Me (1969) … Professor Rockwell
 
1968 Sol Madrid
Chief Danvers
 
1966 Summer Fun (TV series)
Sam Thompson
– Thompson's Ghost (1966) … Sam Thompson
 
1966 Thompson's Ghost (TV movie)
Sam Thompson
 
1959-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Cole B. Troy / Dick Benedict / Ed Purvis / …
– The Case of the Candy Queen (1965) … Ed Purvis
– The Case of the Lurid Letter (1962) … Everett Rixby
– The Case of the Shapely Shadow (1962) … Cole B. Troy
– The Case of the Misguided Missile (1961) … Maj. Jerry Reynolds
– The Case of the Deadly Toy (1959) … Dick Benedict
 
1965 A Letter to Nancy
Pastor
 
1964 This Is the Life (TV series)
Bill Westover
– Lips of Evil (1964) … Bill Westover
 
1962 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Tom Bennett
– Lucy Digs Up a Date (1962) … Tom Bennett
 
1962 Room for One More (TV series)
Mason
– Happiness Is Just a State of Mind (1962) … Mason
 
1962 Bronco (TV series)
Van Dix
– A Town That Lived and Died (1962) … Van Dix
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
Newscaster
– Turn Home Again (1962) … Newscaster
 
1961 Maverick (TV series)
Tom Blauvelt
– Substitute Gun (1961) … Tom Blauvelt
 
1961 Death Valley Days (TV series)
William Thorne
– Death Ride (1961) … William Thorne
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Ed Matthews
– Don't Believe a Word She Says (1961) … Ed Matthews
 
1960 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Phillip Johns
– Odd Job (1960) … Phillip Johns
 
1960 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Mike Callahan
– Champagne Lady (1960) … Mike Callahan
 
1959-1960 The Man from Blackhawk (TV series)
Sam Logan
– Gold Is Where You Find It (1960) … Sam Logan
– The Lady in Yellow (1960) … Sam Logan
– The Money Machine (1960) … Sam Logan
– The Man Who Wanted Everything (1960) … Sam Logan
– Trial by Combat (1960) … Sam Logan
See all 37 episodes »
 
1959 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Mr. Philips
– Fawn (1959) … Mr. Philips
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
George Taylor
– The Comeback (1959) … George Taylor
 
1958 Yancy Derringer (TV series)
Phillip Hampton
– Memo to a Firing Squad (1958) … Phillip Hampton
 
1957-1958 The Millionaire (TV series)
Dolph Randolph / Professor Amberson Adams
– The Lee Randolph Story (1958) … Dolph Randolph
– The Professor Amberson Adams Story (1957) … Professor Amberson Adams
 
1958 The Silent Service (TV series)
Sharp
– The Squalus Story (1958) … Sharp
 
1958 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Albert Dickens / Jeb Stewart / Stephen
– In the Good Old Summertime (1958) … Jeb Stewart
– Day of Rest (1958) … Stephen
– Dear Milkman (1958) … Albert Dickens
 
1957-1958 Navy Log (TV series)
Chief John Milde / Sandy Bridges
– Florida Weekend (1958) … Sandy Bridges
– Fire at Sea (1957) … Chief John Milde
 
1958 Turn the Other Cheek (short)
Ben Hanson
 
1957 How to Marry a Millionaire (TV series)
Abner J. Harcourt
– Alias the Secretary (1957) … Abner J. Harcourt
 
1957 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
– The Phantom Valise (1957)
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Easy Going Man (1957)
 
1957 State Trooper (TV series)
Joe Bishop
– Diamonds Come High (1957) … Joe Bishop
 
1957 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Finley
– A Time to Kill (1957) … Finley
 
1952-1956 Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
Philip Boynton
– Travel Crazy (1956) … Philip Boynton
– Principal for a Day (1956) … Philip Boynton
– The $350,000 Question (1956) … Philip Boynton
– Geraldine (1956) … Philip Boynton
– 24 Hours (1956) … Philip Boynton
See all 104 episodes »
 
1956 Our Miss Brooks
Phillip 'Phil' Boynton
 
1953 The War of the Worlds
Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)
 
1953 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
– Mightier Than the Sword (1953)
 
1952 Sky King (TV series)
Jim Taylor
– The Porcelain Lion (1952) … Jim Taylor
 
1952 The Turning Point
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1952 Just for You
John Ransome
 
1952 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Jor-El
– Superman on Earth (1952) … Jor-El (uncredited)
 
1950-1952 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Glen Darby / Randy Tyler / Rick Merrill / …
– Outlaw's Son (1952) … Glen Darby
– Mr. Trouble (1951) … Rick Merrill
– The Outcast (1951) … Randy Tyler
– One Jump Ahead (1950) … Rick Sanders
– The Beeler Gang (1950) … Sheriff Bert Lawson
 
1952 The Schaefer Century Theatre (TV series)
– Yesterday's World (1952)
 
1951-1952 Racket Squad (TV series)
Don Kerby / Jack Bowles
– The Long Shot (1952) … Don Kerby (as Bob Rockwell)
– The Bill of Sale Racket (1951) … Jack Bowles (as Bob Rockwell)
 
1952 Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV series)
Barry Johnson
– This Little Pig Cried (1952) … Barry Johnson
 
1952 The Unexpected (TV series)
Davey
– Legal Tender (1952) … Davey
 
1951 Week-End with Father
Kennedy (uncredited)
 
1951 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
– Unfinished Business (1951)
 
1951 The Prince Who Was a Thief
Bogo (uncredited)
 
1951 The Frogmen
Lt. Bill Doyle
 
1951 Call Me Mister
1st Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1950 Stars Over Hollywood (TV series)
Barry Johnson
– This Little Pig Cried (1950) … Barry Johnson
 
1950 Prisoners in Petticoats
Mark Hampton
 
1950 Lonely Heart Bandits
Police Lt. Carroll
 
1950 Trial Without Jury
Police Lt. Bill Peters
 
1950 Destination Big House
Dr. Walter Phillips
 
1950 Women from Headquarters
Gates
 
1950 Federal Agent at Large
Dr. Ross Carrington
 
1950 Belle of Old Mexico
Kip Armitage III
 
1950 Singing Guns (uncredited)
 
1950 Unmasked
Detective Lt. James 'Jim' Webster
 
1950 The Blonde Bandit
Dist. Atty. James Deveron
 
1949 Alias the Champ
Police Lt. Ron Peterson
 
1949 Task Force
Lt. Kelly (uncredited)
 
1949 The Red Menace
Bill Jones
 
1948 You Gotta Stay Happy
Eddie
 
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1952-1956 Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
– Travel Crazy (1956) (performer: "Santa Lucia")
– The Blind Date (1955) (performer: "My Old Kentucky Home", "Chattanooga Choo Choo")
– Noodnick, Daughter of Medic (1955) (performer: "Froggie Went A Courtin'")
– The Hawkins Travel Agency (1954) (performer: "Alla En El Rancho Grande")
– The Magic Tree (1953) (performer: "Deck the Halls")
See all 8 episodes »
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1963 The Man Nobody Liked (documentary)
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.21 (1955) … Himself (as Bob Rockwell)
 
1949 Land of Opportunity: The Sponge Diver (documentary short)
Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2004 Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork (TV documentary)
Minister (uncredited)
 
1968 Lassie: The Adventures of Neeka (TV movie)
 

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Personal Details

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(????) Radio: Played "Mr. Boynton" on the series "Our Miss Brooks" (replacing Jeff Chandler), a role he continued when the show went to television ( Our Miss Brooks) See more »

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Alternate Names:

Bob Rockwell

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Trivia:

Appeared in more than 200 commercials and voiceovers, most notably as the grandfather treating his grandson to a piece of candy in the Werthers Original Candy" spot. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra