Robert Foxworth | |
|---|---|
 Foxworth as a guest star on Cannon , 1975 | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouses | Marilyn McCormick (m. 1964;div. 1974)Stacey Thomas (m. 1998) |
| Children | 2 |
Robert Foxworth is an American film, stage, and television actor.
Foxworth was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Erna Beth (née Seamman), a writer, and John Howard Foxworth, a roofing contractor.[ citation needed ] He attended Lamar High School [1] and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting at Carnegie Mellon University. [2]
Foxworth first gained attention as a stage actor, particularly at Washington, DC's Arena Stage. He was offered the role of J. R. Ewing in Dallas , but turned it down and Larry Hagman was cast. [3]
Among his numerous film and television roles, such as in the television series The Storefront Lawyers (1970–1971), Foxworth is best known for his stints on Falcon Crest (he played Jane Wyman's long-suffering nephew, Chase Gioberti, from 1981–1987) and Six Feet Under (he played Bernard Chenowith from 2001–2003), as well as a starring role in Gene Roddenberry's 1974 movie The Questor Tapes . He also appeared in the episode "All My Tomorrows" of the NBC romantic anthology series Love Story in 1973 and in the episode "The Mask of Adonis" from the 1977 NBC science fiction-horror anthology series Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (known in the United Kingdom as Twist in the Tale). He had a guest-starring role on the seventh season of The West Wing and a guest spot on Law & Order .
Foxworth played the murderer, an Army colonel, in "Grand Deceptions," a 1989 episode of the TV series Columbo . He has also guest-starred in Hawaii Five-O , Password Plus , Murder, She Wrote , seaQuest DSV , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , The Outer Limits , Star Trek: Enterprise , Stargate SG-1 , and Babylon 5 . He has done voice acting as the corrupt Professor Hamilton on Justice League Unlimited . He also voiced the Autobot Ratchet, in the film version of Transformers and its sequels.
Foxworth was married from 1964 until 1974 to Marilyn McCormick, with whom he had two children, including actor Bo Foxworth. Foxworth was married to actress Elizabeth Montgomery from 1993 until her death in 1995. They had lived together for 20 years before marrying. Foxworth later married Stacey Thomas on August 2, 1998.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–1971 | Storefront Lawyers | David Hansen | |
| 1971 | The Mod Squad | Gary Lefferts | Episode: "The Medicine Men" |
| 1972–1973 | The Streets of San Francisco | Ted Cullen, Dennis Hailey | 2 episodes |
| 1973 | Frankenstein | Victor Frankenstein | Television film |
| 1973 | The Devil's Daughter | Steve Stone | Television film |
| 1973 | Hawaii Five-O | Eric Fowler | Episode: "The Listener" |
| 1974 | Mrs. Sundance | Jack Maddox | Television film |
| 1974 | The Questor Tapes | Questor | Television film |
| 1974 | Barnaby Jones | Whit Brewer | Episode: "A Gathering of Thieves" |
| 1974 | The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One | Alvin Karpis | Television film |
| 1975 | Cannon | Lanny McCrea | Episode: "The Iceman" |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Charles Sinclair | Episode: "A Star Is Dead" |
| 1977 | It Happened at Lakewood Manor | Mike Carr | Television film |
| 1978 | Deathmoon | Jason Palmer | Television film |
| 1979 | Password Plus | Himself | 10 episodes |
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva Ryker | Norman Hall | Television film |
| 1981 | Peter and Paul | Peter | Miniseries |
| 1981–1987 | Falcon Crest | Chase Gioberti | Main cast (155 episodes) |
| 1988 | Double Standard | Leonard Harik | Television film |
| 1988 | Cagney & Lacey | Agent Duggan | Episode: "A Fair Shake" |
| 1989 | Columbo | Frank Brailie | Episode: "Grand Deceptions" |
| 1990 | Face to Face | Tobias Williams | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 1992 | With Murder in Mind | Bob Sprague | Television film |
| 1994 | SeaQuest DSV | Royce Shelton | Episode: "Sympathy for the Deep" |
| 1994–1995 | Babylon 5 | William Hague | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Harry Matthews | Episode: "School for Murder" |
| 1996 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Admiral Leyton | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | The Outer Limits | Charles Halsey | Episode: "Trial by Fire" |
| 1996–1997 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Race Bannon, additional voices | 14 episodes [4] |
| 1997, 2003 | Law & Order | Frederick Barrett, Charles Evans | 2 episodes |
| 1998–1999 | LateLine | Peace McKenzie | 17 episodes |
| 2000, 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Lett, Ben Hardley | 2 episodes |
| 2001–2003 | Six Feet Under | Bernard Chenowith | 6 episodes |
| 2003 | Jeremiah | President Emerson | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Stargate SG-1 | Chairman Ashwan | Episode: "Memento" |
| 2004 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Administrator V'Las | 3 episodes |
| 2004–2005 | Justice League Unlimited | Professor Hamilton (voice) | 6 episodes [4] |
| 2005 | The West Wing | George Montgomery | Episode: "The Wedding" |
| 2006 | Bones | Branson Rose | Episode: "The Man with the Bone" |
| 2006 | The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines | Jerry | Television film |
| 2006 | Brothers & Sisters | Harry Packard | Episode: "For the Children" |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | Simon Devan | Episode: "BL: Los Angeles" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Treasure of Matecumbe | Jim Burnie | |
| 1977 | Airport '77 | Chambers | |
| 1978 | Damien - Omen II | Paul Buher | |
| 1979 | Prophecy | Rob | |
| 1980 | The Black Marble | A.M. Valnikov | |
| 1984 | Invisible Strangler | Charles Barrett | |
| 1989 | Beyond the Stars | Richard Michaels | |
| 2005 | Syriana | Tommy Barton | |
| 2007 | Kiss the Bride | Wayne | |
| 2007 | Transformers | Ratchet (voice) | [4] |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | [4] | |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | [4] | |
| 2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | [4] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Ratchet | [4] |
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