Dabbs Greer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

7.724

Gender

Male

Birthday

02-Apr-1917

Age

(107 years old)

Place of Birth

Fairview, Missouri, USA

Also Known As
  • Robert William "Dabbs" Greer
  • Dabs Greer

Dabbs Greer

Biography

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.


Credits

Family Family (2006) Character: Another Great-Grandfather
This is unknown animated movie about family.
Young and Dangerous Young and Dangerous (1957) Character: Mr. John Clinton
Tommy Price is the leader of a gang of young thugs interested in thrills, hot rods and girls. His friends bet him he can't make it with 17-year-old Rosemary Clinton. Their date turns out badly and her parents forbid her to see him again. They keep meeting, and the relationship changes him to the extent that he plans on going to college and changing his life, which delights his parents.
Dr. Shagetz Dr. Shagetz (1975) Character: Lyle Phelps
Passing through a small town, two young hippie couples stumble upon a town where the old folks all act strange and even stranger things are happening at the local clinic. Filming was completed in 1973 but this original version of the film was barely released two years later under several different titles. It was shot as God Bless Grandpa and Grandma but posters were made for the titles Dr. Shagetz and God Bless Dr. Shagetz, with the "Bless" crossed over and replaced with "Damn."
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981) Character: Wally
Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen watches in the streets. One day he meets Chu Chu, who, before falling into alcoholism like him, was a successful entertainer. Now she still dances, but in the streets, for no more than a cent or two. Luck seems to smile at them the day stolen government documents literally fall from the sky. They decide to return them to their legal owners, but instead of the expected reward money, all they get is a load of trouble.
Vincent Price's Dracula Vincent Price's Dracula (1986) Character: Dr. Will Beaumont - (archive footage)
Vincent Price hosts this documentary exploring the historical myths surrounding vampires.
Green Eyes Green Eyes (1977) Character: Mr. Cousins
Disillusioned Vietnam veteran Lloyd Dubeck travels back to Southeast Asia in search among thousands of war orphans for the son he left behind.
Pericles on 31st Street Pericles on 31st Street (1962) Character: Gavin
Racial tensions break out on 31st Street, a multi-ethnic community. Sam Peckinpah directed this original adaptation of the Harry Mark Petrakis novel for NBC, and the project became an hour-long presentation for NBC's The Dick Powell Theatre, premiering on Apr. 12, 1962.
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970) Character: Stilts
A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, who is also a rival circus owner. Davey trains the elephant and the two soon become inseparable. When the Colonel loses the elephant in gambling, Davey steals the elephant and begins a 20-mile search for Molly, the rightful owner.
The Spirit of St. Louis The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) Character: Goldsborough (uncredited)
Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.
She Couldn't Say No She Couldn't Say No (1954) Character: Dick Jordan
An heiress decides to pass out anonymous gifts in a small town.
An Annapolis Story An Annapolis Story (1955) Character: Cmdr. Halleck (uncredited)
Two brothers, both cadets at Annapolis, fall in love with the same girl.
The Vampire The Vampire (1957) Character: Dr. Will Beaumont
A small town doctor mistakenly ingests an experimental drug made from the blood of vampire bats which transforms the kindly medic into a bloodthirsty monster.
My Man Godfrey My Man Godfrey (1957) Character: Lieutenant O'Connor
The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and noticing his obviously good manners, gets him the job. He proves a great success, but keeps his past to himself. When an old flame turns up Irene's sister Cordelia starts making waves.
Roustabout Roustabout (1964) Character: Arthur Nielsen
After a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.
A Slight Case of Larceny A Slight Case of Larceny (1953) Character: Eddie
Two nitwits decide to open a gas station.
Rage Rage (1972) Character: Dr. Thompson
An accidental nerve gas leak by the military kills not only a rancher's livestock, but also his son. When he tries to hold the military accountable for their actions, he runs up against a wall of silence.
Walking the Mile Walking the Mile (2014) Character: Self (voice) (archive footage)
Full-length documentary about the making of Frank Darabont's drama, The Green Mile, based on Stephen King's novel.
The Giant Claw The Giant Claw (1957) Character: Fighter Pilot, (archive footage) (uncredited)
Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant turkey-like bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.
Bonanza: The Next Generation Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988) Character: Sills
This is the continuing saga of the Cartwrights, only none of the original Cartwrights are here anymore but their sons. Ben and Hoss have passed on, and Little Joe is MIA; he went with Teddy Roosevelt and is currently missing. Ben's brother, Aaron is now in charge of the Ponderosa, and Little Joe's wife Annie also lives there. His son, Benjamin has come back fom the East. Charlie Poke is a man who owes his life to Ben Cartwright and is now the ranch foreman, and is not exactly on good terms with Aaron. Aaron has allowed a mining company access to mine on the Ponderosa, but the man in charge has other ideas. And Hoss' son Josh whom no one has seen before, has come to the Ponderosa to kill Hoss cause he thinks Hoss deserted him and his mother not knowing that Hoss died before he could go back to bring his mother back to the Ponderosa.
