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Robert Culp

Robert Culp

Acting1930Oakland, California, USA

Biography

Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor, scriptwriter, voice actor and director, widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965–1968), the espionage series in which he and co-star Bill Cosby played a pair of secret agents. He also had a recurring role as Warren Whelan on Everybody Loves Raymond.

Acting History

2018
2011
2010
The Assignment
as Blakesley
2007
Robot Chicken
TVas Bill Maxwell / Sheriff of Nottingham (voice)• 1 eps
2005
Santa's Slay
as Grandpa
2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Frank Boggs in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
The Almost Guys
as The Colonel
2003
The Dead Zone
TVas Jeffrey Grissom• 1 eps
2001
Hunger
as The Chief
2000
Innocents
as Judge Winston
Newsbreak
as Judge McNamara
Running Mates
as Sen. Parker Gable
Farewell, My Love
as Michael Reilly
Chicago Hope
TVas Benjamin Quinn• 1 eps
1999
Wanted
as Fr. Patrick
1998
Conan the Adventurer
TVas King Vog• 1 eps
1997
Most Wanted
as Donald Bickhart
Diagnosis: Murder
TVas Dane Travis• 1 eps
Viper
TVas Mark Bishop• 1 eps
Law & Order
TVas Robert Culp (uncredited)• 1 eps
1996
Spy Hard
as Businessman
Mercenary
as McClean
Everybody Loves Raymond
TVas Warren Whelan• 11 eps
1995
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
as Major Guardino
Panther
as Charles Garry
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
as Actor Playing Noble Hart
Walker, Texas Ranger
TVas Lyle Pike• 1 eps
Burke's Law
TVas Hiram Waters• 1 eps
Gargoyles
TVas Halcyon Renard (voice)• 4 eps
1994
I Spy Returns
as Kelly Robinson
Wings
TVas Ace Galvin• 1 eps
The Nanny
TVas Stewart Babcock• 1 eps
1993
The Pelican Brief
as The President
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
TVas Elias Jackson• 1 eps
1991
Timebomb
as Mr. Phillips
Murderous Vision
as Dr. Bordinay
1990
That's Action
as Narrator
The Golden Girls
TVas Simon• 1 eps
1989
1988
What Price Victory
as Billy Bob Claiborne
1987
Big Bad Mama II
as Daryl Pearson
The Cosby Show
TVas Scott Kelly• 1 eps
Matlock
TVas Robert Irwin• 2 eps
Jake and the Fatman
TVas Harrison Gregg• 1 eps
Highway to Heaven
TVas Ronald James• 1 eps
1986
The Blue Lightning
as Lester McInally
The Gladiator
as Lieutenant Frank Mason
Combat Academy
as General Edward 'Ed' Woods
Hotel
TVas Paul Fitzgerald / Daniel Kingsford• 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Norman Amberson• 1 eps
1985
Turk 182!
as Mayor Tyler
The Key to Rebecca
as Gen. Erwin Rommel
Brothers-in-Law
as Winston Goodhue
1984
The Calendar Girl Murders
as Richard Trainor
Her Life as a Man
as Dave Fleming
1982
Thou Shalt Not Kill
as Steve Nevins
1981
Killjoy
as Lou Corbin
1980
The Love Boat
TVas Ross Latham• 1 eps
1979
Goldengirl
as Steve Esselton
A Cry For Justice
as Sgt. Price
Hot Rod
as T.L. Munn
Roots: The Next Generations
TVas Lyle Pettijohn
Mrs. Columbo
TVas Charles Huston
1978
Last of the Good Guys
as Sgt. Nichols
1977
Spectre
as William Sebastian
Flood!
as Steve Brannigan
1976
Sky Riders
as Jonas Bracken
Breaking Point
as Frank Sirrianni
1975
Hitler's Gold
as Sly Wells
A Cry for Help
as Harry Freeman
V.I.P. Schaukel
TVas Self• 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host
1974
The Castaway Cowboy
as Calvin Bryson
Strange Homecoming
as Jack Halsey
1973
Outrage!
as Jim Kiler
A Name for Evil
as John Blake
A Cold Night's Death
as Robert Jones
See the Man Run
as Ben Taylor
The Lie
as Lawrence
1972
Hickey & Boggs
as Frank Boggs
Columbo
TVas Paul Hanlon / Investigator Brimmer / Bart Kepple / Jordan Rowe• 1 eps
1971
Hannie Caulder
as Thomas Luther Price
1970
The Name of the Game
TVas Paul Tyler• 2 eps
1969
Operation Breadbasket
as Self - Narrator
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TVas Self• 2 eps
Get Smart
TVas Waiter (uncredited)• 1 eps
1966
Tales to Keep You Awake
TVas Trent (archive footage) (uncredited)• 1 eps
1965
I Spy
TVas Kelly Robinson• 82 eps
Dr. Kildare
TVas Dr. Jesse Hartwood• 1 eps
Mr. Novak
TVas Frank Menlow• 1 eps
I Spy
TVDirector
I Spy
TVWriter
1964
The Hanged Man
as Harry Pace
Rhino!
as Dr. Hanlon
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas Captain Shark• 1 eps
The Great Adventure
TVas Sam Houston• 1 eps
Gunsmoke
TVas Joe• 1 eps
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas Peter Furgatch• 1 eps
The Outer Limits
TVas Trent• 1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Charles 'Charlie' Orwell• 1 eps
1963
Sunday in New York
as Russ Wilson
PT 109
as Ensign George 'Barney' Ross
The Raiders
as Wild Bill Hickock
Combat!
TVas Sgt. John Metcalf• 1 eps
Naked City
TVas Richard Calder• 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Harry Lawrence• 1 eps
1962
Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
as Chester 'Chet' Loomis
Cain's Hundred
TVas Hank Shannon• 1 eps
The Rifleman
TVas Dave Foley• 1 eps
Wagon Train
TVas Baylor Crofoot• 1 eps
The Rifleman
TVWriter• 2 eps
1961
Rawhide
TVas Craig Kern• 1 eps
Bonanza
TVas Ed Payson• 1 eps
87th Precinct
TVas Curt Donaldson• 1 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TVas Archie Bishop• 1 eps
1960
The Westerner
TVas Prescott• 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Hoby Gilman / Deputy Sam Applegate / Shad Hudson• 1 eps
Johnny Ringo
TVas Clay Horne• 1 eps
The Chevy Mystery Show
TVas Abel• 1 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TVas Stuart Douglas• 1 eps
1959
Trackdown
TVWriter• 1 eps
1957
Trackdown
TVas Hoby Gilman• 71 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Clarence• 1 eps
The Jack Benny Program
TVas Self• 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
TVas Sam Bullock• 1 eps
1953
1984
as Male Telescreen Voice (voice)
Studio One
TVas Male Telescreen Voice• 1 eps
General Electric Theater
TVas Captain Masters
1948

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/16/1930
Day of Death
3/24/2010
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA