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Robert Horton(1924-2016)

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Robert Horton in Wagon Train (1957)
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The Green Slime (1968)
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Robert Horton was born on July 29, 1924 into a Mormon family in Los Angeles, California as Meade Howard Horton Jr. He began his contract career at MGM in 1952 and adopted the acting name of Robert Horton.

Following his final role (as a guest star on Murder, She Wrote (1984)), Horton retired from acting in 1989. He had appeared in films, musical theatre, and many television series in both starring and guest roles, including Apache War Smoke (1952), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), Wagon Train (1957), The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960), Matinee Theater (1955), As the World Turns (1956), and The Green Slime (1968).

Horton was thrice married: to Mary Catherine Jobe, to Barbara Ruick, and to Marilynn Bradley, who survived him. He died on March 9, 2016, aged 91, in his native Los Angeles.
BornJuly 29, 1924
DiedMarch 9, 2016(91)
BornJuly 29, 1924
DiedMarch 9, 2016(91)
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Photos43

Sally Forrest and Robert Horton in Code Two (1953)
Sally Forrest and Robert Horton in Code Two (1953)
Robert Horton in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Robert Horton in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Shaun Cassidy, Ed Gilbert, Robert Horton, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Robert Horton in Code Two (1953)
Robert Horton, Ralph Meeker, Jeff Richards, and Keenan Wynn in Code Two (1953)
Polly Bergen and Robert Horton in Wagon Train (1957)
Robert Horton and Denny Miller in Wagon Train (1957)
Robert Horton in Wagon Train (1957)
Robert Horton and Joan O'Brien in Wagon Train (1957)
Robert Horton and Debra Paget in Wagon Train (1957)

Known for:

The Green Slime (1968)
The Green Slime
4.8
  • Commander Jack Rankin
  • 1968
Robert Horton in The Spy Killer (1969)
The Spy Killer
6.1
TV Movie
  • John Smith
  • 1969
Matinee Theater (1955)
Matinee Theater
7.9
TV Series
  • Benedick
  • The Traveller
Kings Row (1955)
Kings Row
8.0
TV Series
  • Drake
  • Drake McHugh (1955-1956)

Credits

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Actor

  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    • Jack Hutchings
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • James Arness in Red River (1988)
    Red River
    • Mr. Melville, Cattle Buyer
    • TV Movie
    • 1988
  • Michael Paré and Michael Beck in Houston Knights (1987)
    Houston Knights
    • Clinton Flowers
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • As the World Turns (1956)
    As the World Turns
    • Whit McColl
    • TV Series
    • 1982–1984
  • Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
    The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
    • Alan Kline
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)
    Police Woman
    • Frank Armitage
    • TV Series
    • 1976
  • Bruce Lee and James Franciscus in Longstreet (1971)
    Longstreet
    • Jim Collins
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Jill St. John and Robert Horton in Foreign Exchange (1970)
    Foreign Exchange
    • John Smith
    • TV Movie
    • 1970
  • Robert Horton in The Spy Killer (1969)
    The Spy Killer
    • John Smith
    • TV Movie
    • 1969
  • The Green Slime (1968)
    The Green Slime
    • Commander Jack Rankin
    • 1968
  • The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones (1966)
    The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones
    • Kiowa Jones
    • TV Movie
    • 1966
  • A Man Called Shenandoah (1965)
    A Man Called Shenandoah
    • Shenandoah
    • TV Series
    • 1965–1966
  • Robert Horton in Mark Dolphin (1965)
    Mark Dolphin
    • TV Movie
    • 1965
  • The Man Who Bought Paradise (1965)
    The Man Who Bought Paradise
    • Danny Paris
    • TV Movie
    • 1965
  • Ed Sullivan in Toast of the Town (1948)
    Toast of the Town
    • Actor
    • TV Series
    • 1963

Soundtrack

  • A Man Called Shenandoah (1965)
    A Man Called Shenandoah
    • performer: "Shenandoah"
    • TV Series
    • 1965–1966
  • The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956)
    The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
    • performer: "How Deep Is the Ocean"
    • performer: "Clancy Lowered the Boom", "Shenandoah"
    • performer: "The Hanging Tree", "The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1959–1961

Videos4

Official Trailer
Trailer 2:55
Official Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 2:14
Trailer
Wagon Train: The Cappy Darrin Story
Trailer 1:46
Wagon Train: The Cappy Darrin Story
Wagon Train: Season 4
Trailer 1:31
Wagon Train: Season 4

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • July 29, 1924
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • March 9, 2016
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Marilynn BradleyDecember 31, 1960 - March 9, 2016 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Made the list of the Ten Best Dressed Men in 1963, along with President John F. Kennedy, James Garner, and Joey Bishop.
  • Quotes
    Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Persistence and determination are omnipotent.
  • Trademarks
      Nice rugged voice.
  • Nickname
    • Bob

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