Robert Donner

Robert Donner
Born	(1931-04-27)April 27, 1931 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1959-2006
Spouse(s)	Jill Sherman Donner (1982-2006; his death)

Robert Donner (April 27, 1931 – June 8, 2006) was an American television and film actor.

Early life and career

Donner was raised in New Jersey and Texas, and after graduating from high school he spent 4 years in the United States Navy. He ended up in the Los Angeles area.

Film career

Donner's first role was an uncredited part in the 1959 John Wayne Western Rio Bravo; he also appeared in the sequels (which formed a loose trilogy), El Dorado and Rio Lobo. He also appeared in Chisum, The Undefeated, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. His best-known television roles were as the ex-convict/informant "T.J." on Adam-12 and as "Exidor" on Mork & Mindy.

Personal life

Donner married producer/writer Jill Sherman Donner in 1982. Donner died on June 8, 2006 of a cardiac arrhythmia, and is survived by his wife Jill and two brothers.

Selected filmography

Films

• Agent for H.A.R.M. - Morgue Attendant (1966)
• El Dorado - Milt (1966)
• The Spirit Is Willing - Ebenezer Twitchell (1967)
• Cool Hand Luke - Boss Shorty (1967)
• Catalina Caper - Fingers O'Toole (1967)
• The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell - Marine Pvt. Ogg (1968)
• Skidoo - Another Switchboard Operator (1968)
• The Undefeated - Judd Mailer (1969)
• Chisum - Bradley Morton (1970)
• Rio Lobo - Whitey Carter (1970)
• Zig Zag - Sgt. Mason Weber (1970)
• Fools' Parade - Willis Hubbard (1971)
• One More Train to Rob - Sheriff Adams (1971)
• Mrs. Pollifax-Spy - Larrabee (1971)
• Vanishing Point - Deputy Collins (1971)
• Something Big - Angel Moon (1971)
• High Plains Drifter - Preacher (1973)
• The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing - Dub (1973)
• Santee - J.C. (1973)
• Bite the Bullet - Reporter (1975)
• The Boy Who Talked to Badgers - Burt (1975)
• Take a Hard Ride - Skave (1975)
• The Last Hard Men - Lee Roy (1976)
• Damnation Alley - Man / Guard (1977)
• Five Days from Home - Karl Baldwin (1979)
• Under the Rainbow - The Assassin (1981)
• Hysterical - Ralph (1983)
• Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold - Swarma (1987)
• Hoot - Kalo (2006)

