Robert Webber
Acting
🎂 1924-10-14
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.
Cast credits(131)
1950
Philip
1950
George Lawrence
1950
1971
Harris
1969
Wes Carney
1958
1959
Tom Carlson
1967
William McKendricks
1968
1951
Julian Lord
1974
Gene Gates
1973
Maxwell Strager
1973
James Forsythe
1949
1948
Skeets - Henchman / Bodyguard
1948
Arthur Henshaw
1960
1960
Sen. Evan Murdock
1974
Bob Coleman
1974
Roman Clementi
1974
Harold Jack Coombs
1974
Douglas
1961
Michael Hillyer
1961
Father Phelps
1961
1963
Alexander Hayes
1985
David Lawrence
1973
1961
Ikar
1963
1963
Paul Sinclair
1975
1962
1963
1972
Harlan Guthrie
1963
Charles Meridio
1971
1974
1972
1976
Dr. John Franklin
1976
1959
1970
Robert Burke
1963
1967
Sam Burton
1967
Andrew Courtney
1959
Gordon Lanning
1958
1978
Charles Rogan
1966
Paul Brett
1955
Harrison Fell
1955
Edward Gibson
1955
Carl Vincent
1973
1975
Juror 12
1957
Everest Sinclair
1981
1951
Guy Gabriel
1964
Jerry Brinkman
1972
1984
1972
Bert
1961
John Hackson DeWitt
1977
Arthur Zellman
1973
Admiral Jack Fletcher
1976
Commissioner Estabrook
1988
Col. Clay Thornbush
1980
General Denton
1967
Deputy Chief Riggs
1977
Hugh
1979
Philippe Douvier
1978
Dwight Troy
1966
Ben Coogan
1981
Sappensly
1974
General Ira Potter
1982
Francis MacMillan
1987
Rod Prescott
1967
Robert McCann
1985
Felix
1983
Sam Accardo
1975
Ward Hendricks
1965
Henry Morrison (segment "The French Method")
1980
Sam Gunther
1966
Calvin Lantz
1986
Harvey
1982
Howard
1977
Attorney
1971
Bob Rodgers
1969
Milo Stewart
1966
Harrison
1985
Sgt. McGrath
1962
Dr. Cole
1982
Edward Norton
1973
Karel Kessler
1970
Fred Lockhart
1978
Dixon
1970
Self (archive footage)
2004
William "Bill" Phillips
1950
Dom Guardiano
1965
Woodrow Norton
1983
Dorsey
1970
Clint Harris
1966
Hugh Gibley
1984
Ravaggi
1968
Mr. Douglas
1976
Mason Carter
1984
Ricky Powers
1963
American executive
1977
Charley
1979
Will Blackfield
1984
Chris Smith
1965
Mike Marsh
1978
Ed Leemans
1981
Tony Caruso
1979
Professor Wally Dawson
1982
Meredith
1972
James Calendar
1971
Ted Talbot (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
1985
Hugh Webster
1975
Col. Harper
1985
Harry Stabling
1980
Sergeant John Lewis
1975
Sanderberg
1971
Inspector
1977
Ralph Salkin
1979
Jerry
1987
Dr. Eric Stoneman
1974
Tony Costa
1967
Narrator
1975
Self
1965