
Birthday
1917/04/02
Day of death
2007/04/28 (90 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Fairview, Missouri, USA
Also know as
Robert William "Dabbs" Greer, Dabs Greer, Robert William Greer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert William "Dabbs" Greer (April 2, 1917 – April 28, 2007) was an American actor who performed many diverse supporting roles in film and television for over 50 years. His distinctive voice and southern accent was a good fit for shows featuring rustic characters, especially westerns. He also was portrayed on other shows as a minister, and is probably best remembered as the Reverend Robert Alden in NBC's Little House on the Prairie. Earlier, Greer had a recurring role as Coach Ossie Weiss in the NBC sitcom Hank.

(1999) The Green Mile
as Old Paul Edgecomb

(1988) Two Moon Junction
as Kyle

(1964) Roustabout
as Arthur Nielsen

(1973) White Lightning
as Pa McKlusky

(1956) Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Mack Lomax

(1952) We're Not Married!
as Beauty Contest Spectator (uncredited)

(1958) It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as Eric Royce

(1954) Riot in Cell Block 11
as Schuyler

(1958) I Want to Live!
as San Quentin Capt.

(1953) Trouble Along the Way
as Father Peterson

(1954) Private Hell 36
as Sam Marvin (uncredited)

(1959) Day of the Outlaw
as Doc Langer, Veterinarian

(1977) Green Eyes
as Mr. Cousins

(1951) Week-End with Father
as Minor Role (uncredited)

(1978) The Winds of Kitty Hawk
as Ace Hutchin

(1989) Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
as Otto

(1957) Chain of Evidence
as Dr. Ainsley - Psychiatrist

(1953) House of Wax
as Shane

(1981) Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
as Wally

(1957) All Mine to Give
as Clendenning

(1992) House IV
as Dad

(1951) Storm Warning
as Courtroom Cop (uncredited)

(1953) Take the High Ground!
as Shorty (uncredited)

(1953) Affair with a Stranger
as Happy Murray
(2000) Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
as Self (uncredited)

(1953) A Slight Case of Larceny
as Eddie

(1953) Half a Hero
as George Payson

(1952) Monkey Business
as Cabbie (uncredited)

(1954) Lucky Me
as Eddie Szczepanski (uncredited)

(1956) The Young Guns
as Fred

(1955) The Scarlet Coat
as Capt. Brewster

(1951) The Unknown Man
as ---

(1953) Remains to Be Seen
as Julius (uncredited)

(1952) Scarlet Angel
as Robbery Victim

(1994) Runaway Daughters
as Gary

(1959) Last Train from Gun Hill
as Deputy Andy

(1972) Rage
as Dr. Thompson

(1957) My Man Godfrey
as Lieutenant O'Connor

(1955) An Annapolis Story
as Cmdr. Halleck (uncredited)

(1952) The Bad and the Beautiful
as Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)

(1957) Johnny Tremain
as Nat Lorne

(1957) The Giant Claw
as Fighter Pilot, (archive footage) (uncredited)

(1957) Young and Dangerous
as Mr. John Clinton

(2014) Walking the Mile
as Self (voice) (archive footage)

(1957) Baby Face Nelson
as FBI Agent Charles Bonner

(1960) Cash McCall
as Bronson (uncredited)

(1952) Sally and Saint Anne
as Mr. Parker

(1951) Father's Little Dividend
as Green Taxicab's Driver (uncredited)

(1955) Foxfire
as Bus Driver (uncredited)

(1957) The Hired Man
as Bill Rockwell

(1959) Edge of Eternity
as Gas Station Attendant

(1954) The Desperado
as U.S. Marshal Jim Langley

(1953) Mission Over Korea
as Pilot

(1994) Little Giants
as Wilbur

(1953) Mister Scoutmaster
as Fireman (uncredited)

(1956) Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Mr. Smith-Johnson (uncredited)

(1952) Room for One More
as Scoutmaster (uncredited)

(1957) The Spirit of St. Louis
as Goldsborough (uncredited)

(1970) The Cheyenne Social Club
as Jedediah W. Willowby

(1957) The Vampire
as Dr. Will Beaumont

(1950) The Damned Don't Cry
as Reporter (uncredited)

(1950) California Passage
as Dealer (uncredited)

(1987) Evil Town
as Lyle Phelps

(1975) Dr. Shagetz
as Lyle Phelps

(1988) Bonanza: The Next Generation
as Sills

(1956) Hot Cars
as Det. Davenport

(1954) Bitter Creek
as Sheriff

(1957) Pawnee
as John Brewster

(1959) Lone Texan
as Doc Jansen

(1963) Showdown
as Express Man

(1963) Palm Springs Weekend
as Boys' Club Leader (uncredited)

