Robert Laman Webber (October 14, 1924 – May 19, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in dozens of films and television series, including as Juror No. 12 in the 1957 film '' 12 Angry Men''.

Early life

Webber was the son of Robert Webber, who was a merchant seaman.Robert Webber, Actor, Dies at 64.
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. Published 20 May 1989. He graduated from

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. Webber enlisted in the

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in 1943 during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, serving in the 1st Marine Amphibious Corps and later in the

6th Marine Division The 6th Marine Division was a United States Marine Corps World War II infantry division formed in September 1944. During the invasion of Okinawa it saw combat at Yae-Take and Sugar Loaf Hill and was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation. Th ...

as a 776-Radio Operator (Low Speed)Webber, Robert L, PFC.
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. Webber was discharged in 1945 as a private first class and was awarded the Navy Combat Action Ribbon, the

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, the

American Campaign Medal The American Campaign Medal was a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942, by issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize those military members who had per ...

, the

Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal The Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal was a United States military award of the Second World War, which was awarded to any member of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945. The medal was create ...

and the

World War II Victory Medal The World War II Victory Medal was a service medal of the United States military which was established by an Act of Congress on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945. Histo ...

Career

Webber had a 40-year career as a character actor, during which he appeared as Juror No. 12 in '' 12 Angry Men'' (1957), as

Dudley Moore Dudley Stuart John Moore (19 April 193527 March 2002) was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. He first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He was one of the four writer-perf ...

's gay lyricist in '' 10'' (1979), and the father of

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's character in the hit series ''

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''. Other notable turns were in the movies ''

The Nun and the Sergeant ''The Nun and the Sergeant'' is a 1962 Korean War drama film starring Anna Sten and Robert Webber in the title roles. It was produced by Sten's husband Eugene Frenke, who had produced the 1957 film ''Heaven Knows, Mr Allison'', also a pairing o ...

'' (1962), in which he played the lead; ''

The Sandpiper ''The Sandpiper'' is a 1965 American drama film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the third of eleven films starring the power couple. Plot Laura Reynolds is a free-spirited, unwed single mother liv ...

'' (1965), in which he played a supporting role as

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was an English and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 19 ...

's character's former lover; a killer in the

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spy spoof ''

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'' (1966); a sadistic lowlife encountered by

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in the anti-hero detective drama ''

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'' (1966); ''

The Dirty Dozen ''The Dirty Dozen'' is a 1967 war film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Lee Marvin, with an ensemble supporting cast including Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Ralph Meeker, ...

'' (1967), where he played a general who disliked the character portrayed by

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; and a hitman in Sam Peckinpah's ''

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia ''Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia'' () is a 1974 neo-Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, co-written by Peckinpah and Gordon Dawson from a story by Peckinpah and Frank Kowalski, and starring Warren Oates and Isela Vega, with Robert W ...

'' (1974). Other notable movies include ''

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'' (1970), '' Midway'' (1976), ''

Revenge of the Pink Panther ''Revenge of the Pink Panther'' is a 1978 comedy film directed by Blake Edwards. It is the sixth film in ''The Pink Panther'' comedy film series. Released in July 1978, it is the final on-set performance of Peter Sellers in the role of Inspector ...

'' (1978), '' Private Benjamin'' (1980), '' S.O.B.'' (1981), and ''

Wild Geese II ''Wild Geese II'' is a 1985 British action-thriller film directed by Peter Hunt, based on the 1982 novel '' The Square Circle'' by Daniel Carney, in which a group of mercenaries are hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin. ...

'' (1985). Several of the movies were directed by

Blake Edwards Blake Edwards (born William Blake Crump; July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Edwards began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon began writing screenplays and radio scripts ...

. On television, Webber appeared in many of the popular dramas of the time, including ''

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 ...

'', ''

Mannix ''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that originally aired for eight seasons on CBS from September 16, 1967, to March 13, 1975. The show was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer ...

'', ''

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'', ''The Outer Limits'', '' The Virginian'', '' The Fugitive'', ''

Ben Casey ''Ben Casey'' is an American medical drama television series that aired on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member ...

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'', ''

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'', ''

The Rifleman ''The Rifleman'' is an American Western television series starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show ...

'', '' Mission: Impossible'', '' S.W.A.T.'', and '' Ironside''. He appeared in four episodes of ''

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'': the 1971 episode "The Nowhere Man" as McMillan, the 1972 episode "That Was No Lady" as Clay Spencer," the 1973 episode "Memo from a Dead Man" as Barney Shaw and the 1974 episode "A Voice from the Grave" as the Hitman. Webber appeared in four episodes of ''

The Rockford Files ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner, aired on NBC from September 13, 1974, to January 10, 1980. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investigator Jim Rockford, with Noah Beery Jr. in th ...

