Robert Laman Webber (October 14, 1924 – May 19, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in dozens of films and television series, roles that included Juror No. 12 in the 1957 film 12 Angry Men.

Robert Webber
Webber in The Silencers trailer (1966)
Born	Robert Laman Webber[1] (1924-10-14)October 14, 1924 Santa Ana, California
Died	May 19, 1989(1989-05-19) (aged 64) Malibu, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950–1989

Early life

Webber was born in Santa Ana, California, the son of Alice^{[citation needed]} and Robert Webber, who was a merchant seaman.[2] He graduated from Oakland Technical High School. Webber enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1943 during World War II, serving in the 1st Marine Amphibious Corps and later in the 6th Marine Division as a 776-Radio Operator (Low Speed)[3] in Guam and Okinawa.[2][4] Webber was discharged in 1945 as a private first class and was awarded the Navy Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Presidential Unit Citation, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.[3]

Career

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Webber had a 40-year career as a character actor, during which he appeared as Juror No. 12 in 12 Angry Men (1957), as Dudley Moore's gay lyricist in 10 (1979), and the father of Cybill Shepherd's character in the hit series Moonlighting.

Other notable turns were in the movies The Sandpiper, in which he played a supporting role as Elizabeth Taylor's character's former lover; The Nun and the Sergeant, in which he played the lead; The Dirty Dozen, where he played a general who disliked the character portrayed by Lee Marvin; a sadistic lowlife encountered by Paul Newman in the anti-hero detective drama Harper; a hitman in Sam Peckinpah's Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia; and a killer in the Dean Martin spy spoof The Silencers. Other notable movies include The Great White Hope (1970), Midway (1976), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), Private Benjamin (1980), S.O.B. (1981), and Wild Geese II (1985). Several of the movies were directed by Blake Edwards.

On television, Webber appeared in many of the popular dramas of the time, including four episodes of The Rockford Files and three of Cannon. Webber also appeared in Barnaby Jones in the episode titled “Final Judgment”.

Death

Webber died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) at age 64 in Malibu, California.[5]

Filmography

Film

Television and radio

References

External links

• Robert Webber at IMDb
• Robert Webber at the Internet Broadway Database

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