Robert Donner

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    Hi


    I don't know if this subject has been raised recently I must admit I can't see any trace of it, but I have just read of the death of Robert Donner. Memorable as the crooked sherrif in films like Chisum the deputy Whitey in Rio Lobo and a soldier in The Undefeated he died on June 8th. Heres a chance to examine his career


    From IMDB


    Robert Donner was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey, Michigan and Texas. Robert joined the Navy after he graduated from high school and served almost 4 years. After he left the Navy he stayed on the West Coast and worked as a shipping clerk, salesman, bartender, commercial artist, gardener, and insurance investigator. Robert attended San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University, Northridge), at nights taking courses in Art History, Psychology and speech. During this time, Robert Donner lived in Studio City and became friends with actor Clint Eastwood who lived in his apartment building. Clint urged Robert to study drama, telling him he was humorous and had a good face. When Robert was not acting he was active in athletics, and was known as one of Hollywood's most enthusiastic golfers. He was a member of the former "Hollywood Hackers" and carried a seven handicap and was the leader of a group of entertainment industry professionals known as Don Porter's Thursday Golf Group as well as joining others at many of the Celebrity Golf Tournaments who raise money for various charities around the world. Robert also played in many tennis tournaments and was frequently called upon during "Celebrity Nights" in which he performed stand-up comedy and promised not to sing. His reputation in this area also led him to become known as one of Hollywood's "in demand" Corporate Speakers.
    1. Hoot (2006) .... Kalo
    2. "Center of the Universe"
    - The Break-In (????) TV Episode .... Nathan
    3. "Dharma & Greg"
    - Hell No, Greg Can't Go (2000) TV Episode .... Joe
    4. "Early Edition"
    - Time (2000) TV Episode .... Lucious Snow
    - Fate (1999) TV Episode .... Lucious Snow
    5. "Pacific Blue"
    - Heat of the Moment (1998) TV Episode .... Luther
    6. "The Naked Truth"
    ... aka Wilde Again
    - Hero Pig Goes Hog Wild! (1995) TV Episode
    7. "Legend"
    - Fall of a Legend (1995) TV Episode .... Mayor Chamberlain Brown
    - Revenge of the Herd (1995) TV Episode .... Mayor Chamberlain Brown
    - The Life, Death, and Life of Wild Bill Hickock (1995) TV Episode .... Mayor Chamberlain Brown
    - Custer's Next to Last Stand (1995) TV Episode .... Mayor Chamberlain Brown
    - Mr. Pratt Goes to Sheridan (1995) TV Episode .... Mayor Chamberlain Brown
    8. Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (1994) (TV) .... Sheriff
    9. Columbo: Undercover (1994) (TV) .... Zeke
    10. "Married with Children"
    - Sofa So Good (1994) TV Episode .... Maray the Couch Maker
    11. "Hearts Afire"
    - String of Pearls (1993) TV Episode .... Sheriff
    12. A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993) (TV) .... Yancy Tucker
    13. With a Vengeance (1992) (TV) .... Det. Max Borovey
    ... aka Undesirable (Canada: English title: DVD title) (USA: DVD title)
    14. "In the Heat of the Night"
    - Family Reunion (1992) TV Episode .... Roy Paxton
    15. The Hit Man (1991) (TV) .... Otto
    16. "Murder, She Wrote"
    - From the Horse's Mouth (1991) TV Episode .... Sheriff Tyrone McKenna
    - If a Body Meet a Body (1986) TV Episode .... Silas Pike
    17. Columbo: Caution! Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (1991) (TV) .... Arnie
    18. "MacGyver"
    - MacGyver's Women (1990) TV Episode .... Milt Bozer
    - Serenity (1990) TV Episode .... Milt Bozer
    - Halloween Knights (1989) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Milt Bozer
    - Cleo Rocks (1989) TV Episode .... Benjamin Wintergreen
    - Soft Touch (1987) TV Episode .... Vince
