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Bobby Troup
Deceased

How Did Bobby Troup Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 80
Also known asRobert William Troup Jr.GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn18/10/1918Born inHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, USADied07/02/1999 (aged 80)Died inLos AngelesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ655122 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#161681 ↗

Robert William Troup Jr. was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. He composed the rhythm and blues standard "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and portrayed Dr. Joe Early in the television program Emergency! co-starring with his wife Julie London, in the 1970s.

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Filmography30 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2019Nice Girls Don't Stay for BreakfastMovieSelf - Singer (archive footage)101
2005Billie Holiday: The Ultimate CollectionMovieNarrator87
1996Great DrivesSeriesSelf78
1979The RebelsSeriesSam Gill61
1978Fantasy IslandSeriesJohnny Fox60
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries—59
1972Emergency!SeriesJoe Early54
1972Emergency!MovieDr. Joe Early54
1971McMillan & WifeSeriesErrol Wilson53
1970M*A*S*HMovieSgt. Gorman52
1969DragnetMovieGeorge Freeman51
1969Number OneMovieHarvey Hess51
1968The Name of the GameSeriesSlip Sherman50
1968Adam-12SeriesMichael Hayes50
1967MannixSeriesBobby49
1967DragnetSeriesAl Amory49
1967BanningMovieCappy Sullivan (uncredited)49
1967First to FightMovieLieutenant Overman49
1962Sam BenedictSeries—44
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf44
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf43
1960Surfside 6SeriesDooley Baker42
1959RawhideSeriesNelson Hoyt41
1959The Five PenniesMovieArtie Schutt41
1959The Gene Krupa StoryMovieTommy Dorsey41
195877 Sunset StripSeriesVic Connors40
1958The High Cost of LovingMovieSteve Heyward40
1957Perry MasonSeriesBuzzie39
1957Bop Girl Goes CalypsoMovieRobert Hilton39
1956The Rosemary Clooney ShowSeriesSelf38