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(132)
Wes Carney
1958
Sen. Evan Murdock
1974
Bob Coleman
1974
Roman Clementi
1974
Harold Jack Coombs
1974
1976
Dr. John Franklin
1976
Harlan Guthrie
1963
1950
Philip
1950
George Lawrence
1950
1967
Sam Burton
1967
Tom Carlson
1967
Charles Rogan
1966
1948
Skeets - Henchman / Bodyguard
1948
1971
Gordon Lanning
1958
Alexander Hayes
1985
1960
Juror 12
1957
1963
Julian Lord
1974
David Lawrence
1973
William McKendricks
1968
1961
Gene Gates
1973
Maxwell Strager
1973
Ikar
1963
1970
Harris
1969
Paul Sinclair
1975
Robert Burke
1963
1959
Andrew Courtney
1959
Arthur Henshaw
1960
James Forsythe
1949
Douglas
1961
Michael Hillyer
1961
Father Phelps
1961
1972
Paul Brett
1955
Harrison Fell
1955
Edward Gibson
1955
Charles Meridio
1971
1951
1972
1963
Admiral Jack Fletcher
1976
Jerry Brinkman
1972
Guy Gabriel
1964
General Denton
1967
Arthur Zellman
1973
1975
1962
1984
1978
Hugh
1979
1974
1963
Carl Vincent
1973
Deputy Chief Riggs
1977
1972
Everest Sinclair
1981
Philippe Douvier
1978
Col. Clay Thornbush
1980
Felix
1983
Milo Stewart
1966
Sam Gunther
1966
Howard
1977
General Ira Potter
1982
Dwight Troy
1966
1959
Francis MacMillan
1987
Sappensly
1974
Robert McCann
1985
Rod Prescott
1967
Henry Morrison (segment "The French Method")
1980
James Calendar
1971
Ralph Salkin
1979
Dorsey
1970
Ben Coogan
1981
Charley
1979
Attorney
1971
Sam Accardo
1975
Calvin Lantz
1986
Professor Wally Dawson
1982
Hugh Gibley
1984
Woodrow Norton
1983
Ed Leemans
1981
Fred Lockhart
1978
Dom Guardiano
1965
American executive
1977
Ward Hendricks
1965
Bob Rodgers
1969
1951
Will Blackfield
1984
Edward Norton
1973
Col. Harper
1985
William "Bill" Phillips
1950
Ravaggi
1968
Self (archive footage)
2004
Dr. Eric Stoneman
1974
Karel Kessler
1970
Bert
1961
Harrison
1985
Harvey
1982
Sergeant John Lewis
1975
Commissioner Estabrook
1988
Inspector
1977
Clint Harris
1966
Dr. Cole
1982
Ricky Powers
1963
Chris Smith
1965
John Hackson DeWitt
1977
Dixon
1970
Mike Marsh
1978
Mason Carter
1984
Sgt. McGrath
1962
Jerry
1987
Mr. Douglas
1976
Meredith
1972
Vicar
1957
Hugh Webster
1975
Sanderberg
1971
Ted Talbot (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
1985
Harry Stabling
1980
Tony Caruso
1979
Self
1965
Tony Costa
1967
Narrator
1975