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Dabbs Greer

Dabbs Greer

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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.

Known For

The Green Mile

The Green Mile

1999

Two Moon Junction

Two Moon Junction

1988

Roustabout

Roustabout

1964

White Lightning

White Lightning

1973

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

1952

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

1958

Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954

I Want to Live!

I Want to Live!

1958

Trouble Along the Way

Trouble Along the Way

1953

Private Hell 36

Private Hell 36

1954

Day of the Outlaw

Day of the Outlaw

1959

Green Eyes

Green Eyes

1977

Week-End with Father

Week-End with Father

1951

The Winds of Kitty Hawk

The Winds of Kitty Hawk

1978

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

1991

Chain of Evidence

Chain of Evidence

1957

House of Wax

House of Wax

1953

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

1981

All Mine to Give

All Mine to Give

1957

House IV

House IV

1992

Storm Warning

Storm Warning

1951

Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground!

1953

Affair with a Stranger

Affair with a Stranger

1953

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

2000

A Slight Case of Larceny

A Slight Case of Larceny

1953

Half a Hero

Half a Hero

1953

Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952

Lucky Me

Lucky Me

1954

The Young Guns

The Young Guns

1956

The Scarlet Coat

The Scarlet Coat

1955

The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man

1951

Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen

1953

Scarlet Angel

Scarlet Angel

1952

Runaway Daughters

Runaway Daughters

1994

Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959

Rage

Rage

1972

My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

1957

An Annapolis Story

An Annapolis Story

1955

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

Johnny Tremain

Johnny Tremain

1957

The Giant Claw

The Giant Claw

1957

Young and Dangerous

Young and Dangerous

1957

Walking the Mile

Walking the Mile

2014

Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson

1957

Cash McCall

Cash McCall

1960

Sally and Saint Anne

Sally and Saint Anne

1952

Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend

1951

Foxfire

Foxfire

1955

The Hired Man

The Hired Man

1957

Edge of Eternity

Edge of Eternity

1959

The Desperado

The Desperado

1954

Mission Over Korea

Mission Over Korea

1953

Little Giants

Little Giants

1994

Mister Scoutmaster

Mister Scoutmaster

1953

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

Room for One More

Room for One More

1952

The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957

The Cheyenne Social Club

The Cheyenne Social Club

1970

The Vampire

The Vampire

1957

The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

California Passage

California Passage

1950

Evil Town

Evil Town

1987

Dr. Shagetz

Dr. Shagetz

1975

Bonanza: The Next Generation

Bonanza: The Next Generation

1988

Hot Cars

Hot Cars

1956

Bitter Creek

Bitter Creek

1954

Pawnee

Pawnee

1957

Lone Texan

Lone Texan

1959

Showdown

Showdown

1963

Palm Springs Weekend

Palm Springs Weekend

1963

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

Tension at Table Rock

Tension at Table Rock

1956

She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No

1954

Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1965

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

1970

Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror

1949

Young Man with Ideas

Young Man with Ideas

1952

Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights

1990

The Greatest Gift

The Greatest Gift

1974

The Seven Little Foys

The Seven Little Foys

1955

At Gunpoint

At Gunpoint

1955

D-Day the Sixth of June

D-Day the Sixth of June

1956

Con Air

Con Air

1997

China Venture

China Venture

1953

Family

Family

2006

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

1983

Because of You

Because of You

1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

Devil's Doorway

Devil's Doorway

1950

Living It Up

Living It Up

1954

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953

Little House: The Last Farewell

Little House: The Last Farewell

1984

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

Maybe It's Me

Maybe It's Me

2001

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959

Charles in Charge

Charles in Charge

1984

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

1961

The Rookies

The Rookies

1972

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

1997

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch

1969

The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961

Spin City

Spin City

1996

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964

Roseanne

Roseanne

1988

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

1976

Mannix

Mannix

1967

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners

1962

Lassie

Lassie

1954

Cannon

Cannon

1971

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

Lizzie McGuire

Lizzie McGuire

2001

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Laredo

Laredo

1965

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Ichabod and Me

Ichabod and Me

1961

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

The Bradys

The Bradys

1990

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

1954

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

Family Law

Family Law

1999

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

Lancer

Lancer

1968

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Nichols

Nichols

1971

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

1982

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

1959

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

1952

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

1959

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955

Wendy and Me

Wendy and Me

1964

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

Navy Log

Navy Log

1955

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

1959

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

1958

Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman

1959

The Detectives

The Detectives

1959

Wichita Town

Wichita Town

1959

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

1952

The Manhunter

The Manhunter

1974

The Cara Williams Show

The Cara Williams Show

1964

Hank

Hank

1965

Rango

Rango

1967

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

1962

Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

1959

The Man Behind the Badge

The Man Behind the Badge

1953

Official Detective

Official Detective

1957

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

1972

The Secret Of Lost Creek

The Secret Of Lost Creek

1992

Paper Moon

Paper Moon

1974

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

1952

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

1960

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

1993

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

1963

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1950

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1963

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1963

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

1952

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

1952

Adam-12

Adam-12

1968

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

Checkmate

Checkmate

1960

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Topper

Topper

1953

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974

Mannix

Mannix

1967

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

The Secret of Lost Creek

The Secret of Lost Creek

1991

Trackdown

Trackdown

1957

Mannix

Mannix

1967

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

The Invaders

The Invaders

1967

Lawman

Lawman

1958

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

1977

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Tightrope

Tightrope

1959

George & Leo

George & Leo

1997

Studio 57

Studio 57

1954

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973

The Detectives

The Detectives

1959

Trackdown

Trackdown

1957

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964

The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf

1954

Frontier

Frontier

1955

Trackdown

Trackdown

1957

State Trooper

State Trooper

1956

The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters

1959

Ironside

Ironside

1967

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Frontier

Frontier

1955

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Firehouse

Firehouse

1974

The Second Hundred Years

The Second Hundred Years

1967

Steve Canyon

Steve Canyon

1958

Picket Fences

Picket Fences

1992

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

Rebel Highway

Rebel Highway

1994

Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

1960

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959