Robert Rockwell

Personal Info

Birthday

October 15, 1920

Day of Death

2003-01-25

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Bob Rockwell

Robert Rockwell

Biography

Robert Rockwell was an American stage, film, radio and television actor. He is best known for playing the handsome, but awkward biology teacher Philip Boynton in the radio and television sitcom Our Miss Brooks opposite Eve Arden.

A native of Lake Bluff, Illinois, Rockwell studied at the Pasadena Playhouse, from which he obtained a master's degree. During World War II he enlisted in the US Navy for four years serving in Washington D.C.

Known For

Perry Mason

Dallas

Charlie's Angels

Knots Landing

The Lucy Show

Falcon Crest

Hunter

Gunsmoke

Filmography

1991
Hell Hath No Fury
as Mr. Stewart
1970
Lassie: The miracle
as Will Thorne
1969
Lassie: The Adventures of Neeka
as Dean Chalmers (archive footage)
1968
Lassies Abenteuer in Alaska
as Dean Chalmers
Sol Madrid
as Chief Danvers
1965
A Letter to Nancy
as Pastor
1964
Espionage Target: You
as Agent (uncredited)
1958
Turn the Other Cheek
as Ben Hanson
1953
The War of the Worlds
as Forest Ranger at Crash Site (uncredited)
1952
Just for You
as John Ransome
1951
The Prince Who Was a Thief
as (uncredited)
The Frogmen
as Lt. Bill Doyle
1950
Prisoners in Petticoats
as Mark Hampton
Lonely Heart Bandits
as Police Lt. Carroll
Trial Without Jury
as Police Lt. Bill Peters
Destination Big House
as Dr. Walter Phillips
Women from Headquarters
as Gates
Federal Agent at Large
as Dr. Ross Carrington
Belle of Old Mexico
as Kip Armitage III
Unmasked
as Detective Lt. James 'Jim' Webster
1949
The Blonde Bandit
as Dist. Atty. Devron
Alias the Champ
as Ron Peterson
The Red Menace
as Bill Jones
1948
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Eddie