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Robert Fuller
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Robert Fuller
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1933-07-29,Dyersburg, Tennessee
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Fuller (born July 29, 1933) is an American former television Western actor and current rancher. In his five decades of television, he's best known for starring roles on the popular 1960s western series Laramie as Jess Harper, and Wagon Train as Cooper Smith, as well as his work for his lead role, Dr. Kelly Brackett, in the popular 1970s medical drama Emergency!, opposite his best friends Julie London and her husband Bobby Troup. Early life Robert Fuller was born Leonard Leroy Lee on July 29, 1933, in Troy, New York, the only child of Elizabeth Lee, a dance instructor. Later in his childhood, Betty married Robert Simpson Sr., a Naval Academy officer. In 1939, the family moved to Key West, Florida, where, already known by the nickname of "Buddy", he took the name Robert Simpson Jr. His parents owned a dancing school in Florida. His family also lived in Chicago for a year before moving back to Florida. Simpson, Jr., as he was then still formally known, attended the Miami Military School for fifth and sixth grades, and Key West High School for ninth grade. He dropped out at age 14 because he disliked school and was doing poorly there. In 1950, at the age of 16, he and his parents moved to Hollywood, California, where his first job was as a stunt man. Television work in the late 1950s and 1960s Fuller was David Dortort's second choice for the role of Lorne Greene's youngest cocky, impish son, Joseph "Little Joe" Cartwright, on NBC's Bonanza, but the role went to Michael Landon. Fuller then landed the role of Jess Harper on Laramie, which ran from 1959 to 1963. Fuller was cast opposite one of his best friends, John Smith. Smith had already been cast as Jess Harper; Fuller was asked to screen test for the character of Slim Sherman. Fuller insisted he would be better as Harper, and after the screen test, he became Jess and Smith got the part of Slim. Laramie eventually aired in more than 70 countries. When it ended its run in 1963, Fuller jumped to another Western, Wagon Train alongside John McIntire (a veteran film actor, a two-time guest-star on Laramie), Frank McGrath, and Terry Wilson. According to an August 17, 2009, interview for On Screen and Beyond, Fuller noted that he was not brought in to replace Robert Horton (a lifelong friend Fuller had met in 1954) as the wagon train scout. He resembled Horton and the two shared the same birthday, but Horton was nine years Fuller's senior. Horton had already departed from the cast a year prior to Fuller's stepping in to complete the series' final two seasons. Personal life Fuller and Patricia Lee Lyon married on December 20, 1962, and had three children. The two divorced in 1984; Lyon died of cancer in 1994. By the 1990s, Fuller had largely retired from the film business. His last acting credit was in 2001. He married actress Jennifer Savidge, known for her role on NBC's St. Elsewhere series, on May 19, 2001. In 2004, Fuller and wife Jennifer Savidge moved from Los Angeles to a ranch in north Texas. His neighbor and long-term friend Alex Cord had urged Fuller to move to Cooke County. The two met in 1961 on the set of Laramie when Cord made his television acting debut. CLR Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Fuller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Jerry Cotton: Death in the Red Jaguar

6.05

Jerry Cotton: Death in the Red Jaguar
1968-08-14

Return of the Seven

6.112

Return of the Seven
1966-10-19

6.902

Maverick
1994-05-20

The Brain from Planet Arous

5.1

The Brain from Planet Arous
1957-12-26

Friendly Persuasion

6.645

Friendly Persuasion
1956-10-30

The Gatling Gun

5.2

The Gatling Gun
1971-05-01

What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?

6.2

What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
1969-08-20

Disaster on the Coastliner

5.306

Disaster on the Coastliner
1979-10-28

Teenage Thunder

6

Teenage Thunder
1957-01-01

Incident at Phantom Hill

6.1

Incident at Phantom Hill
1966-07-01

Drive-In Movie Memories

8

Drive-In Movie Memories
2001-08-31

Mustang Country

5.5

Mustang Country
1976-03-29

5.283

Repossessed
1990-09-14

6.214

I Love Melvin
1953-03-20

4.3

The Hard Ride
1971-04-22

8.3

Emergency!
1972-01-15

The Harder They Fall

7.2

The Harder They Fall
1956-05-08

Mittsommernacht

10

Mittsommernacht
1967-10-19

7.539

Spartacus
1960-10-13

Bonanza: The Next Generation

7.667

Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988-03-22

Meet Me in Las Vegas

4.462

Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956-03-09

Carlo the Sierra Coyote

8

Carlo the Sierra Coyote
1974-02-03

5.25

Sinai Commados
1968-06-20

4.7

Separate Ways
1981-05-01

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

7.3

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953-07-15

Donner Pass: The Road to Survival

9

Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
1978-10-24

Strange Intruder

6.333

Strange Intruder
1956-09-02

4.04

MegaForce
1982-06-25

Sinai Commandos

0

Sinai Commandos
1967-08-17

7.074

Julius Caesar
1953-06-04

The Sun Shines Bright

6.613

The Sun Shines Bright
1953-05-02

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

6.7

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956-04-12

Murder, She Wrote

7.522

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

6.681

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993-01-27

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

7.095

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993-08-27

Kraft Suspense Theatre

6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963-10-10

E! True Hollywood Story

8.1

E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21

Walker, Texas Ranger

7.004

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21

7.953

Emergency!
1972-01-22

7.248

JAG
1995-09-23

6.75

The Monroes
1966-09-07

6.182

Highway Patrol
1955-10-03

8.114

Tour of Duty
1987-09-24

6.5

The Virginian
1962-09-19

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

6.3

Matt Houston
1982-09-26

6.186

The Big Valley
1965-09-15

5.429

M Squad
1957-09-20

6

Lawman
1958-10-05

6.7

Laramie
1959-09-15

Diagnosis: Murder

7.119

Diagnosis: Murder
1993-10-29

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

6.833

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958-01-07

8

Panic!
1957-03-05

The Oregon Trail

5.667

The Oregon Trail
1977-09-21

Official Detective

7.5

Official Detective
1957-01-01

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957-07-29

6.709

Renegade
1992-09-19

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

6.976

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954-10-15

6.645

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

6.645

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

6.762

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955-09-06

6.192

Viper
1994-01-02

7.1

Adam-12
1968-09-21

Diagnosis: Murder

7.119

Diagnosis: Murder
1993-10-29

8.249

Seinfeld
1989-07-05

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.536

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

Finder of Lost Loves

6.75

Finder of Lost Loves
1984-09-22

Walker, Texas Ranger

7.004

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21

6.256

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.875

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

6

Lawman
1958-10-05

6.8

Blacke's Magic
1986-01-05

6

Paradise
1988-10-27

6.256

The Love Boat
1977-09-24