Robert Foulk
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Robert C. Foulk (May 5, 1908 – February 25, 1989) was an American television and film character actor who portrayed Sheriff H. Miller in the CBS series Lassie from 1958 to 1962.
Television
Between 1953 and 1959, Foulk was in thirteen episodes of the NBC anthology series, The Loretta Young Show. From 1954 to 1957, he was in five episodes as Ed Davis in the sitcom Father Knows Best with Robert Young, when the series aired on NBC. In 1956, he played Jackley in the Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Club serial "The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure".
In 1957 and 1958, Foulk played the outlaw Curly Bill Brocius in three episodes, "Gunslinger from Galeville", "Ride Out at Noon", and "Skeleton Canyon Massacre", of the western television series Tombstone Territory. In 1958, Foulk portrayed Sheriff Brady in the film, The Left Handed Gun. From 1959 to 1960, he had the recurring role of bartender Joe Kingston in the NBC western series Wichita Town. Foulk appeared in five episodes of The Rifleman. He played the blacksmith Toomey in "The Second Witness" (episode 23), "Three Legged Terror" (episode 30) and "Outlaw's Inheritance" (episode 38). He played Johannson in "The Raid" (episode 37) and Herbert Newman in "The Lost Treasure of Canyon Town" (episode 99).
Foulk made four appearances on CBS's Perry Mason, all of them as a law-enforcement officer including the 1958 episode 'The Case of the Buried Clock'. He appeared as the sheriff of Cloverville, California in the two-part episode of The Untouchables, "The Big Train," which dealt with the attempt to free Al Capone from the train transporting him to Alcatraz. He made thirteen appearances on NBC's Bonanza, mostly as a sheriff or deputy sheriff. He also had recurring roles as Mr. Wheeler and Roy Trendall, former Hooterville phone company president, in sixteen episodes of CBS's Green Acres. In 1960, he guest starred in the TV Western Bat Masterson, playing Judge Pete Perkins, the town's crooked judge in S2E30's "Welcome To Paradise". In the early 1970s, Foulk made four guest appearances on CBS's Here's Lucy in various roles.
Personal life and death
In the 1930s, Foulk was married to actress Alice Frost. In 1947, he married Barbara Slater, an actress who appeared in two Three Stooges short features. She left Hollywood in the same year. They remained married until his death in 1989. CLR
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Movies (82)
Emperor of the North
1973 · Conductor
Skin Game
1971 · Sheriff
Vanishing Point
1971 · Colorado Communications Officer (uncredited)
Lassie: The Miracle
1970 · Sheriff H. Miller (archive footage)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969 · Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
More Dead than Alive
1969 · Brill
The Love Bug
1968 · Bice
The Split
1968 · Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Hell on Wheels
1967 · Sutton
Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967 · Cabbie #2
Once a Thief
1965 · George (Uncredited)
Sex and the Single Girl
1964 · Arresting Police Detective (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964 · Sheriff Glick
A Ticklish Affair
1963 · Policeman
Tammy and the Doctor
1963 · Surgeon
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962 · The Hunter (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
State Fair
1962 · Mincemeat Judge
Ocean's Eleven
1960 · Sheriff Wimmer
Cast a Long Shadow
1959 · Hugh Rigdon
Ask Any Girl
1959 · Lt. O'Shea (uncredited)
Go, Johnny, Go!
1959 · Policeman
Gundown at Sandoval
1959 · Mr. Pitts
The Left Handed Gun
1958 · Sheriff Brady
Quantrill's Raiders
1958 · Hager
Hell's Five Hours
1958 · Jack Fife
Day of the Badman
1958 · Silas Mordigan
Raintree County
1957 · Pantomimist (uncredited)
The Tall Stranger
1957 · Pagones
My Man Godfrey
1957 · Motor Cop
Sierra Stranger
1957 · Tom Simmons
Untamed Youth
1957 · Sheriff Mitch Bowers
Hold That Hypnotist
1957 · Simon Noble
Last of the Badmen
1957 · Taylor
The Great Man
1956 · Mike Jackson
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956 · Jackley the Plumber
The Rawhide Years
1956 · Mate
Indestructible Man
1956 · Harry
Backlash
1956 · Sheriff John F. Olson
High Tor
1956 · Elkus
Hot Blood
1956 · Police Sgt. Tim McGrossin (uncredited)
The Spoilers
1955 · Bartender
Rebel Without a Cause
1955 · Gene
Apache Ambush
1955 · Red Jennings
Strange Lady in Town
1955 · Joe (uncredited)
East of Eden
1955 · Man at Boxcar (uncredited)
Blackboard Jungle
1955 · George Katz (uncredited)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!
1954 · Jimmy Shipp
The Far Country
1954 · Constable Kingman (uncredited)
Valley of Head Hunters
1953 · Arco
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953 · Passport Official (uncredited)
The 49th Man
1953 · Commander Jackson
Remains to Be Seen
1953 · Officer Miller
A Tale of Two Cities
1953 · Ernest Defarge
O. Henry's Full House
1952 · Cop (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
Don't Bother to Knock
1952 · Doorman (uncredited)
Glory Alley
1952 · Bouncer (uncredited)
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952 · Rienzi Associate (uncredited)
The San Francisco Story
1952 · Thompson
The Sniper
1952 · Officer Rivers
Without Warning!
