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Robertson White(1900-1985)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Robertson White was born on 24 February 1900 in Freedom, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Witness Vanishes (1939), Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) and The Westland Case (1937). He died on 29 November 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
BornFebruary 24, 1900
DiedNovember 29, 1985(85)
BornFebruary 24, 1900
DiedNovember 29, 1985(85)
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Wendy Barrie, Phyllis Barry, Barlowe Borland, Forrester Harvey, J.M. Kerrigan, Walter Kingsford, Bruce Lester, Edmund Lowe, Anne Nagel, and Michael Vallon in The Witness Vanishes (1939)
The Witness Vanishes
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1939
Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, and Anne Gwynne in Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1947
Preston Foster, Carol Hughes, Frank Jenks, and Barbara Pepper in The Westland Case (1937)
The Westland Case
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1937
Diana Lewis, Frank McHugh, and Jane Wyman in He Couldn't Say No (1938)
He Couldn't Say No
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1938

Credits

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Actor

  • Der Tod der Schneevögel
    TV Movie
    • The Old One
    • 1974
  • How Do I Love Thee? (1970)
    How Do I Love Thee?
    5.0
    • Old Geezer
    • 1970
  • Clint Howard and Bruno the Bear in Gentle Ben (1967)
    Gentle Ben
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Hank Minegar
    • Minegar
    • Farmer #1 ...
    • 1967–1968
  • Gentle Giant (1967)
    Gentle Giant
    6.1
    • Swenson
    • 1967
  • Flipper in Flipper (1964)
    Flipper
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Capt. Jordan Loomis
    • Mr. Rivers
    • 1965–1967
  • Flipper (1963)
    Flipper
    6.1
    • Mr. Abrams
    • 1963
  • Everglades! (1961)
    Everglades!
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Drug Smuggler
    • 1961–1962

Writer

  • Richard Jaeckel, Ross Ford, Arthur Franz, Mickey Knox, Harry Lauter, William Murphy, Tommy Noonan, and Gene Reynolds in Jungle Patrol (1948)
    Jungle Patrol
    6.0
    • adaptation (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, and Anne Gwynne in Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
    Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
    6.1
    • screen play by
    • 1947
  • Robert Lowery, Sidney Toler, and Marjorie Weaver in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
    Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
    7.1
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • Edgar Bergen, Robert Cummings, Constance Moore, Charlie McCarthy, and Mortimer Snerd in Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)
    Charlie McCarthy, Detective
    6.4
    • story
    • 1939
  • Wendy Barrie, Phyllis Barry, Barlowe Borland, Forrester Harvey, J.M. Kerrigan, Walter Kingsford, Bruce Lester, Edmund Lowe, Anne Nagel, and Michael Vallon in The Witness Vanishes (1939)
    The Witness Vanishes
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Kay Francis in My Bill (1938)
    My Bill
    6.8
    • screen play
    • 1938
  • Dick Purcell and Ann Sheridan in Mystery House (1938)
    Mystery House
    5.5
    • screen play
    • 1938
  • Patricia Ellis and Preston Foster in The Lady in the Morgue (1938)
    The Lady in the Morgue
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Diana Lewis, Frank McHugh, and Jane Wyman in He Couldn't Say No (1938)
    He Couldn't Say No
    5.7
    • screen play by
    • 1938
  • Patric Knowles and Ann Sheridan in The Patient in Room 18 (1938)
    The Patient in Room 18
    5.9
    • screen play
    • 1938
  • Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane in The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
    The Adventurous Blonde
    6.4
    • original screenplay
    • 1937
  • Preston Foster, Carol Hughes, Frank Jenks, and Barbara Pepper in The Westland Case (1937)
    The Westland Case
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Craig Reynolds and Ann Sheridan in The Footloose Heiress (1937)
    The Footloose Heiress
    6.0
    • original screen play by
    • 1937
  • Warren Hull, Jean Muir, and Beverly Roberts in Her Husband's Secretary (1937)
    Her Husband's Secretary
    5.5
    • additional dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Jean Muir and Donald Woods in Once a Doctor (1937)
    Once a Doctor
    6.0
    • screen play by
    • 1937

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  • Born
    • February 24, 1900
    • Freedom, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • November 29, 1985
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA(heart disease, diabetes)

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