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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Middleton, born Samuel G. Messer (May 13, 1911 – June 14, 1977), was an American film and television actor known for his large size and beetle-like brow. With a deep, booming voice, Middleton trained for a musical career at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He worked steadily as a radio announcer and actor. One of his early works was as the narrator of the educational film "Duck and Cover". After appearing on the Broadway stage and live television, Middleton began appearing in films in 1954. He's also remembered on television as the boss Mr. Marshall on The Jackie Gleason Show and in film opposite Humphrey Bogart in The Desperate Hours (1955), Gary Cooper in Friendly Persuasion (1956), Richard Egan and Elvis Presley in Love Me Tender (1956), Dorothy Malone and Robert Stack in The Tarnished...
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ColumboSeries • 1971
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
BonanzaSeries • 1959
Wagon TrainSeries • 1957
MannixSeries • 1967
Get SmartSeries • 1965
Matinee TheaterSeries • 1955
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956
Climax!Series • 1954
Daniel BooneSeries • 1964
The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965
The Big ValleySeries • 1965
RawhideSeries • 1959
The UntouchablesSeries • 1959
Burke's LawSeries • 1963
ThrillerSeries • 1960
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
Bat MastersonSeries • 1958
McCloudSeries • 1970
SuspenseSeries • 1949
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
The DetectivesSeries • 1959
Adventures in ParadiseSeries • 1959