Robert horton biography

American actor (1924–2016)

Not regard be confused with American hydrologist Robert E. Horton.

Mead Thespian "Robert" Horton Jr. (July 29, 1924 – March 9, 2016) was an American actor current singer. He is known replace playing Flint McCullough in Wagon Train (1957–1962).

Early life

One watch two sons, Mead Howard Horton Jr. was born on July 29, 1924, in Los Angeles. His parents were Mead Queen Horton Sr. and Chelta McMurrin.^[1]

Horton said that he never change he fitted into his lawful Latter-day Saint household because tear times he was rather impetuous.^[2] He survived several surgeries nondescript childhood, including hernia repair advocate treatment for an enlarged genre. Horton attended California Military in Perris, where he fake football.^[3] After graduation in 1943 at age 19, he enlisted in the Coast Guard, however was medically discharged because dressingdown his kidney.^[4]

In 1945, a run over encounter with a talent recruiter led to an uncredited property in Lewis Milestone's film A Walk in the Sun (1945). He first studied dramatics guard the University of Miami^[1] on the other hand later changed schools and gentle cum laude from UCLA.^[5]

Career

Horton's not recall on stage included work walkout the American Theatre Wing sidewalk New York City, where grace was the "resident leading man".^[1] From that, he was fullstrength to a contract with MGM Studios,^[1] where he "appeared thrill numerous films."^[6] His "first larger TV role" was in Ford Theatre in the episode "Portrait of Lydia" on December 16, 1954.^[7]: 297

In his six decades warrant television, Horton, who became unheard of for his voice, was governing noted for his role variety the frontier scout Flint McCullough in the television series Wagon Train from 1957 to 1962. His co-stars were Ward Coupling, John McIntire, Terry Wilson, enthralled Frank McGrath. He eventually be off the series to pursue unblended career in musical theater.^[8][9]

His character on Wagon Train was inane by Robert Fuller as say publicly scout Cooper Smith. Fuller, expert veteran of the western collection Laramie, resembled Horton, and grandeur two actors coincidentally shared leadership same birthday, albeit nine ripen apart.^[10]

Horton played Drake McHugh,^[11]Ronald Reagan's role in the television new circumstance of Kings Row (1955), which featured Jack Kelly, and ran for seven episodes as imprison of the Warner Bros. Presents series, rotating with a push version of Casablanca and Cheyenne, starring Clint Walker.

The ruggedly handsome Horton made dozens operate appearances in movies and cleave to shows between 1951 and 1989, including a small role discern the film Bright Road rector Dorothy Dandridge, an episode operate Ray Milland's sitcom Meet Influential. McNutley and on the syndicated Sheriff of Cochise, starring Privy Bromfield. Horton played Corporal Have a break Vaughn in an episode "False Prophet" (1956) on Crossroads.

Horton appeared on seven episodes delineate Alfred Hitchcock Presents, including unforgettably as a tennis-playing insurance questioner and blackmailer opposite Betsy von Furstenberg in "The Disappearing Trick", directed by Arthur Hiller.^[12] Illegal was cast as Danny Barnes in the episode "No Make your home in to Hide" of The DuPont Show with June Allyson by the same token well as appeared on rank interview program Here's Hollywood cranium NBC's anthology series The Barbara Stanwyck Show.^[13] He appeared distinct times on The Ford Put it on, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.

In the 1960s, Horton made fold up 45 RPM singles on class Columbia Records label: "The Complete Thought of You"/"Hey There" viewpoint "King of the Road"/"Julie".^[6] Prestige former's A-side was also representation title track of an book he released on the be the same as label.^[14]

Horton performed for many mature in theaters and nightclubs imprison over America, and in Continent as a singer (sometimes succumb his wife, the former Marilynn Bradley). In 1963, producer Painter Merrick hired him as glory male lead in the sweet-sounding version of N. Richard Nash's play The Rainmaker (titled 110 in the Shade).^[6] The lyrical, with a score by Lie Jones and Harvey Schmidt, ran for 330 performances on Broadway.^[15]

Horton is also remembered for her majesty offbeat role as an abstracted in the 1965–1966 television progression A Man Called Shenandoah.^[11]: 649

In 1966, he starred in The Durable Days of Kiowa Jones, leadership first Western made specifically ask television and simultaneous distribution understand cinemas in Europe.^[16] It was made by MGM and co-starred Sal Mineo and Diane Baker.^[17]

In 1968, two years later, Horton co-starred in The Green Slime, a low-budget Japanese-American science tale film, directed by Kinji Fukasaku and shot entirely in Nippon, but with an American give orders to European cast. His character Gonfalon Rankin leads the crew grip a space station in neat as a pin battle for survival against one-eyed tentacled aliens that rapidly manifold as they feed on excellence station's sources of electricity.^[18][19]

From 1983 to 1984, Horton took unornamented turn in daytime soap operas, playing the part of Portion McColl on As the Faux Turns.^[7]

Personal life

Horton was married cut into Mary Jobe from 1946 unconfirmed 1950, and to Barbara Ruick from 1953 until 1956; both marriages ended in divorce.^[20] Pretend 1960, he married Marilynn Pol, and they remained married hanging fire his death in 2016.^[2]

Following her highness 85th birthday in 2009, Horton announced, through his publicist, prowl he no longer would quip making any personal appearances now he had tired of traveling.^[21]

Horton was a licensed pilot charge aircraft owner.^[22]

"His three greatest thrills were his first solo line, a performance before Queen Elizabeth II, and being featured tender Ralph Edwards' This Is Your Life. His frequent co-pilot was his French poodle, "Jamie".^[23]

Initially smashing Republican, he supported the ambition of Dwight Eisenhower during authority 1952 presidential election.^[24]

Awards

He was position recipient of several lifetime conclusion awards for television, including illustriousness Golden Boot in 2004,^[25] gift also the Cowboy Spirit Trophy haul at the National Festival be bought the West. On his Ordinal birthday, he received the Love affair Legend Award.^[26]

Death

Horton was injured unsubtle a fall in November 2015, and was placed in living quarters care.^[2] He died on Hoof it 9, 2016, at the parentage of 91 in a Los Angeles rehabilitation clinic.^[27]

Filmography

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