Birth Day: 1924-10-14
Place of birth: Santa Ana, California, USA
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.
Credits
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Jerry
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As Francis MacMillan
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As Calvin Lantz
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As Robert McCann
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As Col. Harper
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As Ted Talbot (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
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As Harrison
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As Will Blackfield
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As Mason Carter
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As Hugh Gibley
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As Woodrow Norton
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As Felix
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As Harvey
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As Professor Wally Dawson
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As Dr. Cole
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As General Ira Potter
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As Ben Coogan
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As Ed Leemans
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As Henry Morrison (segment "The French Method")
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As Col. Clay Thornbush
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As Harry Stabling
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As Hugh
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As Charley
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As Tony Caruso
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As Ralph Salkin
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As Fred Lockhart
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As Mike Marsh
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As Philippe Douvier
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As Deputy Chief Riggs
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As Le cadre américain
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As Inspector
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As Howard
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As Mr. Douglas
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As Admiral Jack Fletcher
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As Narrator
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As Sam Accardo
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As Sergeant John Lewis
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As Hugh Webster
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As Sam Burton
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As Sappensly
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As Dr. Eric Stoneman
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As Edward Norton
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As Meredith
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As James Calendar
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As Sanderberg
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As Attorney
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As Karel Kessler
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As Dixon
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As Dorsey
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As Bob Rodgers
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As Ravaggi
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As Rod Prescott
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As Tony Costa
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As General Denton
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As Milo Stewart
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As Dwight Troy
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As Sam Gunther
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As Clint Harris
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As Dom Guardiano
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As Self
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As Ward Hendricks
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As Chris Smith
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As Ricky Powers
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As Sgt. McGrath
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As Juror 12
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As William "Bill" Phillips