Robert Fitz Randolph Patten (October 11, 1925 – December 29, 2001) was an American film and television actor.[3] He was perhaps best known for playing Lieutenant Jesse Bishop in the 1949 film Twelve O'Clock High.[4] Patten died in December 2001 of cancer at his home in Malibu, California, at the age of 76.[1][5]
Robert Patten | |
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_scene.jpg) Patten (right) with Hugh Beaumont in Medic, 1955 | |
| Born | Robert Fitz Randolph Patten October 11, 1925 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 2001 (aged 76) Malibu, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Washington[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1947–1993 |
| Spouse |
Peggy Lloyd (m. 1956) |
Partial filmography
edit- Black Gold (1947) - Jockey (uncredited)
- The Street with No Name (1948) - Robert Danker (uncredited)
- Apartment for Peggy (1948) - Student (uncredited)
- When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) - Sailor (uncredited)
- Mother Is a Freshman (1949) - Young Man (uncredited)
- Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) - Joe Fisher
- It Happens Every Spring (1949) - Cab Driver (uncredited)
- Sand (1949) - Boyd
- Slattery's Hurricane (1949) - Lieutenant at Desk (uncredited)
- I Was a Male War Bride (1949) - Interne (uncredited)
- Father Was a Fullback (1949) - Manager (uncredited)
- Twelve O'Clock High (1949) - Lieutenant Jesse Bishop
- When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) - Corporal Heckling Bill (uncredited)
- Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) - Medical Examiner (uncredited)
- American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950) - Lovejoy
- The Frogmen (1951) - Lieutenant Klinger (uncredited)
- Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) - Frank
- Return from the Sea (1954) - Welch
- Unchained (1955) - Johnny Swanson (uncredited)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 14: "A Bullet for Baldwin") - Detective
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 16: "You Got to Have Luck") - Willis the Co-Pilot
- D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) - Petty Officer (uncredited)
- Bells Are Ringing (1960) - Party Guest (uncredited)
- Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961) - Lieutenant J. G. Marchon
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) - Party Guest (uncredited)
- A Guide for the Married Man (1967) - Party Guest
- Airport (1970) - Captain Benson
- Zig Zag (1970) - John Raymond
- The Love Machine (1971) - Reporter (uncredited)
- Westworld (1973) - Technician
- Black Sunday (1977) - Vickers
- FM (1978) - Jack Rapp
- Personal Best (1982) - Colin Sales
References
edit- ^ a b "Robert F. Patten, 76; Film and Television Character Actor". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 2002. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Times Correspendent (March 4, 1956). "Peggy Lloyd and Actor Robert Patten Married". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 71. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Actor Robert Patten Weds Lloyd's Daughter". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. March 5, 1956. p. 6. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Duffin, Allan; Matheis, Paul (September 30, 2005). The 12 O'Clock High Logbook: The Unofficial History of the Novel, Motion Picture, and TV Series. BearManor Media. p. 76. ISBN 9781593930332 – via Google Books.
- ^ Lentz, Harris (April 16, 2002). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001. McFarland. p. 231. ISBN 9780786412785 – via Google Books.
