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Robert Horton is a Actor American born on 29 july 1924 at Los Angeles (USA)

Robert Horton

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Birth name Meade Howard Horton, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 29 july 1924 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 9 march 2016 (at 91 years)

Robert Horton (born Meade Howard Horton, Jr., on July 29, 1924, in Los Angeles, California) is an American television actor, who was most noted for the role from 1957 to 1962 of the frontier scout Flint McCullough in the NBC Western television series, Wagon Train. His costars were Ward Bond, John McIntire, Terry Wilson, and Frank McGrath. Horton quit that series to pursue a career in musical theater. His Wagon Train role was replaced by that of Robert Fuller as the scout Cooper Smith, and thereafter the series moved to ABC. Fuller, a veteran of the western series Laramie, resembled Horton and the two actors coincidentally shared the same birthday, albeit nine years apart.

According to the April 20, 1959, issue of Time magazine, Horton's measurements were 42-31-40.

Horton played Ronald W. Reagan's role in the television version of Kings Row (1955), which featured Jack Kelly and ran for seven episodes as part of the Warner Bros. Presents series, rotating with a television version of Casablanca and Cheyenne, starring Clint Walker, the first television western in a 60-minute format.

The ruggedly handsome Horton made dozens of appearances in movies and television shows between 1951 and 1989, including a small role in the film Bright Road starring Dorothy Dandridge, an episode of Ray Milland's CBS sitcom, Meet Mr. McNutley, and on the syndicated Sheriff of Cochise, starring John Bromfield. Horton played Corporal Tom Vaughn in the 1956 episode "False Prophet" of the religion anthology series, Crossroads.

Horton appeared on seven episodes of the anthology series, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, including memorably as a tennis-playing bookie and blackmailer opposite Betsy von Furstenberg in "The Disappearing Trick", directed by Arthur Hiller. He was cast as Danny Barnes in the episode "No Place to Hide" of the CBS anthology series The DuPont Show with June Allyson and on the NBC interview program Here's Hollywood and NBC's anthology series, The Barbara Stanwyck Show. He appeared several times also on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.



Horton is also remembered for his offbeat role as a cowboy amnesiac in his 1965-1966 ABC television series A Man Called Shenandoah. Horton even took a turn in daytime soap operas, having played the part of Whit McColl from 1983 to 1984 on CBS's As the World Turns. In 1966, he starred in "The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones", the first Western made specifically for television and simultaneous distribution to cinemas in Europe. It was made by MGM and co-starred Sal Mineo and Diane Baker.

He went on to perform for many years in theaters and nightclubs all over America and in Australia as a singer (sometimes with his wife, the former Marilynn Bradley). In 1963, producer David Merrick hired him as the male lead in the musical version of N. Richard Nash's play The Rainmaker (entitled 110 in the Shade), in the part played on the screen by Burt Lancaster. The musical, which boasted a score by Tom Jones (writer) and Harvey Schmidt, ran for 330 performances on Broadway.

Horton is also an accomplished pilot and aircraft owner, having once said in a 'Plane and Pilot' interview, "His three greatest thrills were his first solo flight, a performance before Queen Elizabeth II, and being featured on Ralph Edwards' This Is Your Life. His frequent copilot was his French Poodle, "Jamie".

Horton has been the recipient of several lifetime achievement awards for television, including the prestigious Golden Boot, and recently the Cowboy Spirit Award at the National Festival of the West. Horton and his wife reside in the Encino section of Los Angeles.

Actor Robert Fuller is sometimes described as having replaced Horton on Wagon Train. Though Fuller did have a role on the program after Horton departed, according to an August 17, 2009 interview with Fuller in On Screen and Beyond, he did not replace him. The two are sometimes confused with each other because of a general physical resemblance and because they have the same birthday, July 29, though Horton is nine years older than Fuller.

On July 29, 2009, Horton celebrated his 85th Birthday. According to his publicist, he would no longer be making any personal appearances, because he claimed he was growing tired of the traveling. Five years later, on July 29, 2014, Horton celebrated his 90th Birthday. In honor of his nonagenarian birthday, the Presentation of the Western Legend Award was bestowed to him.

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Filmography of Robert Horton (18 films)

