Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

Acting

Birthday

1911/05/13

Day of death

1977/06/14 (66 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Also know as

Samuel Abraham Messer

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Middleton, born Samuel G. Messer (May 13, 1911 – June 14, 1977), was an American film and television actor known for his large size and beetle-like brow. With a deep, booming voice, Middleton trained for a musical career at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He worked steadily as a radio announcer and actor. One of his early works was as the narrator of the educational film "Duck and Cover". After app...Read more

Acting
The Harrad Experiment
3.7

(1973) The Harrad Experiment

as Sidney Bower

The Big Combo
7.0

(1955) The Big Combo

as Police Capt. Peterson

Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli
6.4

(1973) Even Angels Eat Beans

as Angelo

The Court Jester
7.3

(1955) The Court Jester

as Sir Griswold

The Lonely Man
6.1

(1957) The Lonely Man

as Ben Ryerson

Friendly Persuasion
6.6

(1956) Friendly Persuasion

as Sam Jordan

A Big Hand for the Little Lady
7.1

(1966) A Big Hand for the Little Lady

as Dennis Wilcox

The Law and Jake Wade
6.6

(1958) The Law and Jake Wade

as Ortero

The Tarnished Angels
6.7

(1957) The Tarnished Angels

as Matt Ord

The Great Impostor
6.9

(1960) The Great Impostor

as R.C. Brown

Love Me Tender
6.1

(1956) Love Me Tender

as Mr. Siringo

The Desperate Hours
7.0

(1955) The Desperate Hours

as Sam Kobish

Remember When
0.0

(1974) Remember When

as Kraus, the butcher

For Those Who Think Young
5.2

(1964) For Those Who Think Young

as Burford Sanford Cronin

The Proud Ones
6.4

(1956) The Proud Ones

as Honest John Barrett

Don't Give Up the Ship
6.4

(1959) Don't Give Up the Ship

as Vice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde

Cattle King
6.0

(1963) Cattle King

as Clay Mathews

The Mark of Zorro
5.9

(1974) The Mark of Zorro

as Don Luis Quintero

Red Sundown
6.1

(1956) Red Sundown

as Rufus Henshaw

Career
6.5

(1959) Career

as Robert Kensington

The Death of Manolete
0.0

(1957) The Death of Manolete

as Perea

Gold of the Seven Saints
7.0

(1961) Gold of the Seven Saints

as Amos Gondora

Company of Killers
4.0

(1970) Company of Killers

as Owen Brady

No Place to Land
3.0

(1958) No Place to Land

as Buck LaVonne

Trial
6.7

(1955) Trial

as A.A. "Fats" Sanders

Which Way to the Front?
4.8

(1970) Which Way to the Front?

as Colonico

The Cheyenne Social Club
6.4

(1970) The Cheyenne Social Club

as Barkeeper - Great Plains Saloon

Hell Bent for Leather
6.2

(1960) Hell Bent for Leather

as Ambrose

The Silver Chalice
4.4

(1954) The Silver Chalice

as Idbash

Day of the Badman
6.5

(1958) Day of the Badman

as Charlie Hayes

The Lincoln Conspiracy
5.6

(1977) The Lincoln Conspiracy

as Edwin M. Stanton

Fair Play
0.0

(1972) Fair Play

as Jova Purvis

Bitter Heritage
0.0

(1958) Bitter Heritage

as Luke Crocker

0.0

(1958) Nightmare at Ground Zero

as Narrator

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
6.0

(1961) Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

as Martin Plomb

Duck and Cover
5.9

(1952) Duck and Cover

as Narrator

The Adventures of Gallegher
0.0

(1964) The Adventures of Gallegher

as Dutch Mac

Something For An Empty Briefcase
0.0

(1953) Something For An Empty Briefcase

as Sloane

Columbo
8.1

(1971) Columbo

as Victor Norris

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Ezekiel Kindworth aka 'Rocky Mountain'

Kung Fu
7.6

(1972) Kung Fu

as Marshal Ford

Alias Smith and Jones
6.9

(1971) Alias Smith and Jones

as ---

Mannix
6.7

(1967) Mannix

as Jake Coryell

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Jake Worth

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Judge Daniel Redmond

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Lt. Toler

Mission: Impossible
7.6

(1966) Mission: Impossible

as Clavering

Get Smart
7.9

(1965) Get Smart

as The Whip

The Tall Man
6.3

(1960) The Tall Man

as Paul Mason

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Sam Klinker

The Monroes
5.7

(1966) The Monroes

as ---

Target: The Corruptors!
3.5

(1961) Target: The Corruptors!

as ---

The Wild Wild West
7.6

(1965) The Wild Wild West

as Emir El Emid

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Josh Green

Daniel Boone
6.9

(1964) Daniel Boone

as Simon Brasher

Thriller
6.3

(1960) Thriller

as Ohrback

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Titus Semple

McCloud
7.1

(1970) McCloud

as ---

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Sheriff Ed Mullen

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Sheriff

The Big Valley
6.1

(1965) The Big Valley

as Judge Tyrone

Adventures in Paradise
5.7

(1959) Adventures in Paradise

as Howard Bailey

Matinee Theater
4.6

(1955) Matinee Theater

as ---

The Rebel
5.1

(1959) The Rebel

as Arthur Sutro

Bat Masterson
6.1

(1958) Bat Masterson

as Big Keel Roberts

The New Breed
7.0

(1961) The New Breed

as Stanley Mannis

Wichita Town
4.2

(1959) Wichita Town

as ---

The Detectives
5.6

(1959) The Detectives

as 'Big Jim'

Suspense
4.7

(1949) Suspense

as Bill West

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as William Harper

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Whitney 'Whit' Gaynor

Tales of Tomorrow
6.0

(1951) Tales of Tomorrow

as Dr. John Borrow

0.0

(1963) Vacation Playhouse

as Homer Ferguson

Telephone Time
6.3

(1956) Telephone Time

as ---

The Walter Winchell File
5.0

(1957) The Walter Winchell File

as Aaron Benjamin

Letter to Loretta
6.2

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Henry Tremaine

Hunter
8.0

(1977) Hunter

as ---

The Americans
6.0

(1961) The Americans

as ---

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as ---

The Untouchables
7.9

(1959) The Untouchables

as Barney Loomis

The Untouchables
7.9

(1959) The Untouchables

as Mayer Wartel

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Frank Davis

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Dutch Mac

Man Against Crime
6.0

(1949) Man Against Crime

as Joseph Merko

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as C.J. Shasta

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Sam Bryant

The Untouchables
7.9

(1959) The Untouchables

as Mayor Anton J. Cermak

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Matt Harger

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Judge John Jefferson Hogan

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Duke Aberdeen

The Big Valley
6.1

(1965) The Big Valley

as Sidney Glover

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Dutch George

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Dorf

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Innkeeper

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Ragnar Windsor

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Jed Hawkes

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Grizzly Martingale

Thriller
6.3

(1960) Thriller

as Monsieur de Paris

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Louis Koster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Cato Stone

Studio 57
0.0

(1954) Studio 57

as Maggio