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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 2, 1917
Died
April 28, 2007
Place of Birth
Fairview, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
- Robert William "Dabbs" Greer
- Dabs Greer
- Robert William Greer
Dabbs Greer
0.9 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert William "Dabbs" Greer (April 2, 1917 – April 28, 2007) was an American actor who performed many diverse supporting roles in film and television for over 50 years. His distinctive voice and southern accent was a good fit for shows featuring rustic characters, especially westerns. He also was portrayed on other shows as a minister, and is probably best remembered as the Reverend Robert Alden in NBC's Little House on the Prairie. Earlier, Greer had a recurring role as Coach Ossie Weiss in the NBC sitcom Hank.
Known For
5.0
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Walking the Mile
2014
🎬
0.0
Another Great-Grandfather
Family
2006
6.0
Fred Stage
Maybe It's Me
2001
7.2
Moe
Lizzie McGuire
2001
🎬
7.0
Self (uncredited)
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
8.5
Old Paul Edgecomb
The Green Mile
1999
8.2
Frank Watson
Family Law
1999
0.0
George & Leo
1997
6.6
Vincent Robbins
Ally McBeal
1997
6.8
Old Man Under Truck
Con Air
1997
Credits
Walking the Mile
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
2014
5.0
🎬
Family
as Another Great-Grandfather
2006
0.0
Maybe It's Me
as Fred Stage
2001
6.0
Lizzie McGuire
as Moe
2001
7.2
🎬
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
as Self (uncredited)
2000
7.0
The Green Mile
as Old Paul Edgecomb
1999
8.5
Family Law
as Frank Watson
1999
8.2
George & Leo
1997
0.0
Ally McBeal
as Vincent Robbins
1997
6.6
Con Air
as Old Man Under Truck
1997
6.8
Spin City
as Dr. Marsh Laughlin, DDS
1996
7.0
Little Giants
as Wilbur
1994
6.5
Runaway Daughters
as Gary
1994
5.4
Diagnosis: Murder
as Danny McNamara
1993
7.1
Picket Fences
as Rev. Henry Novotny
1992
7.4
The Secret Of Lost Creek
1992
10.0
House IV
as Dad
1992
4.7
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
as Otto
1991
6.0
The Secret of Lost Creek
as Henry Fogel
1991
0.0
Pacific Heights
as Mr. Thayer
1990
6.3
The Bradys
1990
4.0
Roseanne
1988
6.8
Two Moon Junction
as Kyle
1988
6.0
Bonanza: The Next Generation
as Sills
1988
7.5
Evil Town
as Lyle Phelps
1987
3.8
L.A. Law
as Chester Mead
1986
7.0
Charles in Charge
as 'Buzz' Powell
1984
6.1
Little House: The Last Farewell
as Rev. Robert Alden
1984
7.1
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
as Rev. Robert Alden
1983
6.8
Matt Houston
1982
6.2
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
as Wally
1981
4.6
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
as Ace Hutchin
1978
0.0
The Incredible Hulk
as Dr. Malone
1977
7.2
Green Eyes
as Mr. Cousins
1977
0.0
Charlie's Angels
as Bluford Catlin
1976
6.7
Dr. Shagetz
as Lyle Phelps
1975
0.0
The Greatest Gift
as Deacon Hurd
1974
2.0
The Rockford Files
as Peter Preli
1974
7.6
Paper Moon
1974
6.5
Little House on the Prairie
as Reverend Robert Alden
1974
7.9
The Manhunter
1974
5.0
Firehouse
1974
5.0
White Lightning
as Pa McKlusky
1973
6.1
Barnaby Jones
as Andy Spake
1973
6.9
Rage
as Dr. Thompson
1972
6.5
The Streets of San Francisco
as Watchman
1972
7.0
Ghost Story
as Harry Bell
1972
7.1
The Rookies
1972
6.8
Nichols
as Harrigan
1971
5.0
Cannon
1971
6.6
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
as Stilts
1970
4.0
The Cheyenne Social Club
as Jedediah W. Willowby
1970
6.3
The Brady Bunch
as Minister
1969
6.7
The Mod Squad
as Store Owner
1968
6.2
Lancer
1968
4.7
Adam-12
as Dave Carson
1968
7.0
Mannix
1967
6.7
Mannix
as Petey O'Grady (uncredited)
1967
6.7
Mannix
as Dan Turpin
1967
6.7
The Second Hundred Years
as General Craven
1967
6.3
Ironside
1967
6.8
Ironside
as Mr. Carew
1967
6.8
Rango
1967
0.0
The Invaders
as The Minister
1967
6.8
Hank
as Coach Ossie Weiss
1965
3.5
The F.B.I.