    19. "Good Morning, Miss Bliss"
    ... aka Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years (USA: syndication title)
    - The Mentor (1989) TV Episode .... James Lyman
    20. The Rocket Boy (1989) (TV) .... Hawkhead
    21. "Falcon Crest"
    - Last Dance (1988) TV Episode .... Tucker Fixx
    - As Tears Go By (1988) TV Episode .... Tucker Fixx
    - Lovers and Friends (1987) TV Episode .... Tucker Fixx
    - Hunter's Moon (1987) TV Episode .... Tucker Fixx
    - Manhunt (1987) TV Episode .... Tucker Fixx
    22. "Matlock"
    - The Fisherman (1988) TV Episode .... Tom Jakes
    - The Cop (1986) TV Episode .... Truck Buyer
    23. "Rags to Riches"
    - A Very Foley Christmas (1987) TV Episode .... Eli Tuttle
    24. Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987) .... Swarma
    25. "Starman"
    - One for the Road (1986) TV Episode .... Joe Connell
    26. "The Fall Guy"
    - Two on a Skip (1986) TV Episode .... Edmund Trench
    - Escape Claus (1985) TV Episode .... Edmund Trench
    - Boom (1984) TV Episode .... Conlin
    - Spaced Out (1983) TV Episode .... Dep. Harris
    27. "The A-Team"
    - Breakout! (1984) TV Episode .... Sheriff
    28. "Simon & Simon"
    - A Little Wine with Murder? (1984) TV Episode .... Cody Dexter
    29. "Blue Thunder"
    - Revenge in the Sky (1984) TV Episode .... Neil Gerrard
    30. Hysterical (1983) .... Ralph
    31. "Little House on the Prairie"
    ... aka Little House: A New Beginning (last season title)
    - The Older Brothers (1983) TV Episode .... Bart Younger
    32. "Voyagers!"
    - Buffalo Bill & Annie Oakley Play the Palace (1983) TV Episode .... Buffalo Bill Cody
    33. A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982) (TV) .... Yancey Tucker
    34. "Mork & Mindy"
    - I Don't Remember Mama (1982) TV Episode .... Exidor
    - Rich Mork, Poor Mork (1981) TV Episode .... Exidor
    - The Wedding (1981) TV Episode .... Exidor
    - Limited Engagement (1981) TV Episode .... Exidor
    - Reflections and Regrets (1981) TV Episode .... Exidor
    (17 more)
    35. "Fame"
    - That Was the Weekend That Was (????) TV Episode .... Exalted Muskrat
    36. "The Incredible Hulk"
    - The Phenom (1981) TV Episode .... Bernard Devlin
    - Sideshow (1980) TV Episode .... Mr. Benedict
    37. Under the Rainbow (1981) .... The Assassin
    38. "Eight Is Enough"
    - Fathers and Other Strangers: Part 2 (1979) TV Episode .... Man on Bus
    - Fathers and Other Strangers: Part 1 (1979) TV Episode .... Man on Bus
    39. "CHiPs"
    ... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
    - Ride the Whirlwind (1979) TV Episode .... Coby
    40. Five Days from Home (1979) .... Baldwin
    41. "The Waltons" .... Yancy Tucker (1972-1979)
    - The Boosters (1978) TV Episode .... Yancy Tucker
    - The Beau (1978) TV Episode .... Yancy Tucker
    - The Obsession (1978) TV Episode .... Yancy Tucker
    - The First Casualty (1977) TV Episode .... Yancy Tucker
    - The Hawk (1977) TV Episode .... Yancy Tucker
    (12 more)
    42. "The Young Pioneers" .... Mr. Peters
    - Sky in the Window (1978) TV Episode .... Mr. Peters
    43. "Disneyland"
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
    - Trail of Danger: Part 2 (1978) TV Episode .... The Sheep Boss
    - Trail of Danger: Part 1 (1978) TV Episode .... The Sheep Boss
    - The Boy Who Talked to Badgers: Part 2 (1975) TV Episode .... Burton
    - The Boy Who Talked to Badgers: Part 1 (1975) TV Episode .... Burton
    44. "How the West Was Won" (1978) (mini) TV Series .... Mr. Evans
    45. Standing Tall (1978) (TV) .... Sheriff Brumfield
    46. Damnation Alley (1977) .... Man/Guard
    ... aka Survival Run
    47. "Code R"
    - Episode dated 4 February 1977 (1977) TV Episode .... Bo Plummer
    48. Trail of Danger (1977) (TV) .... The Sheep Boss
    49. Young Pioneers' Christmas (1976) (TV) .... Mr. Peters
    50. "Charlie's Angels"
    - To Kill an Angel (1976) TV Episode .... Korbin
