Robert Fuller (actor)
| Robert Fuller | |
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Fuller in 1968.
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| Born |
Leonard Leroy Lee July 29, 1933 Troy, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, horse rancher |
| Years active | 1952–2001 |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Lee Lyon (1962–1984; divorced) Jennifer Savidge (2001–present) |
| Children | Three by Patricia Lee Lyon: Robert “Rob” Fuller Jr. (older son) Christine Fuller (daughter) Patrick Fuller (younger son) (dates of birth of each unknown) |
| Website | The Official Robert Fuller Website |
Leonard Leroy “Buddy” Lee (born July 29, 1933), better known by his stage name of Robert Fuller, is an American horse rancher and retired actor.
In his five decades of television, Fuller became known for his deep, raspy voice and was familiar to television viewers throughout the 1960s and 1970s from his co-starring roles as Jess Harper and Cooper Smith on the popular 1960s western series Laramie and Wagon Train, and was also well known for his starring role as Dr. Kelly Brackett in the 1970s medical drama Emergency!
Fuller was born as Leonard Leroy Lee on July 29, 1933, in Troy, New York, the only child of Betty Simpson, a dance instructor. Prior to his birth, Betty married Robert Simpson, Sr., a Naval Academy officer. The family moved to Key West, Florida, where, already known by the nickname of “Buddy,” he took the name Robert Simpson Jr. The early highlights of his life were acting and dancing. His parents owned a dancing school in Florida. His family also moved to Chicago, Illinois, where they lived for 1 year, before moving back to Florida. Simpson Jr., as he was then still formally known, attended the Miami Military School for fifth and sixth grade, and Key West High School for ninth grade. He dropped out in 1948, at the age of 14, due to the fact that he disliked school and was doing poorly there. In 1950, at the age of 16, he traveled with his family to Hollywood, California, where his first job was as a stunt man. He also worked at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, beginning as a doorman and working his way up to Assistant Manager by age 18. At the urging of friends, the up-to-then Simpson Jr. joined the Screen Actors Guild, embarked on a career in acting, and changed his name from Robert Simpson Jr. to Robert Fuller, the name by which he would be known at his most prominent.
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