Dabbs Greer
Born: 1917-04-02 in Fairview, Missouri, USA
Died: 2007-04-28
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert William "Dabbs" Greer (April 2, 1917 – April 28, 2007) was an American actor who performed many diverse supporting roles in film and television for over 50 years. His distinctive voice and southern accent was a good fit for shows featuring rustic characters, especially westerns. He also was portrayed on other shows as a minister, and is probably best remembered as the Reverend Robert Alden in NBC's Little House on the Prairie. Earlier, Greer had a recurring role as Coach Ossie Weiss in the NBC sitcom Hank.
Filmography
2014
- Walking the Mile as Self (voice) (archive footage)
2006
- Family as Another Great-Grandfather
2001
- Lizzie McGuire as Moe
- Maybe It's Me as Fred Stage
2000
- Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile as Self (uncredited)
1999
- The Green Mile as Old Paul Edgecomb
- Family Law as Frank Watson
1997
- Ally McBeal as Vincent Robbins
- Con Air as Old Man Under Truck
- George & Leo
1996
- Spin City as Dr. Marsh Laughlin, DDS
1994
- Rebel Highway as Gary
- Little Giants as Wilbur
- Runaway Daughters as Gary
1993
- Diagnosis: Murder as Danny McNamara
1992
- Picket Fences as Rev. Henry Novotny
- House IV as Dad
- The Secret Of Lost Creek
1991
- Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat as Otto
- The Secret of Lost Creek as Henry Fogel
1990
- Pacific Heights as Mr. Thayer
- The Bradys
1988
- Roseanne
- Two Moon Junction as Kyle
- Bonanza: The Next Generation as Sills
1987
- Evil Town as Lyle Phelps
1986
- L.A. Law as Chester Mead
1984
- Charles in Charge as 'Buzz' Powell
- Little House: The Last Farewell as Rev. Robert Alden
1983
- Little House: Look Back to Yesterday as Rev. Robert Alden
1982
1981
- The Greatest American Hero as Supervisor
- Chu Chu and the Philly Flash as Wally
1978
- The Winds of Kitty Hawk as Ace Hutchin
1977
- The Incredible Hulk as Dr. Malone
- Green Eyes as Mr. Cousins
1976
- Charlie's Angels as Bluford Catlin
1975
- Dr. Shagetz as Lyle Phelps
1974
- Little House on the Prairie as Reverend Robert Alden
- The Rockford Files as Peter Preli
- The Manhunter
- Paper Moon
- Firehouse
- The Greatest Gift as Deacon Hurd
1973
- Barnaby Jones as Andy Spake
- White Lightning as Pa McKlusky
1972
- The Rookies
- The Streets of San Francisco as Watchman
- Ghost Story as Harry Bell
- Rage as Dr. Thompson
1970
- The Cheyenne Social Club as Jedediah W. Willowby
- The Boy Who Stole the Elephant as Stilts
1969
- The Brady Bunch as Minister
1968
- Adam-12 as Dave Carson
- The Mod Squad as Store Owner
- Lancer
- The Ghost & Mrs. Muir as Norrie Coolidge
1967
- Mannix
- Ironside
- The Invaders as The Minister
- The Second Hundred Years as General Craven
- Rango
1965
- The Big Valley as Matt Carson
- The Wild Wild West
- The F.B.I. as Paul Leonard
- Laredo
- Hank as Coach Ossie Weiss
- Shenandoah as Abernathy
1964
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Policeman
- Wendy and Me
- The Cara Williams Show
- Roustabout as Arthur Nielsen
1963
- The Fugitive as Mayor Duncan
- Petticoat Junction as Mr. Peck
- The Outer Limits as Mr. Bishop
- Kraft Suspense Theatre as Newton Yort
- Arrest and Trial as J. H. Salomon
- The Greatest Show on Earth as Charles
- Palm Springs Weekend as Boys' Club Leader (uncredited)
- Showdown as Express Man
1962
- The Virginian as Doc
- Stoney Burke
- Saints and Sinners as Walter Hines
1961
- The Dick Van Dyke Show as Chaplain Berger
- Cain's Hundred as Willie Beal
- Ichabod and Me
1960
- The Andy Griffith Show as Naylor
- Surfside 6 as Finney Tate
- Checkmate as Hokey
- Stagecoach West as Foster
- Cash McCall as Bronson (uncredited)
1959
- Bonanza as Doc Tasker Dunkatt
- The Twilight Zone as Scanlan
- The Untouchables as Thomas B. Randall
- Rawhide as Jebidiah Haddlebird
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
- Adventures in Paradise as Reverend Forbes
- The Detectives
- The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Dr. Meeker
- Black Saddle as Owen Edwards
- Johnny Ringo as Sam
- Tightrope as Skeet
- Law of the Plainsman as Wesley
- Wichita Town
- The Troubleshooters as Lepage
- Last Train from Gun Hill as Deputy Andy
- Day of the Outlaw as Doc Langer, Veterinarian
- Edge of Eternity as Gas Station Attendant
- Lone Texan as Doc Jansen
1958
- The Rifleman as Farley
- Lawman as Les Courtney
- Wanted: Dead or Alive as Tom Wade
- Bat Masterson as Will
- Steve Canyon as Ben Moore
- It! The Terror from Beyond Space as Eric Royce
- I Want to Live! as San Quentin Capt.
