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- Birth nameRobert Warren Brimmer
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Robert Dix was born on May 8, 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Forbidden Planet (1956), Five Bloody Graves (1969) and Young Jesse James (1960). He was married to Lynette Avery Allen, Jeanette P Dunn, Darlene Lucht, Anna Mae Slaughter and Janet Lake. He died on August 6, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
- SpousesLynette Avery Allen(October 28, 2012 - August 6, 2018) (his death)Jeanette P Dunn(July 1, 1984 - 1996) (divorced)Darlene Lucht(January 5, 1967 - June 21, 1976) (divorced, 1 child)Anna Mae Slaughter(January 14, 1962 - January 6, 1964) (divorced)Janet Lake(May 31, 1956 - September 11, 1959) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenJana BrimmerRobert Gilbert Brimmer
- ParentsVirginia Claire Webster
- RelativesRichard Archibald Brimmer (Dix)(Sibling)Sara Sue Brimmer (Dix)(Sibling)
- Son of actor Richard Dix.
- His father was legendary actor Richard Dix. He had a twin brother Richard Dix Jr who died in a logging accident in 1953.
- He was best remembered for his role of Crewman Grey, who gets zapped by the id monster, in the groundbreaking science fiction classic, "Forbidden Planet" (1956).
- As a youngster, he worked at the local market, delivering groceries to the likes of Jimmy Stewart, Jimmy Durante and Robert Cummings.
- For his role in Deadwood '76 (1965), Dix said he went to the Western Costume Co. in Hollywood and got the same coat and vest that his father had worn in Badlands of Dakota (1941).
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