Robert Lansing

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.7993

Gender

Male

Birthday

05-Jun-1928

Age

(98 years old)

Place of Birth

San Diego, California, USA

Also Known As
  • Robert Howell Brown

Robert Lansing

Biography

Robert Lansing (June 5, 1928 - October 23, 1994) was an American stage, film and television actor. Born in San Diego, California as Robert Howell Brown, he reportedly took his acting surname from the state capital of Michigan. As a young actor in New York City, he was hired to join a stock company in Michigan but was told he would first have to join Actors Equity Association. Equity would not allow him to join as "Robert Brown" since there was already another actor using that name. Since the stock company was based in Lansing, this became the actor's new surname. In the 1961–1962 television season, Lansing appeared as Detective Steve Carella on NBC's 87th Precinct series based on the Ed McBain detective novels. His costars were Gena Rowlands, Ron Harper, Gregory Walcott, and Norman Fell. In 1961, he played the outlaw Frank Dalton in a two-part episode of NBC's The Outlaws with Barton MacLane. On film, Lansing starred in the late-1950s sci-fi film 4D Man (which included a young Patty Duke). Other notable television roles include portrayals of an alcoholic college professor in ABC's drama Channing, as General George Custer on Chuck Connors's NBC series Branded, as Gil Green in the 1963 episode "Fear Begins at Forty" on the NBC medical drama The Eleventh Hour, in a 1965 episode of I Spy, 1965 Gunsmoke as a bounty hunter, as a parole officer in a 1968 episode (A Time To Love - A Time To Cry) of The Mod Squad and as intergalactic secret agent Gary Seven in a 1968 episode "Assignment: Earth" on Star Trek. He appeared as General Frank Savage on Twelve O'Clock High, as an international secret agent in The Man Who Never Was, as Lt. Jack Curtis on Automan and as Control on The Equalizer. He made a notable appearance on The Twilight Zone episode "The Long Morrow". His final role was that of "Paul Blaisdell" on Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.


