Robert Webber

Robert Webber

Acting
Born 1924-10-14 - Died 1989-05-19Santa Ana, California, USA

Biography

Over his 40-year career as one of Hollywood's veteran character actors, Robert Webber always marked his spot by playing all types of roles and was not stereotyped into playing just one kind of character. Sometimes he even got to play a leading role (see Hysteria (1965)). Webber first started out in small stage shows and a few Broadway plays and served a stint in the army before he landed the role of Juror 12 in 12 Angry Men (1957). He was also known for numerous war films, playing Lee Marvin's general in The Dirty Dozen (1967) or as real-life Admiral Frank J. Fletcher in Midway (1976). Webber's other best known movies include The Great White Hope (1970), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), 10 (1979) (as composer Dudley Moore's lyricist partner), Private Benjamin (1980), Wild Geese II (1985) and co-starring with Richard Dreyfuss and Barbra Streisand as prosecutor Francis McMillian in Nuts (1987). In 1989 he died of Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) in Malibu, California, shortly after completing the 1988 TV production Something Is Out There (1988) (TV). He bore a resemblance to character actor Kevin McCarthy.

Movies (65)

12 Angry Men
8.6

12 Angry Men

1957Movie8.6
Midway
6.6

Midway

1976Movie6.6
The Dirty Dozen
7.6

The Dirty Dozen

1967Movie7.6
Revenge of the Pink Panther
6.4

Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978Movie6.4
10
5.8

10

1979Movie5.8
Who Dares Wins
6.3

Who Dares Wins

1982Movie6.3
Double Indemnity
4.7

Double Indemnity

1973Movie4.7
Harper
6.7

Harper

1966Movie6.7
Private Benjamin
6.0

Private Benjamin

1980Movie6.0
Nuts
6.4

Nuts

1987Movie6.4
Manon 70
5.4

Manon 70

1968Movie5.4
S.O.B.
6.0

S.O.B.

1981Movie6.0
Assassin
5.1

Assassin

1986Movie5.1
The Silencers
6.1

The Silencers

1966Movie6.1
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
7.1

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974Movie7.1
Don't Go to Sleep
6.5

Don't Go to Sleep

1982Movie6.5
The Great White Hope
6.3

The Great White Hope

1970Movie6.3
Wild Geese II
4.8

Wild Geese II

1985Movie4.8
Death Stalk
5.9

Death Stalk

1975Movie5.9
The Sandpiper
6.4

The Sandpiper

1965Movie6.4
Wrong Is Right
5.6

Wrong Is Right

1982Movie5.6
The Streets of L.A.
7.0

The Streets of L.A.

