About
Charles Hugh Roberson (May 10, 1919 – June 8, 1988) was an American actor and stuntman. Roberson was born near Shannon, Texas, the son of farmer Ollie W. Roberson and Jannie Hamm Roberson. Raised on cattle ranches in Shannon, Texas, and Roswell, New Mexico, he left school at 13 to become a cowhand and oilfield roughneck. He married and took his wife and daughter to California, where he joined the Culver City Police Department and guarded the gate at MGM Studios. Following army service in World War II, he returned to the police force. During duty at Warner Bros. studios during a labor strike, he met stuntman Guy Teague, who alerted him to a stunt job at Republic Pictures. Teague had been John Wayne's stunt double for many years and was able to show him the ropes. Chuck also resembled John Carrol whom Roberson doubled in his first picture, Wyoming (1947). He played small roles and...
Known for
Wagon TrainSeries • 1957
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956
The Big ValleySeries • 1965
Daniel BooneSeries • 1964
The Lucy ShowSeries • 1962
RawhideSeries • 1959
LawmanSeries • 1958
The Lone RangerSeries • 1949
Lost in SpaceSeries • 1965
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
Bat MastersonSeries • 1958
Alias Smith and JonesSeries • 1971
The Mod SquadSeries • 1968
LancerSeries • 1968
LaredoSeries • 1965
The Adventures of Kit CarsonSeries • 1951
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954
SpartacusMovie • 1960
The SearchersMovie • 1956
Rio BravoMovie • 1959
How the West Was WonMovie • 1962
Beneath the Planet of the ApesMovie • 1970