Robert Gist

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

12.94

Gender

Male

Birthday

01-Oct-1917

Age

(108 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As
  • Robert Marion Gist

Robert Gist

Biography

Robert Marion Gist (October 1, 1917 – May 21, 1998) was an American actor and film director. Gist was reared around the stockyards of Chicago, Illinois, during the Great Depression. Reform school-bound after injuring another boy in a fistfight, Gist instead ended up at Chicago's Hull House, a settlement house originally established by social worker Jane Addams. There he first became interested in acting. Work in Chicago radio was followed by stage acting roles in Chicago and on Broadway (in the long-running Harvey with Josephine Hull).[citation needed] While acting in Harvey, he made his motion picture debut in 20th Century-Fox's Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street (1947). Gist was also seen on Broadway in director Charles Laughton's The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1954) with Henry Fonda and John Hodiak. While shooting Operation Petticoat (1959), Gist told director Blake Edwards that he was interested in directing. Edwards later hired Gist to helm episodes of the TV series Peter Gunn. Gist also directed episodes of TV shows Naked City, The Twilight Zone, Route 66 and many others.


Credits

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1955) Character: N/A
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
I Was a Shoplifter I Was a Shoplifter (1950) Character: Barkie Neff
A police detective uses any means possible to trap a gang of shoplifters.
Angel Face Angel Face (1953) Character: Miller
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.
Operation Petticoat Operation Petticoat (1959) Character: Lieutenant Watson
A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
Jack the Giant Killer Jack the Giant Killer (1962) Character: Scottish Captain
The terrible and trecherous Pendragon plans to gain the throne of Cornwall by getting the king to abdicate and to marry his lovely daughter. To help him he has his dreadful witches in his castle and his almost unstoppable sorcery. A giant under his control abducts the princess, but on the way home with her the giant meets farming lad Jack who slays him. This is only the beginning.
The FBI Story The FBI Story (1959) Character: Medicine Salesman
A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.
Jigsaw Jigsaw (1949) Character: Tommy Quigley
New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy is working hard on investigation about a series of murders related to an extremist group.
The Stratton Story The Stratton Story (1949) Character: Earnie
Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.
D-Day the Sixth of June D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) Character: Dan Stenick
En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman.
Wolf Larsen Wolf Larsen (1958) Character: Matthews
A mean-spirited ship captain keeps his crew under his autocratic thumb while indulging his more refined side. But when his men rise up in mutiny, Larsen forces the cultured Van Weyden to help him quash the uprising.
The Band Wagon The Band Wagon (1953) Character: Hal
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
One Minute to Zero One Minute to Zero (1952) Character: Maj. Carter
An idealistic United Nations official learns the harrowing truth about war when she falls in love with an American officer charged with the evacuation of civilians. As hostilities escalate, the officer and his small detachment are left to hold the line until allied forces can be brought into action.
Al Capone Al Capone (1959) Character: Dion O'Banion
In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. He becomes head of Chicago's biggest "business," but moves inexorably toward his downfall and ignominious end.
The Naked and the Dead The Naked and the Dead (1958) Character: Red
Fighting men in World War II learn the value of courage and quickness at the risk of losing their lives.
Strangers on a Train Strangers on a Train (1951) Character: Det. Leslie Hennessey
Having met on a train, a smooth-talking psychotic socialite shares his theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder to an amateur tennis player — a theory he plans to test out.
Blueprint for Robbery Blueprint for Robbery (1961) Character: Chips McGann
A gang of career criminals plots the robbery of an armored car company's headquarters. Although the robbery itself goes off as planned, it's not long before the gang members are fighting among themselves over everybody's share of the loot and trying to avoid capture by the police, who are pouring all their resources into capturing the robbers. Based on a real-life 1950 Brinks Armored Car Co. robbery in Boston.
Scene of the Crime Scene of the Crime (1949) Character: P.J. Pontiac
A cop investigates the shooting of another policeman... that may have been involved in crooked activities.
Miracle on 34th Street Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Character: Department Store Window Dresser (uncredited)
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
The Jackpot The Jackpot (1950) Character: Pete Spooner
Bill Lawrence wins a bevy or prizes from a radio program, but ends up having to sell them all in order to pay the taxes he's incurred.
A Dangerous Profession A Dangerous Profession (1949) Character: Roy Collins, aka Max Gibney
A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation.



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