as Paul Leonard
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Van Doyle
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Harry Porter
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Alvin Van Doyle
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Patrick Owens
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Orkin
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Arlie Sessions
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Howard Deal
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Sal Cleary
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Kelsey Waller
1965
5.4
The Wild Wild West
1965
7.6
Laredo
1965
6.3
The Big Valley
as Matt Carson
1965
6.1
Shenandoah
as Abernathy
1965
6.9
Roustabout
as Arthur Nielsen
1964
6.0
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
7.0
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Harper Caldwell
1964
7.0
The Cara Williams Show
1964
5.0
Wendy and Me
1964
0.0
Palm Springs Weekend
as Boys' Club Leader (uncredited)
1963
4.8
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Newton Yort
1963
5.3
Petticoat Junction
as Mr. Peck
1963
5.7
The Fugitive
as Mayor Duncan
1963
7.2
The Fugitive
as Sheriff Claypool
1963
7.2
The Fugitive
as Jensen
1963
7.2
The Fugitive
as Charlie Fletcher
1963
7.2
The Fugitive
as Hotel Clerk Thomas
1963
7.2
The Fugitive
as Sgt. Fairfield (uncredited)
1963
7.2
🎬
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Charles
1963
5.0
The Outer Limits
as Mr. Bishop
1963
7.8
The Outer Limits
as E. F. Larkin
1963
7.8
Arrest and Trial
as J. H. Salomon
1963
7.7
Showdown
as Express Man
1963
5.9
Stoney Burke
1962
5.7
The Virginian
as Doc
1962
6.4
The Virginian
as Ed Harger
1962
6.4
Saints and Sinners
as Walter Hines
1962
6.0
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Chaplain Berger
1961
7.5
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Mr. Berger
1961
7.5
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Mr. Waring
1961
7.5
Ichabod and Me
1961
5.0
Cain's Hundred
as Willie Beal
1961
4.7
Surfside 6
as Finney Tate
1960
5.0
The Andy Griffith Show
as Naylor
1960
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
as Greendale Councilman Dobbs
1960
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
as Sales Clerk
1960
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
as Mr. Sims
1960
7.6
Checkmate
as Hokey
1960
4.1
Cash McCall
as Bronson (uncredited)
1960
6.2
Edge of Eternity
as Gas Station Attendant
1959
6.6
The Detectives
1959
6.1
The Detectives
as The Man
1959
6.1
The Untouchables
as Thomas B. Randall
1959
7.8
The Untouchables
as Brower
1959
7.8
The Untouchables
as Agent Ned Ferber
1959
7.8
Adventures in Paradise
as Reverend Forbes
1959
5.7
The Twilight Zone
as Scanlan
1959
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Evans
1959
8.5
Johnny Ringo
as Sam
1959
5.7
Law of the Plainsman
as Wesley
1959
6.0
Wichita Town
1959
4.2
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
6.0
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Dr. Meeker
1959
6.3
Bonanza
as Doc Tasker Dunkatt
1959
7.5
Bonanza
as Mercantile Owner
1959
7.5
Bonanza
as Judge
1959
7.5
Bonanza
as Sam
1959
7.5
Bonanza
as Hub Dawes
1959
7.5
The Troubleshooters
as Lepage
1959
0.0
Tightrope
as Skeet
1959
5.5
Last Train from Gun Hill
as Deputy Andy
1959
7.1
Day of the Outlaw
as Doc Langer, Veterinarian
1959
6.8
Lone Texan
as Doc Jansen
1959
5.0
Black Saddle
as Owen Edwards
1959
6.0
Black Saddle
as Denver Pollock
1959
6.0
Rawhide
as Jebidiah Haddlebird
1959
7.2
Rawhide
as Sheriff
1959
7.2
I Want to Live!
as San Quentin Capt.
