Robert Middleton
Acting

Robert Middleton

Born 13 May 1911 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA · Died 14 June 1977

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Middleton, born Samuel G. Messer (May 13, 1911 – June 14, 1977), was an American film and television actor known for his large size and beetle-like brow. With a deep, booming voice, Middleton trained for a musical career at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He worked steadily as a radio announcer and actor. One of his early works was as the narrator of the educational film "Duck and Cover". After appearing on the Broadway stage and live television, Middleton began appearing in films in 1954. He's also remembered on television as the boss Mr. Marshall on The Jackie Gleason Show and in film opposite Humphrey Bogart in The Desperate Hours (1955), Gary Cooper in Friendly Persuasion (1956), Richard Egan and Elvis Presley in Love Me Tender (1956), Dorothy Malone and Robert Stack in The Tarnished Angels (1958), and Dean Martin in Career (1959).

Known for

Columbo
Bonanza
Get Smart
Mission: Impossible
Even Angels Eat Beans
The Court Jester
The Desperate Hours
The Big Combo
Friendly Persuasion
The Untouchables
The Tarnished Angels
Love Me Tender
The Lincoln Conspiracy
Remember When
The Mark of Zorro
The Harrad Experiment
Even Angels Eat Beans
Fair Play
Company of Killers
Which Way to the Front?
The Cheyenne Social Club
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
For Those Who Think Young
Cattle King
Gold of the Seven Saints
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
The Great Impostor
Hell Bent for Leather
Don't Give Up the Ship
Career
The Law and Jake Wade
No Place to Land
Day of the Badman
Bitter Heritage
The Lonely Man
The Tarnished Angels
The Death of Manolete
Friendly Persuasion
Love Me Tender
The Proud Ones
Red Sundown
The Big Combo
The Court Jester
The Desperate Hours
Trial
The Silver Chalice
Something For An Empty Briefcase
Confessions of a Nervous Man
Duck and Cover
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