Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 2, 1917
Place of Birth:
Fairview, Missouri, USA
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Dabbs Greer
Biography
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Walking the Mile | Self (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Family | Another Great-Grandfather |
| 2000 | Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile | Self (uncredited) |
| 1999 | The Green Mile | Old Paul Edgecomb |
| 1997 | Con Air | Old Man Under Truck |
| 1994 | Runaway Daughters | Gary |
| 1994 | Little Giants | Wilbur |
| 1992 | House IV | Dad |
| 1990 | Pacific Heights | Mr. Thayer |
| 1989 | Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat | Otto |
| 1988 | Two Moon Junction | Kyle |
| 1988 | Bonanza: The Next Generation | Sills |
| 1987 | Evil Town | Lyle Phelps |
| 1983 | Little House: Look Back to Yesterday | Rev. Robert Alden |
| 1981 | Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | Wally |
| 1978 | The Winds of Kitty Hawk | Ace Hutchin |
| 1977 | Green Eyes | Mr. Cousins |
| 1975 | Dr. Shagetz | Lyle Phelps |
| 1974 | The Greatest Gift | Deacon Hurd |
| 1973 | White Lightning | Pa McKlusky |
| 1972 | Rage | Dr. Thompson |
| 1970 | The Cheyenne Social Club | Jedediah W. Willowby |
| 1970 | The Boy Who Stole the Elephant | Stilts |
| 1965 | Shenandoah | Abernathy |
| 1964 | Roustabout | Arthur Nielsen |
| 1963 | Showdown | Express Man |
| 1963 | Palm Springs Weekend | Boys' Club Leader (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Cash McCall | Bronson (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Day of the Outlaw | Doc Langer, Veterinarian |
| 1959 | Last Train from Gun Hill | Deputy Andy |
| 1959 | Edge of Eternity | Gas Station Attendant |
| 1959 | Lone Texan | Doc Jansen |
| 1958 | It! The Terror from Beyond Space | Eric Royce |
| 1958 | I Want to Live! | San Quentin Capt. |
| 1957 | Chain of Evidence | Dr. Ainsley - Psychiatrist |
| 1957 | All Mine to Give | Clendenning |
| 1957 | My Man Godfrey | Lieutenant O'Connor |
| 1957 | Johnny Tremain | Nat Lorne |
| 1957 | The Giant Claw | Fighter Pilot, (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Young and Dangerous | Mr. John Clinton |
| 1957 | Baby Face Nelson | FBI Agent Charles Bonner |
| 1957 | The Hired Man | Bill Rockwell |
| 1957 | The Spirit of St. Louis | Goldsborough (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Vampire | Dr. Will Beaumont |
| 1957 | Pawnee | John Brewster |
| 1956 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Mack Lomax |
| 1956 | The Young Guns | Fred |
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las Vegas | Mr. Smith-Johnson (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Hot Cars | Det. Davenport |
| 1956 | Tension at Table Rock | Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1956 | D-Day the Sixth of June | Driver |
| 1955 | The Scarlet Coat | Capt. Brewster |
| 1955 | An Annapolis Story | Cmdr. Halleck (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Foxfire | Bus Driver (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Seven Little Foys | Tutor |
| 1955 | At Gunpoint | Funeral Minister |
| 1954 | Riot in Cell Block 11 | Schuyler |
| 1954 | Private Hell 36 | Sam Marvin (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Lucky Me | Eddie Szczepanski (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Desperado | U.S. Marshal Jim Langley |
| 1954 | Bitter Creek | Sheriff |
| 1954 | She Couldn't Say No | Dick Jordan |
| 1954 | Living It Up | Scouts Leader (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way | Father Peterson |
| 1953 | House of Wax | Shane |
| 1953 | Take the High Ground! | Shorty (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Affair with a Stranger | Happy Murray |
| 1953 | A Slight Case of Larceny | Eddie |
| 1953 | Half a Hero | George Payson |
| 1953 | Remains to Be Seen | Julius (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Mission Over Korea | Pilot |
| 1953 | Mister Scoutmaster | Fireman (uncredited) |
| 1953 | China Venture | Galuppo |
| 1952 | We're Not Married! | Beauty Contest Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Monkey Business | Cabbie (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Scarlet Angel | Robbery Victim |
| 1952 | The Bad and the Beautiful | Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Sally and Saint Anne | Mr. Parker |
| 1952 | Room for One More | Scoutmaster (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Deadline - U.S.A. | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Telephone Man (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Because of You | Tijuana Shop Owner (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Deadline - U.S.A. | Day Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Week-End with Father | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Storm Warning | Courtroom Cop (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Unknown Man | |
| 1951 | Father's Little Dividend | Green Taxicab's Driver (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Damned Don't Cry | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1950 | California Passage | Dealer (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Devil's Doorway | Spud Keith (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Reign of Terror | Bridge Guard (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Maybe It's Me | Fred Stage |
| 2001 | Lizzie McGuire | Moe |
| 1999 | Family Law | Frank Watson |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal | Vincent Robbins |
| 1997 | George & Leo | |
| 1996 | Spin City | Dr. Marsh Laughlin, DDS |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Danny McNamara |
| 1992 | The Secret Of Lost Creek | |
| 1991 | The Secret of Lost Creek | Henry Fogel |
| 1990 | The Bradys | |
| 1988 | Roseanne | |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Chester Mead |
| 1984 | Charles in Charge | 'Buzz' Powell |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | Dr. Malone |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Bluford Catlin |
| 1974 | The Manhunter | |
| 1974 | Paper Moon | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Peter Preli |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | Reverend Alden |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | Rev. Robert Alden |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Andy Spake |
| 1972 | The Rookies | |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | Harry Bell |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Watchman |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1971 | Nichols | Harrigan |
| 1969 | The Brady Bunch | Minister |
| 1968 | Lancer | |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Dave Carson |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Store Owner |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1967 | Rango | |
| 1967 | Mannix | Petey O'Grady (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Mannix | Dan Turpin |
| 1967 | The Invaders | The Minister |
| 1967 | Ironside | Mr. Carew |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Paul Leonard |
