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Davis Roberts
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 76
Also known asRobert A. Davis, Robert Davis, David RobertsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn07/03/1917Born inMobile, Alabama, USADied18/07/1993 (aged 76)Died inChicagoCausepulmonary emphysemaWikidataQ16013079 ↗TMDb#49939 ↗

Davis Roberts was an American character actor whose career spanned five decades, from the late 1940s until just before his death in 1993. He started out making films in the 1940s and 1950s and expanded into television work in the following decades. Davis was known for his dignified portrayals which were often in contrast to prevailing stereotypical roles. He played the role of Dr. Caldwell in three episodes in the second and third seasons of the NBC-TV sitcom series Sanford and Son, and as Dr.

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Filmography53 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1993The GiftedMovieMr. Walker76
1990Capital NewsSeriesMr. Harrison73
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesDoc68
1984Master Ninja IIMovieHarold67
1984Attack on FearMovieSeth Anderson67
1984Chattanooga Choo ChooMovieWoodrow67
1983BooneSeriesMr. Johnson66
1982St. ElsewhereSeriesQuentin Moore65
1982T. J. HookerSeriesMedical Examiner65
1982The Ambush MurdersMovieMoran65
1981Falcon CrestSeriesRocky Cresant64
1981Honky Tonk FreewayMovieJames64
1981The Sophisticated GentsSeriesPerkins64
1979The Billion Dollar ThreatMovieDoorman62
1978The Amazing Spider-ManSeries—61
1977RootsSeriesLeonard60
1977Demon SeedMovieWarner60
1976What's Happening!!SeriesMr. Bradley59
1976From Noon Till ThreeMovieSam59
1976Demon and the MummyMovie—59
1976Return to EarthMovie—59
1975The JeffersonsSeriesCarl58
1975The First 36 Hours of Dr. DurantMovieDr. Dorsett58
1974Get Christie Love!MovieMyron Jones57
1974A Case of RapeMovieOfficer Kane57
1973WestworldMovieSupervisor56
1973Detroit 9000MovieMilo56
1972Heat of AngerMovie—55
1972The Trial of the Catonsville NineMovie—55
1971ColumboSeriesKramer54
1970The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeriesMan from Audience53
1970Halls of AngerMovieMr. Willis53
1970The ChallengeMovieScientist53
1969Gidget Grows UpMovieBukumbu Representative52
1968Hawaii Five-OSeriesChester51
1967HotelMovieDr. Elmo Adams50
1966Mission: ImpossibleSeriesWilliam Barton49
1966Star TrekSeriesDr. Ozaba49
1966The ChaseMovieRoy (uncredited)49
1966CBS PlayhouseSeriesPreacher49
1965I Dream of JeannieSeriesAide48
1964The KillersMovieMaître D'47
1962Ensign O'TooleSeriesSwain45
1958Murder by ContractMovieHall of Records Clerk41
1958God's Little AcreMovieFarm Hand with Hoe41
1956Female JungleMovieGeorge39
1954The Glenn Miller StoryMovieBlack Man (uncredited)37
1952Phone Call from a StrangerMovie—35
1952The Red Ball ExpressMovieMcCord35
1950In a Lonely PlaceMovieFlower Shop Employee (uncredited)33
1950No Way OutMovieHeckler at Riot Meeting (uncredited)33
1949Knock on Any DoorMovieJim 'Sunshine' Jackson (uncredited)32
1947The Long NightMovieFreddie30