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Dabbs Greer

Actor | * 04/02/1917 († 90, 04/28/2007) | Fairview, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
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Robert William "Dabbs" Greer (April 2, 1917 – April 28, 2007) was an American character actor in film and television for over 60 years. With nearly 100 film roles and appearances in nearly 600 television episodes of various series, Greer may be best remembered as series regular Mr. Jonas in Gunsmoke, as Coach Ossie Weiss in the sitcom Hank, and as series regular Reverend Robert Alden in Little House on the Prairie. Greer is probably better known to later audiences for his final film role as the 108-year-old Paul Edgecomb, the character played by Tom Hanks in 1999's The Green Mile. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Western

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A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. ...

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

NR

1956 | 3.8/5 | 1h 20min
Horror, Science Fiction
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When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn ...

Little Giants

PG

1994 | 3.2/5 | 1h 47min
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group ...

Con Air

R

1997 | 3.4/5 | 1h 56min
Action, Thriller, Crime
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A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, rec ...

The Green Mile

R

1999 | 4.3/5 | 3h 9min
Fantasy, Drama, Crime
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Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in ...

Little House on the Prairie

TV-PG

1974 | 4.0/5 | 45min per episode
Western, Drama, Kids & Family
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Movies with Dabbs Greer as Actor(73)

as Self (uncredited)2000 Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
as Old Paul Edgecomb1999 The Green Mile
as Old Man Under Truck1997 Con Air
as Gary1994 Runaway Daughters
as Wilbur1994 Little Giants
as Dad1992 House IV
as Mr. Thayer1990 Pacific Heights
as Otto1989 Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
as Sills1988 Bonanza: The Next Generation
as Kyle1988 Two Moon Junction
as Lyle Phelps1987 Evil Town
as Wally1981 Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
as Ace Hutchin1978 The Winds of Kitty Hawk
as Mr. Cousins1977 Green Eyes
as Deacon Hurd1974 The Greatest Gift
as Pa McKlusky1973 White Lightning
as Dr. Thompson1972 Rage
as Stilts1970 The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
as Jedediah W. Willowby1970 The Cheyenne Social Club
as Abernathy1965 Shenandoah
as Arthur Nielsen1964 Roustabout
as Boys' Club Leader (uncredited)1963 Palm Springs Weekend
as Express Man1963 Showdown
as Bronson (uncredited)1960 Cash McCall
as Doc Jansen1959 Lone Texan
as Gas Station Attendant1959 Edge of Eternity
as Doc Langer, Veterinarian1959 Day of the Outlaw
as Deputy Andy1959 Last Train from Gun Hill
as Eric Royce1958 It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as San Quentin Capt.1958 I Want to Live!
as John Brewster1957 Pawnee
as Lieutenant O'Connor1957 My Man Godfrey
as Mr. John Clinton1957 Young and Dangerous
as Dr. Ainsley - Psychiatrist1957 Chain of Evidence
as Clendenning (uncredited)1957 All Mine to Give
as Goldsborough1957 The Spirit of St. Louis
as Dr. Will Beaumont1957 The Vampire
as Nat Lorne1957 Johnny Tremain
as Doctor (uncredited)1956 Tension at Table Rock
as Mr. Smith-Johnson (uncredited)1956 Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Driver1956 D-Day the Sixth of June
as Mack Lomax1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Det. Davenport1956 Hot Cars
as Cmdr. Halleck (uncredited)1955 An Annapolis Story
1955 Foxfire
as Funeral Minister1955 At Gunpoint
as Tutor1955 The Seven Little Foys
as Sam Marvin (uncredited)1954 Private Hell 36
as Scouts Leader (uncredited)1954 Living It Up
as U.S. Marshal Jim Langley1954 The Desperado
as Dick Jordan1954 She Couldn't Say No
as Schuyler1954 Riot in Cell Block 11
as Sheriff1954 Bitter Creek
as Fireman (uncredited)1953 Mister Scoutmaster
as Father Peterson1953 Trouble Along the Way
as Galuppo1953 China Venture
as George Payson1953 Half a Hero
as Happy Murray1953 Affair with a Stranger
as Shane1953 House of Wax
as Pilot1953 Mission Over Korea
as Julius (uncredited)1953 Remains to Be Seen
as Eddie1953 A Slight Case of Larceny
as Shorty (uncredited)1953 Take the High Ground!
as Reporter (uncredited)1952 Deadline - U.S.A.
as Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)1952 The Bad and the Beautiful
as Beauty Contest Spectator (uncredited)1952 We're Not Married!
as Robbery Victim1952 Scarlet Angel
as Scoutmaster (uncredited)1952 Room for One More
as Telephone Man (uncredited)1952 Young Man with Ideas
as Minor Role (uncredited)1951 Week-End with Father
1951 The Unknown Man
as Dealer (uncredited)1950 California Passage
as Bridge Guard (uncredited)1949 Reign of Terror

