Robert Dunlap(1942-2017)
- Actor
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Robert Dunlap was born on 29 November 1942 and is an actor and producer.
His family is of Scottish/Czech descent. He studied at Lincoln High School in San Jose, and graduated in 1960. Upon graduation, Robert was accepted at the young age of 17 to train as an actor at Pasadena Playhouse. He became a contract player for Warner Brothers Studios in 1961. Robert Dunlap is often recognized because of his appearances in the media. His breakthrough roles include They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), and is also known for Dance 'Til Dawn (1988) and The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) He has guest starred in many television shows, including: The Rockford Files, Joe Forrester, The Voyagers, Future Cop, My Three Sons, Peyton Place, and Wonder Woman. In 1970, he starred as 'Chester' in the play Chimes at Midnight which was aired live on the Australian Broadcasting Commission. He was first cast as Dr. Scott in an Educational Science series, and then went on to appear in 6 additional TV series including Delta, and sang in the opera "La Rondine" by Puccini. During his long acting career, Robert has worked with Gene Hackman, James Garner, George Kennedy, Tony Scott, Ernest Borgnine, Lloyd Bridges and Robin Williams on the Richard Prior series. His filmmaking career started in 1971, when he attended Los Angeles Valley College, and received an AA Degree and Technicians Certificate. He won Student Filmmaker of the Year and received an Emmy Citation for the Documentary "Grandpa." In 1982, he formed RED Productions, and produced "Anton," the story of a famous gay interior decorator in West Hollywood. The film received awards from numerous film festivals that include Aspen, Sinking Creek, the "Special Jury Gold Award" at the Houston International Film Festival and "Directors Fortnight" at Cannes. The film aired on Showtime and was selected to be included in "Since Stonewall," a retrospective of classic gay films of the 80s. He has worked on over 45 films as a producer, editor and writer and his work has been aired on the Discovery Channel including "Impact: Earth"; "Alaska: The Great Land"; and on PBS, "Dinosaur: The Arctic Expedition" and "Mass Extinctions" which also aired on Canal Plus and in the Middle East. In 2002, he produced the groundbreaking, award-winning documentary, "Beyond Vanilla: An unforgettable Journey into the Wilder Side of Sex", which documents the kink and fetish scene. In 2008, he produced "Xaviera Hollander, the Happy Hooker: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary." After shooting "Beyond Vanilla", he studied at the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (IASHS) in San Francisco, earned his Phd in 2005, and is a now a Clinical Sexologist and Certified Sex Coach. He is the author of Aphrodisiacs 101, from which he based his doctoral dissertation for IASHS. Dunlap hosts a monthly radio show, The Boom Doctors, with his partner (Dr. Patti Britton), which is aimed at the baby boomer generation (people born between 1946 and 1964) and discusses and explores all aspects of boomer life.
His family is of Scottish/Czech descent. He studied at Lincoln High School in San Jose, and graduated in 1960. Upon graduation, Robert was accepted at the young age of 17 to train as an actor at Pasadena Playhouse. He became a contract player for Warner Brothers Studios in 1961. Robert Dunlap is often recognized because of his appearances in the media. His breakthrough roles include They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), and is also known for Dance 'Til Dawn (1988) and The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) He has guest starred in many television shows, including: The Rockford Files, Joe Forrester, The Voyagers, Future Cop, My Three Sons, Peyton Place, and Wonder Woman. In 1970, he starred as 'Chester' in the play Chimes at Midnight which was aired live on the Australian Broadcasting Commission. He was first cast as Dr. Scott in an Educational Science series, and then went on to appear in 6 additional TV series including Delta, and sang in the opera "La Rondine" by Puccini. During his long acting career, Robert has worked with Gene Hackman, James Garner, George Kennedy, Tony Scott, Ernest Borgnine, Lloyd Bridges and Robin Williams on the Richard Prior series. His filmmaking career started in 1971, when he attended Los Angeles Valley College, and received an AA Degree and Technicians Certificate. He won Student Filmmaker of the Year and received an Emmy Citation for the Documentary "Grandpa." In 1982, he formed RED Productions, and produced "Anton," the story of a famous gay interior decorator in West Hollywood. The film received awards from numerous film festivals that include Aspen, Sinking Creek, the "Special Jury Gold Award" at the Houston International Film Festival and "Directors Fortnight" at Cannes. The film aired on Showtime and was selected to be included in "Since Stonewall," a retrospective of classic gay films of the 80s. He has worked on over 45 films as a producer, editor and writer and his work has been aired on the Discovery Channel including "Impact: Earth"; "Alaska: The Great Land"; and on PBS, "Dinosaur: The Arctic Expedition" and "Mass Extinctions" which also aired on Canal Plus and in the Middle East. In 2002, he produced the groundbreaking, award-winning documentary, "Beyond Vanilla: An unforgettable Journey into the Wilder Side of Sex", which documents the kink and fetish scene. In 2008, he produced "Xaviera Hollander, the Happy Hooker: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary." After shooting "Beyond Vanilla", he studied at the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (IASHS) in San Francisco, earned his Phd in 2005, and is a now a Clinical Sexologist and Certified Sex Coach. He is the author of Aphrodisiacs 101, from which he based his doctoral dissertation for IASHS. Dunlap hosts a monthly radio show, The Boom Doctors, with his partner (Dr. Patti Britton), which is aimed at the baby boomer generation (people born between 1946 and 1964) and discusses and explores all aspects of boomer life.
