Davis Roberts
American actor (1917-1993) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 76
Davis Roberts was an American character actor whose career spanned five decades, from the late 1940s until just before his death in 1993. He started out making films in the 1940s and 1950s and expanded into television work in the following decades.
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Capital NewsSeries, Mr. Harrison1984Attack on FearFilm, Seth Anderson1983
BooneSeries, Mr. Johnson1982
St. ElsewhereSeries, Quentin Moore1981
Honky Tonk FreewayFilm, James1978
The Amazing Spider-ManSeries1977
RootsSeries, Leonard
Demon SeedFilm, 1977Warner1975
The JeffersonsSeries, Carl
The First 36 Hours of Dr. DurantFilm, 1975Dr. Dorsett1973
Detroit 9000Film, Milo1971
ColumboSeries, Kramer1970
Halls of AngerFilm, Mr. Willis1969
Gidget Grows UpFilm, Bukumbu Representative1966CBS PlayhouseSeries, Preacher
The ChaseFilm, 1966Roy (uncredited)1965
I Dream of JeannieSeries, Walter1960
All the Fine Young CannibalsFilm, Darl (uncredited)1956
Female JungleFilm, George1955
CrossroadsSeries, Williams1952
Phone Call from a StrangerFilm1950
In a Lonely PlaceFilm, Flower Shop Employee (uncredited)1947
The Long NightFilm, Freddie1917Born7 March 1917People around Davis
Close ties
Anthony Mann Directed The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Lawrence Dobkin Directed Dallas and The Waltons
Victor French Directed Dallas, also in The Waltons- Alexander Singer Directed Dallas
Bill Quinn Also in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Elmer Bernstein Wrote God's Little Acre and Honky Tonk Freeway
Sidney Poitier Also in No Way Out and The Red Ball Express
Michael Crichton Directed Westworld (1988)
John Ritter Also in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Delbert Mann Directed Quick, Before It Melts (1964)
Richard Thomas Directed The Waltons
Vincent Sherman Directed The Waltons- Darlene Conley Also in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Peggy McCay Also in The Waltons and The Amazing Spider-Man
Sam Spiegel Produced The Chase (1966)
Steven Franken Also in Westworld and The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Alf Kjellin Directed The Waltons
Gavan O'Herlihy Also in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Queenie Smith Also in The Waltons and The Long Night
Pippa Scott Also in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Vincent McEveety Directed Dallas- Arthur Malet Also in The Great White Hope and The Waltons
Lee Philips Directed The Waltons
Jerry Jameson Directed Dallas
Known for
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In a Lonely Place 1950
The Chase 1966
The Glenn Miller Story 1954
The Killers 1964
No Way Out 1950
Filmography 37
59 credits on file
Television 19
About this person
Davis was known for his dignified portrayals which were often in contrast to prevailing stereotypical roles. He played the role of Dr. Caldwell in three episodes in the second and third seasons of the NBC-TV sitcom series Sanford and Son, and as Dr. Ozaba in the 1968 episode "The Empath" in the original Star Trek series.
