Robert Foulk

Robert Foulk
Screen shot of Robert Foulk from NBC's Bonanza
Born	Robert C. Foulk May 5, 1908 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 25, 1989 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1949-1977
Spouse(s)	Barbara Slater (1947—1989, his death)

Robert Foulk, sometimes known as Bob Foulk (May 5, 1908 – February 25, 1989), was an American television and film character actor best remembered for having portrayed Sheriff H. Miller in the CBS series, Lassie, a role which he filled in eighteen episodes from 1958 to 1962.

Between 1953 and 1959, Foulk was cast in thirteen episodes of the NBC anthology series, The Loretta Young Show. From 1954 to 1957, he was cast in five episodes as Ed Davis in the sitcom, Father Knows Best, with Robert Young, when the series aired on NBC.^[1] In 1956 he played Jackley in the Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Club serial, "The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure."

In 1957 and 1958, Foulk played the outlaw Curly Bill Brocius in three episodes, "Gunslinger from Galeville", "Ride Out at Noon" and "Skeleton Canyon Massacre", of the western television series, Tombstone Territory, with Pat Conway as Sheriff Clay Hollister. By contrast in 1958, Foulk was cast as Sheriff Brady in the film, The Left Handed Gun. From 1959 to 1960, he had the recurring role of bartender Joe Kingston in the NBC western series, Wichita Town, with Joel McCrea and Jody McCrea.^[1]

Foulk made four guest appearances on CBS's Perry Mason, all of them as a law-enforcement officer. He made thirteen appearances on NBC's Bonanza, mostly as a sheriff or deputy sheriff. He also had a recurring role as Mr. Wheeler in sixteen episodes of CBS's Green Acres, starring Eddie Albert. In the early 1970s, Foulk made four guest appearances on CBS's Here's Lucy in various roles.^[1]

Life and career

In 1947, Robert Foulk married Barbara Slater, who was an actress starring in many Three Stooges short features. She left Hollywood in the same year. They remained married to each other until his death in 1989.^[2] He is buried at Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Television

