Thayer Roberts

Biography

Thayer Roberts was born on June 21, 1902 in Missouri, USA. He died on February 28, 1968 (age 65) in Hollywood, California, USA. Roberts started in vaudeville in 1908 and trouped for years with Fritz Lieber's company. He starred on Broadway with Helen Hayes and later directed plays at the Glendale Center Theatre in California and performed on Broadway in ‘Twelfth Night,’ ‘Hamlet’ with Fritz Leiber, ‘On Borrowed Time’ with Beulah Bondi and Leo G. Carroll. Filmography as actor: 1963 Our Man Higgins (TV series) – Prom Girl (1963) … Mr. Gonsit 1962 Route 66 (TV series) – From an Enchantress Fleeing (1962) … Mr. Anderson 1962 This Is Not a Test Jacob Elliot Saunders 1961 The Comancheros Poker Player (uncredited) 1961 Death Valley Days (TV series) – Death Ride (1961) … Doctor 1961 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series) – The Peg-leg Pirate of Sulu (1961) … Father Juan 1961 Thriller (TV series) – The Fingers of Fear (1961) … Mr. Merriman 1961 Two Faces West (TV series) – The Witness (1961) … Leopold 1961 Shotgun Slade (TV series) – Five Graves (1961) 1960 Manhunt (TV series) – Charter Flight (1960) … Henry Diesen 1958 The Buccaneer New Orleans Gentleman 1958 Cimarron City (TV series) – Medicine Man (1958) … Col. Crass 1958 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series) – When Sherman Marched Through Kansas (1958) … General Sherman 1958 The Old Testament Scriptures (TV series) Moses 1957 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series) – The Inscrutable Man (1957) 1957 Father Knows Best (TV series) – The Good Neighbor (1957) … Mr. Sprague 1957 General Electric Theater (TV series) – Angel of Wrath (1957) … Lester 1957 Burden of Truth Hiram Pearson 1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series) – The Swordsman (1956) … Dancing Master 1955-1956 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV series) – Eye of Evil (1956) … Gregor Tallin – The Coward (1956) … Cabel Jenks (as Thayer E. Roberts) – Crime at Wounded Moose (1956) … Luke Reading – Cry Wolf (1955) … Blackjack Bannister 1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry William, Duke of Normandy 1955 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series) – The Case of the Deadly Delicacy (1955) … Dr. Taylor 1955 The Cisco Kid (TV series) – Montezuma's Treasure (1955) … Professor Bradley – Stolen River (1955) … Sheriff 1955 The Red Skelton Show (TV series) – The Smog Czar (1955) … the Smog Czar 1954 Day of Triumph Pharisee 1954 The Silver Chalice Civic Guard (uncredited) 1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series) – Imperfect Lady (1954) … Henderson 1954 King Richard and the Crusaders Officer of the Guard (uncredited) 1954 Dial M for Murder Detective (uncredited) 1954 Het blonde geluk Desk Clerk (uncredited) 1954 I Led 3 Lives (TV series) – Close Factory (1954) … Comrade Harvey – Map of the City (1954) … Manning 1951-1953 Family Theatre (TV series) – Triumphant Hour (1953) … John – That I May See (1951) 1952 The Living Bible (TV series) Thomas 1951 Sky High Maj. Catastrophe 1951 Boston Blackie (TV series) – Blind Beggar (1951) – Oil Field Murder (1951) 1951 Racket Squad (TV series) – Heaven for Sale (1951) … Alex Karpen 1951 The Living Christ Series (TV mini-series) John's Disciple/Man in the City 1949 Let There Be Stars (TV series) – Pilot (1949) 1948 That Lady in Ermine Staff Officer (uncredited) 1948 The Miracle of the Bells Earl of Warwick in 'Joan of Arc' (uncredited) 1947 A Double Life Actor in 'Othello' 1947 Jiggs and Maggie in Society Henchman Pete 1947 The Chinese Ring Captain James J. Kelso