Robert Foulk
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Robert C. Foulk May 5, 1908 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 1989 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1949-1977 |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Slater (1947—1989, his death) |
Robert Foulk, sometimes known as Bob Foulk (May 5, 1908 – February 25, 1989), was an American television and film character actor best remembered for having portrayed Sheriff H. Miller in the CBS series, Lassie, a role which he filled in eighteen episodes from 1958 to 1962.
Between 1953 and 1959, Foulk was cast in thirteen episodes of the NBC anthology series, The Loretta Young Show. From 1954 to 1957, he was cast in five episodes as Ed Davis in the sitcom Father Knows Best with Robert Young, when the series aired on NBC. In 1956, he played Jackley in the Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Club serial "The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure."
In 1957 and 1958, Foulk played the outlaw Curly Bill Brocius in three episodes, "Gunslinger from Galeville", "Ride Out at Noon" and "Skeleton Canyon Massacre", of the western television series, Tombstone Territory, with Pat Conway as Sheriff Clay Hollister. By contrast in 1958, Foulk was cast as Sheriff Brady in the film, The Left Handed Gun. From 1959 to 1960, he had the recurring role of bartender Joe Kingston in the NBC western series, Wichita Town, with Joel McCrea and Jody McCrea. Foulk appeared in five episodes of The Rifleman. He played the blacksmith in “The Second Witness” (episode 23), “Three Legged Terror” (episode 30) and “Outlaw’s Inheritance” (episode 38). He played Johannson in “The Raid” (episode 37) and Herbert Newman in “The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town” (episode 99).
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