Robert Fortier
| Robert Fortier | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 5, 1926 West Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Orange, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film, television and theatre actor |
| Years active | 1950–1985 |
Robert Fortier (November 5, 1926 – January 1, 2005) was an American film, television and theatre actor.[1] He was known for playing Scotty in the American adventure television series The Troubleshooters.[2]
Life and career
Fortier was born in West Hollywood, California.[2] He was originally a member of the New York City Ballet for which he took lessons to become a stuntman.[3] Fortier began his career in 1950, where he played an uncredited role in the film Let's Dance.[2] He then appeared in two films from 1951 called Texas Carnival and Show Boat.[2] His theatre credits includes two Broadway plays for which Fortier appeared in the play Pal Joey, playing Victor.[4] His other credit included the play Me and Juliet, playing Jim.[4] In 1959, he played Scotty in the new NBC adventure television series The Troubleshooters,[2] which starred Keenan Wynn and Bob Mathias.[5]
Fortier then starred in the soap opera television series Full Circle, playing Gary Donovan.[2] He guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Fugitive, The Law and Mr. Jones, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Outlaws, The Millionaire, Colt .45 and Star Trek: The Original Series.[2] Fortier played Capt. Jampel in the drama television series Combat!. In his film career, he played the role of the town drunk "Bill Barnacle" in the 1980 film Popeye.[2] Fortier appeared in films such as A Wedding, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, 3 Women[6] and Heaven Can Wait.[2] His last credit was from 1987 film O.C. and Stiggs.[2]
Death
Fortier died in January 2005 in Orange, California, at the age of 78.[2][7]
References
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External links
- Robert Fortier at the Internet Movie Database
- Robert Fortier at the TCM Movie DatabaseLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:If preview/configuration' not found.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Robert Fortier at AllMovie
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- 1926 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from West Hollywood, California
- Male actors from California
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American male soap opera actors
- 20th-century American male actors
