Robert Gottschall (September 15, 1915 – January 3, 2005), sometimes credited in films by the
stage name
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Bob Shaw or Robert Shaw, was an American actor.
Gottschall performed with the Dallas Little School of Theatre in 1936 and attracted a talent scout's attention after one semester.
Gottschall enlisted in the United States Army during
World War II
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and served five years. He later re-enlisted and served in the military until 1963.
When he died, just weeks after his wife of over 62 years, Mary Sue Mills, he was buried at the
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in
San Antonio, Texas
("Cradle of Freedom")
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Filmography
* ''
Rose of Washington Square'' (1939) as Newspaper reporter (uncredited)
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Boy Friend'' (1939) as Cracker
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Young Mr. Lincoln'' (1939) as Dancer in Ballroom Seen Dancing with Old Woman (uncredited)
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Charlie Chan in Reno'' (1939) as College Student (uncredited)
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Quick Millions'' (1939) as National Park Ranger Barry Frazier
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Here I Am a Stranger'' (1939) as College Student
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20,000 Men a Year
''20,000 Men a Year'' (aka ''Air Story'' and ''Aviation Story'') is a 1939 American action film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Lou Breslow and Owen Francis. The film stars Randolph Scott, Preston Foster, Margaret Lindsay, Mary Heal ...
'' (1939) as Tommy Howell
* ''
The Grapes of Wrath
''The Grapes of Wrath'' is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award
and Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Priz ...
'' (1940) as Gas Station Attendant #1 in Needles (uncredited)
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Johnny Apollo'' (1940) as Clerk (uncredited)
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Star Dust
Stardust may refer to:
* A type of cosmic dust, composed of particles in space
Entertainment Songs
* “Stardust” (1927 song), by Hoagy Carmichael
* “Stardust” (David Essex song), 1974
* “Stardust” (Lena Meyer-Landrut song), 2012
* ...
'' (1940) as Boy Leaving Hollywood (uncredited)
* ''
Lillian Russell
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'' (1940) as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
* ''
Sailor's Lady
''Sailor's Lady'', also known as ''Sweetheart of Turret One'', is a 1940 film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Nancy Kelly and Jon Hall. The supporting cast includes Joan Davis, Dana Andrews, and Buster Crabbe. Football player Amby Schindle ...
'' (1940) as Ensign (uncredited)
* ''
Manhattan Heartbeat'' (1940) in a bit role (uncredited)
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Young People'' (1940) as Usher (uncredited)
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The Great Profile
''The Great Profile'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring John Barrymore, Mary Beth Hughes, Gregory Ratoff and John Payne.
Synopsis
Barrymore lampoons himself. A famous actor, given to drink, nearly destroys the s ...
'' (1940) as Reporter (uncredited)
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Public Deb No. 1'' (1940) as Reporter (uncredited)
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Golden Hoofs
''Golden Hoofs'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lynn Shores and written by Ben Grauman Kohn. The film stars Jane Withers, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Kay Aldridge, George Irving, Buddy Pepper and Cliff Clark. The film was released o ...
'' (1941) as Party Member (uncredited)
* ''
Adam Had Four Sons
''Adam Had Four Sons'' is a 1941 American romantic drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, Susan Hayward, and Fay Wray,
Plot
Adam Stoddard is a wealthy, easy-going family patriarch who falls on hard t ...
'' (1941) as Chris Stoddard (older)
* ''
Tobacco Road'' (1941) as Hillbilly (uncredited)
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Ride on Vaquero
''Ride on Vaquero'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by Samuel G. Engel. The film stars Cesar Romero, Mary Beth Hughes, Lynne Roberts, Chris-Pin Martin, Robert Lowery and Ben Carter. The film was rele ...
'' (1941) as Lieutenant Kirk
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Rise and Shine'' (1941) as Student Asst. Manager (uncredited)
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Sex Hygiene'' (1942) as Pool player
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Son of the Guardsman
''Son of the Guardsman'' is an American film serial released in 1946 by Columbia Pictures. It was the 31st of the 57 serials produced by that studio.
''Son of the Guardsman'' is a rare serial with a period setting, in this case 12th century Eng ...
'' (1946) as David Trent (as Bob Shaw)
* ''
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
''The Shocking Miss Pilgrim'' is a 1947 American musical comedy film in Technicolor written and directed by George Seaton and starring Betty Grable and Dick Haymes.
The screenplay, based on a story by Ernest Maas and Frederica Maas, focuses o ...
'' (1947) as Secretary (uncredited)
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The Late George Apley'' (1947) as Bit Role (uncredited)
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Captain from Castile'' (1947) as Spanish Army Officer (uncredited)
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Berlin Express'' (1948) as Spy (uncredited)
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Honeysuckle Rose'' (1980) as Store Clerk
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The Big Brawl'' (1980) as Man on Beach (as Robert Gottschall)
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Adam
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'' (1983) as Father Mike Conboy (as Robert Gottschall)
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The Sky's No Limit'' (1984) as Dr. Belkin (Last appearance)
References
External links
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Memorial Website and Biography
1915 births
2005 deaths
Male actors from Dallas
American male film actors
20th-century American male actors
Burials at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
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