Dabbs Greer
Birthplace: Fairview
Born: 1917-04-02
Died: 2007-04-28
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; television actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Robert William "Dabbs" Greer (April 2, 1917 – April 28, 2007) was an American character actor in film and television for over 60 years. Greer appeared in nearly 100 film roles and in nearly 600 television episodes of various series. He played Mr. Jonas in Gunsmoke, Coach Ossie Weiss in the sitcom Hank, and Reverend Robert Alden in Little House on the Prairie. Greer's final film role was as the 108-year-old Paul Edgecomb, the character played by Tom Hanks in 1999's The Green Mile.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Wikipedia · revision 1378625636
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- The Green Mile (1999) — Old Paul Edgecomb
- Con Air (1997) — Old Man Under Truck
- House IV (1991) — Dad
- Rage (1972) — Dr. Thompson
- Roustabout (1964) — Arthur Nielsen
- It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) — Eric Royce
- Baby Face Nelson (1957)
- Pawnee (1957) — John Brewster
- The Vampire (1957) — Dr. Will Beaumont
- Young and Dangerous (1957)
- Seven Angry Men (1955)
- The Blue and Gold (1955)
- The McConnell Story (1955)
- Private Hell 36 (1954) — Sam Marvin
- She Couldn't Say No (1954)
- Affair with a Stranger (1953)
- China Venture (1953)
- My Man and I (1952)
- Room for One More (1952) — the Scoutmaster
- Call Me Mister (1951)
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Don Siegel · 4 films
- Leo Gordon · 3 films
- Alvy Moore · 2 films
- Charles Sullivan · 2 films
- Dick Crockett · 2 films
- Doug Hutchison · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.