Robert Colbert
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Robert Colbert | |
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Born | Robert Louis Colbert July 26, 1931 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Years active | 1957–1995 |
Known for | The Time Tunnel The Young and the Restless |
Spouses | Dotty Harmony
(m. 1961; div. 1976)
(m. 2022; died 2023) |
Children | 2 |
Robert Louis Colbert (born July 26, 1931) is an American actor best known for his leading role as Dr. Doug Phillips on the
.Early years
Robert Louis Colbert was born in
Film and television career
Warner Bros. and Maverick
Colbert appeared in a number of minor films, including
In 1960, he appeared in three episodes of the ABC/WB western, Colt .45 with Wayde Preston, including the episode "Showdown at Goldtown". Colbert plays Johnny Moore, a young ex-convict. Colbert also appeared as Bill Mannix in another 1960 Colt .45 episode, "Strange Encounter."[citation needed]
On October 28, 1960, Colbert was cast as Army Corporal Howie Burch in the episode "Two Trails to Santa Fe" of the ABC/WB western series Cheyenne starring Clint Walker.[citation needed]
Brent Maverick
Colbert's first appearance in Maverick was in the fourth season, in
Before
In 1962 Colbert appeared as Miles Kroeger on the TV western
Because of a business issue resulting from a restaurant investment, Colbert requested that
Post-Warner Bros.
Throughout the early 1960s Colbert guest starred in a variety of popular television series including a trip back to Warners to appear in a 1964 episode of
That same year, Colbert guest-starred in an episode of Bonanza, "The Meredith Smith", in which he appeared dressed almost exactly as he had as Brent Maverick only in full color with a bright blue hatband. In the episode he portrays a man called Ace Jones, who claims to be Meredith Smith, the heir of a large estate.
Colbert's agent arranged a meeting with
In 1968, Colbert appeared in the final episode of the first season of Hawaii Five-O.
In 1969, he was a guest star in an episode of Mannix, "Who is Sylvia" (season 3, episode 19) where he plays an old friend of Mannix, Phil, whose wife is victim of several murder attempts. He was also a guest star in another episode of Mannix, "Duet for Three" (season 4, episode 13) where he plays Vic Stanley, whose friend Mart committed suicide in Hong Kong. Also in 1969, Colbert appeared in an episode of That Girl, "Fly Me To The Moon" (season 3, episode 23) as Air Force Reserve Major Brian James.
Colbert also appeared as the character Stuart Brooks on the television soap opera, The Young and the Restless, from March 1973 to March 1983, being honored at the show's tenth anniversary.
In 1971, Colbert guest-starred again on Mannix in the episode, "A Choice of Evils" as spy John Phillips. He made another guest appearance on Mannix in 1972, in the episode, "A Walk in the Shadows," as scheming businessman Carl Blake.[6][7]
Also, in 1973, he made a brief appearance in the Mannix episode, "Little Girl Lost" (season 7, episode 4), where he appeared as the victim of a murder.
In 1987, he appeared in the film parody Amazon Women on the Moon.
Personal life
In 1961, Colbert married dancer/songwriter Dorothy Marian "Dotty" Harmony (1933–2023). They were married for 15 years, remarrying again many years later in 2022.[8]
Harmony wrote for Metric Music with Sharon Sheeley and had songs recorded by Rick Nelson. They have two children, Cami and Clay. Cami is married to filmmaker Jon Freeman (Flesh Wound Films), who produces the highly successful "Crusty Demon" series of DVDs.
Colbert is retired, though he still makes occasional cameo appearances, takes part in science fiction conventions and Western conventions all across America, and participates in celebrity golf tournaments for fundraising events.
Notes
- ISBN 978-1476662503.
- ^ p.50 Weaver, Tom I Talked with a Zombie Robert Colbert Interview 2008 McFarland
- Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 9781593936785. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ pp. 54 -55 Weaver, Tom I Talked with a Zombie: Interviews with 23 Veterans of Horror and Sci-Fi Films and Television McFarland, 11 Dec. 2009
- ^ "Mannix : A Choice of Evils (1971)". www.allmovie.com/. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Mannix : A Walk in the Shadows (1972)". www.allmovie.com/. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ Obituary: Dottie Harmony, Malibutimes.com. Accessed June 22, 2023.
External links
- Robert Colbert at IMDb
- Robert Colbert at the Actor Database