(1952) Deadline - U.S.A.
as Reporter (uncredited)

(1956) Tension at Table Rock
as Doctor (uncredited)

(1954) She Couldn't Say No
as Dick Jordan

(1965) Shenandoah
as Abernathy

(1970) The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
as Stilts

(1949) Reign of Terror
as Bridge Guard (uncredited)

(1952) Young Man with Ideas
as Telephone Man (uncredited)

(1990) Pacific Heights
as Mr. Thayer

(1974) The Greatest Gift
as Deacon Hurd

(1955) The Seven Little Foys
as Tutor

(1955) At Gunpoint
as Funeral Minister

(1956) D-Day the Sixth of June
as Driver

(1997) Con Air
as Old Man Under Truck

(1953) China Venture
as Galuppo
(2006) Family
as Another Great-Grandfather

(1983) Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
as Rev. Robert Alden

(1952) Because of You
as Tijuana Shop Owner (uncredited)

(1952) Deadline - U.S.A.
as Day Reporter (uncredited)

(1950) Devil's Doorway
as Spud Keith (uncredited)

(1954) Living It Up
as Leader of the Boy Rangers (uncredited)

(1953) Julius Caesar
as Citizen of Rome (uncredited)

(1984) Little House: The Last Farewell
as Rev. Robert Alden

(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Naylor

(2001) Maybe It's Me
as Fred Stage

(1959) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as ---

(1984) Charles in Charge
as 'Buzz' Powell

(1961) Cain's Hundred
as Willie Beal

(1972) The Rookies
as ---

(1997) Ally McBeal
as Vincent Robbins

(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Newton Yort

(1965) The F.B.I.
as Paul Leonard

(1969) The Brady Bunch
as Minister

(1961) The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Chaplain Berger

(1996) Spin City
as Dr. Marsh Laughlin, DDS

(1964) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as ---

(1988) Roseanne
as ---

(1963) Petticoat Junction
as Mr. Peck

(1976) Charlie's Angels
as Bluford Catlin

(1967) Mannix
as ---

(1959) The Twilight Zone
as Scanlan

(1955) Gunsmoke
as Jonas

(1957) Perry Mason
as Dave Kirby

(1963) The Fugitive
as Mayor Duncan

(1963) The Fugitive
as Sheriff Claypool

(1954) Lassie
as ---

(1962) Saints and Sinners
as Walter Hines

(1971) Cannon
as ---

(1959) The Twilight Zone
as Evans

(2001) Lizzie McGuire
as Moe

(1967) Ironside
as ---

(1965) Laredo
as ---

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as The Sheriff

(1961) Ichabod and Me
as ---

(1965) The Wild Wild West
as ---

(1959) Rawhide
as Jebidiah Haddlebird

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel
as ---

(1990) The Bradys
as ---

(1963) The Fugitive
as Jensen

(1963) The Fugitive
as Charlie Fletcher

(1954) Father Knows Best
as ---

(1999) Family Law
as Frank Watson

(1962) The Virginian
as Doc

(1968) Lancer
as ---
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as MacGuire

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Charlie

(1971) Nichols
as Harrigan

(1982) Matt Houston
as ---

(1957) The Thin Man
as ---

(1957) Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Scooter Jaffee

(1965) The Big Valley
as Matt Carson

(1959) Black Saddle
as Owen Edwards

(1952) Adventures of Superman
as ---

(1959) Adventures in Paradise
as Reverend Forbes

(1955) Matinee Theater
as ---

(1964) Wendy and Me
as ---
(1955) Navy Log
as ---

(1963) The Fugitive
as Hotel Clerk Thomas

(1959) Black Saddle
as Denver Pollock

(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Tom Wade

(1958) The Rifleman
as Farley

(1958) Bat Masterson
as Will

(1959) Law of the Plainsman
as Wesley

(1959) Wichita Town
as ---

(1959) The Detectives
as ---

(1974) The Manhunter
as ---

(1952) Cavalcade of America
as John Adams

(1964) The Cara Williams Show
as ---

(1965) Hank
as Coach Ossie Weiss

(1967) Rango
as ---

(1962) Stoney Burke
as ---

(1959) Johnny Ringo
as Sam

(1953) The Man Behind the Badge
as ---
(1957) Official Detective
as ---

(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Dr. Meeker

(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Dewey Mason

(1972) Ghost Story
as Harry Bell

(1992) The Secret Of Lost Creek
as ---

(1974) Paper Moon
as ---

(1958) The Rifleman
as Marcus Trimble

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Will (uncredited)

