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Dale Robertson

Dale Robertson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dayle Lymoine Robertson (July 14, 1923 – February 27, 2013) was an American actor best known for his starring roles on television. He played the roving investigator Jim Hardie in the long-running NBC/ABC hit television series Tales of Wells Fargo, and Ben Calhoun, the owner of an incomplete railroad line in ABC's The Iron Horse. He was often presented as a deceptively thoughtful but modest Western hero. From 1968 to 1970, Robertson was the fourth and final host of the syndicated Death Valley Days anthology series. For most of his career, Robertson played in western films and television shows—well over sixty titles in all. His best-remembered series, Tales of Wells Fargo aired on NBC from 1957 to 1961, when it moved to ABC and expanded to an hour-long program for its final season in 1961-1962. The show was originally produced by Nat Holt whom Robertson felt he owed his career to for giving him his first leading roles.[10] Robertson also did the narration for Tales of Wells Fargo through which he often presented his own commentary on matters of law, morality, and common sense. He was unique among his television contemporaries, stating that he hated the gun he was forced to carry, but saw it as a necessary evil, a "tool of the trade", and kept practicing.[citation needed] In its March 30, 1959, cover story on television westerns, Time reported Robertson was 6 feet tall, weighed 180 pounds, and measured 42-34-34. He sometimes made use of his physique in "beefcake" scenes, such as one in 1952's Return of the Texan where he is seen bare-chested and sweaty, repairing a fence. In 1960, Robertson guest-starred as himself in NBC's The Ford Show, starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.[12] In 1962, he similarly appeared on a short-lived western comedy and variety series, ABC's The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show. In 1963, after Tales of Wells Fargo ended its five-year run, he played the lead role in the first of A.C. Lyles' second feature westerns, Law of the Lawless.

Personal information

Birthday

1923-07-14

Birth Place

Harrah, Oklahoma USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Day of Fury

A Day of Fury

1956

5.5

Movie
Blood on the Arrow

Blood on the Arrow

1964

3.7

Movie
Call Me Mister

Call Me Mister

1951

6.7

Movie
City of Bad Men

City of Bad Men

1953

5.8

Movie
poster

Climax!

1954

3.0

TV
Coast of Skeletons

Coast of Skeletons

1965

5.7

Movie
Dakota Incident

Dakota Incident

1956

6.4

Movie
poster

Dallas

1978

6.8

TV
poster

Death Valley Days

1952

6.4

TV
Devil's Canyon

Devil's Canyon

1953

4.8

Movie
poster

Dynasty

1981

6.5

TV
Fast and Sexy

Fast and Sexy

1958

5.2

Movie
Fighting Man of the Plains

Fighting Man of the Plains

1949

5.7

Movie
Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

1949

7.0

Movie
Golden Girl

Golden Girl

1951

5.5

Movie
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon

Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon

1961

5.6

Movie
poster

Harts of the West

1993

6.2

TV
Hell Canyon Outlaws

Hell Canyon Outlaws

1957

0.0

Movie
poster

J.J. Starbuck

1987

5.0

TV
Law of the Lawless

Law of the Lawless

1964

6.1

Movie
Legends of the West

Legends of the West

1992

0.0

Movie
Lydia Bailey

Lydia Bailey

1952

6.2

Movie
Melvin Purvis G-Man

Melvin Purvis G-Man

1975

6.7

Movie
poster

Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

1952

6.5

Movie
Return of the Texan

Return of the Texan

1952

6.0

Movie
Scalplock

Scalplock

1966

6.5

Movie
poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull

1954

4.9

Movie
Son of Sinbad

Son of Sinbad

1955

4.8

Movie
poster

Studio 57

1954

0.0

TV
Take Care of My Little Girl

Take Care of My Little Girl

1951

5.0

Movie
poster

Tales of Wells Fargo

1957

6.8

TV
poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

5.2

TV
The Boy with Green Hair

The Boy with Green Hair

1948

6.2

Movie
The Cariboo Trail

The Cariboo Trail

1950

6.3

Movie
poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

5.3

TV
The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1953

3.3

Movie
poster

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

7.0

TV
The Gambler from Natchez

The Gambler from Natchez

1954

6.8

Movie
The High Terrace

The High Terrace

1956

6.0

Movie
poster

The Hollywood Palace

1964

4.5

TV
poster

The Iron Horse

1966

6.8

TV
poster

The Johnny Cash Show

1969

6.5

TV
The Kansas City Massacre

The Kansas City Massacre

1975

4.7

Movie
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

1979

2.1

Movie
poster

The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
The Man from Button Willow

The Man from Button Willow

1965

4.4

Movie
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
The One Eyed Soldiers

The One Eyed Soldiers

1966

4.3

Movie
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1952

5.9

Movie
poster

The Red Skelton Show

1951

7.4

TV
The Secret of Convict Lake

The Secret of Convict Lake

1951

6.5

Movie
The Silver Whip

The Silver Whip

1953

6.4

Movie
poster

The Steve Allen Show

1956

5.0

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

2000

0.0

Movie
The Walking Major

The Walking Major

1970

2.0

Movie
poster

This Is Your Life

1952

6.6

TV
Top of the World

Top of the World

1955

6.3

Movie
Two Flags West

Two Flags West

1950

6.2

Movie