Thursday, February 05, 2009

Character Actor I.D.: Robert P. Lieb

--Born: September 15, 1914 in Pelham, New York.
--Died September 28, 2002 in Los Angeles, California from complications suffered from intestinal surgery earlier in the year. He was survived by his wife of 56 years, Ina and children.
--Lieb appeared in such Broadway productions as Harvey, 'Daniel, Two Blind Mice, and Inherit the Wind.
--He would most often be seen as either comic or dramatic blowhards or authority figures; frequently lawyers and military men.
--His numerous appearances on the tv series Hazel, were as Harry Thompson, Don DeFore's brother-in-law. On My Three Sons, he was next door neighbor Henry Pearson for four years.

Films of Robert P. Lieb

MYSTERY MEN 1999
STARHOPS 1978
PARALLAX VIEW, THE 1974
HOW TO FRAME A FIGG 1971

MYRA BRECKINRIDGE 1970
ANGEL IN MY POCKET 1969
LOVE GOD?, THE 1969
STAY AWAY, JOE 1968
YOURS, MINE AND OURS 1968
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT? 1968
CLAMBAKE 1967
GRADUATE, THE 1967
FORTUNE COOKIE, THE 1966
BRASS BOTTLE, THE 1964
READY FOR THE PEOPLE 1964
HOW THE WEST WAS WON 1962
UNDERWORLD U.S.A. 1961
PORTRAIT IN BLACK 1960
ELMER GANTRY 1960
THAT KIND OF WOMAN 1959

SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME 1956

Television Work of Robert P. Lieb

DANGEROUS HEART 19940000 tv movie
WORLD OF DISNEY 19890409 PARENT TRAP III
ALF 19881114 TURKEY IN THE STRAW: Parts 1/2
MABEL AND MAX 19870731 pilot
ST. ELSEWHERE 19841107 FADE TO WHITE
PORTRAIT OF A SHOWGIRL 19820504 tv movie
CRASH 19770000 tv movie
CHARLIE'S ANGELS 19761020 ANGELS IN CHAINS
COLLISION COURSE 19760104 special
MOST WANTED 19760000
BLUE KNIGHT 19760000
MCDUFF, THE TALKING DOG 19760000
MILLION DOLLAR RIPOFF 19760922 tv movie
S.W.A.T. 19750000 OMEGA ONE
RUN JOE, RUN 19750000
CANNON 19750319 TOMORROW ENDS AT NOON
MISSILES OF OCTOBER 19741218 special (as Gen. Curtis LeMay)
APPLE'S WAY 19740000 THE CANDY DRIVE
HAWKINS 19731113 A LIFE FOR A LIFE
THE F.B.I. 19731021 THE EXCHANGE
MARCUS WELBY, M.D. 19730123
GHOST STORY 19721222 TIME OF TERROR
MARCUS WELBY, MD 19720314 SOLOMON'S CHOICE
ALIAS SMITH & JONES 19720113 MCCREEDY BUST- GOING, GOING, GONE
THE F.B.I. 19710307 TURNABOUT
YOUNG LAWYERS 19700000
THE INTRUDERS 19701110 tv movie
BRACKEN'S WORLD 19690000 A PERFECT PIECE OF CASTING
THE VIRGINIAN 19681016 WIND OF OUTRAGE
BEWITCHED 19680208 A PRINCE OF A GUY
BONANZA 19680107 THE TRACKERS
DUNDEE & THE CULHANE 19670000 THE JUBILEE RAID BRIEF
BEWITCHED 19670316 CRONE OF CAWDOR
THE ROAD WEST 19661003 THE LEAN YEARS
HEY LANDLORD! 19660925 FROM OUT OF THE PAST
F TROOP 19660322 DON'T EVER SPEAK TO ME AGAIN
THE VIRGINIAN 19660216 HARVEST OF STRANGERS
F TROOP 19660215 SPY, COUNTERSPY, COUNTER
F TROOP 19660104 OUR HERO-WHAT'S HIS NAME
WACKIEST SHIP IN THE ARMY 19650000
HAZEL 19660100 HAZEL'S ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS
HAZEL 19651200 KINDLY ADVISE
THE VIRGINIAN 19651110 NOBILITY OF KINGS
HAZEL 19650805 TO BUILD OR NOT TO BUILD
ALRED HITCHCOCK HOUR 19650329 COMPLETELY FOOLPROOF
WACKIEST SHIP IN THE ARMY 19650000 pilot
BONANZA 19640426 ENTER THOMAS BOWERS
BING CROSBY SHOW 19640000 JANICE & ME ON A SATURDAY
MY LIVING DOLL 19640000 RHODA'S FIRST DATE
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN 19640202 GOING, GOING, GONE
HAZEL 19640000 HAZEL SQUARES THE TRIANGLE
WENDY & ME 19640000 $5000 chair
DEATH VALLEY DAYS 19631117 MEASURE OF A MAN
ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR 19631108 NOTHING EVER HAPPENS IN LINVALE
GRINDL 19631103 GRINDL, WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE
ROOM FOR ONE MORE 19630000
HAZEL 19630000 ALL HAZEL IS DIVIDED INTO
OUR MAN HIGGINS 19630000 WHO'S ON FIRST?
ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR 19621206 HANGOVER
FATHER OF THE BRIDE 19620601
THE DETECTIVES 19620518 SATURDAY EDITION
IT'S A MAN'S WORLD 19620000 WINNING HIS WAY
HAZEL 19620000 LICENSE TO WED
HAZEL 19620000 HAZEL AND THE LOVE BIRDS
HAZEL 19620000 HAZEL'S DAY
DR. KILDARE 19611109 THE LONELY ONES
MY THREE SONS 19610601 THE SUNDAY DRIVE
PETER GUNN 19610320 COME DANCE WITH ME
MY THREE SONS 19610223 MAN IN THE TRENCH COAT
TWILIGHT ZONE 19601223 NIGHT OF THE MEEK (as Officer Flaherty)
MY THREE SONS 19601222 THE ELOPEMENT
CHEVY MYSTERY SHOW 19600000
CORONADO 9 19601025 I WANT TO BE HATED
TALES OF WELLS FARGO 19601024 ALL THAT GLITTERS
THE DEPUTY 19600924 DEADLY BREED
BONANZA 19600109 THE OUTCASTS
ONE STEP BEYOND 19591208 THE STONE CUTTER
PERRY MASON 19591114 CASE OF PAUL DRAKE'S DILEMMA
HALLMARK HALL OF FAME 19591026 WINTERSET
PERRY MASON 19581004 CASE OF PINT-SIZED CLIENT
MIKE HAMMER 19580614 THE BROKEN FRAME
THE CALIFORNIANS 19580513 THE INNER CIRCLE
JEFFERSON DRUM 19580505 LAW AND ORDER
BLONDIE 19570000
KRAFT THEATER 19570000
PHIL SILVERS SHOW 19570326 BILKO GOES SOUTH
PHIL SILVERS SHOW 19560306 COURT MARTIAL
PHIL SILVERS SHOW 19560131 TRANSFER
ROBERT MONTGOMERY PRESENTS 19550000 THE CYPRESS TREE
PHILCO TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE 19550109 WALK INTO THE NIGHT
STUDIO ONE 19540000 THE EXPENDABLES
DANGER 19540803 THE KEY
MAN BEHIND THE BADGE 19540725 CASE OF PHANTOM FIRE
GOODYEAR TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE 19540704 SUITABLE FOR FRAMING
STUDIO ONE 19540111 REMARKABLE INCIDENT AT CARSON CORNERS
MAN BEHIND THE BADGE 19531206 BUFFALO, NEW YORK STORY
LUX VIDEO THEATRE 19530323 ONE FOR THE ROAD
OUT THERE 19511216 SEVEN TEMPORARY MOONS
ROBERT MONTGOMERY PRESENTS 19500605 HAMPION
KRAFT THEATER 194800901 ICEBOUND
KRAFT THEATRE 19480512 BROKEN DISHES
BORDEN TELEVISION THEATRE 19470525 WELECOME JEREMIAH
LIGHTS OUT 19460630 FIRST PERSON SINGULAR (pilot)
MR. MERGENTHWIRKER'S LOBBLIES 19460000
MR. & MRS. NORTH 19460000 special presentation

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Russ Conway 1913-2009

The veteran actor Russell Conway died January 12 at the age of 95. He had been retired many years and living in Laguna Woods, California. Born in Manitoba, Canada as Russell Clarence Zink April 25, 1913, Mr. Conway's older brother also became an actor and changed his name to Donald Woods (1906-98). Russell began his career on Broadway in the play Land is Bright in 1938; served in WWII; and took up his acting
career in Hollywood in 1947, where he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild for over 60 years. He appeared in hundreds of films and television shows, including such titles as Twelve O'Clock High, War of the Worlds, Love Me Tender, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, and Our Man Flint. His television work includes Wagon Train, The Fugitive, Sea Hunt, The Untouchables, Mission: Impossible, and the role of father Fenton Hardy in the Hardy Boys serials on the 1950s Mickey Mouse Club. Conway could do westerns to detective shows, drama or comedy. Thanks Russ, for many years of enjoyment!