Robert Lansing (; born Robert Howell Brown, June 5, 1928 – October 23, 1994) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Lansing is probably best remembered as the authoritarian Brigadier General Frank Savage in ''

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'' (1964), the television drama series about American bomber pilots during World War II. During his long career, which spanned five decades, Lansing appeared in 245 episodes of 73 television series, 11 TV movies, and 19 motion pictures. Other notable television roles included '' 87th Precinct'' (1961-62), ''

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'' (1983-84) and '' The Equalizer'' (1985-89).

Early life

While living in Los Angeles, California, he attended University High School. As a young actor in New York City, he was hired to join a stock company in Michigan but was told he would first have to join the

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. Equity would not allow him to join as "Robert Brown" because another actor was using that name. Because the stock company was based in Lansing, this became the actor's new surname. Lansing served two years in the

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and was stationed in

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, Japan, where he worked at

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Career

Early roles

During the late 1940s and early 1950s, he worked under his real name Bob Brown as a radio announcer at WANE in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He also was active as an actor in a Fort Wayne theater group. Lansing first appeared on Broadway in the play ''

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'' (1951) directed by

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, replacing Mark Roberts in the role of Dunbar at the 48th Street Theater. He gained early acting experience at the

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Stage

His rugged good looks, commanding stage presence and stentorian voice earned him continuing stage work and throughout his film career he periodically returned to the New York stage, making his last such appearance in 1991. He played the lead in the 1973 Roundabout Theater production of

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's '' The Father'', staged by

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. ''

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'' critic

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praised Lansing's "mannered, tortured and racked portrait of the Captain" as "superlative," comparing it favorably with a

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performance years earlier. Also that year he starred with

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in the Broadway production of Jean Kerr's comedy ''Finishing Touches''. In 1977, Lansing appeared in a one-man show as coal miner union leader John L. Lewis. José Ferrer asked Lansing to perform in a series of plays at the

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, including as a Cadet of Gascoyne in ''

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'' and as the Marquis of Dorset in ''Richard III.'' He appeared in

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' ''

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'' and

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's ''

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'' in the title role. Other stage performances included roles in

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, Elmer Rice's ''Cue for Passion'', ''The Lovers'', and ''The Cut of the Axe''. Off-Broadway, his work included ''The Father'', the "Sea Plays" of Eugene O'Neill and two one-man shows, ''Damien'' and ''The Disciple of Discontent''. In 1989, Lansing appeared at the

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in a dramatization of ''

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''. The three-person cast also included

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and Laurie Kennedy.

Film

On film, Lansing starred in the 1959

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film '' 4D Man''. He also starred as marine biologist Hank Donner in the 1966 nature drama film ''

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'', which featured one of the first

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ever displayed in captivity. His other films included '' Under the Yum Yum Tree'', ''

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'', '' The Grissom Gang'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (a.k.a. ''False Face''), '' Empire of the Ants'' and '' The Nest''.

Television

Lansing first appeared on TV on ''

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'' in 1956. In the 1961–1962 television season, Lansing was cast as Detective Steve Carella on

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's '' 87th Precinct'' series, based on the Ed McBain detective

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s. His costars were Gena Rowlands, Ron Harper,

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, and

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. Also in 1961, he played Jed Trask, a troubled shooter, in the ''

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'' episode, "Cutthroat Junction". He guest starred in two other episodes of the NBC's western series: "Danger Road" (1970) as Gunny O'Riley and "Heritage of Anger" (1972) as John Dundee. He played

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in an episode of NBC's '' The Tall Man'', with

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and

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. Lansing would star alongside Clu Gulager again in a 1965 episode of NBC's '' The Virginian'' TV series titled "The Brothers". Again on NBC, in 1966, Lansing guest-starred as General Custer in a three episode segment of '' Branded'' called "Call to Glory". John van Dreelen Robert Lansing Alf Kjellin Twelve O'Clock High 1965

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Robert Lansing is probably best known for his role as Brigadier General Frank Savage in the first season of the

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production, ''

'', which aired on the ABC Television Network from 1964 to 1967. At the end of that season, the studio executives reported that a younger-looking lead actor was needed. But another account states that he was fired for being difficult to work with and not showing enough respect. In the first episode of the second season, General Savage was killed in action and replaced by Colonel Joe Gallagher, played by Paul Burke. Burke, though considered more youthful-looking than Lansing, was actually two years older, a fact TV critics were quick to point out. Other television roles include portrayals of an

