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Robert Spafford(1913-2000)

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  • Director
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Robert Spafford was born on 25 August 1913. He was an actor and director, known for Orient Express (1952), The Long Search (1952) and Heaven on Earth (1960). He died on 28 April 2000.
BornAugust 25, 1913
DiedApril 28, 2000(86)
BornAugust 25, 1913
DiedApril 28, 2000(86)
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Known for

Orient Express (1952)
Orient Express
TV Series
  • Director
The Long Search (1952)
The Long Search
4.8
  • Director(as Robert B. Spafford)
  • 1952
Heaven on Earth
  • Director(as Robert B. Spafford)
  • 1960
David Alpert and Frances Rafferty in Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952)
Your Jeweler's Showcase
7.7
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Additional Crew

  • Cy Warrior (1989)
    Cy Warrior
    3.8
    • voice dubbing (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • Karate Warrior 2 (1988)
    Karate Warrior 2
    4.1
    • voice dubbing: Ken Watanabe (english version, uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Miami Golem (1985)
    Miami Golem
    3.9
    • voice dubbing (US version, uncredited)
    • 1985
  • Murder-Rock: Dancing Death (1984)
    Murder-Rock: Dancing Death
    5.5
    • voice dubbing (US version, uncredited)
    • 1984
  • The Final Executioner (1984)
    The Final Executioner
    4.0
    • voice dubbing (US version, uncredited)
    • 1984
  • Rush (1983)
    Rush
    4.5
    • voice dubbing (English version, uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Yor: The Hunter from the Future (1983)
    Yor: The Hunter from the Future
    4.4
    • voice dubbing (English version, uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Mark Gregory in 1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982)
    1990: The Bronx Warriors
    5.2
    • voice dubbing (US version, uncredited)
    • 1982
  • The New York Ripper (1982)
    The New York Ripper
    6.3
    • voice dubbing: Giordano Falzoni (US version, uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Car Crash (1981)
    Car Crash
    4.0
    • voice dubbing (English version, uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Víctor Israel and Margie Newton in Hell of the Living Dead (1980)
    Hell of the Living Dead
    4.8
    • voice dubbing (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • City of the Living Dead (1980)
    City of the Living Dead
    6.2
    • voice dubbing (english version, uncredited)
    • 1980
  • The Last Hunter (1980)
    The Last Hunter
    5.9
    • voice dubbing: Luciano Pigozzi
    • Voice dubbing: Luciano Pigozzi (english version)
    • 1980
  • Maurizio Merli and Mario Merola in From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979)
    From Corleone to Brooklyn
    6.4
    • voice dubbing (US version, uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Bud Spencer in Knock-Out Cop (1978)
    Knock-Out Cop
    6.2
    • voice dubbing (English version, uncredited)
    • 1978

Actor

  • Rutger Hauer in Beyond Justice (1991)
    Beyond Justice
    4.5
    • Board Member (uncredited)
    • 1991
  • The Law of the Desert (1991)
    The Law of the Desert
    5.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Board Member (uncredited)
    • 1991
  • Il piccolo popolo (1990)
    Il piccolo popolo
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Hoving
    • 1990
  • Valeria Golino and Timothy Dalton in The King's Whore (1990)
    The King's Whore
    5.8
    • William of Nassau
    • 1990
  • The Sleazy Uncle (1989)
    The Sleazy Uncle
    6.3
    • 1989
  • Paul Satterfield in Arena (1989)
    Arena
    5.4
    • Ticket-Taker (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • Buy & Cell (1988)
    Buy & Cell
    5.0
    • Male Board Member (as Robert B. Spafford)
    • 1988
  • The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
    The Last Temptation of Christ
    7.5
    • Man At Wedding
    • 1988
  • Serena Grandi in Teresa (1987)
    Teresa
    4.2
    • 1987
  • Ghoulies II (1987)
    Ghoulies II
    4.7
    • Supervisor Boxer Booth
    • 1987
  • Robert Conrad, Sam Waterston, Jonathan Banks, Yvette Mimieux, Richard Roundtree, and David Soul in The Fifth Missile (1986)
    The Fifth Missile
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Moody
    • 1986
  • Quo Vadis? (1985)
    Quo Vadis?
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Seneca
    • 1985
  • Hearts and Armour (1983)
    Hearts and Armour
    5.6
    • Moor King
    • 1983
  • Ciao nemico (1982)
    Ciao nemico
    4.8
    • Narrator
    • 1982
  • Laurence Olivier, Jacqueline Bisset, and Ben Gazzara in Inchon (1981)
    Inchon
    2.8
    • Admiral Lawson (uncredited)
    • 1981

Director

  • Yvonne Buckingham in The Christine Keeler Story (1963)
    The Christine Keeler Story
    6.4
    • Director (as Robert B. Spafford)
    • 1963
  • Heaven on Earth
    • Director (as Robert B. Spafford)
    • 1960
  • Orient Express (1952)
    Orient Express
    TV Series
    • Director
    • directed by
    • 1952–1954
  • David Alpert and Frances Rafferty in Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952)
    Your Jeweler's Showcase
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1953
  • The Long Search (1952)
    The Long Search
    4.8
    • English version (as Robert B. Spafford)
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Robert B. Spafford
  • Born
    • August 25, 1913
  • Died
    • April 28, 2000

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Worked extensively as a voice actor for the English language dubbing of several hundred Italian films between 1960-1990. His voice is an unmistakable gruff, booming voice often heard as a narrator for Italian sword and sandal epics.

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