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The Green Slime, 1h17
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Adventure, Horror
Themes Space adventure films, La fin du monde, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Transport films, Films set in the future, Musical films, Political films, Dystopian films, Impact events in fiction, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Robert Horton, Luciana Paluzzi, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Dunham
Roles Commander Jack Rankin
Rating48% 2.406512.406512.406512.406512.40651
A group of astronauts set out to stop the asteroid Flora, which is on a collision course with the planet Earth. They land on the asteroid, plant explosive charges and destroy it. Afterwards they return to the staging area, a space station called Gamma 3 in orbit around the Earth. Unfortunately, a scientist from the mission has unwittingly carried a luminous-green substance on the leg of his spacesuit which quickly mutates into one-eyed, tentacled monsters with the ability to discharge lethal bolts of electricity. The Gamma 3 crew fend off the alien creatures with their laser-based weaponry, only to discover the creatures feed off the energy which, in turn, allows them to multiply rapidly, sprouting the new creatures from their blood. As the creatures overrun the station the crew continues to fight back against overwhelming odds.
The Last Challenge, 1h45
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Glenn Ford, Angie Dickinson, Chad Everett, Jack Elam, Robert Horton, Kevin Hagen
Roles The Marshall
Rating60% 3.003353.003353.003353.003353.00335
A cocky young man from Tennessee, Lot McGuire (Chad Everett), seeks to back up his notion that he's the fastest gun there is. "If a man is second best, he might as well be dead," says McGuire. He travels to a town with the intention of forcing a duel with Marshal Dan Blaine (Ford), who's renowned for his skill with a gun.
The Man Is Armed, 1h10
Directed by Franklin Adreon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Dane Clark, William Talman, Barton MacLane, Robert Horton, Richard Benedict, Fredd Wayne
Roles Dr. Michael Benning
Rating58% 2.9379552.9379552.9379552.9379552.937955
This script must be run from the command line
Prisoner of War
Directed by Andrew Marton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Prison films, Political films
Actors Steve Forrest, Ronald Reagan, Dewey Martin, Oskar Homolka, Paul Stewart, Robert Horton
Roles Francis Aloysius Belney
Rating50% 2.5206152.5206152.5206152.5206152.520615
An American officer volunteers to be captured in order to investigate claims of abuse against American POWs in North Korean camps during the Korean War.
Men of the Fighting Lady, 1h19
Directed by Andrew Marton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Keenan Wynn, Dewey Martin, Frank Lovejoy, Louis Calhern
Roles Ensign Neil Conovan
Rating61% 3.0986253.0986253.0986253.0986253.098625
On board the USS Oriskany aircraft carrier in the Sea of Japan during the Korean War, author James A. Michener (Louis Calhern) meets Commander and flight surgeon Kent Dowling (Walter Pidgeon). Dowling relates a "Christmas story" of a near-miracle.
The Story of Three Loves, 2h2
Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Gottfried Reinhardt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Circus films, Dance films
Actors Pier Angeli, Ethel Barrymore, Leslie Caron, Kirk Douglas, Farley Granger, Celia Lovsky
Roles Friendly Young Man on Ship
Rating67% 3.3913453.3913453.3913453.3913453.391345
On an ocean liner, a passenger recognizes famed ballet creator Charles Coudray (James Mason), and asks him politely why one of his works has never been performed since its debut. When Coudray remains silent, the fan leaves him alone with his thoughts, leading to a flashback.
Arena
Arena (1953)
, 1h23
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Themes Sports films
Actors Gig Young, Jean Hagen, Polly Bergen, Harry Morgan, Barbara Lawrence, Robert Horton
Roles Jackie Roach
Rating53% 2.663922.663922.663922.663922.66392
Hob Danvers comes to a Tucson, Arizona rodeo with Sylvia Lorgan in tow. Hob has been separated from wife Ruth for two years, and doesn't realize she intends to be at the rodeo.
Bright Road, 1h9
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about education
Actors Dorothy Dandridge, Barbara Randolph, Harry Belafonte, Maidie Norman, Robert Horton, Vivian Dandridge
Roles Dr. Mitchell
Rating66% 3.343223.343223.343223.343223.34322
Jane Richards (Dorothy Dandridge) is a new teacher, beginning her career at a rural African-American elementary school in Alabama. One of the students in her fourth-grade class is C.T. Young (Philip Hepburn), who, although bright and generally not a troublemaker, is nonetheless markedly uninterested in school and has become accustomed to taking two years to advance through each grade level. Miss Richards becomes determined to get through to C.T. and have her class be the first that does not take him two years to complete, though the school's other teachers have given up on him as "a backward child". The school's principal (Harry Belafonte) also harbors his doubts about C.T., but he admires Miss Richards' enthusiasm and endorses her efforts.
Code Two
Code Two (1953)

Directed by Fred M. Wilcox
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Ralph Meeker, Elaine Stewart, Chuck Connors, Sally Forrest, Keenan Wynn, Robert Horton
Roles Russ Hartley
Rating60% 3.0498353.0498353.0498353.0498353.049835
Classmates at the Los Angeles police academy, Chuck O'Fair, Russ Hartley and Harry Whenlon bond as friends. When they socialize at one's house, Russ and his wife, Mary, observe as the extroverted Chuck expresses an interest in Mary's sister, Jane, who seems to prefer the shy Harry instead.
Pony Soldier, 1h22
Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Tyrone Power, Robert Horton, Thomas Gomez, Cameron Mitchell, Stuart Randall, Anthony Earl Numkena
Roles Jess Calhoun
Rating58% 2.9040352.9040352.9040352.9040352.904035
In 1876, the North-West Mounted Police send Constable Duncan MacDonald (Tyrone Power) and a blackmailed Blackfoot scout (Thomas Gomez) to get the Cree to sign Treaty 6 with The Crown. Initially hostile, the Cree are influenced by a Fata Morgana type mirage that they mistake for the power of Queen Victoria.
Return of the Texan, 1h28
Directed by Delmer Daves
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Dale Robertson, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan, Richard Boone, Tom Tully, Robert Horton
Roles Dr. Jim Harris
Rating67% 3.373663.373663.373663.373663.37366
After his wife dies, Sam Crockett honors her last wish by moving back to their native Texas with their two sons and Grandpa Firth. They have a farm there that is in serious disrepair.
The Tanks Are Coming, 1h30
Directed by D. Ross Lederman, Lewis Seiler
Origin USA
Genres War
Themes Political films
Actors Steve Cochran, Philip Carey, Mari Aldon, Paul Picerni, Harry Bellaver, Robert Horton
Roles Capt. Bob Horner
Rating61% 3.0998953.0998953.0998953.0998953.099895
Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, un sergent se retrouve à la tête d'une escouade de chars et tente d'inculquer à ses hommes l'esprit de groupe.