Robert Foxworth
Biography
Robert Foxworth is an American actor born on November 1, 1941, in Houston, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting from Carnegie Mellon University and began his career as a stage actor, performing notably at Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage. Foxworth is best known for his television roles, including Chase Gioberti on the soap opera Falcon Crest from 1981 to 1987 and Bernard Chenowith in the drama series Six Feet Under from 2001 to 2003. He also starred in Gene Roddenberry's 1974 television movie The Questor Tapes. Over his career, he has appeared in various television programs such as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The West Wing, and Law & Order.
Career overview
Robert Foxworth is an American actor born on November 1, 1941, in Houston, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting from Carnegie Mellon University and began his professional career as a stage actor, which notably included performances at Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage.
Foxworth is best known for his work in television. His notable television roles include playing Chase Gioberti on the popular soap opera Falcon Crest from 1981 to 1987, and Bernard Chenowith in the drama series Six Feet Under from 2001 to 2003. He also starred in Gene Roddenberry's 1974 television movie The Questor Tapes.
Over the course of his long career, Foxworth has appeared in a diverse array of television shows. His credits include appearances in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The West Wing, and Law & Order, alongside lending his voice to characters.
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- Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life (2023) as Self
- Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) as Ratchet (voice)
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) as Ratchet (voice)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) as Ratchet (voice)
- Reaper (2007) as Harold
- Transformers (2007) as Ratchet (voice)
- Kiss the Bride (2007) as Wayne Woodson
- Brothers and Sisters (2006) as Harry Packard
- Kidnapped (2006)
- The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006) as Uncle Jerry
- Bones (2005) as Branson Rose
- Close to Home (2005) as Richard Caldwell
- Syriana (2005) as Tommy Barton
- Boston Legal (2004) as Judge Simon Devon
- Justice League Unlimited (2004) as Professor Hamilton (voice)
- L.A. Confidential (2003) as Ed Exley's father
- Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) as Administrator V'Las
- Six Feet Under (2001) as Dr. Bernard Chenowith
- Gilmore Girls (2000) as Charlie Davenport
- Strong Medicine (2000) as Dr. Ezra Stowe
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Dr. Lett
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Dr. Benjamin Hadley
- The West Wing (1999) as Senator George Montgomery
- Judging Amy (1999) as Mr. Falsey
- Amazing Journeys (1999) as Narrator
- LateLine (1998) as Pearce McKenzie
- Stargate SG-1 (1997) as Chairman Ashwan
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996) as Race Bannon (voice)
- The Outer Limits (1995) as President Charles Halsey
- Babylon 5 (1994) as General William Hague
- Christy (1994) as William Huddleston
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) as Admiral Leyton
- seaQuest DSV (1993) as Royce Shelton
- For Love and Glory (1993) as Henry Doyle
- Hearts Afire (1992) as Redmund Walsh
- 2000 Malibu Road (1992)
- With Murder in Mind (1992) as Bob Sprague
- The Pirates of Dark Water (1991) as Additional Voices (voice)
- Ring of Fire (1991) as Narrator
- Law & Order (1990) as Professor Charles Evans
- Law & Order (1990) as Dr. Frederick Barrett
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) as Rick (voice)
- The Price of the Bride (1990) as Colonel Orlov
- Face to Face (1990) as Tobias Williams
- Coach (1989) as Peter
- Beyond the Stars (1989) as Richard Michaels
- Frederick Forsyth Presents (1989) as Orlov
- The Return of Desperado (1988) as Marcus Dryden
- Double Standard (1988) as Leonard Harik
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Harry Matthews
- The Hitchhiker (1983) as Lee Greavy
- Cagney & Lacey (1982)
- Falcon Crest (1981) as Chase Gioberti
- Falcon Crest (1981) Director
- Peter and Paul (1981) as Peter the Fisherman
- The Black Marble (1980) as Sgt. A.M. Valnikov
- The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980) as Norman Hall
- Act of Love (1980) as Andrew Rose
- The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! (1980) as Narrator
- Prophecy (1979) as Dr. Robert Verne
- Damien - Omen II (1978) as Paul Buher
- Deathmoon (1978) as Jason Palmer
- The Astral Factor (1978) as Lt. Charles Barrett
- Airport '77 (1977) as Chambers
- Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977)
- It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977) as Mike Carr
- Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Congressman Charles Sinclair
- James Dean (1976) as Psychiatrist
- Treasure of Matecumbe (1976) as Jim
- The Manhunter (1974)
- Lincoln (1974) as John T. Stuart
- The Questor Tapes (1974) as Questor
- The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974) as Alvin Karpis
- Mrs. Sundance (1974) as Jack Maddox
- Barnaby Jones (1973) as Whit Brewer
- Frankenstein (1973) as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
- The Devil's Daughter (1973) as Steve Stone
- Frankenstein (1973) as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972) as Dennis Hailey
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972) as Ted Cullen
- The Sixth Sense (1972)
- Kung Fu (1972) as Captain Clyde McNelly
- The New Healers (1972) as Dr. Calvin Briggs
- Another Part of the Forest (1972) as Benjamin Hubbard
- Columbo (1971) as Frankie Brailie
- Great Performances (1971) as Matt Stanton
- Cannon (1971)
- Hogan's Goat (1971) as Matt Stanton
- Storefront Lawyers (1970) as David Hansen
- Medical Center (1969)
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969) as Prof. Alex Morrow
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Dr. Eric Fowler
- The Mod Squad (1968)
- CBS Playhouse (1966) as Alex Miller
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Paul Hale
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Greg Davidson
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Toby Thomson
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Tobias Williams