    51. "Captains and the Kings" (1976) (mini) TV Series .... Wounded Texan
    52. The Last Hard Men (1976) .... Lee Roy Tucker
    53. "City of Angels"
    - The Bloodshot Eye (1976) TV Episode
    54. "Sara"
    - Episode #1.7 (1976) TV Episode
    55. Young Pioneers (1976) (TV) .... Mr. Peters
    56. Take a Hard Ride (1975) .... Skave
    ... aka Lunga cavalcata, La
    ... aka Parola di un fuorilegge... è legge!, La (Italy)
    57. "S.W.A.T."
    - Time Bomb (1975) TV Episode .... Sarge
    58. The Boy Who Talked to Badgers (1975) .... Burton
    59. Bite the Bullet (1975) .... Reporter
    60. "Get Christie Love"
    - A Few Excess People (1975) TV Episode .... Bernie Karp
    61. "Cannon"
    - Perfect Fit for a Frame (1975) TV Episode .... Sheriff
    - The Seventh Grave (1973) TV Episode .... Chief
    62. "Gunsmoke"
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
    - The Hiders (1975) TV Episode .... Belnap
    - Talbot (1973) TV Episode .... Brown
    - A Noose for Dobie Price (1968) TV Episode .... Gil Boylan
    63. "The Six Million Dollar Man"
    - Stranger in Broken Folk (1974) TV Episode .... Horace Milser
    64. "McCloud"
    - The Concrete Jungle Caper (1974) TV Episode .... Val
    65. Nakia (1974) (TV) .... Fischer
    66. Mrs. Sundance (1974) (TV) .... Ben Lant
    67. "Griff"
    - Isolate and Destroy (1973) TV Episode .... Roscoe
    68. "Adam-12"
    - Hollywood Division (1973) TV Episode .... T.J.
    - Clear with a Civilian: Part 1 (1973) TV Episode .... Harry Rustin
    - Log 93: Once a Junkie (1969) TV Episode .... Tee Jay
    - Log 32: Jimmy Eisley's Dealing Smack (1969) TV Episode .... Teejay
    - Log 61 (1968) TV Episode .... Teejay
    (1 more)
    69. Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm (1973) (TV) .... The Drunk
    70. "The Rookies"
    - Get Ryker (1973) TV Episode .... Ned Collins
    71. Santee (1973) .... J.C.
    72. "Mannix"
    - Climb a Deadly Mountain (1973) TV Episode .... Rizo
    73. The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) .... Dub
    74. High Plains Drifter (1973) .... Preacher
    75. "McMillan and Wife"
    ... aka McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
    - Two Dollars on Trouble to Win (1973) TV Episode .... Price
    76. The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) (TV) .... Dispatcher
    77. "Kung Fu"
    - The Tide (1973) TV Episode .... Houlton
    78. "Ghost Story"
    ... aka Circle of Fear (USA: second season title)
    - Creatures of the Canyon (1972) TV Episode .... Ralph
    79. "Alias Smith and Jones"
    - The Day the Amnesty Came Through (1972) TV Episode .... Charlie Taylor
    - The Bounty Hunter (1971) TV Episode .... Nate
    - Never Trust an Honest Man (1971) TV Episode .... Preacher
    80. No Place to Run (1972) (TV) .... Car salesman
    81. Pickup on 101 (1972) .... Jesse, 1st Farmer
    ... aka A Time to Every Purpose (USA)
    ... aka Echoes of the Road (UK)
    ... aka Where the Eagle Flies
    82. "Longstreet"
    - Survival Times Two (1972) TV Episode .... Fourchet
    83. "The Mod Squad"
    - Feet of Clay (1971) TV Episode
    - The Hot, Hot Car (1971) TV Episode
    84. Fools' Parade (1971) .... Willis Hubbard
    ... aka Dynamite Man from Glory Jail (UK)
    85. Mrs. Pollifax -- Spy (1971) .... Larrabee
    86. One More Train to Rob (1971) .... Sheriff Adams
    87. Sarge (1971) (TV)
    ... aka Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (USA)
    ... aka The Badge or the Cross
    88. Vanishing Point (1971) .... Collins (older cop)
    89. Something Big (1971) .... Angel Moon
    90. Rio Lobo (1970) .... Whitey Carter (Rio Lobo deputy)
    ... aka San Timoteo
    91. Zigzag (1970) .... Sgt. Mason Weber
    ... aka False Witness (UK)
    ... aka Zig Zag
    ... aka Zig-Zag
    92. "The High Chaparral"
    - A Matter of Vengeance (1970) TV Episode .... Wilby
    - The Reluctant Deputy (1970) TV Episode .... Sam Pelletier
