Donner, Richard 1931– (Bob Donner)

DONNER, Richard 1931–
(Bob Donner)

PERSONAL

Born April 17, 1931, in New York, NY. Education: Attended San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University, Northridge). Avocational Interests: Golf.

Career: Actor. Also worked as corporate speaker. Previously worked as a shipping clerk, salesman, bartender, commercial artist, gardener, and insurance investigator. Military service: U.S. Navy, served for four years.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Rio Bravo, Warner Bros., 1959.

(Uncredited) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Paramount, 1962.

(Uncredited) Leroy Agers, Red Line 7000, Paramount, 1965.

Morgue attendant, Agent for H.A.R.M., Universal, 1966.

Milt (McLeod gang), El Dorado, Paramount, 1967.

Ebenezer Twitchell, The Spirit Is Willing, Paramount, 1967.

El magnifico extranjero (also known as The Magnificent Stranger ), Jolly Films, 1967.

Boss Shorty, Cool Hand Luke, Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1967.

Fingers, Catalina Caper (also known as Never Steal Anything Wet ), Crown International Pictures, 1967.

Marine Private Ogg, The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell, United Artists, 1968.

Switchboard operator, Skidoo, Paramount, 1968.

Judd Mailer, The Undefeated, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1969.

Deputy Sheriff Morton, Chisum, Warner Bros., 1970.

Sergeant Mason Weber, Zigzag (also known as False Witness, Zig Zag, and Zig–Zag ), Metro–Goldwyn– Mayer, 1970.

Whitey Carter, Rio Lobo deputy, Rio Lobo (also known as San Timoteo ), National General Pictures, 1970.

Angel Moon, Something Big, National General Pictures, 1971.

(As Bob Donner) Older cop Collins, Vanishing Point, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1971.

Sheriff Adams, One More Train to Rob, MCA/Universal, 1971.

Larrabee, Mrs. Pollifax—Spy, United Artists, 1971.

Willis Hubbard, Fools' Parade (also known as Dynamite Man from Glory Jail ), Columbia, 1971.

Jesse, first farmer, Pickup on 101 (also known as Echoes of the Road, A Time to Every Purpose, and Where the Eagle Flies ), American International Pictures, 1972.

(Uncredited) Preacher, High Plains Drifter, Universal, 1973.

J. C., Santee, Crown International Pictures, 1973.

Dub, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, Metro– Goldwyn–Mayer, 1973.

Reporter, Bite the Bullet, Columbia, 1975.

Burton, The Boy Who Talked to Badgers, 1975.

Skave, Take a Hard Ride (also known as La lunga cavalcata and La parola di un fuorilegge … e legge! ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1975.

Lee Roy Tucker, The Last Hard Men, Twentieth Century– Fox, 1976.

Man/guard, Damnation Alley (also known as Survival Run ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1977.

Baldwin, Five Days from Home, Universal, 1979.

The assassin, Under the Rainbow, Warner Bros., 1981.

Ralph, Hysterical, Embassy Home Entertainment, 1983.

Swarma, Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold, Cannon Films, 1987.

Television Appearances; Series:

Yancy Tucker, The Waltons, CBS, 1972–1979.

Mr. Peters, The Young Pioneers, ABC, 1978.

Exidor, a recurring role, Mork & Mindy, ABC, 1978–1981.

Mayor Chamberlain Brown, a recurring role, Legend, UPN, 1995.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Wounded Texan, Captains and the Kings, NBC, 1976.

Mr. Evans, How the West Was Won, ABC, 1978.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Roy Kirsh, The Intruders, NBC, 1970.

Clay Braddock, Lassie: Well of Love, 1970.

Car salesman, No Place to Run, ABC, 1972.

Dispatcher, Horror at 37,000 Feet, CBS, 1973.

The drunk, Columbo: Any Port in a Storm, 1973.

Ben Lant, Mrs. Sundance, ABC, 1974.

Jackson, The Invasion of Johnson County, NBC, 1976.

