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Bob Shield(1917-1996)

  • Actor
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Bob Shield was born on 1 April 1917 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Judge (1986), Hell's Half Acre (1954) and Science Fiction Theatre (1955). He was married to Fusae Hasegawa Shield. He died on 3 October 1996 in Dewey, Arizona, USA.
BornApril 1, 1917
DiedOctober 3, 1996(79)
BornApril 1, 1917
DiedOctober 3, 1996(79)
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Known for

The Judge (1986)
The Judge
7.2
TV Series
  • Judge Robert J. Franklin
  • Judge Robert J Franklin
  • Judge Franklin(as Robert Shield)
Philip Ahn, Wendell Corey, Nancy Gates, Evelyn Keyes, and Marie Windsor in Hell's Half Acre (1954)
Hell's Half Acre
6.3
  • Frank Ulman(as Robert Shield)
  • 1954
Science Fiction Theatre (1955)
Science Fiction Theatre
8.1
TV Series
  • Dr. Robert Werth(as Robert Shield)
Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt (1958)
Sea Hunt
7.7
TV Series
  • Dr. Jeremiah Kearns(as Robert Shield)

Credits

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Actor

  • The Judge (1986)
    The Judge
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Judge Robert J. Franklin
    • Judge Robert J Franklin
    • Judge Franklin (as Robert Shield)
    • 1986–1990
  • The Judge (1986)
    The Judge
    TV Series
    • Judge Robert J. Franklin (as Robert Shield)
    • 1987
  • Surfside 6 (1960)
    Surfside 6
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Harry Lyle
    • Announcer (as Robert Shield)
    • 1961–1962
  • A Majority of One (1961)
    A Majority of One
    6.8
    • Announcer (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Portrait of a Mobster (1961)
    Portrait of a Mobster
    6.6
    • (as Robert Shield)
    • 1961
  • Bat Masterson (1958)
    Bat Masterson
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Ray Platt
    • Captain Dayton (as Robert Shield)
    • 1959–1961
  • Donald May, Dorothy Provine, and Rex Reason in The Roaring 20's (1960)
    The Roaring 20's
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Announcer (as Robert Shield)
    • 1961
  • Father Knows Best (1954)
    Father Knows Best
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Radio Announcer (as Robert Shield)
    • 1959
  • Nick Adams, Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Myron McCormick, and Jean Willes in No Time for Sergeants (1958)
    No Time for Sergeants
    7.5
    • Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Pat Conway in Tombstone Territory (1957)
    Tombstone Territory
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Deputy Jimmy
    • Jim - Deputy
    • Deputy Jim (as Robert Shield)
    • 1958
  • Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt (1958)
    Sea Hunt
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Jeremiah Kearns (as Robert Shield)
    • 1958
  • Highway Patrol (1955)
    Highway Patrol
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Howard
    • Dr. Miller
    • Dr. Henry Stoddard (as Robert Shield)
    • 1955–1957
  • Wendell Corey in Harbor Command (1957)
    Harbor Command
    7.2
    TV Series
    • FBI Agent Crane (as Robert Shield)
    • 1957
  • West Point (1956)
    West Point
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Porter Company Executive (as Robert Shield)
    • 1957
  • Barry Sullivan in The Man Called X (1956)
    The Man Called X
    6.5
    TV Series
    • (as Robert Shield)
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Robert F. Shield
  • Born
    • April 1, 1917
    • Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • October 3, 1996
    • Dewey, Arizona, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Fusae Hasegawa ShieldApril 2, 1954 - October 3, 1996 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Best know for playing Judge Robert J. Franklin in The Judge (TV), which ran locally on WBNS in Columbus, OH for 12 years before being picked up for national syndication, where it ran for another 7 years.
  • Nickname
    • Bob

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