Con Air Con Air (1997) Character: Old Man Under Truck
Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.
It! The Terror from Beyond Space It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) Character: Eric Royce
The first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.
House IV House IV (1992) Character: Dad
Unaware that it's plagued by a host of supernatural phenomena, a mother and her daughter, still reeling from a car crash which claimed the life of Roger Cobb, move into the hold family homestead to start a new life.
House of Wax House of Wax (1953) Character: Shane
A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who demands that the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.
Runaway Daughters Runaway Daughters (1994) Character: Gary
Angie, Mary, and Laura are teenage girls who are fed up with their bland and unexciting small town lives. Mary discovers that she's pregnant after having sex with her boyfriend.
The Seven Little Foys The Seven Little Foys (1955) Character: Tutor
Vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy, who has vowed to forever keep his act a solo, falls in love with and marries Italian ballerina Madeleine. While they continue to tour the circuit, they begin a family and before long have seven little Foys to clutter the wings. After tragedy threatens to stall Eddie's career, he comes to realize that his little terrors are worth their weight in gold. - Chris Stone
Chain of Evidence Chain of Evidence (1957) Character: Dr. Ainsley - Psychiatrist
A police lieutenant fights to prove a boy's innocence after he's accused of murder. The fourth of five Ben Schwab productions that starred Bill Elliott as a detective lieutenant in the L.A. Sheriff's department.
D-Day the Sixth of June D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) Character: Driver
En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman.
The Desperado The Desperado (1954) Character: U.S. Marshal Jim Langley
"Only a fool sticks his neck out for somebody else. Don't get in the habit of it." Outlaw gunslinger Sam Garrett offers that sage wisdom to fellow fugitive Tom Cameron, who's on the run from the "Bluebellies," Texas State Police officers who wield a brutal iron fist of enforcement in the early 1870s. But quick-draw, hard-bitten Garrett soon decides not to take his own advice after young Cameron heads home to surrender - and instead gets framed for a revenge murder by a jealous rival for the affections of his girl.
Day of the Outlaw Day of the Outlaw (1959) Character: Doc Langer, Veterinarian
Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow.
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989) Character: Otto
Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sunscreen to protect themselves. A descendant of Van Helsing arrives with hilarious consequences.
White Lightning White Lightning (1973) Character: Pa McKlusky
An ex-con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.
I Want to Live! I Want to Live! (1958) Character: San Quentin Capt.
Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.
Tension at Table Rock Tension at Table Rock (1956) Character: Doctor (uncredited)
When the owner of a stagecoach station is killed, a gunman takes his place.
Sally and Saint Anne Sally and Saint Anne (1952) Character: Mr. Parker
An Irish-American girl asks the saint to guide her family and save them from an alderman.
Trouble Along the Way Trouble Along the Way (1953) Character: Father Peterson
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.
Meet Me in Las Vegas Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) Character: Mr. Smith-Johnson (uncredited)
Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie. However, Marie doesn't like to hold hands with him, at least not in the beginning...
China Venture China Venture (1953) Character: Galuppo
American soldiers undertake a mission to capture a Japanese admiral who has survived an air crash in China during WWII.
The Cheyenne Social Club The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) Character: Jedediah W. Willowby
Two cowboys inherit a "social club" specializing in satisfying men.
Remains to Be Seen Remains to Be Seen (1953) Character: Julius (uncredited)
A singer and her apartment manager get mixed up in a creepy Park Avenue murder and find themselves facing danger at every turn.
The Winds of Kitty Hawk The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978) Character: Ace Hutchin
The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world's first successful motor-operated airplane.
Mission Over Korea Mission Over Korea (1953) Character: Pilot
A rookie pilot in the Korean War wants to avenge his brother's death.
Pacific Heights Pacific Heights (1990) Character: Mr. Thayer
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
Storm Warning Storm Warning (1951) Character: Courtroom Cop (uncredited)
A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister.
Shenandoah Shenandoah (1965) Character: Abernathy
Charlie Anderson, a farmer in Shenandoah, Virginia, finds himself and his family in the middle of the Civil War he wants nothing to do with. When his youngest boy is taken prisoner by the North, the Civil War is forced upon him.
Lucky Me Lucky Me (1954) Character: Eddie Szczepanski (uncredited)
Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promising them stardom if it comes to fruition.
Young Man with Ideas Young Man with Ideas (1952) Character: Telephone Man (uncredited)
