Robert Foulk
Acting Born May 5, 1908 Died Feb 25, 1989 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 226 credits
Biography
Robert C. Foulk (May 5 1908 – February 25 1989) was an American male character actor who worked in both film and television. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was sometimes credited as Bob F. Foulk is noted for portraying Sheriff H. Miller on the CBS series Lassie from 1958 to 1962. Between 1953 and 1959 he appeared in thirteen episodes of the NBC anthology The Loretta Young Show. From 1954 to 1957 he played Ed Davis in five episodes of the NBC sitcom Father Knows Best. In 1956 he took the role of Jackley in the Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Club serial “The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure.” In 1957 and 1958 he portrayed outlaw Curly Bill Brocius in three episodes, including “Gunslinger from Galeville.” His career encompassed at least 159 credited performances.
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Career overview
Robert C. Foulk was born on May 5, 1908, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died on February 25 1989. An American character actor, he worked extensively in both film and television during the 1950s and 1960s, accumulating more than one hundred fifty credited appearances. Foulk is perhaps best remembered for his recurring role as Sheriff H. Miller on the CBS series Lassie, a part he inhabited from 1958 through 1962.
His television career began in the early 1950s. Between 1953 and 1959 he appeared in thirteen episodes of NBC’s anthology series The Loretta Young Show. From 1954 to 1957 he portrayed Ed Davis in five episodes of the NBC sitcom Father Knows Best starring Robert Young. In 1956 he took the role of Jackley in the Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Club serial titled “The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure.” The following two years saw him cast as the outlaw Curly Bill Brocius in three episodes of a western series, including the installments “Gunslinger from Galeville” and “Rid…”. Throughout his career he was occasionally credited as Bob F.
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Lassie: The Miracle
Barbary Coast
Emperor of the North
Kung Fu
Skin Game
Love, American StyleMy Friend TonyThe Computer Wore Tennis ShoesMore Dead than Alive
Adam-12The Name of the GameHere's LucyHere's LucyHere's Lucy
IronsideThe Guns of Will SonnettCimarron StripThoroughly Modern MillieHell on Wheels
Green AcresGreen AcresLost in SpaceLost in SpaceOnce a Thief
Daniel BooneDaniel BooneSex and the Single GirlRobin and the 7 Hoods
ChanningTemple HoustonA Ticklish AffairTammy and the Doctor
The VirginianThe Lucy ShowThe Beverly HillbilliesThe Beverly HillbilliesState Fair
Mister EdMister Ed
My Three SonsThe Tall ManStagecoach WestCoronado 9Ocean's Eleven
BonanzaBonanzaBonanzaBonanzaBonanza
The RiflemanThe RiflemanThe RiflemanThe TexanThe Texan
Perry MasonPerry MasonThe Real McCoysThe Real McCoysThe Real McCoys
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreState TrooperBroken ArrowThe Hardy Boys
CheyenneCheyenneCheyenneCheyenneGunsmoke
LassieLassieLassieLassieLassie
The Danny Thomas ShowYou Are ThereLetter to LorettaLetter to LorettaLetter to Loretta
Adventures of SupermanFour Star PlayhouseFour Star PlayhouseThe Ford Television TheatreThe Ford Television Theatre
The Red Skelton ShowThe Red Skelton ShowThe Red Skelton ShowI Love LucyHome Town Story
The Bob Hope ShowThe George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowThe George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowThe Jack Benny ProgramWhere the Sidewalk Ends
The Lone RangerThe Lone RangerThe Lone RangerThe Lone RangerWhite Heat
Road House
Land and Live in the Desert
The Maltese Falcon · Dialogue CoachAffectionately Yours · DialogueSteel Against the Sky · Dialogue
Full Filmography
226 titles- Lassie: The Miracle (2006) as Sheriff H. Miller (archive footage)
- Barbary Coast (1975) as Kingsford
- Emperor of the North (1973) as Conductor
- Kung Fu (1972) as Moss
- Skin Game (1971) as Sheriff
- Love, American Style (1969) as Sheriff
- My Friend Tony (1969) as Police Chief
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- More Dead than Alive (1969) as Brill
- Adam-12 (1968) as Security Guard
- The Name of the Game (1968) as Sheriff
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Clerk #1
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Poker Player #2
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Janitor
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Policeman
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Officer Rafferty
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Fan #2
- The Mod Squad (1968) as Sheriff Considine
- The Love Bug (1968) as Bice
- The Split (1968) as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- Ironside (1967) as Detective Arresting Beckman (uncredited)
- The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967) as Luke Landry
- Cimarron Strip (1967) as Ragan
- Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) as Cabbie #2
- Hell on Wheels (1967) as Sutton
- Green Acres (1965) as Roy Trendell
- Green Acres (1965) as Mr. Wheeler
- Lost in Space (1965) as Cragmire
- Lost in Space (1965) as Kraspo
- Once a Thief (1965) as George (Uncredited)
