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Robert Lansing

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
82

Gender
Male

Birthday
June 5, 1928 (98 years old)

Place of Birth
San Diego, California, USA

Robert Lansing

Biography

Robert Lansing (June 5, 1928 - October 23, 1994) was an American stage, film and television actor.

Born in San Diego, California as Robert Howell Brown, he reportedly took his acting surname from the state capital of Michigan. As a young actor in New York City, he was hired to join a stock company in Michigan but was told he would first have to join Actors Equity Association. Equity would not allow him to join as "Robert Brown" since there was already another actor using that name. Since the stock company was based in Lansing, this became the actor's new surname.

In the 1961–1962 television season, Lansing appeared as Detective Steve Carella on NBC's 87th Precinct series based on the Ed McBain detective novels. His costars were Gena Rowlands, Ron Harper, Gregory Walcott, and Norman Fell. In 1961, he played the outlaw Frank Dalton in a two-part episode of NBC's The Outlaws with Barton MacLane. On film, Lansing starred in the late-1950s sci-fi film 4D Man (which included a young Patty Duke).

Other notable television roles include portrayals of an alcoholic college professor in ABC's drama Channing, as General George Custer on Chuck Connors's NBC series Branded, as Gil Green in the 1963 episode "Fear Begins at Forty" on the NBC medical drama The Eleventh Hour, in a 1965 episode of I Spy, 1965 Gunsmoke as a bounty hunter, as a parole officer in a 1968 episode (A Time To Love - A Time To Cry) of The Mod Squad and as intergalactic secret agent Gary Seven in a 1968 episode "Assignment: Earth" on Star Trek. He appeared as General Frank Savage on Twelve O'Clock High, as an international secret agent in The Man Who Never Was, as Lt. Jack Curtis on Automan and as Control on The Equalizer. He made a notable appearance on The Twilight Zone episode "The Long Morrow". His final role was that of "Paul Blaisdell" on Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.

Known For

Acting

1993Kung Fu: The Legend Continuesas Paul Blaisdell
1990Law & Orderas COO Peter O'Farrell
1989Memories of Manonas Control
1988Monstersas Ernest Chariot
1988American Experienceas Narrator
1988After Schoolas C.A. Thomas
1988The Nestas Elias Johnson
1987The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wineas Control
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas G. William Howe
1985The Equalizeras Control
1984Murder, She Wroteas Herb Walsh
1984Murder, She Wroteas Lawrence Jarvis
1983Automanas Lt. Jack Curtis
1982Hotelas
1981Simon & Simonas
1980Life on the Mississippias
1980S+H+E: Security Hazards Expertas Owen Hooper
1980Island Clawsas Moody
1977Empire of the Antsas Dan Stokely
1977The Deadly Triangleas Charles Cole
1977False Faceas Dr. Phillip Reynolds
1976Bittersweet Loveas Howard
1976Acapulco Goldas Carl Solborg
1976Widowas Harold
1975Crime Clubas Alex Norton
1973Thirty Dangerous Secondsas
1973The Evil Touchas
1972The Rookiesas
1972Wild in the Skyas Major Reason
1972The Astronautas John Phillips
1972Killer by Nightas Warren Claman
1971The Grissom Gangas Dave Fenner
1971Great Performancesas Horace Bixby
1969It Takes All Kindsas Tony Gunther
1968Danger Has Two Facesas Peter Murphy
1968Journey to the Unknownas Jon Holden
1968The Doris Day Showas Sgt. Bill Winston
1968The Mod Squadas
1968The Name of the Gameas Fred Martin
1967Mannixas Chief Carl Yaring
1967Mannixas George Edward Diamond
1967The High Chaparralas Marshall Virgil Packer
1967Cimarron Stripas Darcy
1966Star Trekas Gary Seven
1966The Monroesas
1966The Man Who Never Wasas Peter Murphy / Mark Wainwright
1966Namu, the Killer Whaleas Hank Donner
1966An Eye for an Eyeas Bill Talion
1965The Loneras Hibbard
1965Brandedas
1964Daniel Booneas Capt. Robert Ives
196412 O'Clock Highas Brigadier General Frank Savage
1964Calhounas Eric Sloane
1963Under the Yum Yum Treeas Dr. Charles Howard
1963A Gathering of Eaglesas Sgt. Banning
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
1962The Virginianas George Calhoun
1962The Virginianas Lee Knight
1962The Virginianas Matt Denning
1962Saints and Sinnersas Don Colley
1962Sam Benedictas
196187th Precinctas Detective Steve Carella
1961The DuPont Show of the Weekas Mooney
1960The Fatal Impulseas Lieutenant Brian Rome
1960Outlawsas
1960Checkmateas Barry Sironde
1960Thrilleras Lieutenant Brian Rome
1960The Tall Manas
1960The Dow Hour of Great Mysteriesas
1960The Pusheras Steve Carella
19594D Manas Dr. Scott Nelson
1959The Twilight Zoneas Douglas Stansfield
1959Bonanzaas Gunny O'Riley
1959Bonanzaas Jed Trask
1959Bonanzaas John Dundee
1959One Step Beyondas Jared Corning
1958Young Doctor Maloneas
1958The Donna Reed Showas
1955Gunsmokeas Luke Frazer
1955Gunsmokeas Yancy Tyce
1953You Are Thereas William Jennings Bryan, U.S. Secretary of State
1953General Electric Theateras James Wilson

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