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college professor in ABC's

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'' Channing'', as Gil Green in the 1963 episode "Fear Begins at Forty" on the NBC

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'' The Eleventh Hour'', as a

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on ''

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'', and as a parole officer in a 1968 episode ("A Time to Love — A Time to Cry") of ''

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.'' He was the interstellar secret agent Gary Seven in a ''

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'' episode (" Assignment: Earth", 1968), which also featured

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, and was originally intended as a

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for an unsold new series. Lansing played an international secret agent in '' The Man Who Never Was'', and Lt. Jack Curtis on ''

''. He also played a recurring role, known only as "Control", on 29 episodes of '' The Equalizer'' between 1985 and 1989, which then was spun-off into the made-for-TV movie ''Memories of Manon'' which aired on 13 February 1989. He guest-starred in ''

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'' episode "

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" and in the ''

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'' episode "Fatal Impulse." He also guest-starred on other television productions such as NBC's ''

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''. In the 1980s he did a series of television commercials for Liberty National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky as well as the popular supermarket chain Giant Eagle. Lansing's final television role was that of Police Captain Paul Blaisdell, on the series '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues''. The role was written specifically for Lansing by series writer and Executive Producer Michael Sloan, who had worked with Lansing on the series ''The Equalizer'' in the 1980s although Lansing had already been diagnosed with cancer. Despite continuing health problems, Lansing performed in 24 episodes in the first and second season. In the final episode of season 2, titled "Retribution", Lansing's character of Blaisdell was written out, with the possibility of the character returning if the actor's health improved. Unfortunately, the final episode filmed in February 1994, was Lansing's final acting performance. The episode aired on November 28, 1994, a month after the actor died, and was dedicated to his memory.

Personal life

Lansing had a son, Robert Frederick Orin Lansing, with his first wife, actress

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; the couple eventually divorced. About a year and a half later, he married Gari Hardy, but this marriage also ended in divorce. The couple had a daughter, Alice Lucille Lansing. His last wife was Anne Pivar, with whom he remained until his death. From 1991 to 1993, he was president of The Players Club, a theatrical fraternal organization founded by

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in 1888. A long-time smoker, Lansing died in a Bronx, New York, hospice while undergoing treatment for lung cancer. He was 66 and one year into his last regular series, ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues''. His funeral was at Congregation Rodelph Shalom in Manhattan, after which he was buried at Union Field Cemetery in

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Filmography

Film roles

*'' 4D Man'' (1959) as Dr. Scott Nelson *'' The Pusher'' (1960) as Steve Carella *''

'' (1963) as Sergeant Banning *'' Under the Yum Yum Tree'' (1963) as Charles Howard *''

'' (1966) as Hank Donner *''

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'' (1966) as Talion *'' It Takes All Kinds'' (1969) as Tony Gunther *'' The Grissom Gang'' (1971) as Dave Fenner *'' The Astronaut'' (1972) as John Phillips *'' Wild in the Sky'' (1972) as Major Reason *''Thirty Dangerous Seconds'' (1973) as Glenn Raven *''

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'' (1976) as Carl Solborg *''

'' (1976) as Howard *''

'' (a.k.a. ''False Face'') (1977) as Dr. Philip Reynolds *'' Empire of the Ants'' (1977) as Dan Stokely *''

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'' (1980) as Owen Hooper *''Island Claws'' (1980) as Moody *'' The Nest'' (1988) as Elias Johnson *''After School'' (1988) as C.A. Thomas

Stage roles

*''

'' (1951) as Dunbar (replacement) *''

'' (1953) as Cadet of Gascoyne * ''Richard III'' (1953) as Marquis of Dorset *''

'' (1953) as Jack Chesney *''The Lovers'' (1956) as Herstal de la Crux *''Cue for Passion'' (1958) as Lloyd Hilton *''

'' (1958) as Dr. Cukrowicz *''

'' (1959) as William A. Brown *''All About Love'' (1959) *''Cut of the Axe'' (1960) as Paul Carr *'' Under the Yum Yum Tree'' (1960) *''

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'' (1967) *''Brightower'' (1970) as Daniel Brightower *''Finishing Touches'' (1973) as Jeff Cooper * ''The Father'' (1973) as The Captain * ''The Line'' (1977) *''Phaedra'' (1977) * SS ''Glencairn'' (1977–1978) * ''The Dance of Death'' (1980–1981) * ''Damien'' (1981) *'' The Little Foxes'' (1981) as Benjamin Hubbard (replacement) *''The Bathers'' (1983–1984) *''The Cost of Living'' (1985) *''John Brown's Body'' (1989) *'' Mi Vida Loca'' (1990) as Ajay *'' The Sum of Us'' (1990) as Dad (replacement)

