Robert Lansing
Lieutnant Jack Curtis in Automan, Control in The Equalizer
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)
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