Robert Webber

Character player, often of suave, insidious types, who entered film in 1951 and received attention for his role in Sidney's Lumet's "Twelve Angry Men" (1957). A prolific actor, Webber had performed over 400 TV roles by the early 1960s alone. Webber appeared primarily in action films and intrigues, though he ended his career in several succesful farces ("10" 1979, "Private Benjamin" 1980, "S.O.B." 1981).

• Also Credited As:
  Robert L. Webber
• Born:
  October 14, 1924 in Santa Ana, California
• Died:
  May 19, 1989.
• Job Titles:
  Actor

Significant Others

• Wife: Del Webber.

Milestones

• 1946 Hitchhiked to New York to become an actor
• 1948 Broadway debut (a bit part) in "Two Blind Mice"
• 1951 Film debut (as a gangster) in "Highway 301"
• Served in Marine Corps in WWII