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Robert Lansing

Lieutnant Jack Curtis in Automan, Control in The Equalizer

Photos Robert Lansing Birth name: Robert Howell Brown
Birth date: 1928/06/05
Date of death : 1994/10/23 (66 years old)
Birth place : San Diego, Californie (USA)

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Biography for Robert Lansing

From 1991 to 1993 he was president of the players of the New York Cèèber Club.

Robert Lansing was an American actor born June 5, 1929 in San Diego in California, and died on October 23, 1994 in New York. He was known for his roles in films and television series from the 1950s to 1980s.

Lansing began his acting career by appearing in theater productions in New York, before embarking on cinema and television. He made his cinema debut by playing in films such as "The Set-Up" and "The Boston Strangler". In the 1960s, he played in popular television series such as "Mission: Impossible" and "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.". He also played in films such as "The Boston Strangler" and "The Stepford Wives".

Lansing was known for his beautiful deep voice and his expressive face, which earned him many roles of authoritarian or threatening characters. He was also a talented and versatile actor, capable of playing both dramatic and comical roles.

Despite his successful career, Lansing had personal problems and fought against alcoholism for many years. He died of a heart attack at the age of 65. His career has been crowned with many successes, and he is still considered one of the most talented actors of his generation.

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Filmography

Title Role
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993) TV Series Paul Blaisdell (1993-1994)
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989) (TV) Gen. McAllister
After School (1989) C.A. Thomas
Memories of Manon (1988) (TV) Control
The Nest (1988) Elias Johnson
The Equalizer (1985) TV Series Control (1985-1989)
Automan (1983) TV Series Lt. Jack Curtis
Automan (1983) (TV) Lt. Jack Curtis
Life on the Mississippi (1980) (TV) Horace Bixby
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E (1980) (TV) Owen Hooper
Island Claws (1980) Moody
Acapulco Gold (1978) Solborg
Empire of the Ants (1977) Dan Stokely
The Deadly Triangle (1977) (TV) Charles Cole
False Face (1977) Dr. Phillip Reynolds
Bittersweet Love (1976) Howard
Widow (1976) (TV) Harold
Crime Club (1975) (TV) Alex Norton
Wild in the Sky (1972) Major Reason
The Astronaut (1972) (TV) John Phillips
Killer by Night (1972) (TV) Warren Claman
Thirty Dangerous Seconds (1972)
The Grissom Gang (1971) Dave Fenner
It Takes All Kinds (1969) Tony Gunther
Danger Has Two Faces (1967) Peter Murphy/Mark Wainwright
The Man Who Never Was (1966) TV Series Peter Murphy/Mark Wainwright
Namu, the Killer Whale (1966) Hank Donner
An Eye for an Eye (1966) Talion
Blade Rider, Revenge of the Indian Nations (1966) Gen. George Armstrong Custer
Twelve O'Clock High (1964) TV Series Brig. Gen. Frank Savage (1964-1965)
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963) Charles
A Gathering of Eagles (1963) Sgt. Banning
87th Precinct (1961) TV Series Det. Steve Carella
The Pusher (1960) Steve Carella
Young Dr. Malone (1958) TV Series Peter Brooks (1959)
4D Man (1959) Dr. Scott Nelson

Trivia

1991 to 1993: President of The Players, the famous theatrical club in New York City.

Borrowed his stage moniker from the capital city of Michigan.

Rugged American leading man of 50s Broadway and 60s standard film and TV action drama -- the star of several TV series ("Twelve O'Clock High" and "The Man Who Never Was" among others).

Daughter with Hardy: Alice Lucille (b. 1970) now known as Alyiki

Son with Emily McLaughlin: Robert Frederick Orin Lansing.

The "Assignment: Earth" episode of "Star Trek" (1966), in which Lansing plays an alien from a distant planet, was written as the springboard for a spin-off series. The new series was to feature more adventures of Gary Seven (Lansing) and Roberta Lincoln (Teri Garr), but it never came about.

Family

Spouse : Anne Pivar (1982 - 1994), Emily McLaughlin (15 June 1956 - 11 April 1968) (divorced) 1 child, Gari Hardy (? - 1971) (divorced) 1 child.

Author of the card

  • Creation date: 01/07/2003 by abdest

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