Acting
Dale Robertson
Dayle Lymoine Robertson was an American actor best known for his starring roles on television. He played the roving investigator Jim Hardie in the long-running NBC/ABC hit television series Tales of Wells Fargo, and Ben Calhoun, the owner of an incomplete railroad line in ABC's The Iron Horse. He was often presented as a deceptively thoughtful but modest Western hero. From 1968 to 1970, Robertson was the fourth and final host of the syndicated Death Valley Days anthology series. For most of his career, Robertson played in western films and television shows—well over sixty titles in all. His best-remembered series, Tales of Wells Fargo aired on NBC from 1957 to 1961, when it moved to ABC and expanded to an hour-long program for its final season in 1961-1962. The show was originally produced by Nat Holt whom Robertson felt he owed his career to for giving him his first leading roles.[10] Robertson also did the narration for Tales of Wells Fargo through which he often presented his own commentary on matters of law, morality, and common sense. He was unique among his television contemporaries, stating that he hated the gun he was forced to carry, but saw it as a necessary evil, a "tool of the trade", and kept practicing.[citation needed] In its March 30, 1959, cover story on television westerns, Time reported Robertson was 6 feet tall, weighed 180 pounds, and measured 42-34-34. He sometimes made use of his physique in "beefcake" scenes, such as one in 1952's Return of the Texan where he is seen bare-chested and sweaty, repairing a fence. In 1960, Robertson guest-starred as himself in NBC's The Ford Show, starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.[12] In 1962, he similarly appeared on a short-lived western comedy and variety series, ABC's The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show. In 1963, after Tales of Wells Fargo ended its five-year run, he played the lead role in the first of A.C. Lyles' second feature westerns, Law of the Lawless.
Filmography
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
Film · 2007
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Film · 2000
Harts of the West
Series · 1993
Legends of the West
Film · 1992
J.J. Starbuck
Series · 1987
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Dynasty
Series · 1981
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Film · 1979
Dallas
Series · 1978
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
The Kansas City Massacre
Film · 1975
Melvin Purvis G-Man
Film · 1975
The Walking Major
Film · 1970
East Connection
Film · 1970
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
Film · 1970
The Johnny Cash Show
Series · 1969
Scalplock
Film · 1966
The One Eyed Soldiers
Film · 1966
The Iron Horse
Series · 1966
Hollywood Squares
Series · 1966
The Man from Button Willow
Film · 1965
Coast of Skeletons
Film · 1965
Law of the Lawless
Film · 1964
Blood on the Arrow
Film · 1964
The Hollywood Palace
Series · 1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
Film · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Fast and Sexy
Film · 1958
The George Burns Show
Series · 1958
Hell Canyon Outlaws
Film · 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
Series · 1957
Dakota Incident
Film · 1956
A Day of Fury
Film · 1956
The High Terrace
Film · 1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Series · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
Son of Sinbad
Film · 1955
Top of the World
Film · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
Sitting Bull
Film · 1954
The Gambler from Natchez
Film · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Studio 57
Series · 1954
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Film · 1953
Devil's Canyon
Film · 1953
City of Bad Men
Film · 1953
The Silver Whip
Film · 1953
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Film · 1952
Return of the Texan
Film · 1952
O. Henry's Full House
Film · 1952
Lydia Bailey
Film · 1952
Lure of the Wilderness
Film · 1952
This Is Your Life
Series · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Series · 1952
Death Valley Days
Series · 1952
Golden Girl
Film · 1951
Take Care of My Little Girl
Film · 1951
Call Me Mister
Film · 1951
The Secret of Convict Lake
Film · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Two Flags West
Film · 1950
The Cariboo Trail
Film · 1950
Flamingo Road
Film · 1949
Fighting Man of the Plains
Film · 1949
The Boy with Green Hair
Film · 1948
The Boy with Green Hair
Film · 1948
The Living Swamp
Film