1957
- Perry Mason as Dave Kirby
- Have Gun, Will Travel
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Scooter Jaffee
- Trackdown as Ward Barrett
- The Thin Man
- Official Detective
- The Spirit of St. Louis as Goldsborough (uncredited)
- My Man Godfrey as Lieutenant O'Connor
- The Giant Claw as Fighter Pilot, (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Baby Face Nelson as FBI Agent Charles Bonner
- Johnny Tremain as Nat Lorne
- Pawnee as John Brewster
- The Vampire as Dr. Will Beaumont
- All Mine to Give as Clendenning
- Chain of Evidence as Dr. Ainsley - Psychiatrist
- Young and Dangerous as Mr. John Clinton
- The Hired Man as Bill Rockwell
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sam
- State Trooper as Ed Grimes
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Mack Lomax
- D-Day the Sixth of June as Driver
- Tension at Table Rock as Doctor (uncredited)
- Meet Me in Las Vegas as Mr. Smith-Johnson (uncredited)
- Hot Cars as Det. Davenport
- The Young Guns as Fred
1955
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Marshal Crawford
- Gunsmoke as Jonas
- Matinee Theater
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as The Sheriff
- Navy Log
- Frontier as Ray
- At Gunpoint as Funeral Minister
- Foxfire as Bus Driver (uncredited)
- The Scarlet Coat as Capt. Brewster
- The Seven Little Foys as Tutor
- An Annapolis Story as Cmdr. Halleck (uncredited)
1954
- Lassie
- Father Knows Best
- Studio 57 as Sheriff Barton
- The Lone Wolf as Sheriff Ketton
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Will (uncredited)
- Riot in Cell Block 11 as Schuyler
- Living It Up as Leader of the Boy Rangers (uncredited)
- Private Hell 36 as Sam Marvin (uncredited)
- She Couldn't Say No as Dick Jordan
- The Desperado as U.S. Marshal Jim Langley
- Bitter Creek as Sheriff
- Lucky Me as Eddie Szczepanski (uncredited)
1953
- Topper as Jack
- The Man Behind the Badge
- Letter to Loretta as Dewey Mason
- House of Wax as Shane
- Julius Caesar as Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
- General Electric Theater as Tom
- Trouble Along the Way as Father Peterson
- Affair with a Stranger as Happy Murray
- A Slight Case of Larceny as Eddie
- China Venture as Galuppo
- Remains to Be Seen as Julius (uncredited)
- Mister Scoutmaster as Fireman (uncredited)
- Take the High Ground! as Shorty (uncredited)
- Mission Over Korea as Pilot
- Half a Hero as George Payson
1952
- Adventures of Superman
- Cavalcade of America as John Adams
- The Bad and the Beautiful as Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)
- Deadline - U.S.A. as Reporter (uncredited)
- Monkey Business as Cabbie (uncredited)
- Room for One More as Scoutmaster (uncredited)
- Young Man with Ideas as Telephone Man (uncredited)
- We're Not Married! as Beauty Contest Spectator (uncredited)
- Because of You as Tijuana Shop Owner (uncredited)
- Scarlet Angel as Robbery Victim
- Sally and Saint Anne as Mr. Parker
1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Charlie
- Father's Little Dividend as Green Taxicab's Driver (uncredited)
- Storm Warning as Courtroom Cop (uncredited)
- The Unknown Man as Ambulance Interne Driver (uncredited)
- Week-End with Father as Minor Role (uncredited)
1950
- Lux Video Theatre as MacGuire
- Dick Tracy as Shaky
- The Damned Don't Cry as Reporter (uncredited)
- Devil's Doorway as Spud Keith (uncredited)
- California Passage as Dealer (uncredited)
1949
- Reign of Terror as Bridge Guard (uncredited)