Robert Cornthwaite

Career timeline

1. 1917 · Born

   Born in Saint Helens, Oregon, USA

2. 1950 · Screen debut

   Union Station (Movie)

3. 1959 · Breakthrough

   Bonanza (TV)

4. 2006 · Died

   July 20, 2006

5. 2023 · Latest release

   The Primevals (Movie)

Career in numbers

29 1950s

17 1960s

16 1970s

8 1980s

5 1990s

1 2000s

1 2020s

• Drama33
• Comedy23
• Crime14
• Science Fiction11
• Family11
• Western11

Highest-rated title The Twilight Zone 1959 8.5 Most popular title Cheers 1982 7.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Robert Cornthwaite in our catalogue.

David E. Kelley

2 titles together

1. 2023 The Primevals as Lloyd Trent 6.2 Movie
2. 2005 The Naked Monster as Dr. Carrington Movie
3. 1994 Chicago Hope as Harry Brunner 7.2 TV
4. 1994 Dead Man's Revenge as Storekeeper Movie
5. 1993 Matinee as Dr. Flankon (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
6. 1992 Picket Fences as Howard Buss 7.4 TV
7. 1991 Frame Up as Earl Cott Movie
8. 1989 Time Trackers as Dr. Alistair Craig Movie
9. 1987 Beauty and the Beast as Morrison 7.5 TV
10. 1987 Who's That Girl as Minister 5.5 Movie
11. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Coroner 7.5 TV
12. 1983 Deal of the Century as Huddleston 4.6 Movie
13. 1983 Doctor Detroit as Professor Blount 5.1 Movie
14. 1982 Cheers as Hives 7.6 TV
15. 1982 The Day the Bubble Burst Movie
16. 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Ted Warwick 7.1 TV
17. 1979 Love's Savage Fury as Dr. Tighe Movie
18. 1976 Quincy, M.E. as Dr. Evans 7.5 TV
19. 1976 Futureworld as Mr. Reed 5.9 Movie
20. 1976 Crackle of Death as Dr. Hartfield Movie
21. 1976 Laverne & Shirley as Dr. Futoran 7.1 TV
22. 1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Dr. Hartfield 7.7 TV
23. 1973 The Six Million Dollar Man as Dr. Ashburn 6.7 Movie
24. 1973 The Devil's Daughter as Pastor Dixon Movie
25. 1972 The Longest Night as Frank Cavanaugh Movie
26. 1972 Journey Through Rosebud as Hearing Officer Movie
27. 1972 Killer by Night as Dr. Bradville Movie
28. 1971 Two on a Bench as Mr. Hayes Movie
29. 1971 The Peace Killers as Ben Movie
30. 1971 Environment Movie
31. 1970 Colossus: The Forbin Project as First Scientist 6.9 Movie
32. 1968 Mayberry R.F.D. as Reverend Keith TV
33. 1968 Land of the Giants as Machine (voice) 6.8 TV
34. 1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare as Studio Photo Archivist (uncredited) 6.0 Movie
35. 1967 Waterhole #3 as George - Hotel Clerk 5.9 Movie
36. 1967 The Ride to Hangman's Tree as Harper Movie
37. 1966 The Monkees as Nyetovitch 6.5 TV
38. 1966 The Ghost and Mr. Chicken as Springer 6.7 Movie
39. 1966 Batman as Allan A. Dale 7.3 TV
40. 1965 Get Smart as Windish 8.0 TV
41. 1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Markham 7.2 TV
42. 1964 The Munsters as Mr. Parker 7.9 TV
43. 1963 The Fugitive as Pickett 7.3 TV
44. 1962 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? as Dr. Shelby 7.9 Movie
45. 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Mr. Bleeker 7.9 TV
46. 1961 The Devil's Ticket as Mr. Spengler Movie
47. 1960 The Andy Griffith Show as Mr. Somerset 7.6 TV
48. 1960 No Greater Love as Dr. Bergman Movie
49. 1959 The Twilight Zone as Hanford 8.5 TV
50. 1959 Bonanza as Blake 7.5 TV
51. 1959 Day of the Outlaw as Tommy Preston, Wyoming Hotel Owner 6.8 Movie
52. 1959 Ten Seconds to Hell as Franz Loeffler 6.2 Movie
53. 1959 Rawhide as Ronald Smith 7.3 TV
54. 1959 Destination Space as Sen. Royce Movie
55. 1958 The Rifleman as Major Damier 7.1 TV
56. 1958 The Power of the Resurrection as Caiaphas Movie
57. 1957 Casey Jones as Colonel Bullock TV
58. 1957 Maverick as Honest John Crippen 7.1 TV
59. 1957 Perry Mason as Duval 7.7 TV
60. 1957 Wagon Train as Reverend 6.6 TV
61. 1957 Hell on Devil's Island as Gov. Renault Movie
62. 1957 The Spirit of St. Louis as Harry Knight - Lindbergh Student (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
63. 1956 The Gale Storm Show as Mr. Higgins TV
64. 1956 The Leather Saint as Dr. Lomas Movie
65. 1955 The Purple Mask as Napoleon Bonaparte Movie
66. 1955 Kiss Me Deadly as FBI Agent 7.2 Movie
67. 1955 Stranger on Horseback as Arnold Hammer 5.8 Movie
68. 1954 Day of Triumph as Simon the Zealot Movie
69. 1953 The War of the Worlds as Dr. Pryor 6.8 Movie
70. 1953 The Studebaker Story as Frederick S. Fish Movie
71. 1952 Four Star Playhouse as Henry TV
72. 1952 Monkey Business as Dr. Zoldeck 6.7 Movie
73. 1952 Something to Live For as Young Man (uncredited) Movie
74. 1951 His Kind of Woman as Hernandez (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
75. 1951 The Thing from Another World as Dr. Arthur Carrington 6.7 Movie
76. 1950 Gambling House as Stefan (uncredited) Movie
77. 1950 Union Station as Emergency Room Orderly (uncredited) 6.5 Movie

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