A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.
Hot Cars Hot Cars (1956) Character: Det. Davenport
Story of a salesman lured into the "hot car" racket.
California Passage California Passage (1950) Character: Dealer (uncredited)
A series of reversals bring two desperate people together. When a saloon owner is framed by his partner for a stagecoach robbery, he fights to secure an acquittal.
Mister Scoutmaster Mister Scoutmaster (1953) Character: Fireman (uncredited)
Snobby TV star, Robert Jordan, worries that he is out of touch with the younger generation and that's why his TV show is failing. He becomes a Boy Scout leader in an effort to "get in touch." Overnight hikes and other adventures follow, all centered around one small boy who takes a liking to the old curmudgeon.
The Scarlet Coat The Scarlet Coat (1955) Character: Capt. Brewster
An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
Little Giants Little Giants (1994) Character: Wilbur
When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the elite team, coached by his brother, a former pro player?
Showdown Showdown (1963) Character: Express Man
A cowboy has to get 12,000 dollars in stolen bonds from the ex-girlfriend of his partner, or the gang holding him hostage will kill him.
Father's Little Dividend Father's Little Dividend (1951) Character: Green Taxicab's Driver (uncredited)
Newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are having a baby, leaving her father to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.
We're Not Married! We're Not Married! (1952) Character: Beauty Contest Spectator (uncredited)
A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years later five couples learn they have never been legally married.
Bitter Creek Bitter Creek (1954) Character: Sheriff
"Wild" Bill Elliott is a cowboy who goes in search of the man who killed his brother, and finds himself in the small town of Bitter Creek.
The Bad and the Beautiful The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) Character: Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
Evil Town Evil Town (1987) Character: Lyle Phelps
A mad scientist seeks eternal youth by developing a drug derived from human pituitary glands, aided by the local townsfolk, who help abduct visitors to their town for his experiments.
Living It Up Living It Up (1954) Character: Scouts Leader (uncredited)
Homer Flagg (Lewis) is a railroad worker in the small town of Desert Hole, New Mexico. One day he finds an abandoned automobile at an old atomic proving ground. His doctor and best friend, Steve Harris (Martin), diagnoses him with radiation poisoning and gives Homer three weeks to live. A reporter for a New York newspaper, hears of Homer's plight and convinces her editor, to provide an all-expenses paid trip to New York.
Room for One More Room for One More (1952) Character: Scoutmaster (uncredited)
Anne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the innocence of children. To the unhappy surprise of her husband she takes in the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once.
Riot in Cell Block 11 Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) Character: Schuyler
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
Palm Springs Weekend Palm Springs Weekend (1963) Character: Boys' Club Leader (uncredited)
Set in Palm Springs during a long, fun-filled weekend where several Los Angeles college students flock to spring break, centering on Jim who finds romance with Bunny, the daughter of Palm Springs harred, stressful police chief. Jim's bumbling roommate, Biff, tries to get Amanda, a tomboyish girl's attention with a so-called love gadget. Meanwhile, Gayle Lewis is a high school senior posing as a wealthy college girl who is pursued by Eric Dean, a wealthy and spoiled college prepie, while Gayle has eyes for a cowboy from Texas, named Stretch. Also Jim and Biff's basketball coach, Campbell, tries to romance Naomi, the owner of the motel where all of the gang is staying at, which is interfered by Naomi's young, trouble-making, brat son who's dubbed, Boom-Boom.
The Young Guns The Young Guns (1956) Character: Fred
After he's continually harrassed and bullied by his town's citizens, the orphaned teenage son of a notorious gunslinger takes flight and joins a gang of youthful outlaws.
Foxfire Foxfire (1955) Character: Bus Driver (uncredited)
A part-Indian mining engineer looks for gold in an Arizona ghost town with his socialite bride.
Cash McCall Cash McCall (1960) Character: Bronson (uncredited)
Wealthy hotshot Cash McCall makes his money by purchasing unsuccessful businesses, whipping them into shape and then selling them for a huge profit. When Cash comes across Austen Plastics, a small manufacturing corporation on its last legs, he realizes it might be a gamble to buy the company. But when Cash finds out that the company's owner is the father of his old flame, Lory, he buys the business just to get a second chance at romance.
Baby Face Nelson Baby Face Nelson (1957) Character: FBI Agent Charles Bonner
Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” (Mickey Rooney) robs and kills while accompanied by his beautiful moll (Carolyn Jones).
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Character: Mack Lomax
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Edge of Eternity Edge of Eternity (1959) Character: Gas Station Attendant
Helped by socialite Janice Kendon and barkeeper Scott O'Brien, Arizona deputy sheriff Les Martin works to solve three brutal murders in and around the Grand Canyon. His efforts leads to the killer fleeing with Janice as a hostage and a chase by car and helicopter lead to a climax on a miner's bucket on cables a mile above the canyon floor.
