Robert Totten
| Robert Totten | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Robert C. Totten February 5, 1937 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Died | January 27, 1995 (aged 57) Sherman Oaks, California, United States |
| Occupation | Film director, television director, writer, actor |
| Years active | 1958–1990 |
Robert C. Totten (February 5, 1937 – January 27, 1995) was an American television director, writer, and actor, best known for his work on the CBS series Gunsmoke. He directed twenty-seven Gunsmoke episodes between 1966 and 1971 and guest starred in eight segments between 1967 and 1973. He also directed eight episodes of NBC's Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color between 1969 and 1975.
Totten's first directing occurred with the 1962 episode "Advance and Be Recognized" of ABC's World War II series The Gallant Men. He then directed the 1963 war picture The Quick and the Dead. That same year, he directed four episodes of NBC's Temple Houston, starring Jeffrey Hunter in the role of the youngest son, Temple Lea Houston, of the Texan Sam Houston. Another Gunsmoke director, Irving J. Moore directed three episodes of Temple Houston.
Totten directed four segments of ABC's The Legend of Jesse James (1965–1966), starring Christopher Jones in the title role of Jesse James. In 1971, he directed two episodes of the short-lived CBS series Bearcats!, starring Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole. In 1973, he directed two episodes of David Carradine's ABC series Kung Fu. His last directing work was in 1990 in a segment of "The Man Behind the Badge" of ABC's The Young Riders, loosely based on the Pony Express.
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