Robert Foulk
Acting · Writing · Crew
Born May 5, 1908, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert C. Foulk (May 5, 1908 – February 25, 1989) was an American television and film character actor who portrayed Sheriff H. Miller in the CBS series Lassie from 1958 to 1962. Television Between 1953 and 1959, Foulk was in thirteen episodes of the NBC anthology series, The Loretta Young Show. From 1954 to 1957, he was in five episodes as Ed Davis in the sitcom Father Knows Best with Robert Young, when the series aired on NBC. In 1956, he played Jackley in the Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Club serial "The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure". In 1957 and 1958, Foulk played the outlaw Curly Bill Brocius in three episodes, "Gunslinger from Galeville", "Ride Out at Noon", and "Skeleton Canyon Massacre", of the western television series Tombstone Territory. In 1958, Foulk portrayed Sheriff Brady in the film, The Left Handed Gun. From 1959 to 1960, he had the recurring role of bartender Joe Kingston in the NBC western series Wichita Town. Foulk appeared in five episodes of The Rifleman. He played the blacksmith Toomey in "The Second Witness" (episode 23), "Three Legged Terror" (episode 30) and "Outlaw's Inheritance" (episode 38). He played Johannson in "The Raid" (episode 37) and Herbert Newman in "The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town" (episode 99). Foulk made four appearances on CBS's Perry Mason, all of them as a law-enforcement officer including the 1958 episode 'The Case of the Buried Clock'. He appeared as the sheriff of Cloverville, California in the two-part episode of The Untouchables, "The Big Train," which dealt with the attempt to free Al Capone from the train transporting him to Alcatraz. He made thirteen appearances on NBC's Bonanza, mostly as a sheriff or deputy sheriff. He also had recurring roles as Mr. Wheeler and Roy Trendall, former Hooterville phone company president, in sixteen episodes of CBS's Green Acres. In 1960, he guest starred in the TV Western Bat Masterson, playing Judge Pete Perkins, the town's crooked judge in S2E30's "Welcome To Paradise". In the early 1970s, Foulk made four guest appearances on CBS's Here's Lucy in various roles. Personal life and death In the 1930s, Foulk was married to actress Alice Frost. In 1947, he married Barbara Slater, an actress who appeared in two Three Stooges short features. She left Hollywood in the same year. They remained married until his death in 1989. CLR
Filmography
- 2006Lassie: The Miracle — Sheriff H. Miller (archive footage)
- Barbary Coast — Kingsford
- 1973Emperor of the North — Conductor
- Kung Fu — Moss
- 1971Skin Game — Sheriff
- 1971Vanishing Point — Colorado Communications Officer (uncredited)
- Love, American Style — Sheriff
- 1969More Dead than Alive — Brill
- My Friend Tony — Police Chief
- 1969The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes — Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- Adam-12 — Security Guard
- Here's Lucy — Clerk #1, Poker Player #2, Janitor, Policeman, Officer Rafferty, Fan #2
- 1968The Love Bug — Bice
- The Mod Squad — Sheriff Considine
- The Name of the Game — Sheriff
- 1968The Split — Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- Cimarron Strip — Ragan
- 1967Hell on Wheels — Sutton
- Ironside — Detective Arresting Beckman (uncredited)
- The Guns of Will Sonnett — Luke Landry
- 1967Thoroughly Modern Millie — Cabbie #2
- Green Acres — Roy Trendell, Mr. Wheeler
- Lost in Space — Cragmire, Kraspo
- 1965Once a Thief — George (Uncredited)
- Daniel Boone — Sledge Clayburn, Otis
- 1964Robin and the 7 Hoods — Sheriff Glick
- 1964Sex and the Single Girl — Arresting Police Detective (uncredited)
- 1963A Ticklish Affair — Policeman
- Channing — Otto
- 1963Tammy and the Doctor — Surgeon
- Temple Houston — O'Garrick
- 1962State Fair — Mincemeat Judge
- The Beverly Hillbillies — Policeman, Truck Driver
- The Lucy Show — Collins
- The Virginian — Bartender Fred
- 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm — The Hunter (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
- Mister Ed — Mr. Higgins, Keeper
- Coronado 9 — Capt. Rawlings
- My Three Sons — Pop Acton
- 1960Ocean's Eleven — Sheriff Wimmer
- Stagecoach West — Sam Jason
- The Tall Man — Gimp
- Adventures in Paradise — Harris
- 1959Ask Any Girl — Lt. O'Shea (uncredited)
- Bonanza — Seth, Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Seth Peterson, Sheriff Brady, Clem, Deputy Sheriff Clem, Townsman, Deputy Pete
- 1959Cast a Long Shadow — Hugh Rigdon
- Dennis the Menace — Robert Doubleday (uncredited)
- 1959Go, Johnny, Go! — Policeman
- 1959Gundown at Sandoval — Mr. Pitts
- Hawaiian Eye — Tenshi Club Bartender (uncredited)
- The Deputy — Dick Easter, Col. Belknap
- The Detectives — Fred
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis — Mr. Callahan
- The Rebel — Sheriff
- The Twilight Zone — Gatekeeper
- The Untouchables — Sheriff (uncredited)
