About
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...
Known for
IronsideSeries • 1967
The FugitiveSeries • 1963
MannixSeries • 1967
Love, American StyleSeries • 1969
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
The Rockford FilesSeries • 1974
Quincy, M.E.Series • 1976
The RiflemanSeries • 1958
CannonSeries • 1971
Studio OneSeries • 1948
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950
Ben CaseySeries • 1961
MoonlightingSeries • 1985
Naked CitySeries • 1958
Police WomanSeries • 1974
Route 66Series • 1960
The DefendersSeries • 1961
Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries • 1963
Barnaby JonesSeries • 1973
One Step BeyondSeries • 1959
No Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959
12 Angry MenMovie • 1957
KojakSeries • 1973
SwitchSeries • 1975