(1952) Adventures of Superman
as Joe Winters

(1960) Surfside 6
as Finney Tate

(1993) Diagnosis: Murder
as Danny McNamara

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sam

(1955) The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Marshal Crawford

(1963) Arrest and Trial
as J. H. Salomon

(1959) Bonanza
as Doc Tasker Dunkatt

(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Greendale Councilman Dobbs

(1965) The F.B.I.
as Van Doyle

(1965) The F.B.I.
as Alvin Van Doyle

(1965) The F.B.I.
as Harry Porter

(1965) The F.B.I.
as Orkin

(1965) The F.B.I.
as Patrick Owens

(1965) The F.B.I.
as Arlie Sessions

(1965) The F.B.I.
as Howard Deal

(1959) Rawhide
as Sheriff

(1965) The F.B.I.
as Sal Cleary

(1965) The F.B.I.
as Kelsey Waller

(1955) Gunsmoke
as Uncle Wesley

(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Sales Clerk

(1950) Dick Tracy
as Shaky

(1962) The Virginian
as Ed Harger

(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Mr. Sims

(1959) Bonanza
as Mercantile Owner

(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Walter Harrison

(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Dr. Baker

(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Fred Blanchard

(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Dr. Merrill

(1963) The Outer Limits
as Mr. Bishop

(1957) Perry Mason
as Bill Cotton

(1955) Gunsmoke
as Joe Bean

(1963) The Outer Limits
as E. F. Larkin

(1952) Cavalcade of America
as Johann

(1952) Cavalcade of America
as ---

(1968) Adam-12
as Dave Carson

(1959) The Untouchables
as Thomas B. Randall

(1959) Bonanza
as Judge

(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Chester Ives

(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Dentist

(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Les Shaw

(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Elder Luke Boone

(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Bartender

(1960) Checkmate
as Hokey

(1957) Perry Mason
as Hal Kirkwood

(1957) Perry Mason
as Buzz Farrell

(1957) Perry Mason
as Jack Tabor

(1957) Perry Mason
as Larsen Halstead

(1957) Perry Mason
as Dodson

(1959) The Untouchables
as Brower

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Simon Marsh

(1953) Topper
as Jack

(1974) The Rockford Files
as Peter Preli

(1967) Mannix
as Petey O'Grady (uncredited)

(1959) Bonanza
as Sam

(1972) The Streets of San Francisco
as Watchman

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Theodore the Milkman

(1991) The Secret of Lost Creek
as Henry Fogel

(1957) Trackdown
as Ward Barrett

(1967) Mannix
as Dan Turpin

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Fort Supplier (uncredited)

(1967) The Invaders
as The Minister

(1958) Lawman
as Les Courtney

(1977) The Incredible Hulk
as Dr. Malone

(1959) Bonanza
as Hub Dawes

(1959) Tightrope
as Skeet

(1997) George & Leo
as ---

(1954) Studio 57
as Sheriff Barton

(1973) Barnaby Jones
as Andy Spake

(1959) The Detectives
as The Man

(1957) Trackdown
as Mike Kilroy

(1963) The Fugitive
as Sgt. Fairfield (uncredited)

(1961) The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Mr. Berger

(1986) L.A. Law
as Chester Mead

(1964) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Harper Caldwell

(1961) The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Mr. Waring

(1959) The Untouchables
as Agent Ned Ferber

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Stilts

(1954) The Lone Wolf
as Sheriff Ketton

(1955) Frontier
as Ray

(1957) Trackdown
as Sheriff Chet Farrow
(1956) State Trooper
as Ed Grimes

(1959) The Troubleshooters
as Lepage

(1967) Ironside
as Mr. Carew

(1953) General Electric Theater
as Tom

(1958) The Rifleman
as Bert Taylor

(1968) The Mod Squad
as Store Owner
(1963) The Greatest Show on Earth
as Charles

(1957) Perry Mason
as Charles Knudsen

(1955) Frontier
as Marshal

(1974) Little House on the Prairie
as Reverend Robert Alden

(1974) Firehouse
as ---

(1967) The Second Hundred Years
as General Craven

(1958) Steve Canyon
as Ben Moore

(1992) Picket Fences
as Rev. Henry Novotny

(1955) Gunsmoke
as Mr. Jonas

(1958) The Rifleman
as Jack Scully