Over his 40-year career as one of Hollywoods 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 Marvins general in The Dirty Dozen (1967) or as real-life Admiral Frank J. Fletcher in Midway (1976). Webbers other best known movies include The Great White Hope (1970), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), 10 (1979) (as composer Dudley Moores 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 Gehrigs 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.
General Denton
Film 1967
Rod Prescott
Film 1967
Col. Clay Thornbush
Film 1980
Philippe Douvier
Film 1978
Admiral Jack Fletcher
Film 1976
Sam Gunther
Film 1966
Sappensly
Film 1974
Attorney
Film 1971
Harvey
Film 1982
Dwight Troy
Film 1966
Hugh
Film 1979
Francis MacMillan
Film 1987
William "Bill" Phillips
Film 1950
Felix
Film 1983
Milo Stewart
Film 1966
General Ira Potter
Film 1982
Mason Carter
Film 1984
Chris Smith
Film 1965
Edward Norton
Film 1973
Inspector
Film 1977
Dom Guardiano
Film 1965
Howard
Film 1977
Ricky Powers
Film 1963
Narrator
Film 1975
Sergeant John Lewis
Film 1975
Hugh Webster
Film 1975
James Calendar
Film 1971
Professor Wally Dawson
Film 1982
Clint Harris
Film 1966
Ralph Salkin
Film 1979
Charley
Film 1979
Tony Costa
Film 1967
Ravaggi
Film 1968
Ed Leemans
Film 1981
Deputy Chief Riggs
Film 1977
Sgt. McGrath
Film 1962
Bob Rodgers
Film 1969
Dixon
Film 1970
Karel Kessler
Film 1970
Dorsey
Film 1970
Sanderberg
Film 1971
Meredith
Film 1972
Woodrow Norton
Film 1983
Sam Accardo
Film 1975
Hugh Gibley
Film 1984
Le cadre américain
Film 1977
Harry Stabling
Film 1980
Henry Morrison (segment "The French Method")
Film 1980
Ben Coogan
Film 1981
Mike Marsh
Film 1978
Jerry
Film 1987
Col. Harper
Film 1985
Ted Talbot (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
Film 1985
Harrison
Film 1985
Fred Lockhart
Film 1978
Self
Film 1965
Mr. Douglas
Film 1976
Calvin Lantz
Film 1986
Juror 12
Film 1957
Self (archive footage)
Film 2004
Tv 1976
Tv 1960
Alexander Hayes
Tv 1985
Tv 1972
Carl Vincent
Tv 1973
Tv 1978
Gordon Lanning
Tv 1958
Tv 1967
David Lawrence
Tv 1973
Tv 1963
Tv 1948
Tv 1971
Tv 1984
Paul Brett
Tv 1955
Tv 1963
Harlan Guthrie
Tv 1963
Tv 1975
Arthur Henshaw
Tv 1960
Tv 1972
Tv 1970
Tv 1972
Andrew Courtney
Tv 1959
Tv 1963
Tv 1959
Tv 1961
James Forsythe
Tv 1949
Tv 1974
Tv 1959
Tv 1951
Guy Gabriel
Tv 1964
Tv 1962
Ikar
Tv 1963
Tv 1951
Arthur Zellman
Tv 1973
Commissioner Estabrook
Tv 1988
William McKendricks
Tv 1968
Harrison Fell
Tv 1955
Edward Gibson
Tv 1955
Sen. Evan Murdock
Tv 1974
Bob Coleman
Tv 1974
Skeets - Henchman / Bodyguard
Tv 1948
Roman Clementi
Tv 1974
Charles Meridio
Tv 1971
Charles Rogan
Tv 1966
Dr. John Franklin
Tv 1976
Gene Gates
Tv 1973
Jerry Brinkman
Tv 1972
Julian Lord
Tv 1974
Wes Carney
Tv 1958
John Hackson DeWitt
Tv 1977
Harold Jack Coombs
Tv 1974
Everest Sinclair
Tv 1981