Robert Gist
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Born | Robert Marion Gist October 1, 1917 |
Died | May 21, 1998 Magalia, California U.S. | (aged 80)
Nationality | American |
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Years active | 1947–1971 |
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Robert Marion Gist (October 1, 1917 – May 21, 1998) was an American actor and film director.
Life and career
Gist was reared around the stockyards of
Work in Chicago radio was followed by stage acting roles in Chicago and on
While shooting Operation Petticoat (1959), Gist told director Blake Edwards that he was interested in directing. [citation needed] Edwards later hired Gist to helm episodes of the TV series Peter Gunn. Gist also directed episodes of TV shows Naked City, The Twilight Zone, Route 66 and many others.
Gist directed the world premiere of
Personal life
He was married to actress Agnes Moorehead from 1954 to 1958, although they separated in 1955. They met during the filming of The Stratton Story (1949).
In a 1970 interview with David Frost, Gist discussed his involvement with and commitment to Synanon.[1]
Filmography
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - Department Store Window Dresser (uncredited)
- Jigsaw (1949) - Tommy Quigley
- The Stratton Story (1949) - Earnie
- Scene of the Crime (1949) - P.J. Pontiac
- Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949) - Musician (uncredited)
- A Dangerous Profession (1949) - Roy Collins, aka Max Gibney
- Wabash Avenue (1950) - Sailor (uncredited)
- I Was a Shoplifter (1950) - Barkie Neff
- Love That Brute (1950) - Rookie Police Officer Wilson (uncredited)
- The Jackpot (1950) - Pete Spooner
- Strangers on a Train (1951) - Det. Leslie Hennessey
- One Minute to Zero (1952) - Maj. Carter
- Angel Face(1953) - Miller
- The Band Wagon (1953) - Hal Benton
- Ford Star Jubilee (1955, TV Series) - Lt. Thomas Keefer
- D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) - Dan Stenick
- Ford Television Theatre(1956, TV Series) - Rev. Wilkerson
- Studio One (1957, TV Series) - Coley Davis
- The Phil Silvers Show (1957, TV Series) - Red Thompson
- Flight (1957, TV Series)
- The Walter Winchell File (1957, TV Series) - Lawton
- The Walter Winchell File "The Boy From Mason City" (1957, TV Series) - Tony Romo
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1958, TV Series) - Joe Quincy
- Decision (1958, TV Series) - Dawes
- The Naked and the Dead (1958) - Red
- Gunsmoke (1955-1958, TV Series) - Cam Speegle / Rourke / Rabb Briggs
- Wolf Larsen (1958) - Matthews
- Goodyear Theatre (1959, TV Series) - Ben Moore
- Black Saddle (1959, TV Series) - Milo Dawes
- Al Capone (1959) - Dean O'Banion
- The FBI Story (1959) - Medicine Salesman
- Lock Up(1959, TV Series) - Wayne Powell
- Johnny Ringo (1960, TV Series) - Virgil Kincaid
- Alcoa Theatre (1959, TV Series) - Walter Parker
- Men into Space (1959, TV Series) - Capt. Dan Freer
- Operation Petticoat (1959) - Lt. Watson
- Tales of Wells Fargo (1959, TV Series) - Stanley
- Hawaiian Eye (1960, TV Series) - Barney Mitchell
- The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1960, TV Series) - Lennie Vale
- The Untouchables (1960, TV Series) - Fred 'Caddy' Croner
- Death Valley Days (1960, TV Series) - Aaron Taggert
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (1960, TV Series)
- General Electric Theater (1960, TV Series) - Committee Chairman
- Hennesey (1960, with Jackie Cooper, recurring role, TV Series) - Dr. Owen King
- Perry Mason (1960, TV Series) - Deputy D.A. Claude Drumm
- Hotel de Paree (1960) - Zack
- Pony Express (1960, TV Series) - Slater
- Sea Hunt (1960) - Captain Olsen
- Blueprint for Robbery (1961) - Chips McGann
- The Aquanauts(1960, TV Series) - Darrell Willoughby
- The Americans (1961, TV Series) - Gen. Charles P. Stone
- The Law and Mr. Jones (1961, TV Series) - District Attorney Tom Starkowski
- Peter Gunn (1958-1961, TV Series) - Cesar Carlyle / Miles Spence / Jason Willows
- The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor(1962, TV Series) - Tully
- Rawhide (1959-1962, TV Series) - Harleck / Sheriff Ed Stockton / Sheriff
- Have Gun - Will Travel(1958-1962, TV Series) - Gavin O'Shea / Sheriff Ernie Backwater / Ike Brennan / Matt Baker / Ben Tyler
- Jack the Giant Killer (1962) - Scottish Captain
- Vacation Playhouse (1965, TV Series) - Ben Moore
- An American Dream (1966)
- Nichols (1971, TV Series) - Gulley (final appearance)
Teaching
Robert Gist was appointed Head of the School of Arts at the Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education (DDIAE) now the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia from the beginning of 1973 to the end of 1975.
Also, during the 1960s, he made himself into a Hollywood acting coach, forming one of the actors' workshops of that time. In 1964, he used its members—who he named "The Group"—to perform several evenings of Carl Sandburg's poetry. The event was titled The People Yes.
Students
- Philip Barter Cameraman/artist
- Neville Tranter, Australian actor/puppeteer
- Bernd Ullrich, German artist
- Lenore Robbins [nee Lee], Australian dancer and choreographer. Contemporary dancer who, following a brief but highly successful performance career, has influenced a generation of young dancers through a succession of regional dance schools in Queensland, Australia.
References
- ^ Joan Crawford on "The David Frost Show" 1970 FULL interview, see 30min mark
External links
- Robert Gist at IMDb
- Robert Gist at Memory Alpha
Joan Crawford FULL Interview (January 16, 1970) / https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2865131750218048