Robert Charles Totten (February 5, 1937 – January 27, 1995) was an American television director, writer, and actor, best known for directing many ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central charact ...

'' episodes between 1966 and 1971.

Career

In addition to directing, Totten also co-starred in ''Gunsmoke'' playing the role of Corley, opposite of Nehemiah Persoff, in the 1969 episode "The Mark of Cain." He also played Cleavus Lukens, the childhood friend of Festus in an episode named for his role. As director, writer, and actor, Totten is a member all three guilds; the

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, the

Writers Guild of America The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the name of two American labor unions representing writers in film, television, radio, and online media: * The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) is headquartered in New York City and is affiliated wit ...

and the

Screen Actors Guild The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) was an American labor union which represented over 100,000 film and television principal and background performers worldwide. On March 30, 2012, the union leadership announced that the SAG membership voted to m ...

Awards

Totten was nominated at the

25th Primetime Emmy Awards The 25th Emmy Awards, later known as the 25th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 20, 1973. The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson. This would be the final ceremony that included daytime categories, as the Daytime Emmy Awards premier ...

for ''Outstanding Writing in Drama - Adaptation'' for his work on the 1973 television film, '' The Red Pony''.

Death

Totten died at the age of 57 on January 27, 1995, from a heart attack at his home in Sherman Oaks, California.

Filmography

A partial filmography follows.

Film

Director Actor

Television

;Writer * ''

'' (1968) - "Nowhere to Run" (S13E18) ;Director ''

'' (1966–71) * "My Father's Guitar" (S11E21) * "My Father, My Son" (S11E30) * "Prime of Life" (S11E32) * "The Good People" (S12E5) * "The Wrong Man" (S12E7) * "The Newcomers" (S12E11) * "Saturday Night" (S12E16) * "Mail Drop" (S12E19) * "Mistaken Identity" (S12E26) * "Nitro!" (S12E28 & S12E29) * "The Wreckers" (S13E1) * "A Hat" (S13E6) * "Major Glory" (S13E8) * "Blood Money" (S13E19) * "Hill Girl" (S13E20) * "The First People" (S13E23) * "Waco" (S14E11) * "Stryker" (S15E2) * "A Matter of Honor" (S15E9) * "Stark" (S16E3) * "The Scavengers" (S16E10) * "Jenny" (S16E15) * "Murdoch" (S16E20) * "The Lost" (S17E1) Other shows (1962–90) * ''

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'' (1962) - S1E13 "Advance and Be Recognized" * ''

Hawaiian Eye ''Hawaiian Eye'' is an American detective television series that ran from October 1959 to April 1963 on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network. Premise Private investigator Tracy Steele (Anthony Eisley) and his half-Hawaiian ...

'' (1962-1963) ** "Lament for a Saturday Warrior" (S4E5) ** "To See, Perchance to Dream" (S4E9) ** "Two Too Many" (S4E16) ** "The Long Way Home" (S4E19) * '' Temple Houston'' (1963) ** "Letter of the Law" (S1E3) ** "Gallows in Galilee" (S1E6) ** "Jubilee" (S1E8) ** "Seventy Times Seven" (S1E11) * '' The Virginian'' (1964) - "The Secret of Brynmar Hall" (S2E26) * ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on ...

'' (1965) ** "Dead and Gone" (S6E27) ** "A Natural Wizard" (S7E13) * '' The Legend of Jesse James'' (1965-1966) * ''

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'' (1966) - "The Gun" (S2E20) * '' Iron Horse'' (1966) - "Cougar Man" (S1E7) * '' The Monroes'' (1966) - "War Arrow" (S1E9) * '' The Wackiest Ship in the Army'' (1966) ** The Lamb Who Hunted Wolves (S1E16 & S1E17) ** Brother Love (S1E21) * '' Mission: Impossible'' (1968) ** The Phoenix (S3E23) ** Recovery (S3E25) * ''

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'' (1970) - "When the Shouting Dies" (S1E10) * ''

Bearcats! ''Bearcats!'' is an American Western television series broadcast on the CBS television network during the fall 1971 television season. It starred Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole as troubleshooters in the period before the American entry into Wor ...

'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1973) ** "The Tong" (S2E7) ** "The Hoots" (S2E10) * '' The Red Pony'' (1973) * ''

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'' (1975) * '' The Fitzpatricks'' (1977) - "Say Goodbye to Buddy Bonkers" (S1E10) * '' The Sacketts'' (1979) * '' Enos'' (1981) - "House Cleaners" (S1E7) * '' Magnum, P.I.'' (1981) - "Double Jeopardy" (S2E19) * '' The Young Riders'' (1990) - "The Man Behind the Badge" (S1E21) Actor

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Totten, Robert 1937 births 1995 deaths People from Los Angeles Male actors from Los Angeles American male television actors American male film actors 20th-century American male actors American male screenwriters American television directors