The sheep boss, Trail of Danger, 1977.

Sheriff Brumfield, Standing Tall, NBC, 1978.

Yancy Tucker, A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain, NBC, 1982.

Hawkhead, The Rocket Boy, 1989.

Arnie, Columbo: Caution! Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health, ABC, 1991.

Detective Max Borovy, With a Vengeance (also known as Undesirable ), CBS, 1992.

Yancy Tucker, A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion, CBS, 1993.

Zeke, Columbo: Undercover, ABC, 1994.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Sarge (also known as The Badge or the Cross and Sarge: The Badge or the Cross ), NBC, 1971.

Fischer, Nakia, ABC, 1974.

Mr. Peters, Young Pioneers, ABC, 1976.

Mr. Peters, Young Pioneers' Christmas, ABC, 1976.

Armand, The Outside Man, CBS, 1977.

Otto, The Hit Man, ABC, 1991.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Carnival barker, The Big Hex of Little Lulu, ABC, 1979.

Print reporter, Frog Girl: The Jenifer Graham Story, CBS, 1989.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Toland, "Incident of the Running Man," Rawhide, CBS, 1961.

Billings, "Judgment at Hondo Seco," Rawhide, CBS, 1961.

Billy Harger, "Incident of the Travelin' Man," Rawhide, CBS, 1963.

First American GI, "Odyssey," Combat!, ABC, 1965.

Dr. Bustard, "Dragon's Teeth," I Spy, NBC, 1965.

Coot, "The Trap," Daniel Boone, NBC, 1966.

Patrick Clancy, "A Question of Guilt," Laredo, NBC, 1967.

Pike, "Take the Southbound Stage," Daniel Boone, NBC, 1967.

Sheriff Hinkleman, "Down with Willy Hatch," Run for Your Life, NBC, 1967.

Sergeant Winkler, "The Great Crime Wave," Garrison's Gorillas, ABC, 1967.

Mailman, "Home to Judgment," I Spy, NBC, 1968.

Parkin, "Look for the Hound Dog," The Guns of Will Sonnett, ABC, 1968.

Gil Boylan, "A Noose for Dobie Price," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1968.

Teejay, "Log 131: Reed, the Dicks Have Their Jobs, and We Have Ours," Adam–12, NBC, 1968.

Matt Dooley, "Ride to Misadventure," The Virginian, NBC, 1968.

Sheriff Wade, "The Twenty Thousand Dollar Carrot," The Outsider, NBC, 1968.

Arch Merceen, "Guilt," The Guns of Will Sonnett, ABC, 1968.

Teejay, "Log 61," Adam–12, NBC, 1968.

Teejay, "Log 32: Jimmy Eisley's Dealing Smack," Adam– 12, ABC, 1969.

Pete Haunch, "Town of No Exit," The Big Valley, ABC, 1969.

Owen, "Meena," Bonanza, NBC, 1969.

Teejay, "Log 93: Once a Junkie," Adam–12, NBC, 1969.

Sam Pelletier, "The Reluctant Deputy," The High Chaparral, NBC, 1970.

Owen, "The Horse Traders," Bonanza, NBC, 1970.

Wilby, "A Matter of Vengeance," The High Chaparral, NBC, 1970.

Preacher, "Never Trust an Honest Man," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971.

Nate, "The Bounty Hunter," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971.

"George Washington Is a Liar," The Bold Ones: The Senator, 1971.

Fourchet, "Survival Times Two," Longstreet, ABC, 1972.

Charlie Taylor, "The Day the Amnesty Came Through," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1972.

Ralph, "Creatures of the Canyon," Ghost Story, NBC, 1972.

Harry Rustin, "Clear with a Civilian: Part 1," Adam–12, NBC, 1973.

Houlton, "The Tide," Kung Fu, ABC, 1973.

Police Chief Boyden, "The Seventh Grave," Cannon, CBS, 1973.