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Sledge Clayburn
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Otis
- Sex and the Single Girl (1964) as Arresting Police Detective (uncredited)
- Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) as Sheriff Octavius Glick
- Channing (1963) as Otto
- Temple Houston (1963) as O'Garrick
- A Ticklish Affair (1963) as Policeman
- Tammy and the Doctor (1963) as Surgeon
- The Virginian (1962) as Bartender Fred
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Collins
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as Policeman
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as Truck Driver
- State Fair (1962) as Mincemeat Judge
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) as The Hunter (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
- Mister Ed (1961) as Mr. Higgins
- Mister Ed (1961) as Keeper
- My Three Sons (1960) as Pop Acton
- The Tall Man (1960) as Gimp
- Stagecoach West (1960) as Sam Jason
- Coronado 9 (1960) as Capt. Rawlings
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) as Sheriff Wimmer
- Bonanza (1959) as Seth
- Bonanza (1959) as Sheriff
- Bonanza (1959) as Deputy Sheriff
- Bonanza (1959) as Seth Peterson
- Bonanza (1959) as Sheriff Brady
- Bonanza (1959) as Clem
- Bonanza (1959) as Deputy Sheriff Clem
- Bonanza (1959) as Townsman
- Bonanza (1959) as Deputy Pete
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Gatekeeper
- The Untouchables (1959) as Sheriff (uncredited)
- The Deputy (1959) as Dick Easter
- The Deputy (1959) as Col. Belknap
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Harris
- Dennis the Menace (1959) as Robert Doubleday (uncredited)
- The Rebel (1959) as Sheriff
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Tenshi Club Bartender (uncredited)
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) as Mr. Callahan
- The Detectives (1959) as Fred
- Ask Any Girl (1959) as Lt. O'Shea (uncredited)
- Gundown at Sandoval (1959) as Mr. Pitts
- Cast a Long Shadow (1959) as Hugh Rigdon
- Go, Johnny, Go! (1959) as Policeman
- The Rifleman (1958) as Toomey
- The Rifleman (1958) as Phillip Toomey
- The Rifleman (1958) as Herbert Newman
- The Texan (1958) as Barkeep
- The Texan (1958)
- The Texan (1958) as O'Brien
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Harkrader
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Emil Seley
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Sheriff Pederson
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Matt
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) as Gus Peters
- Jefferson Drum (1958) as Jake
- Jefferson Drum (1958) as Haw
- The Left Handed Gun (1958) as Sheriff Brady
- Day of the Badman (1958) as Silas Mordigan
- Hell's Five Hours (1958) as Jack Fife
- Quantrill's Raiders (1958) as Hager
- Perry Mason (1957) as Special Officer Vogel
- Perry Mason (1957) as Sergeant Deputy
- The Real McCoys (1957) as Norman Crocker
- The Real McCoys (1957) as Vance Armbruster
- The Real McCoys (1957) as Frank Tillford
- The Real McCoys (1957) as Ed Bailey
- The Real McCoys (1957) as Matt Semple
- Maverick (1957) as Sheriff Sam Shadley
- Maverick (1957) as Sheriff (uncredited)
- Maverick (1957) as Moose Horton
- Tombstone Territory (1957) as Curly Bill Brocius
- The Restless Gun (1957)
- Raintree County (1957) as Pantomimist (uncredited)
- My Man Godfrey (1957) as Motor Cop
- The Tall Stranger (1957) as Pagones
- Last of the Badmen (1957) as Taylor
- Untamed Youth (1957) as Sheriff Mitch Bowers
- Sierra Stranger (1957) as Tom Simmons
- Hold That Hypnotist (1957) as Simon Noble
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Big John - Livery Stable Operator
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Pitchman
- State Trooper (1956) as Jim Granite
- Broken Arrow (1956) as Hank Woodley
- The Hardy Boys (1956) as Jackley the Plumber
- Backlash (1956) as Sheriff John F. Olson
- Hot Blood (1956) as Police Sgt. Tim McGrossin (uncredited)
- Indestructible Man (1956) as Harry
- The Great Man (1956) as Mike Jackson
- The Rawhide Years (1956) as Mate
- High Tor (1956) as Elkus
- The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956) as Jackley the Plumber
- Cheyenne (1955) as Garth
- Cheyenne (1955) as Jake Scott
- Cheyenne (1955) as Joe Stone
- Cheyenne (1955) as Tom Fanshaw
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Fields
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Edward Hinton
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Det. Sgt. James Monroney
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Clovis
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as MacPherson
- The Bob Cummings Show (1955) as Air Policeman
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) as Gene
- Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (1955) as Gunther
- East of Eden (1955) as Man at Boxcar (uncredited)
- Blackboard Jungle (1955) as George Katz (uncredited)
- Strange Lady in Town (1955) as Joe (uncredited)
- Apache Ambush (1955) as Red Jennings
- The Spoilers (1955) as Bartender
- Lassie (1954) as Mike
- Lassie (1954) as Sheriff H. Miller
- Lassie (1954) as Sheriff Miller
- Lassie (1954) as Mr. Saunders
- Lassie (1954) as Sergeant Hayes
- Father Knows Best (1954) as Ed Davis
- December Bride (1954)
- December Bride (1954) as Jack Schuyler
- Public Defender (1954) as Anderson