The Lone Ranger, 4 episodes (1952-1955) Fireside Theater, 5 episodes (1952-1954) I Married Joan, 3 episodes (1953-1955) The Loretta Young Show, 13 episodes (1953-1959) Stories of the Century, as Sheriff Peter Grimes in "The Dalton Gang" (1954) City Detective, as Pearson (1954) General Electric Theater, as Bank Guard in "The Face Is Familiar" (1954) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, 4 episodes as policeman (1954-1956) Gunsmoke, 2 episodes as Fields and Mr. Hinton (1955, 1966) The Great Gildersleeve, 2 episodes as Charlie Anderson (1955) Adventures of Superman, as Big Tom Rufus (1956) December Bride, 2 episodes, including as Jack Schuyler in "Lily the Matchmaker" (1956) The 20th Century Fox Hour, 4 episodes (1955-1957) Cheyenne, 4 episodes (1957-1962) Circus Boy as Ben Farmer in "The Good Samaritans" (1956) The Adventures of Jim Bowie, 2 episodes as Yancey (1956) Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, as Gunther (1956) The Millionaire, 2 episodes (1956-1957) Fury, 2 episodes (1956, 1959) Whirlybirds, 2 episodes (1957-1958) The Silent Service, as Carroll in "Cargo for Cravelle" (1957) Trackdown, as Dan Cutler in "Easton, Texas" (1957) The Gray Ghost, as Jeb in "Charity" (1957) Broken Arrow, as Hank Woodley in "The Doctor" (1957) Telephone Time, as Orrin Henry in "The Man Who Discovered O. Henry" (1957) Maverick, 3 episodes (1957-1961) Man Without a Gun in "Decoy" (1957) Sheriff of Cochise as Hank in "The Relatives" (1957) and under the revised title, U.S. Marshal, as Bob Stryker in "Deer Hunt" (1959) Tales of Wells Fargo, 2 episodes (1957, 1961) How to Marry a Millionaire in "Hit and Run" (1958) Perry Mason, 4 episodes (1958-1965) State Trooper as Jim Granite in "Key to a Killer" (1958) Mike Hammer, as Gus Peters in "So That's Who It Was" (1958) Union Pacific "Indian Treaty" (1958) Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Sal Prince in "Arson" (1958) Jefferson Drum, 2 episodes (1958) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, 2 episodes (1958, 1961) Wanted: Dead or Alive, as Harkrader in "Eight Cent Reward" (1958) 26 Men, 4 episodes (1958-1959) The Texan, 3 episodes (1958-1960) Colt .45, 3 episodes (1958-1960) Lassie, 18 episodes, as Sheriff H. Miller (1958-1962) The Restless Gun, as Henry Merser in "The Pawn" (1959) The Rebel, as a sheriff in "The Vagrants" (1959) Walt Disney Presents: Texas John Slaughter and The Swamp Fox (1959) The Real McCoys, as Vance Ambruster in "Grandpa's Private War" (1959) The Rifleman, 5 episodes (1959-1961) Bonanza (1960-1968), 13 episodes as deputy (1960-1968) The Man from Blackhawk, as Hoag Lafitte in "The Ghost of Lafitte" (1960) Overland Trail, as Mining Camp Leader in "The O'Mara's Ladies" (1960) Guestward, Ho!, as a farmer in "The Hootens Fire Lonesome" (1960) Hennesey, as Moose Miller in "The Underfed Fullback" (1960) Riverboat, as Captain Smiley in "Trunk Full of Dreams" (1960)[3] Bat Masterson, as Judge Pete Perkins in "Welcome to Paradise" (1960) The Deputy, 2 episodes (1960-1961) Outlaws, as Sonny's Lawyer in "The Daltons Must Die, Part 1" (1961) The Tall Man, as Gimp in "Time of Foreshadowing" (1961) Adventures in Paradise, as Harris in "Show Me a Hero" (1961) COronado 9 (1961) 77 Sunset Strip, as Emil Seley in "The Legend of Leckonby" (1961) Hawaiian Eye, as Captain Walker (1961) The Untouchables, as a sheriff (1961) Stagecoach West, as Sam Jason in "The Guardian Angels" (1961) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, as Mr. Callahan in "The Second Childhood of Herbert T. Gillis" (1961) Mister Ed, 2 episodes (1961, 1963) Frontier Circus, as Logan in "Incident at Pawnee Gun" (1962) The Twilight Zone, as Gatekeeper in "The Hunt" (1962) The Jack Benny Program, as kidnapper Dick Tracy in "Jack Is Kidnapped" (1963) Going My Way, as Sergeant in "Run, Robin, Run" (1963) The Beverly Hillbillies, 2 episodes (1963, 1968) Temple Houston, as O'Garrick in "Toll the Bell Slowly" (1963) Channing, as Otto in "No Wild Games for Sopie" (1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre, as Walker (1964) Walker Daniel Boone, 2 episodes as Otis and Sledge Clayburn (1964, 1967) Lost in Space, episodes as Kraspo and Cragmire (1967-1968) A Man Called Shenandoah, as Mit (1965) Green Acres, 16 episodes, mostly as Roy Trendell (1966-1971) Laredo, as Virgil Porter (1966) Mona McCluskey, as Riley (1966) The Guns of Will Sonnett, 3 episodes (1967-1968) Cimarron Strip, as Ragan (1968) Here's Lucy, 4 episodes (1968) The Big Valley, as Harry (1968) Lancer (1969) The Mod Squad, as Sheriff Considine (1970) Kung Fu, as Moss (1973) The Cowboys, as O.J. Prouty in "A Matter of Honor" (1974) Little House on the Prairie, as Peterson (1975) Barbary Coast, as Kingsford (1975) Movies Uncredited roles are omitted in this list. Pete's Dragon (1977) as Old Sea Captain Win, Place or Steal (1975) as Boardmember Emperor of the North (1973) as Conductor Bunny O'Hare (1971) as Commissioner Dingle Skin Game (1971) as Sheriff More Dead Than Alive (1969) as Brill The Love Bug (1968) as Bice Hell on Wheels (1967) as Sutton Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) as Sheriff Glick A Ticklish Affair (1963) as Policeman Tammy and the Doctor (1963) as Surgeon The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) as The Hunter ('The Cobbler and the Elves') State Fair (1962) as Mincemeat Judge Where The Boys Are (1960) as "Elbow Room Bar" Manager Ocean's Eleven (1960) as Sheriff Wimmer Cast a Long Shadow (1959) as Hugh Rigdon Born to Be Loved (1959) (as Robert C. Foulk) as Drunk Go, Johnny Go! (1959) as Policeman The Left Handed Gun (1958) as Sheriff Brady Quantrill's Raiders (1958) as Hager Hell's Five Hours (1958) as Jack Fife Day of the Bad Man (1958) as Silas Mordigan, Store Keeper The Tall Stranger (1957) as Pagones My Man Godfrey (1957) as Motor Cop Untamed Youth (1957) as Sheriff Mitch Bowers Sierra Stranger (1957) as Tom Simmons Hold That Hypnotist (1957) as Dr. Simon Noble Last of the Badmen (1957) as Taylor The Great Man (1956) as Mike Jackson, radio engineer Indestructible Man (1956) as Harry - Bar Owner Backlash (1956) as Sheriff John F. Olson The Spoilers (1955) as Charlie, Bartender The Rawhide Years (1955) as Mate Rebel Without a Cause (1955) as Gene Valley of Head Hunters (1953) (as Robert C. Foulk) as Arco Remains to Be Seen (1953) as Officer Miller The 49th Man (1953) as Commander Jackson The San Francisco Story (1952) as Thompson Without Warning! (1952) as Wilson, Motel Manager Charlie's Haunt (1950) as Joel References "Robert Foulk". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved February 24, 2013. Capello, Bill. The Three Stooges Journal #93 (Spring 2000) ""Trunk Full of Dreams", Riverboat, October 31, 1960". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved February 23, 2013.