Credits

Crime Club Crime Club (1975) Character: Alex Norton
A Washington DC club comprises specialists who band together to combat crime.
Calhoun Calhoun (1964) Character: Eric Sloane
Unaired pilot for a drama/adventure series about a county agent.
Widow Widow (1976) Character: Harold
A woman is left on her own to raise her two children after the unexpected death of her husband.
Thirty Dangerous Seconds Thirty Dangerous Seconds (1973) Character: N/A
A down-on-his-luck geologist robs an armored car, but at the very same moment, a trio of professional criminals attempts the very same crime. When the geologist gets the loot instead of the professionals, the professionals kidnap the geologist's wife, then threaten her life unless the geologist surrenders the stolen money.
Danger Has Two Faces Danger Has Two Faces (1968) Character: Peter Murphy
A U.S. spy and East German police duke it out in a battle of wits, fisticuffs and killing. The spy assumes the ID of a wealthy look-alike that the commies kill. But will his wife spill the beans in this Cold War espionage thriller?
It Takes All Kinds It Takes All Kinds (1969) Character: Tony Gunther
After possibly killing a man in a brawl at a farewell party Tony Gunther, an American merchant seaman, is knocked out and wakes up in the apartment of Laura Ring, the secretary of a shipping company.
Memories of Manon Memories of Manon (1989) Character: Control
Yvette Marcel asks her godfather Control and McCall for help dealing with her irrational father, who is intent on locating Manon, the mother she believed had been killed years before. Created by editing 2-parts of episodes of the TV series, The Equalizer.
Killer by Night Killer by Night (1972) Character: Warren Claman
A doctor trying to fight a diphtheria epidemic comes into conflict with a police captain who is using all his resources to track down a cop-killer.
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine (1987) Character: Control
Robert McCall is forced to work with a former terrorist turned monk by the name of Joseph Heiden(Telly Savalas), whom he despises and mistrusts, on a deadly mission in New York.
Life on the Mississippi Life on the Mississippi (1980) Character: N/A
Most mid-19th-century Mississippi River boys dreamed of occupying that pinnacle of power and glamour, the pilot house of a riverboat. In a riot of local color, this film tells how, unlike many, Sam's dream comes true. A callow teenager, he talks the tough but consummate Horace Bixby into making him his apprentice on the "Paul Jones," eventually following him to the much finer "Aleck Scott." Meanwhile, he is already spinning fantastic yarns to everyone from awe-struck lads ashore, to fellow "cub pilots", to young lady passengers who catch his eye. Things temporarily take a turn for the worse when Bixby must attend a meeting and leave Sam to work under Brown, a dour tyrant with a grudge against him.
The Deadly Triangle The Deadly Triangle (1977) Character: Charles Cole
A former Olympic ski champion, now the sheriff of a ski-resort town, investigates the murder of the member of a skiing team that came to the resort to train.
4D Man 4D Man (1959) Character: Dr. Scott Nelson
Two brothers, scientists Scott and Tony Nelson, develop an amplifier which enables a person to enter a 4th dimensional state, allowing him to pass through any object. Scott experiments on himself and discovers that each time he passes through something he ages rapidly. He begins killing people, sucking out their life energies and regaining his youth as a result.
Island Claws Island Claws (1980) Character: Moody
A biological experiment in Florida goes awry. The result: 8-foot long land crabs which roar loudly and kill everything in sight.
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert (1980) Character: Owen Hooper
Lavinia Kean, a brilliant American espionage agent, combats the wiles of international criminal and blackmailer Cesare Magnasco.
Under the Yum-Yum Tree Under the Yum-Yum Tree (1963) Character: Dr. Charles Howard
A love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.
The Astronaut The Astronaut (1972) Character: John Phillips
An elaborate deception emerges when an American astronaut is lost on a mission to Mars. Space agency officials fearful of losing public support and government funding decide to cover up the accident by employing an exact double for the lost astronaut. The ruse begins to unravel when the wife of the lost astronaut realizes she is living with a different man. Although angered by the deception, the woman has fallen in love with the replacement and plans to keep the secret. They both have a change of heart and decide to reveal the secret when they discover a new Mars mission is underway.
Wild in the Sky Wild in the Sky (1972) Character: Major Reason
Three anti-war activists hijack a B-52 bomber.
Acapulco Gold Acapulco Gold (1976) Character: Carl Solborg
In this rollicking adventure set on the high seas, an innocent insurance agent working on the beautiful Hawaiian island of Kauai, is framed as a drug smuggler. He gets help from a most unlikely source - the town drunk who knows more than anyone suspects.
Empire of the Ants Empire of the Ants (1977) Character: Dan Stokely
A Florida real estate developer and her captain lure investors to a property in the Everglades called Dreamland Shores, under false pretenses that the swampland will soon be developed. After the group arrives on a small island, they find it has been overrun by giant mutated ants, brought on by the dumping of toxic waste in the area.
False Face False Face (1977) Character: Dr. Phillip Reynolds
A psychopathic plastic surgeon transforms a young accident victim into the spitting image of his missing daughter.
Bittersweet Love Bittersweet Love (1976) Character: Howard
A pregnant woman and her husband discover they are half-brother and half-sister, thanks to his father and her mother.
The Fatal Impulse The Fatal Impulse (1960) Character: Lieutenant Brian Rome
A man fleeing from an attempt to assassinate a political candidate puts a small bomb in the bag of a woman in an elevator. The police spend the evening looking for the mystery girl and the bomb. Originally aired November 29, 1960, in the "Thriller" series, Season 1, Episode 11.
The Pusher The Pusher (1960) Character: Steve Carella
A detective investigating the murder of a heroin addict discovers that there is a connection between the junkie and his fiance, who is his boss' daughter.
An Eye for an Eye An Eye for an Eye (1966) Character: Bill Talion
A former bounty hunter teams up with a younger one, to track down and kill the wanted gang leader who murdered his wife and little boy.
After School After School (1988) Character: C.A. Thomas
A student-teacher relationship goes way beyond the classroom, including pre-historic times.
Namu, the Killer Whale Namu, the Killer Whale (1966) Character: Hank Donner
Based on the amazing true story of a marine biologist (Robert Lansing) who befriends a six-ton Orcawhale, this "honest, fascinating and vigorously wholesome film" (Citizen-News) is heartwarming fun for the whole family. Like all close pals, Hank (Lansing) and Namu love spending time together. Whether sharing a morning swim or soaking up the afternoon sun, these two are virtually inseparable. Trouble is, the local fishermen mistakenly think that Namu is a threat. Racing against time, Hank must enlist the help of a young widow and her daughter to save Namu and prove that he's a gentle giant!
The Grissom Gang The Grissom Gang (1971) Character: Dave Fenner
Violent crime caper set in 1930s Kansas in which a gang kidnap an heiress and attempt to recover a ransom. However, the scheme is jeopardised when the leader falls in love with their beautiful captive.
The Nest The Nest (1988) Character: Elias Johnson
Horrifying shocker as a biological experiment goes haywire when meat-eating mutant roaches invade an island community, terrorizing a peaceful New England fishing village and hideously butchering its citizens.
A Gathering of Eagles A Gathering of Eagles (1963) Character: Sgt. Banning
A B-52 commander must prepare his men to pass a grueling inspection.



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