Robert Fitz Randolph Patten (October 11, 1925 – December 29, 2001) was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Lieutenant Jesse Bishop in the 1949 film ''

Twelve O'Clock High ''Twelve O'Clock High'' is a 1949 American war film directed by Henry King and based on the novel of the same name by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay Jr. It stars Gregory Peck as Brig. General Frank Savage. Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard ...

''.

Personal life and death

Patten married Marjorie Lloyd Ross on March 3, 1956, in Las Vegas. In 1962 he was named in the divorce case of

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. Divorce Court in London granted a divorce to Johns's husband as a result of her adultery with Patten. He died in December 2001 of

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at his home in

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, at the age of 76.

Partial filmography

*'' Black Gold'' (1947) - Jockey (uncredited) *''

The Street with No Name ''The Street with No Name'' is a 1948 American film noir directed by William Keighley. A follow-up to ''The House on 92nd Street'' (1945), it tells the story of an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI agent, Gene Cordell (Mark Stevens ...

'' (1948) - Robert Danker (uncredited) *''

Apartment for Peggy ''Apartment for Peggy'' is a 1948 American comedy-drama film directed by George Seaton and starring Jeanne Crain, William Holden, and Edmund Gwenn. The plot is about a depressed professor whose spirits are lifted when he rents part of his home to ...

'' (1948) - Student (uncredited) *'' When My Baby Smiles at Me'' (1948) - Sailor (uncredited) *'' Mother Is a Freshman'' (1949) - Young Man (uncredited) *'' Mr. Belvedere Goes to College'' (1949) - Joe Fisher *''

It Happens Every Spring ''It Happens Every Spring'' is a 1949 American science fiction sports comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Ray Milland, Jean Peters and Paul Douglas. Plot A college professor is working on a long-term scientific experiment when a ...

'' (1949) - Cab Driver (uncredited) *''

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'' (1949) - Boyd *''

Slattery's Hurricane ''Slattery's Hurricane'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by Andre de Toth and starring Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell and Veronica Lake. It is based on a story submitted by Herman Wouk, who also coauthored the screenplay and published a ...

'' (1949) - Lieutenant at Desk (uncredited) *''

I Was a Male War Bride ''I Was a Male War Bride'' is a 1949 screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan. The film was based on "Male War Bride Trial to Army", a biography of Henri Rochard (pen name of Roger Charlier), a ...

'' (1949) - Interne (uncredited) *'' Father Was a Fullback'' (1949) - Manager (uncredited) *''

'' (1949) - Lieutenant Jesse Bishop *'' When Willie Comes Marching Home'' (1950) - Corporal Heckling Bill (uncredited) *'' Where the Sidewalk Ends'' (1950) - Medical Examiner (uncredited) *'' American Guerrilla in the Philippines'' (1950) - Lovejoy *'' The Frogmen'' (1951) - Lieutenant Klinger (uncredited) *''

The Dennis Day Show ''The RCA Victor Show'' is a 1950s American television program broadcast on NBC that eventually became ''The Dennis Day Show''. It began on November 23, 1951, and ended on August 2, 1954. ''The RCA Victor Show'' With Ezio Pinza ''The RCA Victor ...

'' (1954) (Season 3, Episode 29: "Ann Blyth/Johnny Carson") - Dr. Jim McNulty (uncredited) *'' Riot in Cell Block 11'' (1954) - Frank *'' Return from the Sea'' (1954) - Welch *'' Unchained'' (1955) - Johnny Swanson (uncredited) *''

Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 ...

'' (1956) (Season 1 Episode 14: "A Bullet for Baldwin") - Detective *''

'' (1956) (Season 1 Episode 16: "You Got to Have Luck") - Willis the Co-Pilot *''

D-Day the Sixth of June ''D-Day the Sixth of June'' is a 1956 American DeLuxe Color CinemaScope romance war film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Henry Koster and produced by Charles Brackett from a screenplay by Ivan Moffat and Harry Brown, based on the ...

'' (1956) - Petty Officer (uncredited) *'' Bells Are Ringing'' (1960) - Party Guest (uncredited) *''

Love in a Goldfish Bowl ''Love in a Goldfish Bowl'' is a 1961 teen film directed by Jack Sher starring singing idols Tommy Sands and Fabian. Plot Gordon Slide and Blythe Holloway are two platonic best friends at a college, both from single-parent families. They are so ...

'' (1961) - Lieutenant J. G. Marchon *'' Breakfast at Tiffany's'' (1961) - Party Guest (uncredited) *'' A Guide for the Married Man'' (1967) - Party Guest *''

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'' (1970) - Captain Benson *'' Zig Zag'' (1970) - John Raymond *'' The Love Machine'' (1971) - Reporter (uncredited) *''

Westworld ''Westworld'' is an American science fiction dystopia media franchise that began with the Westworld (film), 1973 film ''Westworld'', written and directed by Michael Crichton. The film depicts a technologically advanced Wild West, Wild-West-th ...

'' (1973) - Technician *'' Black Sunday'' (1977) - Vickers *'' FM'' (1978) - Jack Rapp *'' Personal Best'' (1982) - Colin Sales

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Patten, Robert 1925 births 2001 deaths Actors from Tacoma, Washington Male actors from Tacoma, Washington Male actors from Washington (state) Deaths from cancer in California American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors University of Washington alumni