- Public Defender (1954) as Chief Cooper
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Mr. Pitts
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Rebel (uncredited)
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Bice
- The Far Country (1954) as Constable Kingman (uncredited)
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer! (1954) as Jimmy Shipp
- The Danny Thomas Show (1953) as Stagehand
- You Are There (1953) as Minister
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Truck Stop Server (uncredited)
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Hank
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Waiter
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Tub Walker
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Higgins
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Department of Power Man
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Headquarters
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Leadman
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Parole Officer
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Police Officer
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) as Passport Official (uncredited)
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Bank Guard
- Remains to Be Seen (1953) as Officer Miller
- The 49th Man (1953) as Commander Jackson
- Valley of Head Hunters (1953) as Arco
- A Tale of Two Cities (1953) as Ernest Defarge
- Adventures of Superman (1952) as Big Tom Rufus
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Desperate Man
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Charlie
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Ben
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Desk Sergeant
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Willis
- The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as Police Sergeant
- Chevron Theatre (1952)
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) as Matt - Policeman (uncredited)
- O. Henry's Full House (1952) as Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
- Don't Bother to Knock (1952) as Doorman (uncredited)
- Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)
- The Sniper (1952) as Officer Rivers
- The San Francisco Story (1952) as Thompson
- Glory Alley (1952) as Bouncer (uncredited)
- Without Warning! (1952) as Wilson, Motel Manager
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Coach Stewart
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Ex-Boss of Gang
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Policeman
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Policeman (uncredited)
- Home Town Story (1951) as Electrical Worker (uncredited)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Sumner
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Anderson
- The Unknown Man (1951) as Sam (uncredited)
- Follow the Sun (1951) as Patrolman Jennings
- The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) as Victim (uncredited)
- The Whip Hand (1951) as Guard (uncredited)
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) as The Policeman
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) as Policeman Jim
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Kidnapper
- Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) as Fenney (uncredited)
- Mystery Street (1950) as Detective O'Hara (uncredited)
- Whirlpool (1950) as Policeman Andy (uncredited)
- A Lady Without Passport (1950) as Vice Consul (uncredited)
- Dial 1119 (1950) as Barnes' Co-Worker (uncredited)
- Mister 880 (1950) as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) as Cop (uncredited)
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Deputy George
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Joe Crockett
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Sergeant Macy
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Benny Sawtelle
- White Heat (1949) as Payroll Guard at Chemical Plant
- Thieves' Highway (1949) as Taller Cop at Roadside Bar (uncredited)
- Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949) as Pete (uncredited)
- Come to the Stable (1949) as New York City Policeman (uncredited)
- Road House (1948) as Policeman at Road House (uncredited)
- Land and Live in the Desert (1945) as Joe
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) Dialogue Coach
- Affectionately Yours (1941) Dialogue
- Steel Against the Sky (1941) Dialogue
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Robert Foulk best known for?
Robert Foulk is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Barbary Coast (1975), Lost Signs (2007), Kung Fu (1972), Skin Game (1971).
When and where was Robert Foulk born?
Robert Foulk was born on May 5, 1908 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. They passed away on February 25, 1989.
How many credits does Robert Foulk have?
Robert Foulk has accumulated over 226 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1941 to 2006.
What is Robert Foulk's background in cinema and television?
Robert C. Foulk (May 5 1908 – February 25 1989) was an American male character actor who worked in both film and television. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was sometimes credited as Bob F. Foulk is noted for portraying Sheriff H. Miller on the CBS series Lassie from 1958 to 1962. Between 1953 and 1959 h...