- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 15, 1920
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- January 25, 2003
Robert Rockwell
Robert Rockwell was an American stage, film, radio and television actor. He is best known for playing the handsome, but awkward biology teacher Philip Boynton in the radio and television sitcom Our Miss Brooks opposite Eve Arden. A native of Lake Bluff, Illinois, Rockwell studied at the Pasadena Playhouse, from which he obtained a master's degree. During World War II he enlisted in the US Navy for four years serving in Washington D.C. Dramatic roles often eluded him, however, after beginning his career as a contract player for Republic Studios he appeared, over his almost 50-year acting career, in more than 350 television episodes and, on stage, opposite José Ferrer in the 1946 Broadway production of Cyrano de Bergerac, and with Ginger Rogers during the 1960s in a San Diego production of Whitfield Cook's play A More Perfect Union. He appeared in the first Superman television show episod…
Filmography
moviePerfect Alibi
1995
tvThe Golden Palace
1992 · Mr. Cochran
movieHell Hath No Fury
1991 · Mr. Stewart
tvBeverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Bill Beevis
movieDestination: America
1987
tvGrowing Pains
1985 · Wally Overmier
tvHunter
1984 · Ralph Flagg
tvE/R
1984 · John Harrison
tvHardcastle and McCormick
1983
movieThe Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983 · Speaker
tvNewhart
1982
tvFalcon Crest
1981 · Giles Taylor
movieGolden Gate
1981
tvDynasty
1981
tvKnots Landing
1979 · Doctor
tvBenson
1979
tvDiff'rent Strokes
1978 · , Tom Bishop, Tim Bishop
tvDallas
1978 · Mitchell
tvEight Is Enough
1977
tvCharlie's Angels
1976 · Harrison
tvThe Waltons
1972
tvThe Bill Cosby Show
1969 · Tom Bennett
movieLassie: The Adventures of Neeka
1969 · Dean Chalmers (archive footage)
movieLassies Abenteuer in Alaska
1968 · Dean Chalmers
tvHere's Lucy
1968 · Jack Scott
movieSol Madrid
1968 · Chief Danvers
Summer Fun
tvSummer Fun
1966
tvGreen Acres
1965
movieA Letter to Nancy
1965 · Pastor
movieEspionage Target: You
1964 · Agent (uncredited)
tvPetticoat Junction
1963
tvThe Lucy Show
1962 · Tom Bennett
tvBus Stop
1961
tvThe Roaring 20's
1960
tvSurfside 6
1960
The Man from Blackhawk
tvThe Man from Blackhawk
1959 · , Sam Logan
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
tvYancy Derringer
1958 · Phillip Hampton
tvBronco
1958
movieTurn the Other Cheek
1958 · Ben Hanson
tvMaverick
1957
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Dick Benedict, Maj. Jerry Reynolds, Cole B. Troy, Everett Rixby, Ed Purvis
movieOur Miss Brooks
1956 · Phillip 'Phil' Boynton
tvNavy Log
1955
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Mr. Philips
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · Prof. Amberson Adams, Dolph Randolph
tvLassie
1954
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Jeb Stewart
movieThe War of the Worlds
1953 · Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)
tvOur Miss Brooks
1952 · Philip Boynton
tvCavalcade of America
1952
movieJust for You
1952 · John Ransome
tvAdventures of Superman
1952 · Jor-El (uncredited)
tvRacket Squad
1951
movieThe Prince Who Was a Thief
1951 · (uncredited)
movieThe Frogmen
1951 · Lt. Bill Doyle
moviePrisoners in Petticoats
1950 · Mark Hampton
movieLonely Heart Bandits
1950 · Police Lt. Carroll
movieTrial Without Jury
1950 · Police Lt. Bill Peters
movieDestination Big House
1950 · Dr. Walter Phillips
movieWomen from Headquarters
1950 · Gates
movieFederal Agent at Large
1950 · Dr. Ross Carrington
movieBelle of Old Mexico
1950 · Kip Armitage III
movieUnmasked
1950 · Detective Lt. James 'Jim' Webster
movieThe Blonde Bandit
1949 · Dist. Atty. Devron
movieAlias the Champ
1949 · Ron Peterson
tvThe Lone Ranger
1949 · Randy Tyler
movieThe Red Menace
1949 · Bill Jones
movieYou Gotta Stay Happy
1948 · Eddie
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self