1958
6.9
Bat Masterson
as Will
1958
6.1
Lawman
as Les Courtney
1958
5.6
The Rifleman
as Farley
1958
7.1
The Rifleman
as Marcus Trimble
1958
7.1
The Rifleman
as Bert Taylor
1958
7.1
The Rifleman
as Jack Scully
1958
7.1
Steve Canyon
as Ben Moore
1958
7.5
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Tom Wade
1958
6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Elder Luke Boone
1958
6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Bartender
1958
6.8
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as Eric Royce
1958
5.9
Baby Face Nelson
as FBI Agent Charles Bonner
1957
5.6
All Mine to Give
as Clendenning
1957
6.2
Young and Dangerous
as Mr. John Clinton
1957
6.0
My Man Godfrey
as Lieutenant O'Connor
1957
6.4
Trackdown
as Ward Barrett
1957
6.4
Trackdown
as Mike Kilroy
1957
6.4
Trackdown
as Sheriff Chet Farrow
1957
6.4
Perry Mason
as Dave Kirby
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Bill Cotton
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Hal Kirkwood
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Buzz Farrell
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Jack Tabor
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Larsen Halstead
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Dodson
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Charles Knudsen
1957
7.7
The Thin Man
1957
7.5
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
7.3
The Hired Man
as Bill Rockwell
1957
0.0
Pawnee
as John Brewster
1957
6.3
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Scooter Jaffee
1957
6.2
Johnny Tremain
as Nat Lorne
1957
6.0
The Vampire
as Dr. Will Beaumont
1957
6.2
The Giant Claw
as Fighter Pilot, (archive footage) (uncredited)
1957
4.8
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Goldsborough (uncredited)
1957
6.7
Chain of Evidence
as Dr. Ainsley - Psychiatrist
1957
4.6
🎬
Official Detective
1957
7.0
Hot Cars
as Det. Davenport
1956
5.7
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sam
1956
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Simon Marsh
1956
6.0
Tension at Table Rock
as Doctor (uncredited)
1956
5.9
🎬
State Trooper
as Ed Grimes
1956
5.0
The Young Guns
as Fred
1956
6.8
D-Day the Sixth of June
as Driver
1956
5.2
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Mr. Smith-Johnson (uncredited)
1956
4.2
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Mack Lomax
1956
7.5
At Gunpoint
as Funeral Minister
1955
6.3
Matinee Theater
1955
5.0
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as The Sheriff
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Theodore the Milkman
1955
7.8
The Seven Little Foys
as Tutor
1955
6.0
Frontier
as Ray
1955
5.0
Frontier
as Marshal
1955
5.0
🎬
Navy Log
1955
4.5
Gunsmoke
as Jonas
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Uncle Wesley
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Joe Bean
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Mr. Jonas
1955
6.6
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Marshal Crawford
1955
6.8
The Scarlet Coat
as Capt. Brewster
1955
6.4
Foxfire
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
1955
6.0
An Annapolis Story
as Cmdr. Halleck (uncredited)
1955
3.3
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Will (uncredited)
1954
7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Fort Supplier (uncredited)
1954
7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Stilts
1954
7.8
Father Knows Best
1954
6.5
Studio 57
as Sheriff Barton
1954
0.0
Lassie
1954
6.1
Private Hell 36
as Sam Marvin (uncredited)
1954
6.2
Living It Up
as Leader of the Boy Rangers (uncredited)
1954
6.4
The Desperado
as U.S. Marshal Jim Langley
1954
6.6
Lucky Me
as Eddie Szczepanski (uncredited)
1954
6.7
The Lone Wolf
as Sheriff Ketton
1954
7.0
Bitter Creek
as Sheriff
1954
6.3
Riot in Cell Block 11
as Schuyler
1954
7.0
She Couldn't Say No
as Dick Jordan
1954
5.6
Take the High Ground!
as Shorty (uncredited)
1953
5.9
The Man Behind the Badge
1953
5.5
Topper
as Jack
1953
5.8
Letter to Loretta
as Dewey Mason
1953
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Walter Harrison
1953
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Fred Blanchard
1953
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Dr. Baker
1953
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Dr. Merrill
1953
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Chester Ives
1953
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Dentist
1953
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Les Shaw
1953
6.5
China Venture
as Galuppo
1953
7.3
Mister Scoutmaster
as Fireman (uncredited)
1953
6.5
Mission Over Korea
as Pilot
1953
3.0
Affair with a Stranger
as Happy Murray
1953
4.0
A Slight Case of Larceny
as Eddie
1953
4.0
Julius Caesar
as Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
1953
7.1
Remains to Be Seen
as Julius (uncredited)
1953
5.7
Half a Hero
as George Payson
1953
5.5
House of Wax
as Shane
1953
6.9
Trouble Along the Way
as Father Peterson
1953
5.9
General Electric Theater
as Tom
1953
6.4
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)
1952
7.3
Because of You
as Tijuana Shop Owner (uncredited)
1952
5.7
Cavalcade of America
as John Adams
1952
3.5
Cavalcade of America
as Johann
1952
3.5
Cavalcade of America
1952
3.5
Adventures of Superman
1952
6.6
Adventures of Superman
as Joe Winters
1952
6.6
Monkey Business
as Cabbie (uncredited)
1952
6.7
We're Not Married!
as Beauty Contest Spectator (uncredited)
1952
5.8
Sally and Saint Anne
as Mr. Parker
1952
8.0
Scarlet Angel
as Robbery Victim
1952
5.1
Young Man with Ideas
as Telephone Man (uncredited)
1952
4.7
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Reporter (uncredited)
1952
6.8
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Day Reporter (uncredited)
1952
6.8
Room for One More
as Scoutmaster (uncredited)
1952
6.5
Week-End with Father
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1951
5.8
The Unknown Man
1951
4.8
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Charlie
1951
7.2
Father's Little Dividend
as Green Taxicab's Driver (uncredited)
1951
6.5
Storm Warning
as Courtroom Cop (uncredited)
1951
6.6
California Passage
as Dealer (uncredited)
1950
4.0
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as MacGuire
1950
6.3
Dick Tracy
as Shaky
1950
6.0
Devil's Doorway
as Spud Keith (uncredited)
1950
6.9
The Damned Don't Cry
as Reporter (uncredited)
1950
7.0
Reign of Terror
as Bridge Guard (uncredited)
1949
6.8