1952 · Wilson, Motel Manager
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Matt - Policeman (uncredited)
The Unknown Man
1951 · Sam (uncredited)
The Whip Hand
1951 · Guard (uncredited)
Follow the Sun
1951 · Patrolman Jennings
Home Town Story
1951 · Electrical Worker (uncredited)
The Lemon Drop Kid
1951 · Victim (uncredited)
Dial 1119
1950 · Barnes' Co-Worker (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950 · Cop (uncredited)
Mister 880
1950 · Policeman (uncredited)
A Lady Without Passport
1950 · Vice Consul (uncredited)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950 · Fenney (uncredited)
Mystery Street
1950 · Detective O'Hara (uncredited)
Whirlpool
1950 · Policeman Andy (uncredited)
Thieves' Highway
1949 · Taller Cop at Roadside Bar (uncredited)
White Heat
1949 · Payroll Guard at Chemical Plant
Come to the Stable
1949 · New York City Policeman (uncredited)
Johnny Stool Pigeon
1949 · Pete (uncredited)
Road House
1948 · Policeman at Road House (uncredited)
Land and Live in the Desert
1945 · Joe
Steel Against the Sky
1941 · Dialogue
The Maltese Falcon
1941 · Dialogue Coach
Affectionately Yours
1941 · Dialogue
TV shows (77)
Barbary Coast
1975 · Kingsford
Kung Fu
1972 · Moss
Love, American Style
1969 · Sheriff
My Friend Tony
1969 · Police Chief
The Mod Squad
1968 · Sheriff Considine
Here's Lucy
1968 · Clerk #1, Poker Player #2, Janitor, Policeman, Officer Rafferty, Fan #2
Adam-12
1968 · Security Guard
The Name of the Game
1968 · Sheriff
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967 · Luke Landry
Cimarron Strip
1967 · Ragan
Ironside
1967 · Detective Arresting Beckman (uncredited)
Green Acres
1965 · Roy Trendell, Mr. Wheeler
Lost in Space
1965 · Cragmire, Kraspo
Daniel Boone
1964 · Sledge Clayburn, Otis
Temple Houston
1963 · O'Garrick
Channing
1963 · Otto
The Lucy Show
1962 · Collins
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Policeman, Truck Driver
The Virginian
1962 · Bartender Fred
Mister Ed
1961 · Mr. Higgins, Keeper
Stagecoach West
1960 · Sam Jason
My Three Sons
1960 · Pop Acton
The Tall Man
1960 · Gimp
Coronado 9
1960 · Capt. Rawlings
The Detectives
1959 · Fred
The Untouchables
1959 · Sheriff (uncredited)
Hawaiian Eye
1959 · Tenshi Club Bartender (uncredited)
Adventures in Paradise
1959 · Harris
The Rebel
1959 · Sheriff
Dennis the Menace
1959 · Robert Doubleday (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Gatekeeper
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · Mr. Callahan
Bonanza
1959 · Seth, Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Seth Peterson, Sheriff Brady, Clem, Deputy Sheriff Clem, Townsman, Deputy Pete
The Deputy
1959 · Dick Easter, Col. Belknap
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Emil Seley, Sheriff Pederson, Matt
The Rifleman
1958 · Toomey, Phillip Toomey, Herbert Newman
The Texan
1958 · Barkeep, O'Brien
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Harkrader
Jefferson Drum
1958 · Jake, Haw
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958 · Gus Peters
Tombstone Territory
1957 · Curly Bill Brocius
The Real McCoys
1957 · Norman Crocker, Vance Armbruster, Frank Tillford, Ed Bailey, Matt Semple
The Restless Gun
1957
Maverick
1957 · Sheriff Sam Shadley, Sheriff (uncredited), Moose Horton
Perry Mason
1957 · Special Officer Vogel, Sergeant Deputy
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Big John - Livery Stable Operator, Pitchman
State Trooper
1956 · Jim Granite
Broken Arrow
1956 · Hank Woodley
The Hardy Boys
1956 · Jackley the Plumber
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Clovis, MacPherson
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Det. Sgt. James Monroney
Cheyenne
1955 · Garth, Jake Scott, Joe Stone, Tom Fanshaw
Gunsmoke
1955 · Fields, Edward Hinton
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
1955 · Gunther
The Bob Cummings Show
1955 · Air Policeman
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Mr. Pitts, Rebel (uncredited), Bice
December Bride
1954 · Jack Schuyler
Father Knows Best
1954 · Ed Davis
Lassie
1954 · Mike, Sheriff H. Miller, Sheriff Miller, Mr. Saunders, Sergeant Hayes
Public Defender
1954 · Anderson, Chief Cooper
The Pride of the Family
1953 · Henry
The Danny Thomas Show
1953 · Stagehand
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Truck Stop Server (uncredited), Hank, Waiter, Tub Walker, Higgins, Department of Power Man, Headquarters, Leadman, Parole Officer, Police Officer
General Electric Theater
1953 · Bank Guard
You Are There
1953 · Minister
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952 · Police Sergeant
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Ben, Desk Sergeant, Willis
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · Desperate Man, Charlie
Adventures of Superman
1952 · Big Tom Rufus
Chevron Theatre
1952
I Love Lucy
1951 · Policeman (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Sumner, Anderson
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · Coach Stewart, Ex-Boss of Gang, Policeman
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · Kidnapper
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950 · Policeman
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Deputy George, Joe Crockett, Sergeant Macy, Benny Sawtelle