| 1965 | Laredo | |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Matt Carson |
| 1965 | Hank | Coach Ossie Weiss |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Harry Porter |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Alvin Van Doyle |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Van Doyle |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Patrick Owens |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Orkin |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Arlie Sessions |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Howard Deal |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Sal Cleary |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Kelsey Waller |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | |
| 1964 | Wendy and Me | |
| 1964 | The Cara Williams Show | |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Harper Caldwell |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Newton Yort |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction | Mr. Peck |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Mayor Duncan |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Sheriff Claypool |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Jensen |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Charlie Fletcher |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Hotel Clerk Thomas |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | J. H. Salomon |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Mr. Bishop |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | E. F. Larkin |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Sgt. Fairfield (uncredited) |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Charles |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners | Walter Hines |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Doc |
| 1962 | Stoney Burke | |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Ed Harger |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Willie Beal |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Chaplain Berger |
| 1961 | Ichabod and Me | |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Mr. Berger |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Mr. Waring |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Naylor |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 | Finney Tate |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Greendale Councilman Dobbs |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Sales Clerk |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Mr. Sims |
| 1960 | Checkmate | Hokey |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Scanlan |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Evans |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Jebidiah Haddlebird |
| 1959 | Black Saddle | Owen Edwards |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise | Reverend Forbes |
| 1959 | Black Saddle | Denver Pollock |
| 1959 | Law of the Plainsman | Wesley |
| 1959 | The Detectives | |
| 1959 | Wichita Town | |
| 1959 | Johnny Ringo | Sam |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Dr. Meeker |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Doc Tasker Dunkatt |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Sheriff |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Mercantile Owner |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Thomas B. Randall |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Judge |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Brower |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Sam |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Hub Dawes |
| 1959 | Tightrope | Skeet |
| 1959 | The Detectives | The Man |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Agent Ned Ferber |
| 1959 | The Troubleshooters | Lepage |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Tom Wade |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson | Will |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | Marcus Trimble |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Elder Luke Boone |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Bartender |
| 1958 | Lawman | Les Courtney |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | Bert Taylor |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Dave Kirby |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | |
| 1957 | The Thin Man | |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Scooter Jaffee |
| 1957 | Official Detective | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Bill Cotton |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Hal Kirkwood |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Buzz Farrell |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Jack Tabor |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Larsen Halstead |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Dodson |
| 1957 | Trackdown | Ward Barrett |
| 1957 | Trackdown | Mike Kilroy |
| 1957 | Trackdown | Sheriff Chet Farrow |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Charles Knudsen |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Sam |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Simon Marsh |
| 1956 | State Trooper | Ed Grimes |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Jonas |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | The Sheriff |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | |
| 1955 | Navy Log | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Marshal Crawford |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Uncle Wesley |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Joe Bean |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Theodore the Milkman |
| 1955 | Frontier | Ray |
| 1955 | Frontier | Marshal |
| 1954 | Lassie | |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Will (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Fort Supplier (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Sheriff Barton |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Stilts |
| 1954 | The Lone Wolf | Sheriff Ketton |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Badge | |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Dewey Mason |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Walter Harrison |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Fred Blanchard |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Dr. Baker |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Dr. Merrill |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Dentist |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Chester Ives |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Les Shaw |
| 1953 | Topper | Jack |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Tom |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | John Adams |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Joe Winters |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | Johann |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Charlie |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | MacGuire |
| 1950 | Dick Tracy | Shaky |