Price, "Two Dollars on Trouble to Win," McMillan and Wife, NBC, 1973.

"Climb a Deadly Mountain," Mannix, CBS, 1973.

Ned Collins, "Get Ryker," The Rookies, ABC, 1973.

Teejay, "Hollywood Division," Adam–12, NBC, 1973.

Roscoe, "Isolate and Destroy," Griff, ABC, 1973.

Val, "The Concrete Jungle Caper," McCloud, NBC, 1974.

Horace Milser, "Stranger in Broken Folk," The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1974.

Kermit, "The White Lightning War," The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1975.

Belnap, "The Hiders," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1975.

Sheriff, "Perfect Fit for a Frame," Cannon, CBS, 1975.

Sarge, "Time Bomb," S.W.A.T., ABC, 1975.

Sara, CBS, 1976.

Korbin, "To Kill an Angel," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1976.

"Flight to Mexico," The Feather and Father Gang, 1977.

Coby, "Ride the Whirlwind," CHiPs, NBC, 1979.

Man on bus, "Fathers and Other Strangers: Parts 1 & 2," Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1979.

Mr. Benedict, "Sideshow," The Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1980.

Bernard Devlin, "The Phenom," The Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1981.

Buffalo Bill Cody, "Buffalo Bill & Annie Oakley Play the Palace," Voyagers!, NBC, 1983.

Bart Younger, "The Older Brothers," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1983.

Deputy Sheriff Harris, "Spaced Out," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1983.

Conlin, "Boom," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1984.

Cody Dexter, "A Little Wine with Murder?," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1984.

Sheriff, "Breakout!," The A–Team, NBC, 1984.

Neil Gerrard, "Revenge in the Sky," Blue Thunder, 1984.

Edmund Trench, "Escape Claus," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1985.

Silas Pike, "If a Body Meet a Body," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986.

Edmund Trench, "Two on a Skip," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1986.

Joe Connell, "One for the Road," Starman, ABC, 1986.

Truck buyer, "The Cop," Matlock, NBC, 1986.

Vince, "Soft Touch," MacGyver, ABC, 1987.

Eli Tuttle, "A Very Foley Christmas," Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987.

Tucker Fixx, "Man Hunt," Falcon Crest, 1987.

Tucker Fixx, "Hunter's Moon," Falcon Crest, 1987.

Tucker Fixx, "Lovers and Friends," Falcon Crest, 1987.

Tucker Fixx, "As Tears Go By," Falcon Crest, 1988.

Tucker Fixx, "Last Dance," Falcon Crest, 1988.

Tom Jakes, "The Fisherman," Matlock, NBC, 1988.

Benjamin Wintergreen, "Cleo Rocks," MacGyver, ABC, 1989.

James Lyman, "The Mentor," Good Morning, Miss Bliss, The Disney Channel, 1989.

(Uncredited) Milt Bozer, "Halloween Knights," MacGyver, ABC, 1989.

Milt Bozer, "Serenity," MacGyver, ABC, 1990.

Milt Bozer, "MacGyver's Women," MacGyver, ABC, 1990.

Sheriff Tyrone McKenna, "From the Horse's Mouth," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991.

Roy Paxton, "Family Reunion," In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1992.

Sheriff, "String of Pearls," Hearts Afire, CBS, 1993.

Maray the couch maker, "Sofa So Good," Married … with Children, Fox, 1994.

Sheriff, "Dark Horizon," Alien Nation, 1994.

Zeke, "Undercover," Columbo, 1994.

"Hero Pig Goose Hog Wild," The Naked Truth, ABC, 1995.

Luther, "Heat of the Moment," Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1998.

Lucious Snow, "Fate," Early Edition, CBS, 1999.

Lucious Snow, "Time," Early Edition, CBS, 2000.

Joe, "Hell No, Greg Can't Go," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 2000.

Also known as exalted muskrat, "That Was the Weekend That Was," Fame, syndicated.