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    Robert Fuller (actor)

    American actor (born 1933)

    For other people named Robert Fuller, see Robert Fuller (disambiguation).

    Robert Fuller (born Leonard Leroy Lee; July 29, 1933) is a retired American actor. Fuller was known for his deep “charcoal” voice, his roles on the popular Western series Laramie as Jess Harper and Wagon Train as Cooper Smith, and as Dr. Kelly Brackett in the medical/action drama Emergency! (1972-1977).

    He was also in several movies, including: The Brain from Planet Arous (1957), Teenage Thunder (1957), Return of the Seven (1966), Incident at Phantom Hill (1966), What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969), and The Hard Ride (1971).

    Early life

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    Robert Fuller was born Leonard Leroy Lee on July 29, 1933, in Troy, New York,[1] the only child of Elizabeth Lee, a dance instructor. Later in his childhood, Betty married Robert Simpson Sr., a Naval Academy officer. In 1939, the family moved to Key West, Florida, where, alr

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    Robert Fuller Biography

    Date of Birth:
    Jul 29, 1933Birth Place:
    Troy, New York, USA

    Biography

    Veteran actor Robert Fuller appeared as an extra in films such as "Julius Caesar" and "Gentleman Prefer Blondes" before a draft to the Korean War put his acting career on hold in the mid-1950s. Shortly after his return home, Fuller landed his first major film role in the cautionary youth drama "Teenage Thunder" by staging a fight in front of the director. With his deep, gravelly voice, the actor soon became a mainstay of TV Westerns, appearing on such series as "Lawman," "Wagon Train," and "The Restless Gun." His memorable guest performance on the gunslinging drama "Cimarron City" led to a starring role as the rugged stagecoach handler Jess Harper on the ranching drama "Laramie" (1959-1963). Fuller subsequently appeared in such Wild-West-flavored feature films as "Return of the Seven" and "Incident at Phantom Hill." After the actor-producer Jack Webb saw Fuller's depiction of a

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    Robert Fuller was born in Troy, New York, on 29th July 1933, at 1.50pm. He was an only child and his birth name was Leonard Leroy Lee, nicknamed Buddy by his friends.

    Robert started his education at St Mary’s in New York.  When his mother, Betty, divorced she and Robert moved to Florida where she was a nightclub dancer.  Robert was put into Miami Military Academy for his 5th and 6th grade years.  Seventh grade he attended public school.

    At this time Betty met and married Robert Simpson, a Naval officer, and the family moved to Chicago for one year.  They eventually moved to Key West, Florida where Robert, now 15, attended Key West High for 9th grade.

    Robert quit school after 9th grade as he did not enjoy it and openly admits he did not do well. He worked a variety of jobs before moving to Hollywood.

    When his mother married Robert Simpson, Robert took the name Robert Simpson, Jr. This changed when Robert started acting as he decided he needed a stage name.