Robert Fuller
Known for Acting · 69 credits
- Born
- 1933-07-29 (age 92)
- Place of birth
- Dyersburg, Tennessee
- Also known as
- Leonard Leroy Lee Jr. · Bobby
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Robert Fuller (born July 29, 1933) is an American former television Western actor and current rancher. In his five decades of television, he's best known for starring roles on the popular 1960s western series Laramie as Jess Harper, and Wagon Train as Cooper Smith, as well as his work for his lead role, Dr. Kelly Brackett, in the popular 1970s medical drama Emergency!, opposite his best friends Julie London and her husband Bobby Troup.
Early life
Robert Fuller was born Leonard Leroy Lee on July 29, 1933, in Troy, New York, the only child of Elizabeth Lee, a dance instructor. Later in his childhood, Betty married Robert Simpson Sr., a Naval Academy officer. In 1939, the family moved to Key West, Florida, where, already known by the nickname of "Buddy", he took the name Robert Simpson Jr. His parents owned a dancing school in Florida. His family also lived in Chicago for a year before moving back to Florida. Simpson, Jr., as he was then still formally known, attended the Miami Military School for fifth and sixth grades, and Key West High School for ninth grade. He dropped out at age 14 because he disliked school and was doing poorly there. In 1950, at the age of 16, he and his parents moved to Hollywood, California, where his first job was as a stunt man. Television work in the late 1950s and 1960s
Fuller was David Dortort's second choice for the role of Lorne Greene's youngest cocky, impish son, Joseph "Little Joe" Cartwright, on NBC's Bonanza, but the role went to Michael Landon. Fuller then landed the role of Jess Harper on Laramie, which ran from 1959 to 1963. Fuller was cast opposite one of his best friends, John Smith. Smith had already been cast as Jess Harper; Fuller was asked to screen test for the character of Slim Sherman. Fuller insisted he would be better as Harper, and after the screen test, he became Jess and Smith got the part of Slim.
Known For
TV Shows (39)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Seinfeld
1989
as Doctor (voice)
JAG
1995
as Marine Corps General
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Arthur Drelinger
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Chris Newman / Bob McLane
The Love Boat
1977
as Ralph Kirby
Wagon Train
1957
as James Fitzpatrick / Cooper Smith
Adam-12
1968
as Dr. Kelly Bracket
Emergency!
1972
as Kelly Brackett
The Virginian
1962
as Clint Richards
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Hank Drew
Lawman
1958
as Buck Harmon
Tour of Duty
1987
as Jack Purcell
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Capt. William Judd Fetterman
Renegade
1992
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Ranger Cabe Wallace / Wade Harper
The Big Valley
1965
as Carl Wheeler
Viper
1994
as Ethan Cole
Matt Houston
1982
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as McBride
Highway Patrol
1955
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Rory O'Rourke
Laramie
1959
as Jess Harper
M Squad
1957
as Danny Mitchell
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Kenyon Drummond
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Mike Dayton
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Roy Barlow
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
as Stan
The Monroes
1966
Panic!
1957
Official Detective
1957
The Oregon Trail
1977
Blacke's Magic
1986
as Chief Patrick 'Rocky' Datchery
Paradise
1988
as Sam Clanton
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
U.S. Marshall
1956
as Cpl. Eddie Wallace
Movies (30)
Spartacus
1960
as Extra (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Maverick
1994
as Riverboat Poker Player
Julius Caesar
1953
as Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Youthful Soldier at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Repossessed
1990
as Dr. Hackett
Return of the Seven
1966
as Vin
Emergency!
1972
as Dr. Kelly Brackett
MegaForce
1982
as Pilot
Incident at Phantom Hill
1966
as Matt Martin
Sinai Commados
1968
as Captain Uri Littman
Disaster on the Coastliner
1979
as Matt Leigh
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
as Dancer (uncredited)
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
1969
as Mike Darrah
I Love Melvin
1953
as Acrobatic Cheerleader (uncredited)
The Gatling Gun
1971
as Pvt. Sneed
The Brain from Planet Arous
1957
as Dan Murphy
Separate Ways
1981
as Woody
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
1978
as James Reed
Mittsommernacht
1967
as Tore
Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988
as Charlie Poke
Drive-In Movie Memories
2001
The Hard Ride
1971
as Phil
Jerry Cotton: Death in the Red Jaguar
1968
as Charlie
Mustang Country
1976
as Griff
Teenage Thunder
1957
as Maurie Weston
Strange Intruder
1956
as Prisoner of War
Sinai Commandos
1967
as Capt. Uri Littman
Carlo the Sierra Coyote
1974
as Narrator
About Robert Fuller
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Fuller (born July 29, 1933) is an American former television Western actor and current rancher. In his five decades of television, he's best known for starring roles on the popular 1960s western series Laramie as Jess Harper, and Wagon Train as Cooper Smith, as well as his work for his lead role, Dr. Kelly Brackett, in the popular 1970s medical drama Emergency!, opposite his best friends Julie London and her husband Bobby Troup. Early life Robert Fuller was born Leonard Leroy Lee on July 29, 1933,… With 69 credits spanning from 1951 to 2001, Robert Fuller has appeared in 30 films and 39 TV shows.
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- Spartacus (1960) — as Extra (uncredited)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) — as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
- Maverick (1994) — as Riverboat Poker Player
- Julius Caesar (1953) — as Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) — as Youthful Soldier at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
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