TV Shows/Series with Dabbs Greer as Actor(121)

as Moe2001 Lizzie McGuire
as Fred Stage2001 Maybe It's Me
1999 Family Law
1997 Ally McBeal
as Dr. Marsh Laughlin, DDS1996 Spin City
as Danny McNamara1993 Diagnosis: Murder
1990 The Bradys
1988 Roseanne
1984 Charles in Charge
1982 Matt Houston
as Dr. Malone1977 The Incredible Hulk
as Bluford Catlin1976 Charlie's Angels
1974 The Manhunter
as Peter Preli1974 The Rockford Files
1974 Paper Moon
as Reverend Alden1974 Little House on the Prairie
as Andy Spake1973 Barnaby Jones
1972 The Streets of San Francisco
as Harry Bell1972 Ghost Story
1972 The Rookies
as Harrigan1971 Nichols
1971 Cannon
as Minister1969 The Brady Bunch
1968 Lancer
as The Minister1967 The Invaders
1967 Ironside
1967 Mannix
1965 Laredo
1965 The Wild Wild West
as Matt Carson1965 The Big Valley
as Paul Leonard1965 The F.B.I.
as Harry Porter1965 The F.B.I.
as Alvin Van Doyle1965 The F.B.I.
as Van Doyle1965 The F.B.I.
as Patrick Owens1965 The F.B.I.
as Orkin1965 The F.B.I.
as Arlie Sessions1965 The F.B.I.
as Howard Deal1965 The F.B.I.
as Sal Cleary1965 The F.B.I.
as Kelsey Waller1965 The F.B.I.
as Coach Ossie Weiss1965 Hank
1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 The Cara Williams Show
1964 Wendy and Me
as Newton Yort1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Jensen1963 The Fugitive
as Mayor Duncan1963 The Fugitive
as Sheriff Claypool1963 The Fugitive
as Charlie Fletcher1963 The Fugitive
as Hotel Clerk Thomas1963 The Fugitive
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth
1963 Petticoat Junction
1963 Arrest and Trial
as Mr. Bishop1963 The Outer Limits
as E. F. Larkin1963 The Outer Limits
as Doc1962 The Virginian
as Ed Harger1962 The Virginian
as Walter Hines1962 Saints and Sinners
1962 Stoney Burke
as Willie Beal1961 Cain's Hundred
1961 Ichabod and Me
1961 The Dick Van Dyke Show
1960 The Andy Griffith Show
as Hokey1960 Checkmate
1959 The Detectives
as Dr. Meeker1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Sam1959 Johnny Ringo
1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Jebidiah Haddlebird1959 Rawhide
as Sheriff1959 Rawhide
as Sam1959 Bonanza
as Wesley1959 Law of the Plainsman
as Reverend Forbes1959 Adventures in Paradise
1959 Wichita Town
as Evans1959 The Twilight Zone
as Scanlan1959 The Twilight Zone
as Denver Pollock1959 Black Saddle
as Owen Edwards1959 Black Saddle
as Tom Wade1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Elder Luke Boone1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Bartender1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Will1958 Bat Masterson
1958 The Rifleman
1957 The Thin Man
as Scooter Jaffee1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 Official Detective
as Dave Kirby1957 Perry Mason
as Bill Cotton1957 Perry Mason
as Hal Kirkwood1957 Perry Mason
as Buzz Farrell1957 Perry Mason
as Jack Tabor1957 Perry Mason
as Larsen Halstead1957 Perry Mason
as Dodson1957 Perry Mason
1956 State Trooper
1955 Navy Log
as The Sheriff1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Theodore the Milkman1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Jonas1955 Gunsmoke
as Uncle Wesley1955 Gunsmoke
as Joe Bean1955 Gunsmoke
1955 Matinee Theater
1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1954 Father Knows Best
1954 Lassie
1953 The Man Behind the Badge
as Dewey Mason1953 Letter to Loretta
as Dentist1953 Letter to Loretta
as Chester Ives1953 Letter to Loretta
as Les Shaw1953 Letter to Loretta
as Walter Harrison1953 Letter to Loretta
as Fred Blanchard1953 Letter to Loretta
as Dr. Baker1953 Letter to Loretta
as Dr. Merrill1953 Letter to Loretta
1952 Adventures of Superman
as Joe Winters1952 Adventures of Superman
as John Adams1952 Cavalcade of America
as Johann1952 Cavalcade of America
1952 Cavalcade of America
as Charlie1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as MacGuire1950 Lux Video Theatre

Born: Monday, 04/02 1917 (April) in Fairview, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 04/28 2007 (April) in Pasadena (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Drury University
Other names for Dabbs Greer (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert William "Dabbs" Greer"
"Dabs Greer"
Dabbs Greer frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
John Anderson (57x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (51x, Actor)
Bing Russell (51x, Actor)
Claude Akins (50x, Actor)
Ross Elliott (50x, Actor)
John Dehner (48x, Actor)
William Schallert (47x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (47x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (47x, Actress)
Harry Townes (46x, Actor)
Bess Flowers (8x, Actress)
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