Robert Culp
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Robert Culp in a publicity photo in 1965.
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| Born |
Robert Martin Culp August 16, 1930 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 2010 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Sunset View Cemetery in El Cerrito, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | San Francisco State College |
| Alma mater | University of Washington School of Drama |
| Occupation | Actor, scriptwriter, director |
| Years active | 1953–2010 |
| Spouse(s) | Elayne Carroll (1951–1956) Nancy Ashe (1957–1966) France Nuyen (1967–1970) Sheila Sullivan (1971–1976) Candace Faulkner (1981–2007) |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | www |
Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor, screenwriter, voice actor and director, widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965–1968), the espionage series in which he and co-star Bill Cosby played a pair of secret agents. Prior to that, he starred in the CBS/Four Star western series, Trackdown as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman from 1957–1959.
The 1980s brought him back to television. He starred as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell on The Greatest American Hero and had a recurring role as Warren Whelan on Everybody Loves Raymond. Culp gave hundreds of performances in a career spanning more than 50 years.
Culp was born, an only child, on August 16, 1930 in Oakland, California, to Crozier Cordell Culp, an attorney, and his wife, Bethel Martin (née Collins) Culp. He graduated from Berkeley High School, where he was a pole vaulter and took second place at the 1947 CIF California State Meet. Culp attended the College of the Pacific, Washington University in St. Louis, San Francisco State College and the University of Washington School of Drama but never completed an academic degree.
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