Dale Robertson
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1923-07-14
- Died
- 2013-02-27
- Place of birth
- Harrah, Oklahoma USA
- Also known as
- Dayle Lymoine Robertson
Biography
Dayle Lymoine Robertson 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 ABC's 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 1952's Return of the Texan where he is seen bare-chested and sweaty, repairing a fence.
In 1960, Robertson guest-starred as himself in NBC's The Ford Show, starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.[12] In 1962, he similarly appeared on a short-lived western comedy and variety series, ABC's 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.
Known For
TV Shows (24)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
Dallas
1978
as Frank Crutcher
The Love Boat
1977
as Mason Fleers
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lee Goddard (uncredited)
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Robinson Crusoe
Dynasty
1981
as Walter Lankershim
Climax!
1954
as Nicky Jordan
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Jim Hardie
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Tales of Wells Fargo / Self - Guest
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Studio 57
1954
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Lt. Clay Tucker
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Donny Weaver
Death Valley Days
1952
as Self - Host
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self
Hollywood Squares
1966
as Self
J.J. Starbuck
1987
as J.J. Starbuck
The George Burns Show
1958
as Self
Harts of the West
1993
The Iron Horse
1966
as Ben Calhoun
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Jim Hardie
Movies (42)
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")
East Connection
1970
City of Bad Men
1953
as Brett Stanton
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
1961
as Jim Hardie
Flamingo Road
1949
as Tunis Simms (uncredited)
Two Flags West
1950
as Lem
Top of the World
1955
as Lee Gannon
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Policeman (uncredited)
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
1970
as Self (uncredited)
Melvin Purvis G-Man
1975
as Melvin Purvis
Sitting Bull
1954
as Bob Parrish
The Gambler from Natchez
1954
as Vance Colby
Golden Girl
1951
as Tom Richmond
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951
as Joe Blake
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1953
as Dan Harrow
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Narrator (Voice) (uncredited)
Law of the Lawless
1964
as Judge Clem Rogers
Devil's Canyon
1953
as Billy Reynolds
Dakota Incident
1956
as John Banner
The Cariboo Trail
1950
as Will Gray
Legends of the West
1992
as Maj. Robert Parrish in 'Sitting Bull' (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Day of Fury
1956
as Jagade
Coast of Skeletons
1965
as A.J. Magnus
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1952
as John Oakhurst
Hell Canyon Outlaws
1957
as Sheriff Caleb Wells
Son of Sinbad
1955
as Sinbad
Fast and Sexy
1958
as Raffaele
Blood on the Arrow
1964
as Wade Cooper
The Kansas City Massacre
1975
as Melvin Purvis
Scalplock
1966
as Benjamin Calhoun
Fighting Man of the Plains
1949
as Jesse James
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
as Judge Isaac Parker
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Walking Major
1970
as Major Clark J. Allen
The Silver Whip
1953
as Race Crim
Lydia Bailey
1952
as Albion Hamlin
The High Terrace
1956
as Bill Lang
The Man from Button Willow
1965
as Justin Eagle (voice)
The One Eyed Soldiers
1966
as Richard Owen
Call Me Mister
1951
as Capt. Johnny Comstock
Return of the Texan
1952
as Sam Crockett
About Dale Robertson
Dayle Lymoine Robertson 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 ABC's 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 tel… With 66 credits spanning from 1948 to 2007, Dale Robertson has appeared in 42 films and 24 TV shows.
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- O. Henry's Full House (1952) — as Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call")
- East Connection (1970)
- City of Bad Men (1953) — as Brett Stanton
- Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon (1961) — as Jim Hardie
- Flamingo Road (1949) — as Tunis Simms (uncredited)
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