Robert Foxworth

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Robert Foxworth
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Foxworth as a guest star on Cannon , 1975
Born
Robert Heath Foxworth [1]

(1941-11-01) November 1, 1941 (age 83) [2]
Houston, Texas, U.S. [3]
OccupationActor
Years active1969–2019
Spouses
Marilyn McCormick
(m. 1964;div. 1974)
(m. 1993;died 1995)
Stacey Thomas
(m. 1998)
Children2

Robert Heath Foxworth (born November 1, 1941) is an American film, stage, and television actor.

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Early life

Foxworth earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting at Carnegie Mellon University. [4]

Career

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. [5]

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. 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 Transformers and its sequels.

Personal life

Foxworth was married from 1964 until 1974 to Marilyn McCormick, with whom he had two children, son Bo and daughter Kristyn. [6] Foxworth was married to actress Elizabeth Montgomery from 1993 until her death in 1995. They had lived together for 20 years before marrying. [7] Foxworth has been married to the former Stacey Thomas since August 2, 1998. [6]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970–1971 Storefront Lawyers David Hansen
1971 The Mod Squad Gary LeffertsEpisode: "The Medicine Men"
1972–1973 The Streets of San Francisco Ted Cullen, Dennis Hailey2 episodes
1973 Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein Television film
1973 The Devil's Daughter Steve StoneTelevision film
1973 Hawaii Five-O Eric FowlerEpisode: "The Listener"
1974Mrs. SundanceJack MaddoxTelevision film
1974 The Questor Tapes QuestorTelevision film
1974 Barnaby Jones Whit BrewerEpisode: "A Gathering of Thieves"
1974The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One Alvin Karpis Television film
1975 Cannon Lanny McCreaEpisode: "The Iceman"
1976 Quincy, M.E. Charles SinclairEpisode: "A Star Is Dead"
1977 It Happened at Lakewood Manor Mike CarrTelevision film
1978 Deathmoon Jason PalmerTelevision film
1979 Password Plus Himself10 episodes
1980 The Memory of Eva Ryker Norman HallTelevision film
1981 Peter and Paul Peter Miniseries
1981–1987 Falcon Crest Chase Gioberti Main cast (155 episodes)
1988Double StandardLeonard HarikTelevision film
1988 Cagney & Lacey Agent DugganEpisode: "A Fair Shake"
1989ColumboFrank BrailieEpisode: "Grand Deceptions"
1990Face to FaceTobias WilliamsTelevision film])
1992With Murder in MindBob SpragueTelevision film
1994 SeaQuest DSV Royce SheltonEpisode: "Sympathy for the Deep"
1994–1995 Babylon 5 William Hague2 episodes
1995 Murder, She Wrote Harry MatthewsEpisode: "School for Murder"
1996 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Admiral Leyton2 episodes
1996 The Outer Limits Charles HalseyEpisode: "Trial by Fire"
1996–1997 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Race Bannon, additional voices14 episodes [8]
1997, 2003 Law & Order Frederick Barrett, Charles Evans2 episodes
1998–1999 LateLine Peace McKenzie17 episodes
2000, 2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Lett, Ben Hardley2 episodes
2001–2003 Six Feet Under Bernard Chenowith6 episodes
2003 Jeremiah President Emerson2 episodes
2003 Stargate SG-1 Chairman AshwanEpisode: "Memento"
2004 Star Trek: Enterprise Administrator V'Las3 episodes
2004–2005 Justice League Unlimited Professor Hamilton (voice)6 episodes [8]
2005 The West Wing George MontgomeryEpisode: "The Wedding"
2006 Bones Branson RoseEpisode: "The Man with the Bone"
2006 The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines JerryTelevision film
2006 Brothers & Sisters Harry PackardEpisode: "For the Children"
2006 Boston Legal Simon DevanEpisode: "BL: Los Angeles"

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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) [8]
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen [8]
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon [8]
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction [8]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ratchet [8]

References

  1. American National Biography. Vol. 10. Oxford University Press. 1999. p. 423.
  2. Hellmann, Paul T. (2006). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   9781135948580.
  3. "Robert Foxworth (Performer)". Playbill. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  4. Penton, Edgar (December 12, 1970). "Storefront Lawyers: Total Devotion". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Utah, Ogden. p. 15. Retrieved May 31, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. Bergan, Ronald (November 24, 2012). "Larry Hagman Obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  6. 1 2 Pilato, Herbie J. (2012). Twitch Upon a Star: The Bewitched Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery. Taylor Trade Pub. p. 331. ISBN   9781589797499.
  7. Elizabeth Montgomery, 62, Star Of the TV Comedy 'Bewitched', The New York Times, May 19, 1995
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Robert Foxworth (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 20, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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2007
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2009
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