'': the January 1975 episode "Aura Lee, Farewell" as Senator Evan Murdock, the October 1975 episode "The Deep Blue Sleep" as Bob Coleman, the 1976 episode "The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit" as Roman Clementi and the episode "Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job" as Harold Jack Coombs. Webber guest-starred on three episodes of ''

Barnaby Jones ''Barnaby Jones'' is an American detective fiction, detective television series starring Buddy Ebsen as a formerly retired investigator and Lee Meriwether as his widowed daughter-in-law. They run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, Califor ...

'': the October 1975

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“The Price of Terror” as businessman Maxwell Strager and the 1978 two-part episode “Final Judgment” as Gene Gates.

Death

Webber died from

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(also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) at age 64 in Malibu,

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Filmography

Film

* '' Highway 301'' (1950) as William B. Phillips * '' 12 Angry Men'' (1957) as Juror No. 12 * ''

'' (1962) as Sergeant McGrath * ''

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'' (1963) as Ricky Powers * ''

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'' (1965) as Chris Smith * ''

'' (1965) as Ward Hendricks * '' The Third Day'' (1965) as Dom Guardiano * ''

'' (1966) as Sam Gunther * ''

'' (1966) as Dwight Troy * ''Tecnica di un omicidio '' (1966) as Clint Harris * '' Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round'' (1966) as Milo Stewart * ''

'' (1967) as Brigadier General James Denton * ''

Don't Make Waves ''Don't Make Waves'' is a 1967 American sex comedy (with elements of the beach party genre) starring Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Dave Draper and Sharon Tate. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was directed by Alexander Mackend ...

'' (1967) as Rod Prescott * ''Every Man Is My Enemy'' (1967) as Tony Costa * ''

Manon 70 ''Manon 70'' is a 1968 Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Jean Aurel, and starring Catherine Deneuve, Elsa Martinelli, Sami Frey, Robert Webber, Paul Hubschmid and Jean-Claude Brialy. The screenplay by Aurel and Cécil Saint-Laure ...

'' (1968) as Ravaggi * '' The Big Bounce'' (1969) as Bob Rodgers * ''

'' (1970) as Dixon * ''Macédoine'' (1971) as Sandeberg * '' $'' (1971) as Attorney * ''

'' (1974) as Sappensly * '' Flatfoot in Hong Kong'' (1975) as Sam Accardo * ''Soldat Duroc, ça va être ta fête'' (1975) as Sergeant John Lewis * '' Midway'' (1976) as Rear Admiral

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* ''

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'' (1976) as Mr. Duglas * ''

Death Steps in the Dark ''Death Steps in the Dark'' (, which translates as ''Death Steps Lost in the Dark'') is a 1977 Italian-Greek giallo film directed by Maurizio Pradeaux. Pradeaux directed only one other giallo, the 1973 ''Death Carries a Cane''. Plot Italian rep ...

'' (1977) as Inspector * ''

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'' (1977) as Howard * '' The Accuser'' aka ''L'Imprécateur'' (1977) as Le Cadre Américain * '' The Choirboys'' (1977) as Deputy Chief Riggs * ''

Casey's Shadow ''Casey's Shadow'' is a 1978 Metrocolor sports drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Walter Matthau. The film is based on an article in ''The New Yorker'' by John McPhee ("Ruidoso", published April 29, 1974). Much of the exterior shooti ...

'' (1978) as Mike Marsh * ''

'' (1978) as Philippe Douvier * ''

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'' (1979) as Caruso * '' 10'' (1979) as Hugh * ''

Courage - Let's Run ''Courage fuyons'' is a French romantic comedy film directed by Yves Robert. Plot Martin Belhomme is a coward since his birth, also home cowardice is passed from generation to generation. After a childhood spent in the tumult of the Occupation, ...

'' (1979) as Charley * ''Tous vedettes'' (1980) as Harry Stabling * '' Private Benjamin'' (1980) as Colonel Clay Thornbush * ''

Sunday Lovers ''Sunday Lovers'' is a 1980 internationally co-produced romantic comedy film directed by Bryan Forbes, Gene Wilder, Dino Risi and Édouard Molinaro. It stars Roger Moore, Gene Wilder, Priscilla Barnes, Lynn Redgrave, Denholm Elliott and Kathl ...

'' (1980) as Henry Morrison (segment "The French Method") * '' S.O.B.'' (1981) as Ben Coogan * ''

Wrong Is Right ''Wrong Is Right'', released in the UK as ''The Man with the Deadly Lens'', is a 1982 American political satire comedy thriller film directed, written, and co-produced by Richard Brooks and starring Sean Connery as TV news reporter Patrick Hal ...

