Robert F. Simon

Acting

Robert F. Simon

Born December 2, 1908Mansfield, Ohio, USA137 credits

Robert F. Simon (December 2, 1908 – November 29, 1992) was an American character actor, often portraying military or authority figure roles. Though his face was recognized by audiences, he was mostly unknown by name. A life member of The Actors Studio,[2]Simon appeared in films and on television between 1950 and 1985, having mastered the genre of westerns, drama, and comedy.

Known For

Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
5.3

Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films

Movie

2003

Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story

Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story

Movie

1990

Airwolf
7.6

Airwolf

TV

1984

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
5.4

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

Movie

1981

Spider-Man Strikes Back
5.8

Spider-Man Strikes Back

Movie

1978

The Amazing Spider-Man
6.3

The Amazing Spider-Man

TV

1978

Filmography

Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
2003Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Filmsas Rellik (archive footage)Movie
Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story
1990Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Storyas Gen. TerryMovie
Airwolf
1984Airwolfas The AdmiralTV
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
1981Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challengeas J. Jonah JamesonMovie
Spider-Man Strikes Back
1978Spider-Man Strikes Backas J. Jonah JamesonMovie
The Amazing Spider-Man
1978The Amazing Spider-Manas J. Jonah JamesonTV
The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977The Girl in the Empty Graveas Jedediah PartridgeMovie
Tail Gunner Joe
1977Tail Gunner Joeas Drew PearsonMovie
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.as Mr. BradyTV
Ellery Queen
1975Ellery Queenas Eben WrightTV
Medical Story
1975Medical Storyas Chief of StaffTV
Police Woman
1974Police Womanas Dr. ForemanTV
Winter Kill
1974Winter Killas HarveyMovie
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974The Six Million Dollar Manas The SheriffTV
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
1973The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and Waras Capt. WalkerMovie
Barnaby Jones
1973Barnaby Jonesas Mr. StrandTV
Journey Through the Past
1972Journey Through the Pastas The GeneralMovie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San Franciscoas Capt. Rudy OlsenTV
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*Has Gen. Maynard M. MitchellTV
Temperatures Rising
1972Temperatures Risingas LowellTV
McMillan & Wife
1971McMillan & Wifeas Military JudgeTV
Nichols
1971Nicholsas SladeTV
Columbo
1971Columboas Dr. WestrumTV
Private Duty Nurses
1971Private Duty Nursesas Dr. SuttonMovie
Wild Women
1970Wild Womenas Col. DonahueMovie
The Partridge Family
1970The Partridge Familyas Mr. GordonTV
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1970Nancyas Uncle Everett McPhersonTV
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas Paul GraysonTV
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.as Dr.Byron V. AndersTV
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod Squadas Dean McIntyreTV
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Hugh TillesTV
It Takes a Thief
1968It Takes a Thiefas VogelTV
The Legend of Custer
1968The Legend of Custeras General Alfred TerryMovie
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967The Guns of Will Sonnettas Sheriff DevonTV
Custer
1967Custeras Alfred H. TerryTV
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967The Reluctant Astronautas CervantesMovie
The Third Killer
1966The Third Killeras Mr. RellikMovie
The Silencers
1966The Silencersas Big O associate (uncredited)Movie
Get Smart
1965Get Smartas StuebenTV
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Lifeas The JudgeTV
Across the River
1965Across the Riveras PolicemanMovie
Fate Is the Hunter
1964Fate Is the Hunteras ProctorMovie
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Booneas BlackfishTV
Bewitched
1964Bewitchedas Frank StephensTV
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964Voyage to the Bottom of the Seaas PresidentTV
Captain Newman, M.D.
1963Captain Newman, M.D.as Lt. Col. M.B. LarrabeeMovie
A New Kind of Love
1963A New Kind of Loveas Bertram ChalmersMovie
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas MurphyTV
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1963The Greatest Show on Earthas GreenwaltTV
The Outer Limits
1963The Outer Limitsas Gen. Maximillian R. HartTV
Arrest and Trial
1963Arrest and Trialas Judge James ShawTV
Wall of Noise
1963Wall of Noiseas Dave McRaabMovie
McHale's Navy
1962McHale's Navyas John BurtonTV
The Lucy Show
1962The Lucy Showas Dr. Robert F. SimonTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas Ben WainwrightTV
Saints and Sinners
1962Saints and Sinnersas Dave TabakTV
Sam Benedict
1962Sam Benedictas Bill GottliebTV