- 77 Sunset Strip — Emil Seley, Sheriff Pederson, Matt
- 1958Day of the Badman — Silas Mordigan
- 1958Hell's Five Hours — Jack Fife
- Jefferson Drum — Jake, Haw
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer — Gus Peters
- 1958Quantrill's Raiders — Hager
- 1958The Left Handed Gun — Sheriff Brady
- The Rifleman — Toomey, Phillip Toomey, Herbert Newman
- The Texan — Barkeep, O'Brien
- Wanted: Dead or Alive — Harkrader
- 1957Hold That Hypnotist — Simon Noble
- 1957Last of the Badmen — Taylor
- Maverick — Sheriff Sam Shadley, Sheriff (uncredited), Moose Horton
- 1957My Man Godfrey — Motor Cop
- Perry Mason — Special Officer Vogel, Sergeant Deputy
- 1957Raintree County — Pantomimist (uncredited)
- 1957Sierra Stranger — Tom Simmons
- The Real McCoys — Norman Crocker, Vance Armbruster, Frank Tillford, Ed Bailey, Matt Semple
- The Restless Gun
- 1957The Tall Stranger — Pagones
- Tombstone Territory — Curly Bill Brocius
- 1957Untamed Youth — Sheriff Mitch Bowers
- 1956Backlash — Sheriff John F. Olson
- Broken Arrow — Hank Woodley
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre — Big John - Livery Stable Operator, Pitchman
- 1956High Tor — Elkus
- 1956Hot Blood — Police Sgt. Tim McGrossin (uncredited)
- 1956Indestructible Man — Harry
- State Trooper — Jim Granite
- 1956The Great Man — Mike Jackson
- The Hardy Boys — Jackley the Plumber
- 1956The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure — Jackley the Plumber
- 1956The Rawhide Years — Mate
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Det. Sgt. James Monroney
- 1955Apache Ambush — Red Jennings
- 1955Blackboard Jungle — George Katz (uncredited)
- Cheyenne — Garth, Jake Scott, Joe Stone, Tom Fanshaw
- 1955East of Eden — Man at Boxcar (uncredited)
- Gunsmoke — Fields, Edward Hinton
- 1955Rebel Without a Cause — Gene
- Sheena: Queen of the Jungle — Gunther
- 1955Strange Lady in Town — Joe (uncredited)
- The 20th Century Fox Hour — Clovis, MacPherson
- The Bob Cummings Show — Air Policeman
- 1955The Spoilers — Bartender
- December Bride — Jack Schuyler
- Father Knows Best — Ed Davis
- Lassie — Mike, Sheriff H. Miller, Sheriff Miller, Mr. Saunders, Sergeant Hayes
- 1954Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer! — Jimmy Shipp
- Public Defender — Anderson, Chief Cooper
- 1954The Far Country — Constable Kingman (uncredited)
- The Wonderful World of Disney — Mr. Pitts, Rebel (uncredited), Bice
- 1953A Tale of Two Cities — Ernest Defarge
- General Electric Theater — Bank Guard
- 1953Gentlemen Prefer Blondes — Passport Official (uncredited)
- Letter to Loretta — Truck Stop Server (uncredited), Hank, Waiter, Tub Walker, Higgins, Department of Power Man, Headquarters, Leadman, Parole Officer, Police Officer
- 1953Remains to Be Seen — Officer Miller
- 1953The 49th Man — Commander Jackson
- The Danny Thomas Show — Stagehand
- The Pride of the Family — Henry
- 1953Valley of Head Hunters — Arco
- You Are There — Minister
- Adventures of Superman — Big Tom Rufus
- Chevron Theatre
- 1952Deadline - U.S.A. — Rienzi Associate (uncredited)
- 1952Don't Bother to Knock — Doorman (uncredited)
- Four Star Playhouse — Desperate Man, Charlie
- 1952Glory Alley — Bouncer (uncredited)
- 1952O. Henry's Full House — Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
- 1952Singin' in the Rain — Matt - Policeman (uncredited)
- The Abbott and Costello Show — Police Sergeant
- The Ford Television Theatre — Ben, Desk Sergeant, Willis
- 1952The San Francisco Story — Thompson
- 1952The Sniper — Officer Rivers
- 1952Without Warning! — Wilson, Motel Manager
- 1951Follow the Sun — Patrolman Jennings
- 1951Home Town Story — Electrical Worker (uncredited)
- I Love Lucy — Policeman (uncredited)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — Sumner, Anderson
- 1951The Lemon Drop Kid — Victim (uncredited)
- The Red Skelton Show — Coach Stewart, Ex-Boss of Gang, Policeman
- 1951The Unknown Man — Sam (uncredited)
- 1951The Whip Hand — Guard (uncredited)
- 1950A Lady Without Passport — Vice Consul (uncredited)
- 1950Dial 1119 — Barnes' Co-Worker (uncredited)
- 1950Mister 880 — Policeman (uncredited)
- 1950Mystery Street — Detective O'Hara (uncredited)
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show — Policeman
- The Jack Benny Program — Kidnapper
- 1950The Killer That Stalked New York — Cop (uncredited)
- 1950Where the Sidewalk Ends — Fenney (uncredited)
- 1950Whirlpool — Policeman Andy (uncredited)
- 1949Come to the Stable — New York City Policeman (uncredited)
- 1949Johnny Stool Pigeon — Pete (uncredited)
- The Lone Ranger — Deputy George, Joe Crockett, Sergeant Macy, Benny Sawtelle
- 1949Thieves' Highway — Taller Cop at Roadside Bar (uncredited)
- 1949White Heat — Payroll Guard at Chemical Plant
- 1948Road House — Policeman at Road House (uncredited)
- 1945Land and Live in the Desert — Joe
- 1941Affectionately Yours — Dialogue
- 1941Steel Against the Sky — Dialogue
- 1941The Maltese Falcon — Dialogue Coach
Appearances as themselves (1)
- The Bob Hope Show — Self