'' (1982) as Harvey * ''

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'' (1982) as General Ira Potter * ''

'' (1985) as Robert McCann * ''

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'' (1987) as Francis MacMillan

Television and radio

* ''Starlight Theatre'' (1950) as Mike Barry (Season 2, Episode 1: "Welcome Home") * ''Out There'' (1951–1952) as Captain Bill Hurley * ''Tales of Tomorrow'' (1952) (Season 1, Episode 23: "Bound Together") * '' Studio One'' (1952) as Skeets * ''Eye Witness'' (1953) (Season 1, Episode 2: "Apartment 4-D") * ''

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'' (1954) as James Forsythe * ''Three Steps to Heaven'' (1953) as Chip Morrison * ''

Robert Montgomery Presents ''Robert Montgomery Presents'' is an American drama (film and television), drama television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950, until June 24, 1957. The Live television, live show had several sponsors during its eight-year run ...

'' (1954) ** (Season 5, Episode 21: "Machinal") ** (Season 5, Episode 28: "The Paradise Cafe") ** (Season 5, Episode 38: "Skyblock") ** (Season 5, Episode 55: "Ten Minute Alibi") ** (Season 6, Episode 20: "Deadline") ** as George Lawrence (Season 8, Episode 8: "One Bright Day") * ''

The Phil Silvers Show ''The Phil Silvers Show'', originally titled ''You'll Never Get Rich'', is a sitcom which ran on the CBS Television Network from 1955 to 1959. A pilot titled "Audition Show" was made in 1955, but it was never broadcast. 143 other episodes wer ...

'' (1956) as Ego * ''

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'' (1955–1957) ** (Season 8, Episode 29: "Now, Where Was I?") ** (Season 10, Episode 36: "All Those Beautiful Girls") * ''

Playhouse 90 ''Playhouse 90'' is an American television anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 134 episodes. The show was produced at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of t ...

'' (1958) as Malcolm Field * ''

'' (1959) as Wes Carney * ''

'' (1959) as Paul Brett (Season 4, Episode 34: "A True Account") * '' Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond'' (1959) as Andrew Courtney (Season 1, Episode 19: "The Captain's Guests") * ''Play of the Week'' (1960) (Season 1, Episode 26: "Palm Tree in a Rose Garden") * ''

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'' (1961) as Miles Archer * '' The Investigators'' (1961) as Bert Crayne * ''

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'' (1961) as Arthur Henshaw * ''

'' (1962) as Harrison Fell (Season 7, Episode 21: "Burglar Proof") * ''

'' (1962) as Edward Gibson (Season 7, Episode 36: "First Class Honeymoon") * ''The Paradine Case'' (1962) as Andre Latour * ''Stoney Burke'' (1962) as Roy Hazelton * ''

The Dick Powell Show ''The Dick Powell Show'' is an American television anthology series that aired on NBC from September 26, 1961 until September 17, 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. Overview The series was an anthology of various dram ...

'' (1961–1962) as Captain John Wycliff * ''

'' (1962) as Frank Bridenbaugh * '' The Defenders'' (1962–1963) as ** Douglas (Season 1, Episode 19: "Reunion With Death") ** Michael Hillyer (Season 2, Episode 20: "Ordeal") ** Father Phelps (Season 3, Episode 9: "The Seal of Confession") * '' Naked City'' (1963) as Gordon Lanning * ''The Greatest Show on Earth'' (1963) as Rudy * '' The Nurses'' (1963) as Arthur Luskin * ''

Arrest and Trial ''Arrest and Trial'' is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963–1964 season on ABC, airing Sundays from 8:30-10 pm Eastern. Overview The majority of episodes consists of two segments. Set in Los Angeles, the ...

'' (1963) as George Morrison * ''

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ''Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre'' is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comed ...

'' (1963) as Stuart Landsman * ''

'' (1963) as Slim * '' The Fugitive'' (1964) as Harlan Guthrie * ''Espionage'' (1964) as Jack Hanley * ''Brenner'' (1964) as Eddie Constantinos * '' Mr. Broadway'' (1964) as Hogan * ''

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'' (1964) as Ikar * ''

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'' (1969) as Mr. Snell * '' The Bold Ones: The Lawyers'' (1969) as Sam Rand *

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"Breakaway" commercial * ''The Movie Murderer'' (1970) as Karel Kessler * ''The Men From Shiloh'', rebranded name of '' The Virginian'' (1970) as Jackson Reed * ''

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'' (1970) as Brigadier General Goodwin * ''Hauser's Memory'' (1970) as Dorsey * ''

The Young Lawyers ''The Young Lawyers'' is an American legal drama that was aired on the ABC network for one season from September 21, 1970, until March 24, 1971. Starring Lee J. Cobb, Zalman King, Judy Pace and Phillip Clark, the show was a part of the network' ...