Television

• Rawhide - episode - Incident of the Running Man - Toland (1961)
• Rawhide - episode - Judgment at Hondo Seco - Billings (1961)
• Rawhide - episode - Incident of the Travellin' Man - Billy Bob Harger (1963)
• I Spy - episode - Dragon's Teeth - Dr. Bustard (1965)
• Rawhide - episode - The Testing Post - Adjutant (1965)
• Daniel Boone - episode - The Trap - Coot (1966)
• Laredo - episode - A Question of Guilt - Patrick Clancy (1967)
• Garrison's Gorillas - episode - The Great Crime Wave - Sgt. Winkler (1967)
• Daniel Boone - episode - Take the Southbound Stage - Pike (1967)
• Garrison's Gorillas - episode - The Great Theft - (uncredited) (1967)
• The Outsider - episode - The Twenty Thousand Dollar Carrot - Sheriff Wade (1968)
• I Spy - episode - Home to Judgment - Mailman (1968)
• Death Valley Days - episode - Ten Day Millionaires - Tom (1968)
• The Guns of Will Sonnett - episode - Guilt - Arch Merceen (1968)
• Gunsmoke - episode - A Noose for Dobie Price - Gil Boylan (1968)
• Good Morning, World - First Down and 200 Miles to Go - Justice of the Peace (1968)
• The Guns of Will Sonnett - episode - Look for the Hound Dog - Lou Parkin (1968)
• The Virginian - episode - Ride to Misadventure - Matt Dooley (1968)
• Adam-12 - 5 episodes - Tee Jay (1968-1973)
• Bonanza - episode - Meena - Owen (1969)
• The Big Valley - episode - Town of No Exit - Pete Haunch (1969)
• Ironside - episode - A Bullet for Mark - Gas Station Owner (1969)
• The High Chaparral - episode - A Matter of Vengeance - Wilby (1970)
• Bonanza - episode - The Horse Traders - Owen Potter (1970)
• The High Chaparral - episode - The Reluctant Deputy - Sam Pelletier (1970)
• Alias Smith and Jones - episode - Never Trust an Honest Man - Preacher (1971)
• Mod Squad - episode - Feet of Clay - Emory (1971)
• Alias Smith and Jones - episode - The Bounty Hunter - Nate (1971)
• Mod Squad - episode - The Hot, Hot Car - George Thomas (1971)
• The Bold Ones: The Senator - episode - George Washington Told a Lie - Matlock (1971)
• Columbo - episode - Any Old Port in a Storm - The Drunk (1973)
• McMillan & Wife - episode - Two Dollars on Trouble to Win - Price (1973)
• Cannon - episode - The Seventh Grave - Chief (1973)
• Adam-12 - episode - Clear with a Civilian: Part 1 - Harry Rustin (1973)
• Kung Fu - episode - The Tide - Amos Houlton (1973)
• Griff - episode - Isolate and Destroy - Roscoe (1973)
• Mannix - episode - Climb a Deadly Mountain - Rizo (1973)
• The Six Million Dollar Man - episode - Stranger in Broken Fork - Horace Milser (1974)
• McCloud - episode - The Concrete Jungle Caper - Val (1974)
• S.W.A.T. - episode - Time Bomb - Sarge (1975)
• Gunsmoke - episode - The Hiders - Belnap (1975)
• The Six Million Dollar Man - episode - The White Lightning War - Kermit (1975)
• Cannon - episode - Perfect Fit for a Frame - Sheriff (1975)
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color - episode - The Boy Who Talked to Badgers: Parts 1 & 2 - Burton (1975)
• Sara - episode - When Gentlemen Agree - Harrington (1976)
• Captains and the Kings - TV Mini-Series - episode - Chapter VII - Wounded Texan (1976)
• Territorial Men - TV movie - Harrington - (1976)
• Young Pioneers' Christmas - TV Movie - Mr. Peters (1976)
• Charlie's Angels - episode - To Kill an Angel - Korbin / Frank Evans (1976)
• The Quest - episode: Incident at Drucker's Tavern - Mr. Drucker (1976)
• City of Angels - episode: The Bloodshot Eye (1976)
• The Feather and Father Gang - episode: Flight to Mexico (1977)
• The Waltons - 19 episodes - Yancy Tucker (1972-1978)
• Mork & Mindy - 22 episodes - Exidor (1978-1982)
• How the West Was Won - TV Series - episode: Brothers - Mr. Evans (1978)
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color - episode: Trail of Danger: Parts 1 & 2 - The Sheep Boss (1978)
• B.J. and the Bear - episode: Lobo - unknown (1979)
• The Incredible Hulk - episode- Sideshow - Mr. Benedict (1980)
• The Incredible Hulk - episode: The Phenom - Bernard Devlin (1981)
• Voyagers! - episode: Buffalo Bill and Annie Play the Palace - Buffalo Bill Cody (1983)
• Little House on the Prairie - episode: The Older Brothers - Bart Younger (1983)
• The Mississippi - episode: Crisis of Identity - Bates (1983)
• The A-Team - episode: Breakout!- Sheriff J.C. Bickford (1984)
• Simon & Simon - episode: A Little Wine with Murder? - Cody Dexter (1984)
• Oh Madeline - episode: Ladies' Night Out - Gambler (1984)
• Blue Thunder - episode: Revenge in the Sky - Neil Gerrard (1984)
• Matlock - episode: The Cop - Truck Buyer (1986)
• Murder, She Wrote - episode: If a Body Meet a Body - Silas Pike (1986)
• MacGyver - episode: Soft Touch - Vince (1987)
• Fame - episode: That Was the Weekend That Was - Exalted Muskrat (1987)
• Falcon Crest - 5 episodes - Tucker Fixx (1987-1988)
• Matlock - episode: The Fisherman - Tom Jakes (1988)
• Webster - episode: The Cuckoo's Nest - Tiger (1988)
• MacGyver - episode: Cleo Rocks - Benjamin Wintergreen (1989)
• MacGyver -episode: Serenity, and MacGyver's Women - Milt Bozer (1990)
• Columbo - episode: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health - Arnie (1991)
• Murder, She Wrote - episode: From the Horse's Mouth - Sheriff Tyrone McKenna (1991)
• In the Heat of the Night - episode: Family Reunion - Roy Paxton (1992)
• Columbo - episode - Undercover - Zeke (1994)
• Pacific Blue - episode - Heat of the Moment - Luther (1998)

External links

• Robert Donner at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile, movies.nytimes.com
• Robert Donner at Find a Grave