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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-12-02 (116 years old)

Place of Birth

Mansfield, Ohio, USA

Robert F. Simon

Biography:

Robert F. Simon (December 2, 1908 – November 29, 1992) was an American character actor, often portraying military or authority figure roles. Though his face was recognized by audiences, he was mostly unknown by name. A life member of The Actors Studio,[2]Simon appeared in films and on television between 1950 and 1985, having mastered the genre of westerns, drama, and comedy.

Known For

Acting

2003

1990

1984

Airwolf as The Admiral

1981

1978

Spider-Man Strikes Back as J. Jonah Jameson
The Amazing Spider-Man as J. Jonah Jameson

1977

Tail Gunner Joe as Drew Pearson
The Girl in the Empty Grave as Jedediah Partridge

1975

Ellery Queen as Eben Wright

1974

Winter Kill as Harvey
Police Woman as Dr. Foreman

1973

Barnaby Jones as Mr. Strand

1972

M*A*S*H as Gen. Maynard M. Mitchell
The Streets of San Francisco as Capt. Rudy Olsen

1971

Private Duty Nurses as Dr. Sutton
Columbo as Dr. Westrum
Nichols as Slade
McMillan & Wife as Military Judge

1970

Wild Women as Col. Donahue
Nancy as Uncle Everett McPherson

1969

1968

The Legend of Custer as General Alfred Terry
Hawaii Five-O as Hugh Tilles

1967

Custer as Alfred H. Terry
The Guns of Will Sonnett as Sheriff Devon

1966

The Silencers as Big O associate (uncredited)
The Third Killer as Mr. Rellik

1965

Across the River as Policeman

1964

Bewitched as Frank Stephens

1963

A New Kind of Love as Bertram Chalmers
Captain Newman, M.D. as Lt. Col. M.B. Larrabee
Wall of Noise as Dave McRaab
The Fugitive as Murphy
The Outer Limits as Gen. Maximillian R. Hart
Arrest and Trial as Judge James Shaw

1962

The Spiral Road as Dr. Martens
Saints and Sinners as Dave Tabak
The Lucy Show as Robert F. Simon
Sam Benedict as Bill Gottlieb

1961

Ricochet as Colonel
The Defenders as Dr. Ernest Montgomery

1960

Pay or Die! as Police Commissioner
The Facts of Life as Motel Clerk
The Andy Griffith Show as Mr. Crawford
Stagecoach West as Tom Osgood, Sr.

1959

Operation Petticoat as Captain J.B. Henderson
Compulsion as Police Lt. Johnson
The Last Angry Man as Lyman Gattling
Face of Fire as The Judge
Black Saddle as Judge McKinney
Law of the Plainsman as Frank Keller
Rawhide as Mackie
Bonanza as George Thurston
The Untouchables as Cummings
The Untouchables as Police Chief Towers

1958

The Buccaneer as Capt. Brown
Gunman's Walk as Sheriff Harry Brill
The Texan as Vance
The Texan as Sheriff Will Crandall
Steve Canyon as Col. Hampton
Lawman as Pa Beason

1957

Edge of the City as Mr. George Nordmann
Spring Reunion as Harry Brewster
Perry Mason as Edward Bannister
Wagon Train as Jay Thorton
Perry Mason as Anthony M. Beldon
Have Gun, Will Travel as Samuel Keel
Have Gun, Will Travel as Morgan Gibbs

1956

Bigger Than Life as Dr. Norton
The Benny Goodman Story as Papa Dave Goodman
The Rack as Law Officer
The Catered Affair as Mr. Joe Halloran
Never Say Goodbye as Dr. Kenneth Evans
State Trooper as Colonel Greenlee

1955

5 Against the House as Old Guard (uncredited)
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing as Stage Manager (as Robert Simon)
Foxfire as Ernest Tyson
Chief Crazy Horse as Jeff Mantz
Gunsmoke as Ben Stancil
Gunsmoke as Jesse
Gunsmoke as Pa Grilk
Gunsmoke as Shell Tucker
Gunsmoke as Colonel Amos Jessup
The Alcoa Hour as Mr. Price
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Sgt. Halloran
Gunsmoke as Jonah

1954

Rogue Cop as Ackerman
Roogie's Bump as Boxey
The Black Dakotas as U.S. Marshal Whit Collins (as Robert Simon)
Studio 57 as Gen. Elijah Carruthers
The Wonderful World of Disney as Deputy Marshal Ed Morgan

1953

1951

Bright Victory as Psychiatrist

1950

Where the Sidewalk Ends as Insp. Nicholas Foley (uncredited)

1947