'' (1971) as Sergeant Fielder * ''

'' (1971) as Tom Carlson * '' The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes'' (1971) as Commissioner of Oaths * ''Thief'' (1971) as James Calendar * ''Cutter'' (1972) as Meredith * ''

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'' (1972) as Jerry Brinkman * '' Mission: Impossible'' (1972) as Charles Rogan * ''

Love, American Style ''Love, American Style'' is an American anthology comedy television series that aired on ABC from September 29, 1969, to January 11, 1974. The series was produced by Paramount Television. During the 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons, it was a pa ...

'' (1972) as Harris (Season 4, Episode 6: "Love and the Confession" segment) * ''

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'' (1972) as Waldo * ''

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'' (1973) as Matthew Linden * '' Hawkins'' (1973) as Carl Vincent * ''

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'' (1973) as Alan Gilbert * ''

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'' (1973) as Edward Norton * '' The Magician'' as Zellman * ''

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'' (1973) as Kent * ''

'' (1973) as David Lawrence * ''Murder or Mercy'' (1974) as Dr. Eric Stoneman * '' Ironside'' (1973–1974) as Del Hogan, Burton * ''

'' (1971–1974) as ** McMillan (Season 1, Episode 13: "Nowhere Man") ** Clay Spencer (Season 2, Episode 4: "That Was No Lady") ** Barney Shaw (Season 3, Episode 3: "Memo from a Dead Man") ** Jake McVea (Season 4, Episode 3: "Voice from the Grave") * ''

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'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1974) as Al Cooper * '' McCloud'' (1971–1975) as ** Jack Faraday (Season 2, Episode 2: "Top of the World, Ma!") ** Fritz August (Season 5, Episode 6: "The Man with the Golden Hat") * ''Death Stalk'' (1975) as Hugh Webster * ''

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'' (1975) as Paul Sinclair * '' S.W.A.T.'' (1975) as ** McVea (Season 1, Episode 7: "Death Score") ** Mike Simon (Season 2, Episode 9: "Courthouse") * '' Police Woman'' (1975) as Julian Lord * ''

McMillan & Wife ''McMillan & Wife'' (known simply as ''McMillan'' from 1976 to 1977) is an American police procedural television series that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971, to April 24, 1977. Starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in the title roles, ...

'' (1977) as Charles Meridio * ''

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'' (1977) as John Hackson DeWitt * ''

'' (1975–1978) as ** Maxwell Strager (Season 4, Episode 4: "The Price of Terror") ** Gene Gates (Season 6, Episodes 18 & 19: "Final Judgment") * '' The Young Runaways'' (1978) as Fred Lockhart * '' Kaz'' (1978) (Season 1, Episode 7: "Which Side Are You On?") * ''

'' (1975–1979) as ** Senator Evan Murdock (Season 1, Episode 14: "Aura Lee, Farewell") ** Bob Coleman (Season 2, Episode 5: "The Deep Blue Sleep") ** Roman Clementi (Season 3, Episode 2: "The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit") ** Harold Jack Coombs (Season 5, Episode 19: "Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job") * '' Quincy, M.E.'' (1977–1979) as ** Dr. John Franklin (Season 2, Episode 12: "Valleyview") ** Dr. Steven Chase (Season 4, Episode 23: "The Eye of the Needle") * ''The Streets of L.A.'' (1979) as Ralph Salkin * ''

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'' (1980) as LaCrosse * ''The Two Lives of Carol Letner'' (1981) as Ed Leemans * ''

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'' (1981) as Greg Conway * '' Bret Maverick'' (1982) as Everest Sinclair * ''Not Just Another Affair'' (1982) as Professor Wally Dawson (TV movie) * '' Don't Go to Sleep'' (1982) as Dr. Cole (TV movie) * '' Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land'' (1983) as Felix Duncan (TV movie) * '' Shooting Stars'' (1983) as Woodrow Norton (TV movie) * ''Getting Physical'' (1984) as Hugh Gibley (TV movie) * '' No Man's Land'' (1984) as Will Blackfield (TV movie) * ''

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'' (1984) as Mason Carter * '' Half Nelson'' (1985) as Arthur Harrison (TV movie) * ''In Like Flynn'' (1985) as Colonel Harper * ''Assassin'' (1986) as Calvin Lantz * ''The Ladies'' (1987) as Jerry * ''

'' (1986–1988) as Alexander Hayes * ''

Something Is Out There ''Something Is Out There'' is a 1988 American science fiction television miniseries that aired on NBC, and a weekly series that followed in the fall of 1988, which lasted from October to December 1988. Plot summary Jack Breslin ( Joseph Cortese ...

'' (1988) as Commissioner Estabrook

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Webber, Robert 1924 births 1989 deaths American people of English descent American male film actors American male television actors Deaths from motor neuron disease in California United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II United States Marines 20th-century American male actors Oakland Technical High School alumni