Robert Foxworth

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Robert Foxworth
Foxworth as a guest star on Cannon, 1975
Born
Houston, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1969–present
Spouses
Marilyn McCormick
(m. 1964; div. 1974)
(m. 1993; died 1995)
Stacey Thomas
(m. 1998)
Children2

Robert Foxworth is an American film, stage, and television actor.

Early life

Foxworth was born in

Lamar High School[1] and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting at Carnegie Mellon University.[2]

Career

Foxworth first gained attention as a stage actor, particularly at Washington, DC's Arena Stage. He was offered the role of J. R. Ewing in Dallas, but turned it down and Larry Hagman was cast.[3]

Among his numerous film and television roles, such as in the television series

Bernard Chenowith from 2001–2003), as well as a starring role in Gene Roddenberry's 1974 movie The Questor Tapes. He also appeared in the episode "All My Tomorrows" of the NBC romantic anthology series Love Story in 1973 and in the episode "The Mask of Adonis" from the 1977 NBC science fiction-horror anthology series Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (known in the United Kingdom as Twist in the Tale). He had a guest-starring role on the seventh season of The West Wing and a guest spot on Law & Order
.

Foxworth played the murderer, an Army colonel, in "Grand Deceptions," a 1989 episode of the TV series

and its sequels.

Personal life

Foxworth was married from 1964 until 1974 to Marilyn McCormick, with whom he had two children, including actor Bo Foxworth. Foxworth was married to actress Elizabeth Montgomery from 1993 until her death in 1995. They had lived together for 20 years before marrying. Foxworth later married Stacey Thomas on August 2, 1998.[citation needed]

TV and filmography

Television films

Video games

References

  1. ^ "Distinguished HISD Alumni". Houston Independent School District. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  2. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Bergan, Ronald (November 24, 2012). "Larry Hagman Obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved November 24, 2012.

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