1979Movie7.0
Madame Claude
4.9

Madame Claude

1977Movie4.9
Hit Squad
6.6

Hit Squad

1976Movie6.6
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
8.0

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004Movie8.0
Answers

Answers

1985Movie
Sunday Lovers
5.8

Sunday Lovers

1980Movie5.8
Hauser's Memory
6.8

Hauser's Memory

1970Movie6.8
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
5.6

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

1966Movie5.6
Flatfoot in Hong Kong
6.2

Flatfoot in Hong Kong

1975Movie6.2
Pacific Challenge
7.5

Pacific Challenge

1975Movie7.5
The Choirboys
5.4

The Choirboys

1977Movie5.4
No Man's Land
6.5

No Man's Land

1984Movie6.5
Murder or Mercy
10.0

Murder or Mercy

1974Movie10.0
$
6.2

$

1971Movie6.2
Shooting Stars
5.0

Shooting Stars

1983Movie5.0
Don't Make Waves
5.2

Don't Make Waves

1967Movie5.2
The Young Runaways
7.0

The Young Runaways

1978Movie7.0
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
5.0

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

1983Movie5.0
Highway 301
6.4

Highway 301

1950Movie6.4
Every Man Is My Enemy
3.5

Every Man Is My Enemy

1967Movie3.5
Half Nelson

Half Nelson

1985Movie
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
9.0

The Two Lives of Carol Letner

1981Movie9.0
The Big Bounce
5.1

The Big Bounce

1969Movie5.1
All Stars
8.0

All Stars

1980Movie8.0
The Movie Murderer
6.9

The Movie Murderer

1970Movie6.9
The Accuser
6.2

The Accuser

1977Movie6.2
The Nun and the Sergeant
4.7

The Nun and the Sergeant

1962Movie4.7
Getting Physical
4.3

Getting Physical

1984Movie4.3
The Hired Killer
5.5

The Hired Killer

1966Movie5.5
Not Just Another Affair
5.4

Not Just Another Affair

1982Movie5.4
Courage fuyons
6.1

Courage fuyons

1979Movie6.1
Thief
7.4

Thief

1971Movie7.4
Hysteria
6.5

Hysteria

1965Movie6.5
The Stripper
4.6

The Stripper

1963Movie4.6
Macédoine
9.0

Macédoine

1971Movie9.0
Casey's Shadow
6.5

Casey's Shadow

1978Movie6.5
The Third Day
5.6

The Third Day

1965Movie5.6
The Dangerous Mission
4.8

The Dangerous Mission

1975Movie4.8
The Ladies
9.0

The Ladies

1987Movie9.0
Gardenia
6.1

Gardenia

1979Movie6.1
In Like Flynn
6.5

In Like Flynn

1985Movie6.5
Death Steps in the Dark
5.0

Death Steps in the Dark

1977Movie5.0
A Statue for "The Sandpiper"
7.3

A Statue for "The Sandpiper"

1965Movie7.3
Cutter
9.0

Cutter

1972Movie9.0

TV Shows (60)

Ironside
6.8

Ironside

1967Series6.8
The Rifleman
7.1

The Rifleman

1958Series7.1
The Rockford Files
7.6

The Rockford Files

1974Series7.6
Mission: Impossible
7.6

Mission: Impossible

1966Series7.6
Love, American Style
6.2

Love, American Style

1969Series6.2
The Fugitive
7.3

The Fugitive

1963Series7.3
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963Series5.9
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950Series6.0
Mannix
6.8

Mannix

1967Series6.8
Moonlighting
7.5

Moonlighting

1985Series7.5
Quincy, M.E.
7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976Series7.5
Route 66
6.7

Route 66

1960Series6.7
Barnaby Jones
7.1

Barnaby Jones

1973Series7.1
Cannon
6.7

Cannon

1971Series6.7
Police Woman
6.4

Police Woman

1974Series6.4
The Outer Limits
7.8

The Outer Limits

1963Series7.8
Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948Series5.4
Naked City
5.7

Naked City

1958Series5.7
Thriller
6.7

Thriller

1960Series6.7
The Defenders
6.3

The Defenders

1961Series6.3
The Name of the Game
7.0

The Name of the Game

1968Series7.0
Ben Casey
5.9

Ben Casey

1961Series5.9
Suspense
5.1

Suspense

1949Series5.1
One Step Beyond
5.7

One Step Beyond

1959Series5.7
The Streets of San Francisco
7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

1972Series7.1
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955Series7.8
McCloud
7.2

McCloud

1970Series7.2
Tales of Tomorrow
6.4

Tales of Tomorrow

1951Series6.4
No Hiding Place
4.8

No Hiding Place

1959Series4.8
Kojak
7.2

Kojak

1973Series7.2
Switch
6.6

Switch

1975Series6.6
Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963Series6.5
McMillan & Wife
7.1

McMillan & Wife

1971Series7.1
Stoney Burke
6.8

Stoney Burke

1962Series6.8
The Investigators
6.0

The Investigators

1961Series6.0
Banacek
8.4

Banacek

1972Series8.4
The Greatest Show on Earth
7.5

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963Series7.5
Arrest and Trial
8.3

Arrest and Trial

1963Series8.3
Cover Up
6.9

Cover Up

1984Series6.9
The Magician
6.8

The Magician

1973Series6.8
Espionage
10.0

Espionage

1963Series10.0
Steptoe and Son
7.8

Steptoe and Son

1962Series7.8
The Rogues
8.0

The Rogues

1964Series8.0
Sergeant Cork
7.2

Sergeant Cork

1963Series7.2
Bret Maverick
6.2

Bret Maverick

1981Series6.2
The Manhunter
7.0

The Manhunter

1974Series7.0
S.W.A.T.
7.1

S.W.A.T.

1975Series7.1
Darkroom
7.2

Darkroom

1981Series7.2
Kaz
7.0

Kaz

1978Series7.0
Banyon
8.0

Banyon

1972Series8.0
Search
7.1

Search

1972Series7.1
New York Confidential
10.0

New York Confidential

1959Series10.0
Hawkins
7.8

Hawkins

1973Series7.8
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
6.8

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

1980Series6.8
Our Miss Pemberton

Our Miss Pemberton

1957Series
79 Park Avenue
5.2

79 Park Avenue

1977Series5.2
Something Is Out There
7.6

Something Is Out There

1988Series7.6
Janet Dean, Registered Nurse

Janet Dean, Registered Nurse

1954Series
San Francisco International Airport
7.0

San Francisco International Airport

1970Series7.0
Out There
10.0

Out There

1951Series10.0