    93. The Intruders (1970) (TV) .... Roy Kirsh
    94. Chisum (1970) .... Morton (deputy sheriff)
    95. "Bonanza"
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
    - The Horse Traders (1970) TV Episode .... Owen
    - Meena (1969) TV Episode .... Owen
    96. Lassie: Well of Love (1970) (TV) .... Clay Braddock
    97. The Undefeated (1969) .... Judd Mailer
    98. "The Big Valley"
    - Town of No Exit (1969) TV Episode .... Pete Haunch
    99. Skidoo (1968) .... Another Switchboard Operator
    100. "The Guns of Will Sonnett"
    - Guilt (1968) TV Episode .... Arch Merceen
    - Look for the Hound Dog (1968) TV Episode .... Parkin
    101. "The Outsider"
    - The Twenty Thousand Dollar Carrot (1968) TV Episode .... Sheriff Wade
    102. "The Virginian"
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (new title)
    - Ride to Misadventure (1968) TV Episode .... Matt Dooley
    103. The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968) .... Pvt. Ogg (Marine)
    104. "I Spy"
    - Home to Judgment (1968) TV Episode .... Mailman
    - Dragon's Teeth (1965) TV Episode .... Dr. Bustard
    105. Catalina Caper (1967) .... Fingers O'Toole
    ... aka Never Steal Anything Wet
    106. "Garrison's Gorillas"
    - The Great Crime Wave (1967) TV Episode .... Sgt. Winkler
    107. Cool Hand Luke (1967) .... Boss Shorty
    108. "Run for Your Life"
    - Down with Willy Hatch (1967) TV Episode .... Sheriff Hinkleman
    109. The Spirit Is Willing (1967) .... Ebenezer Twitchell
    110. Magnifico extranjero, El (1967) .... Toland
    ... aka The Magnificent Stranger (USA)
    111. "Daniel Boone"
    - Take the Southbound Stage (1967) TV Episode .... Pike
    - The Trap (1966) TV Episode .... Coot
    112. "Laredo"
    - A Question of Guilt (1967) TV Episode .... Patrick Clancy
    113. El Dorado (1966) .... Milt (McLeod gang)
    114. Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966) .... Morgue attendant
    115. Red Line 7000 (1965) (uncredited) .... Leroy Agers
    116. "Combat!"
    - Odyssey (1965) TV Episode .... First American GI
    117. "Rawhide"
    - Incident of the Travellin' Man (1963) TV Episode .... Billy Harger
    - Judgment at Hondo Seco (1961) TV Episode .... Billings
    - Incident of the Running Man (1961) TV Episode .... Toland
    118. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) (uncredited)
    119. Rio Bravo (1959) (uncredited)
    Filmography as: Actor, Himself
    Himself - filmography
    1. "Password Plus"
    - Episode dated 7 January 1982 (1982) TV Episode .... Himself
    - Episode dated 8 January 1981 (1981) TV Episode .... Himself


    Regards


    Arthur

    Walk Tall - Talk Low

    Sorry to hear of his passing away. May he Rest In Peace. :(


    I was looking at some of his credits and noticed that he was in an episode of COMBAT! I wonder which season he was in? I have the first 1 1/2 seasons on Dvd and he isn't in those. I'd like to see if I could spot his appearance in the show.


    "She'll either be in the jail or the hotel. Chuck, you check the jail."

    Es Ist Verboten Mit Gefangenen In Einzelhaft Zu Sprechen..

    I don't recall seeing anything on his passing - it is almost 2 weeks since that happened. I guess our paper didn't consider him significant. He was only 75 - that's almost young - cf. Chilibill - he's still going strong. :D
    Cheers - Jay :(

    Cheers - Jay:beer:
    "Not hardly!!!"

    Thanks Arthur for letting us know about Mr. Donnor. I am very sad to hear of his passing as he was one of my favorite character actors. In fact, I sent him a letter back in January, and received one from him in April. He sent me two photos (one from El Dorado, and one from The Undefeated, which he graciously autographed to me. Very sad. He was a wonderful actor, and from all I've read, a very very nice man.
    Best,
    Colorado Bob

    "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them" It may be time worn, but it's the best life-creed I know.