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Thayer Roberts(1902-1968)

  • Actor
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Thayer Roberts and Will J. White in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
Thayer Roberts was born on 21 June 1902 in Kidder, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for This Is Not a Test (1962), The Book of Acts Series (1957) and The Red Skelton Hour (1951). He died on 28 February 1968 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJune 21, 1902
DiedFebruary 28, 1968(65)
BornJune 21, 1902
DiedFebruary 28, 1968(65)
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Known for

This Is Not a Test (1962)
This Is Not a Test
5.3
  • Jacob Elliot Saunders
  • 1962
The Book of Acts Series (1957)
The Book of Acts Series
7.8
  • Barnabas (1957)
  • 1957
Day of Triumph (1954)
Day of Triumph
6.9
  • Pharisee
  • 1954
Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
The Red Skelton Hour
8.1
TV Series
  • Supporting Player
  • The Smog Czar
  • Mr. Marker - Hotel Manager
  • Paw Kadiddlehopper
  • Mr. Bullfinch
  • Attorney Glut
  • Warden
  • Barclay - the butler
  • Shah of Persia

Credits

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Actor

  • Our Man Higgins (1962)
    Our Man Higgins
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mr. Gonsit
    • 1963
  • This Is Not a Test (1962)
    This Is Not a Test
    5.3
    • Jacob Elliot Saunders
    • 1962
  • George Maharis and Martin Milner in Route 66 (1960)
    Route 66
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Anderson
    • 1962
  • Scott Brady in Shotgun Slade (1959)
    Shotgun Slade
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 1961
  • John Wayne, Ina Balin, Lee Marvin, Nehemiah Persoff, and Stuart Whitman in The Comancheros (1961)
    The Comancheros
    6.8
    • Poker Player (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)
    Hawaiian Eye
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Phil Gledger
    • 1961
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Dr. Mitchell
    • 1961
  • Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Father Juan
    • 1961
  • Thriller (1960)
    Thriller
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Mr. Merriman
    • 1961
  • Two Faces West (1960)
    Two Faces West
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Leopold
    • 1961
  • Victor Jory in Manhunt (1959)
    Manhunt
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Henry Diesen
    • 1960
  • Gates of Glory
    Short
    • Thomas
    • 1959
  • The Living Bible: The Old Testament (1958)
    The Living Bible: The Old Testament
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Moses
    • 1958
  • Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner in The Buccaneer (1958)
    The Buccaneer
    6.4
    • New Orleans Gentleman
    • 1958
  • George Montgomery in Cimarron City (1958)
    Cimarron City
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Col. Crass
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Thayer E. Roberts
  • Born
    • June 21, 1902
    • Kidder, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • February 28, 1968
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Other works
    Stage musical: Rio Rita - as Davalos; at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park, Los Angeles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Roberts started in vaudeville in 1908 and trouped for years with Fritz Lieber's company. He starred on Broadway with Helen Hayes and later directed plays at the Glendale Center Theatre in California.

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