Robert Anderson (actor, born 1920)
Robert Anderson | |
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.webp) Anderson in Stories of the Century, 1954 | |
| Born | Robert Gerold Anderson July 12, 1920 |
| Died | January 4, 1996 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Occupations | Film and television actor |
Robert Gerold Anderson (July 12, 1920[1] – January 4, 1996) was an American film and television actor. He was best known for playing blacksmith Aeneas MacLinahan in the American western television series Wichita Town.[2]
Life and career
[edit]Anderson was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the son of Oscar Anderson and Mabel Dalen. He attended the University of Florida, and served in the United States Army during World War II.[3] He began his screen career in 1946, appearing in the film Without Reservations. In 1949, he appeared in the films The Story of Molly X and Undertow.[4] During his screen career, he worked as a radio announcer for the radio program The Lone Wolfe from 1948 to 1949.[5]
Later in his career, in 1957, Anderson starred as trial lawyer Park Street Jr. in the NBC television series The Court of Last Resort, starring along with Robert H. Harris, Carleton Young, S. John Launer and John Maxwell.[6][7] After the series ended in 1958, he played blacksmith Aeneas MacLinahan in the NBC western television series Wichita Town from 1959 to 1960.[2][8] He guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Wagon Train, Tombstone Territory, Have Gun – Will Travel, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, The Californians, Rawhide, Tales of Wells Fargo and Daniel Boone.[4] He also appeared in numerous films such as Fury at Gunsight Pass, The Toy Tiger, Young Billy Young, Period of Adjustment, Pal Joey, The Gambler Wore a Gun, Born to the Saddle, The Outlaw Stallion and Rancho Notorious.[2]
Anderson retired from acting in 1970, last appearing in the NBC western television series The High Chaparral.[4]
Death
[edit]Anderson died on January 4, 1996,[9] at the Desert Hospital Hospice in Desert Hot Springs, California, at the age of 75.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Robert Anderson Filmography". Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Aaker, Everett (May 16, 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 11. ISBN 9781476628561 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 "Robert G. Anderson, 75". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. January 7, 1996. p. 4. Retrieved August 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Robert Anderson List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
- ↑ Cox, Jim (October 17, 2024). Radio Speakers: Narrators, News Junkies, Sports Jockeys, Tattletales, Tipsters, Toastmasters and Coffee Klatch Couples Who Verbalized the Jargon of the Aural Ether from the 1920s to the 1980s--A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 11. ISBN 9781476607399 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Erickson, Hal (October 21, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008. McFarland. p. 64. ISBN 9780786454525 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Aaker, Everett (October 17, 2024). Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948-1959. McFarland. p. 50. ISBN 9781476606361 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Hyatt, Wesley (October 6, 2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 99. ISBN 9781476605159 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Copeland, Bobby (1999). B-Western Boot Hill: A Final Tribute to the Cowboys and Cowgirls who Rode the Saturday Matinee Movie Range. Empire Pub. p. 11. ISBN 9780944019283 – via Google Books.