Robert Webber

Robert Webber

Date of Birth:

Oct 14, 1924

Place of Birth:

Santa Ana, California, USA 

Over his 40-year career as one of Hollywood's veteran character actors, Robert Webber always marked his spot by playing all types of roles and was not stereotyped into playing just one kind of character. Sometimes he even got to play a leading role (see Hysteria (1965)). Webber first started out in small stage shows and a few Broadway plays and served a stint in the army before he landed the role of Juror 12 in 12 Angry Men (1957). He was also known for numerous war films, playing Lee Marvin's general in The Dirty Dozen (1967) or as real-life Admiral Frank J. Fletcher in Midway (1976). Webber's other best known movies include The Great White Hope (1970), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), 10 (1979) (as composer Dudley Moore's lyricist partner), Private Benjamin (1980), Wild Geese II (1985) and co-starring with Richard Dreyfuss and Barbra Streisand as prosecutor Francis McMillian in Nuts (1987). In 1989 he died of Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) in Malibu, California, shortly after completing the 1988 TV production Something Is Out There (1988) (TV). He bore a resemblance to character actor Kevin McCarthy.

filmography:

Cutter Cutter

1972

Macédoine Macédoine

1971

Hauser's Memory Hauser's Memory

1970

Murder or Mercy Murder or Mercy

1974

Flatfoot in Hong Kong Flatfoot in Hong Kong

1975

Casey's Shadow Casey's Shadow

1978

The Accuser The Accuser

1977

The Great White Hope The Great White Hope

1970

The Movie Murderer The Movie Murderer

1970

Manon 70 Manon 70

1968

Every Man Is My Enemy Every Man Is My Enemy

1967

The Two Lives of Carol Letner The Two Lives of Carol Letner

1981

The Choirboys The Choirboys

1977

The Big Bounce The Big Bounce

1969

The Nun and the Sergeant The Nun and the Sergeant

1962

All Stars All Stars

1980

Sunday Lovers Sunday Lovers

1980

Hit Squad Hit Squad

1976

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper' A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

1965

The Young Runaways The Young Runaways

1978

Assassin Assassin

1986

12 Angry Men 12 Angry Men

1957

Plan For Escape Plan For Escape

1952

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

The Ladies The Ladies

1987

In Like Flynn In Like Flynn

1985

Shooting Stars Shooting Stars

1983

S.O.B. S.O.B.

1981

Getting Physical Getting Physical

1984

No Man's Land No Man's Land

1984

Half Nelson Half Nelson

1985

Answers Answers

1985

Courage fuyons Courage fuyons

1979

The Streets of L.A. The Streets of L.A.

1979

Nuts Nuts

1987

10 10

1979

Harper Harper

1966

Highway 301 Highway 301

1950

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

1983

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

1966

Wild Geese II Wild Geese II

1985

Wrong Is Right Wrong Is Right

1982

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1971

Private Benjamin Private Benjamin

1980

Don't Make Waves Don't Make Waves

1967

Revenge of the Pink Panther Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978

Midway Midway

1976

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974

The Silencers The Silencers

1966

Who Dares Wins Who Dares Wins

1982

Cover Up Cover Up

1984

The Dangerous Mission The Dangerous Mission

1975

Gardenia Gardenia

1979

Pacific Challenge Pacific Challenge

1975

Death Stalk Death Stalk

1975

Thief Thief

1971

The Hired Killer The Hired Killer

1966

Not Just Another Affair Not Just Another Affair

1982

The Stripper The Stripper

1963

Madame Claude Madame Claude

1977

Double Indemnity Double Indemnity

1973

Hysteria Hysteria

1965

Don't Go to Sleep Don't Go to Sleep

1982

The Sandpiper The Sandpiper

1965

The Third Day The Third Day

1965

Death Steps in the Dark Death Steps in the Dark

1977

The Dirty Dozen The Dirty Dozen

1967

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