Affair with a Stranger Affair with a Stranger (1953) Character: Happy Murray
Depicts the rocky marriage of a young model and her Broadway playwright-husband.
The Damned Don't Cry The Damned Don't Cry (1950) Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
Pawnee Pawnee (1957) Character: John Brewster
Pale Arrow is a white man raised since a boy by the Pawnee Chief. With wagon trains now encroaching on Pawnee land, the Chief sends Pale Arrow to be with the white people. Now known as Paul Fletcher, he takes the job of wagon train scout. The Chief wants peace but when he dies, Crazy Fox takes over and now leads the Pawnees in an attack against that wagon trai
The Greatest Gift The Greatest Gift (1974) Character: Deacon Hurd
Reverend Holvak, a weak rural preacher from the 1940s, fights stiff-necked church deacons along with a violent, bullying sheriff whilst protecting his loved ones.
Deadline - U.S.A. Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) Character: Reporter (uncredited)
With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.
All Mine to Give All Mine to Give (1957) Character: Clendenning
This is a story based on fact that follows a husband and wife who emigrate from Scotland to Wisconsin in the 1850s. They work very hard and become welcome citizens of their new town, Eureka. They have six children. They prosper in the husband's boat-building business. But when their eldest is 12, tragedy strikes the family, and the 12-year-old is burdened with a terrible task which he handles as well as any adult could.
Take the High Ground! Take the High Ground! (1953) Character: Shorty (uncredited)
Sgt. Thorne Ryan, who once fought bravely in Korea, now serves as a hard-nosed drill instructor to new Army recruits at Fort Bliss, Texas. But is he really the man he is often described as? His fellow instructor, and friend helps him to face the ghosts of his past experiences in Korea. One night in a bar across the border in Juarez, Mexico, Sgt. Ryan meets a lady who begins to turn his life around. Will this be enough to help him deal with the past? Or will he continue to be so hard on his troops?
Reign of Terror Reign of Terror (1949) Character: Bridge Guard (uncredited)
The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian Robespierre, who, after gaining supreme power and establishing a reign of terror ruled by death, now intends to become the dictator of France.
Week-End with Father Week-End with Father (1951) Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Two single parents shock their children by falling in love.
Monkey Business Monkey Business (1952) Character: Cabbie (uncredited)
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.
Scarlet Angel Scarlet Angel (1952) Character: Robbery Victim
After robbing a sea captain in New Orleans, a beautiful saloon girl flees and assumes a dead woman's identity.
Johnny Tremain Johnny Tremain (1957) Character: Nat Lorne
When an injury bars him from pursuing his trade, Revolutionary War-era silversmith's apprentice Johnny Tremain finds a new life in the ranks of the Sons of Liberty army, taking part in the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere's legendary ride.
Lone Texan Lone Texan (1959) Character: Doc Jansen
After the Civil War, a Texan who served in the Union army comes back home to find himself ostracized by his neighbors for having fought against the Confederacy. On top of that, he finds that his younger brother is now the sheriff, and is ruling the town with an iron hand.
The Green Mile The Green Mile (1999) Character: Old Paul Edgecomb
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Half a Hero Half a Hero (1953) Character: George Payson
A man moves his family from the big city to the suburbs.
The Unknown Man The Unknown Man (1951) Character: N/A
A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.
Private Hell 36 Private Hell 36 (1954) Character: Sam Marvin (uncredited)
In New York, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner and Jack Farnham investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lili is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lili's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lili and Frank are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it.
The Hired Man The Hired Man (1957) Character: Bill Rockwell
The LA County sheriff's department is on the hunt for a man who approaches his victims as a prospective used car buyer. Directed by Don Siegel for the "Code 3" TV series.
Two Moon Junction Two Moon Junction (1988) Character: Kyle
A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival.
Last Train from Gun Hill Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) Character: Deputy Andy
A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for the rape and murder of his wife.
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile (2000) Character: Self (uncredited)
Frank Darabont explains how this new project was introduced thru a phone call from Stephen King as "another prison tale" if he was interested to make it, the answer was not, King expose his concept idea in few words, however Frank asking to Stephen send the script to him firstly, when the first tale was finished and sent to Darabont, after reading such odd story, asking for more, so King replied "You must wait as anybody else", receiving later all other tales Frank wrote a screenplay on 8 weeks, so come up "the Green Mile"
At Gunpoint At Gunpoint (1955) Character: Funeral Minister
A general-store keeper scares off bank robbers with a lucky shot, but they come back.



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