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962The Lloyd Bridges Showas Chief Petty OfficerTV
The Spiral Road
1962The Spiral Roadas Dr. MartensMovie
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962The Man Who Shot Liberty Valanceas Handy StrongMovie
Ricochet
1961Ricochetas ColonelMovie
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas Dr. Ernest MontgomeryTV
The Wizard of Baghdad
1961The Wizard of Baghdadas shamadinMovie
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1961Alcatraz ExpressMovie
Tess of the Storm Country
1960Tess of the Storm Countryas Mr. GravesMovie
The Facts of Life
1960The Facts of Lifeas Motel ClerkMovie
Route 66
1960Route 66as Mr. PepperellTV
Stagecoach West
1960Stagecoach Westas Tom Osgood, Sr.TV
The Andy Griffith Show
1960The Andy Griffith Showas Mr. CrawfordTV
Pay or Die!
1960Pay or Die!as Police CommissionerMovie
Operation Petticoat
1959Operation Petticoatas Captain J.B. HendersonMovie
The Last Angry Man
1959The Last Angry Manas Lyman GattlingMovie
The Untouchables
1959The Untouchablesas CummingsTV
Hawaiian Eye
1959Hawaiian Eyeas Roland DavidsonTV
Adventures in Paradise
1959Adventures in Paradiseas Ned HogueTV
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas HarveyTV
Johnny Ringo
1959Johnny Ringoas SamTV
Law of the Plainsman
1959Law of the Plainsmanas Frank KellerTV
Lock-Up
1959Lock-Upas Martin ReevesTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas George ThurstonTV
Face of Fire
1959Face of Fireas The JudgeMovie
Compulsion
1959Compulsionas Police Lt. JohnsonMovie
Black Saddle
1959Black Saddleas Judge McKinneyTV
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas MackieTV
The Buccaneer
1958The Buccaneeras Capt. BrownMovie
77 Sunset Strip
195877 Sunset Stripas Frank HarrisonTV
Bat Masterson
1958Bat Mastersonas Harrison WhitneyTV
Lawman
1958Lawmanas Pa BeasonTV
The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca
1958The Nine Lives of Elfego Bacaas Deputy SherrifMovie
The Texan
1958The Texanas VanceTV
Steve Canyon
1958Steve Canyonas Col. HamptonTV
Gunman's Walk
1958Gunman's Walkas Sheriff Harry BrillMovie
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammeras Eugene T. OlandTV
Sea Hunt
1958Sea Huntas Prof. Aaron HallidayTV
Tombstone Territory
1957Tombstone Territoryas Governor ArmstrongTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Masonas Edward BannisterTV
Wagon Train
1957Wagon Trainas Jay ThortonTV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will Travelas Samuel KeelTV
The Last Tycoon
1957The Last Tycoonas BradyMovie
Spring Reunion
1957Spring Reunionas Harry BrewsterMovie
Edge of the City
1957Edge of the Cityas George NordmannMovie
Bigger Than Life
1956Bigger Than Lifeas Dr. NortonMovie
The Rack
1956The Rackas Law OfficerMovie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Sheriff John HanleyTV
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1956State Trooperas Colonel GreenleeTV
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1956Broken Arrowas Gen. EverittTV
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956The First Traveling Salesladyas CalMovie
The Catered Affair
1956The Catered Affairas Mr. Joe HalloranMovie
Never Say Goodbye
1956Never Say Goodbyeas Dr. Kenneth EvansMovie
The Benny Goodman Story
1956The Benny Goodman Storyas Papa Dave GoodmanMovie
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchellas Admiral GageMovie
The Alcoa Hour
1955The Alcoa Houras Mr. PriceTV
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955The 20th Century Fox Houras Ben SladeTV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Sgt. HalloranTV
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955The Girl in the Red Velvet Swingas Stage Manager (as Robert Simon)Movie
Cheyenne
1955Cheyenneas Chad WilcoxTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas Ben StancilTV
Foxfire
1955Foxfireas Ernest TysonMovie
5 Against the House
19555 Against the Houseas Old Guard (uncredited)Movie
Chief Crazy Horse
1955Chief Crazy Horseas Jeff MantzMovie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Ed MorganTV
Studio 57
1954Studio 57as Gen. Elijah CarruthersTV
Rogue Cop
1954Rogue Copas AckermanMovie
The Black Dakotas
1954The Black Dakotasas U.S. Marshal Whit Collins (as Robert Simon)Movie
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1954Roogie's Bumpas BoxeyMovie
A Long Time Till Dawn
1953A Long Time Till Dawnas Lt. CaseMovie
Topper
1953Topperas F.K. MarstenTV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Harry LewisTV
Bright Victory
1951Bright Victoryas PsychiatristMovie
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1950Lux Video Theatreas PetersonTV
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1950DangerTV
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950Where the Sidewalk Endsas Insp. Nicholas Foley (uncredited)Movie
Man Against Crime
1949Man Against Crimeas Barney (TV
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1949Hands of MurderTV
Suspense
1949SuspenseTV
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas TomTV
Kraft Television Theatre
1947Kraft Television TheatreTV