- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRobert Jacobus Godefridus Wolders
- Nickname
- Robbie
- Robert Wolders was born on September 28, 1936 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Beau Geste (1966), Laredo (1965) and Daniel Boone (1964). He was married to Merle Oberon. He died on July 12, 2018.
- SpouseMerle Oberon(January 31, 1975 - November 23, 1979) (her death)
- Married to the late star Merle Oberon until her death. Companion of Audrey Hepburn until she died in 1993.
- He met actress Merle Oberon while filming Interval (1973) (her last film appearance). Oberon was married at the time but after filming with Wolders, she divorced her husband of 16 years, Bruno Pagliai, and married Wolders in 1975. Wolders was 25 years younger than Oberon.
- Born in the Netherlands, the son of an actress.
- After settling in the U.S. he attended the University of Rochester, then studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
- Typecast as a "Latin Lover" because of his good looks and exotic accent.
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