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Robert Webber

Robert Webber

Acting

Born: October 14, 1924Santa 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.

Known For
Filmography
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Self (archive footage)

2004
Nuts

Nuts

Francis MacMillan

1987
The Ladies

The Ladies

Jerry

1987
Assassin

Assassin

Calvin Lantz

1986
Wild Geese II

Wild Geese II

Robert McCann

1985
In Like Flynn

In Like Flynn

Col. Harper

1985
Answers

Answers

Ted Talbot (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")

1985
Half Nelson

Half Nelson

Harrison

1985
No Man's Land

No Man's Land

Will Blackfield

1984
Getting Physical

Getting Physical

Hugh Gibley

1984
Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

Woodrow Norton

1983
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

Felix

1983
Don't Go to Sleep

Don't Go to Sleep

Dr. Cole

1982
Not Just Another Affair

Not Just Another Affair

Professor Wally Dawson

1982
Who Dares Wins

Who Dares Wins

General Ira Potter

1982
Wrong Is Right

Wrong Is Right

Harvey

1982
The Two Lives of Carol Letner

The Two Lives of Carol Letner

Ed Leemans

1981
S.O.B.

S.O.B.

Ben Coogan

1981
Sunday Lovers

Sunday Lovers

Henry Morrison (segment "The French Method")

1980
Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

Col. Clay Thornbush

1980
All Stars

All Stars

Harry Stabling

1980
The Streets of L.A.

The Streets of L.A.

Ralph Salkin

1979
Courage fuyons

Courage fuyons

Charley

1979
10

10

Hugh

1979
Gardenia

Gardenia

Tony Caruso

1979
The Young Runaways

The Young Runaways

Fred Lockhart

1978
Revenge of the Pink Panther

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Philippe Douvier

1978
Casey's Shadow

Casey's Shadow

Mike Marsh

1978
The Choirboys

The Choirboys

Deputy Chief Riggs

1977
The Accuser

The Accuser

American executive

1977
Madame Claude

Madame Claude

Howard

1977
Death Steps in the Dark

Death Steps in the Dark

Inspector

1977
Hit Squad

Hit Squad

Mr. Douglas

1976
Midway

Midway

Admiral Jack Fletcher

1976
The Dangerous Mission

The Dangerous Mission

Sergeant John Lewis

1975
Flatfoot in Hong Kong

Flatfoot in Hong Kong

Sam Accardo

1975
Death Stalk

Death Stalk

Hugh Webster

1975

Pacific Challenge

Narrator

1975
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Sappensly

1974
Murder or Mercy

Murder or Mercy

Dr. Eric Stoneman

1974
Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

Edward Norton

1973
Cutter

Cutter

Meredith

1972
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Attorney

1971
Thief

Thief

James Calendar

1971

Macédoine

Sanderberg

1971
Hauser's Memory

Hauser's Memory

Dorsey

1970
The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope

Dixon

1970
The Movie Murderer

The Movie Murderer

Karel Kessler

1970
The Big Bounce

The Big Bounce

Bob Rodgers

1969
Manon 70

Manon 70

Ravaggi

1968
Don't Make Waves

Don't Make Waves

Rod Prescott

1967
The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

General Denton

1967
Every Man Is My Enemy

Every Man Is My Enemy

Tony Costa

1967
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Milo Stewart

1966
The Hired Killer

The Hired Killer

Clint Harris

1966
Harper

Harper

Dwight Troy

1966
The Silencers

The Silencers

Sam Gunther

1966
The Third Day

The Third Day

Dom Guardiano

1965
The Sandpiper

The Sandpiper

Ward Hendricks

1965
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

Self

1965
Hysteria

Hysteria

Chris Smith

1965
The Stripper

The Stripper

Ricky Powers

1963
The Nun and the Sergeant

The Nun and the Sergeant

Sgt. McGrath

1962
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

Juror 12

1957
Highway 301

Highway 301

William "Bill" Phillips

1950