Robert Fuller (actor)
Robert Fuller ( born July 29, 1933, Troy, New York; actually Buddy Lee ) is an American actor. He became known in the 1960s. Than performers Jess Harper in the Western Series at the foot of the Blue Mountains Overall, his acting career was shaped by roles in Western series.
Career
He made early in his youth experiences with the acting and dancing since his parents operated a dance school. In 1952 he moved with his family to Hollywood, where he worked as a stuntman and actor. During this time he slept with the pseudonym Robert Fuller.
In the following years he played small roles in several feature films. Among other things, he took a small role in the successful feature film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Marilyn Monroe true. His acting career was interrupted from 1953 to 1955, he was drafted as a soldier in the Korean War.
After his military service, he continued working as an actor and got his first major roles, making its popularity increased more and more. He had several guest roles on television series before he received his first series with at the foot of the Blue Mountains, in which he portrayed the character of Jess Harper. After this series in 1963 was leaked, he played until 1966, the main role in the series Wagon Train. In the following years the Western phase of American television died away, and Fuller got fewer and fewer roles. In 1966 he worked as Vin in the hit movie The Return of the Magnificent Seven with.
Under pressure from a producer Fuller took over the role of Dr. Kelly Brackett of the hit television series Emergency!, Which expired in 1979 from 1971.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Fuller was seen only as a guest star in several series. He had his last appearance in the final episode of Walker, Texas Ranger with Chuck Norris. Then he pulled back completely from acting.
Private
Robert Fuller is married to his second wife and has three children from his first marriage. Today, with his wife Jennifer Savidge he now lives on a ranch in Texas own.
Trivia
- The German youth magazine BRAVO published in 1963 and 1969 each have a star cut with Robert Fuller. The same magazine awarded him 1963-1967 a total of five times the reader Otto Price.