TV film roles

*''Calhoun: County Agent'' (1964, TV Movie) as Eric Sloane *''The Long Hunt of April Savage'' (1966, TV Movie) as April Savage *'' The Astronaut'' (1972, TV Movie) as John Phillips *''Killer by Night'' (1972, TV Movie) as Warren Claman *''Crime Club'' (1975, TV Movie) as Alex Norton *''Widow'' (1976, TV Movie) as Harold *''The Deadly Triangle'' (1977, TV Movie) as Charles Cole *''Life on the Mississippi'' (1980, Nebraska Public Television Movie) as Horace Bixby *''Shadow of Sam Penny'' (1983, TV Movie) as Sam Penny *''Memories of Manon'' (1988, TV Movie) as "Control" *'' Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman'' (1989, TV Movie) as General McAllister *''Submarine: Steel Boats, Iron Men'' (1989, TV Movie) as Narrator

Television series

*''

'' (1947–1958) *'' The Big Story'' (1949–1958) *''

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'' (1950–1963) *''

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'' (1953–1962) *''

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'' (1953–1963) *''

'' (1955–1975) *''

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'' (1955–1979) *''

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'' (1957–1965) *''

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'' (1958–1963) *'' The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen'' (1958–1959) *''

'' (1959–1964) *''

'' (1959–1973) *'' Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond'' (1959–1961) *''

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'' (1959–1961) *''

'' (1960–1962) *'' The Tall Man'' (1960–1962) *''

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'' (1960–1962) *''

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'' (1960–1984) *''

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'' (1960–1962) *''

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'' (1960–1961) *'' Here's Hollywood'' (1960–1962) *''Moment of Fear'' (1960– ) *'' Dow Hour of Great Mysteries'' (1960) *''

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'' (1961–1982) *'' 87th Precinct'' (1961–1962) *'' The DuPont Show of the Week'' (1961–1964) *'' The Virginian'' (1962–1971) *''

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'' (1962–1992) *'' Saints and Sinners'' (1962–1963) *'' The Eleventh Hour'' (1962–1964) *'' Sam Benedict'' (1962–1963) *''

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'' (1963–1964) *'' Channing (a.k.a. the Young and the Bold)'' (1963–1964) *'' You Don't Say!'' (1963–1975) *''

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'' (1964–1970) *'' Twelve O'Clock High'' (1964–1967) *'' Slattery's People'' (1964–1965) *'' Branded'' (1965–1966) *''The Loner (TV series), The Loner'' (1965–1966) *''The American Sportsman'' (1965–1986) *''

'' (1966–1969) *''The Monroes (1966 TV series), The Monroes'' (1966–1967) *''Dream Girl of '67'' (1966–1967) *'' The Man Who Never Was'' (1966–1967) *''Mannix'' (1967–1975) *''Ironside (1967 TV series), Ironside'' (1967–1975) *''The High Chaparral'' (1967–1971) *''The Flying Nun'' (1967–1970) *''Cimarron Strip'' (1967–1968) *''Dateline: Hollywood'' (1967– ) *''

'' (1968–1973) *''The Doris Day Show'' (1968–1973) *''The Name of the Game (TV series), The Name of the Game'' (1968–1971) *''Journey to the Unknown'' (1968–1969 ) *''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (1969–1976) *''Medical Center (TV series), Medical Center'' (1969–1976) *''It Takes Two (game show), It Takes Two'' (1969–1970) *''The Interns (TV series), The Interns'' (1970–1971) *''The Virginia Graham Show'' (1970–1972) *''Great Performances'' (1972– ) *''Celebrity Bowling'' (1971–1977) *''The Rookies'' (1972–1976) *''The Evil Touch'' (1973–1974) *''Simon & Simon'' (1981–1995) *''Hotel (U.S. TV series), Hotel'' (1983–1988) *''

'' (1983–1984) *''Murder, She Wrote'' (1984–1996) *'' The Equalizer'' (1985–1989) *''Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985 TV series), Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1985–1989) *''American Experience'' (1988– ) *''Monsters (American TV series), Monsters'' (1988–1990) *''Against the Law (TV series), Against the Law'' (1990–1991) *''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' (1993–1997) *''

'' (1990–2010)

References

External links

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Bob's B-17 Page, Robert Lansing Biographical Info
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