From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaDayle Lymoine Robertson (July 14, 1923 – February 27, 2013) was an American actor best known for his starring roles on television. He played the roving investigator Jim Hardie in the long-running NBC/ABC hit television series Tales of Wells Fargo, and Ben Calhoun, the owner of an incomplete railroad line in ABCs The Iron Horse. He was often presented as a deceptively thoughtful but modest Western hero. From 1968 to 1970, Robertson was the fourth and final host of the syndicated Death Valley Days anthology series.For most of his career, Robertson played in western films and television shows—well over sixty titles in all. His best-remembered series, Tales of Wells Fargo aired on NBC from 1957 to 1961, when it moved to ABC and expanded to an hour-long program for its final season in 1961-1962. The show was originally produced by Nat Holt whom Robertson felt he owed his career to for giving him his first leading roles.[10] Robertson also did the narration for Tales of Wells Fargo through which he often presented his own commentary on matters of law, morality, and common sense. He was unique among his television contemporaries, stating that he hated the gun he was forced to carry, but saw it as a necessary evil, a tool of the trade, and kept practicing.[citation needed] In its March 30, 1959, cover story on television westerns, Time reported Robertson was 6 feet tall, weighed 180 pounds, and measured 42-34-34. He sometimes made use of his physique in beefcake scenes, such as one in 1952s Return of the Texan where he is seen bare-chested and sweaty, repairing a fence.In 1960, Robertson guest-starred as himself in NBCs The Ford Show, starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.[12] In 1962, he similarly appeared on a short-lived western comedy and variety series, ABCs The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show. In 1963, after Tales of Wells Fargo ended its five-year run, he played the lead role in the first of A.C. Lyles second feature westerns, Law of the Lawless.
Tunis Simms (uncredited)
Film 1949
John Oakhurst
Film 1952
Lem
Film 1950
Bob Parrish
Film 1954
Justin Eagle
Film 1965
Maj. Robert Parrish in 'Sitting Bull'
Film 1992
Dan Harrow
Film 1953
A.J. Magnus
Film 1965
Jagade
Film 1956
Billy Reynolds
Film 1953
Lee Gannon
Film 1955
Joe Blake
Film 1951
Will Gray
Film 1950
Benjamin Calhoun
Film 1966
Vance Colby
Film 1954
Sam Crockett
Film 1952
Albion Hamlin
Film 1952
Race Crim
Film 1953
Sheriff Caleb Wells
Film 1957
Raffaele
Film 1958
Capt. Johnny Comstock
Film 1951
Jesse James
Film 1949
Jim Hardie
Film 1961
Richard Owen
Film 1966
Policeman (uncredited)
Film 1948
Narrator (Voice) (uncredited)
Film 1951
Bill Lang
Film 1956
Film 2000
Major Clark J. Allen
Film 1970
Colonel Lee Goddard (uncredited)
Tv 1984
Walter Lankershim
Tv 1981
Frank Crutcher
Tv 1978
Self - Host
Tv 1964
Self
Tv 1969
Self
Tv 1952
Tv 1954
Lt. Clay Tucker
Tv 1955
Self
Tv 1956
Self - Tales of Wells Fargo
Tv 1956
Tv 1993
Jerome Jeremiah Starbuck
Tv 1987
Self
Tv 1962
Self - Co-Host
Tv 1961
Self
Tv 1961
Donny Weaver
Tv 1952
Nicky Jordan
Tv 1954
Self - Guest
Tv 1956
Ben Calhoun
Tv 1966
Mason Fleers
Tv 1977
Self - Host
Tv 1952
Tv 1954