Place of Birth: Fairview, Missouri, USA
Dabbs Greer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert William "Dabbs" Greer (April 2, 1917 – April 28, 2007) was an American actor who performed many diverse supporting roles in film and television for over 50 years. His distinctive voice and southern accent was a good fit for shows featuring rustic characters, especially westerns. He also was portrayed on other shows as a minister, and is probably best remembered as the Reverend Robert Alden in NBC's Little House on the Prairie. Earlier, Greer had a recurring role as Coach Ossie Weiss in the NBC sitcom Hank.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Green Mile | Old Paul Edgecomb | 1999 |
| Two Moon Junction | Kyle | 1988 |
| Roustabout | Arthur Nielsen | 1964 |
| White Lightning | Pa McKlusky | 1973 |
| Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Mack Lomax | 1956 |
| We're Not Married! | Beauty Contest Spectator (uncredited) | 1952 |
| It! The Terror from Beyond Space | Eric Royce | 1958 |
| Riot in Cell Block 11 | Schuyler | 1954 |
| I Want to Live! | San Quentin Capt. | 1958 |
| Trouble Along the Way | Father Peterson | 1953 |
| Private Hell 36 | Sam Marvin (uncredited) | 1954 |
| Day of the Outlaw | Doc Langer, Veterinarian | 1959 |
| Green Eyes | Mr. Cousins | 1977 |
| Week-End with Father | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1951 |
| The Winds of Kitty Hawk | Ace Hutchin | 1978 |
| Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat | Otto | 1989 |
| Chain of Evidence | Dr. Ainsley - Psychiatrist | 1957 |
| House of Wax | Shane | 1953 |
| Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | Wally | 1981 |
| All Mine to Give | Clendenning | 1957 |
| House IV | Dad | 1992 |
| Storm Warning | Courtroom Cop (uncredited) | 1951 |
| Take the High Ground! | Shorty (uncredited) | 1953 |
| Affair with a Stranger | Happy Murray | 1953 |
| Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile | Self (uncredited) | 2000 |
| A Slight Case of Larceny | Eddie | 1953 |
| Half a Hero | George Payson | 1953 |
| Monkey Business | Cabbie (uncredited) | 1952 |
| Lucky Me | Eddie Szczepanski (uncredited) | 1954 |
| The Young Guns | Fred | 1956 |
| The Scarlet Coat | Capt. Brewster | 1955 |
| The Unknown Man | 1951 | |
| Remains to Be Seen | Julius (uncredited) | 1953 |
| Scarlet Angel | Robbery Victim | 1952 |
| Runaway Daughters | Gary | 1994 |
| Last Train from Gun Hill | Deputy Andy | 1959 |
| Rage | Dr. Thompson | 1972 |
| My Man Godfrey | Lieutenant O'Connor | 1957 |
| An Annapolis Story | Cmdr. Halleck (uncredited) | 1955 |
| The Bad and the Beautiful | Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited) | 1952 |
| Johnny Tremain | Nat Lorne | 1957 |
| The Giant Claw | Fighter Pilot, (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1957 |
| Young and Dangerous | Mr. John Clinton | 1957 |
| Walking the Mile | Self (voice) (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Baby Face Nelson | FBI Agent Charles Bonner | 1957 |
| Cash McCall | Bronson (uncredited) | 1960 |
| Sally and Saint Anne | Mr. Parker | 1952 |
| Father's Little Dividend | Green Taxicab's Driver (uncredited) | 1951 |
| Foxfire | Bus Driver (uncredited) | 1955 |
| The Hired Man | Bill Rockwell | 1957 |
| Edge of Eternity | Gas Station Attendant | 1959 |
| The Desperado | U.S. Marshal Jim Langley | 1954 |
| Mission Over Korea | Pilot | 1953 |
| Little Giants | Wilbur | 1994 |
| Mister Scoutmaster | Fireman (uncredited) | 1953 |
| Meet Me in Las Vegas | Mr. Smith-Johnson (uncredited) | 1956 |
| Room for One More | Scoutmaster (uncredited) | 1952 |
| The Spirit of St. Louis | Goldsborough (uncredited) | 1957 |
| The Cheyenne Social Club | Jedediah W. Willowby | 1970 |
| The Vampire | Dr. Will Beaumont | 1957 |
| The Damned Don't Cry | Reporter (uncredited) | 1950 |
| California Passage | Dealer (uncredited) | 1950 |
| Evil Town | Lyle Phelps | 1987 |
| Dr. Shagetz | Lyle Phelps | 1975 |
| Bonanza: The Next Generation | Sills | 1988 |
| Hot Cars | Det. Davenport | 1956 |
| Bitter Creek | Sheriff | 1954 |
| Pawnee | John Brewster | 1957 |
| Lone Texan | Doc Jansen | 1959 |
| Showdown | Express Man | 1963 |
| Palm Springs Weekend | Boys' Club Leader (uncredited) | 1963 |
| Deadline - U.S.A. | Reporter (uncredited) | 1952 |
| Tension at Table Rock | Doctor (uncredited) | 1956 |
| She Couldn't Say No | Dick Jordan | 1954 |
| Living It Up | Scouts Leader (uncredited) | 1954 |
| Shenandoah | Abernathy | 1965 |
| The Boy Who Stole the Elephant | Stilts | 1970 |
| Reign of Terror | Bridge Guard (uncredited) | 1949 |
| Young Man with Ideas | Telephone Man (uncredited) | 1952 |
| Pacific Heights | Mr. Thayer | 1990 |
| The Greatest Gift | Deacon Hurd | 1974 |
| The Seven Little Foys | Tutor | 1955 |
| At Gunpoint | Funeral Minister | 1955 |
| D-Day the Sixth of June | Driver | 1956 |
| Con Air | Old Man Under Truck | 1997 |
| China Venture | Galuppo | 1953 |
| Family | Another Great-Grandfather | 2006 |
| Little House: Look Back to Yesterday | Rev. Robert Alden | 1983 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Naylor | 1960 |
| Maybe It's Me | Fred Stage | 2001 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | 1959 | |
| Charles in Charge | 'Buzz' Powell | 1984 |
| The Rookies | 1972 | |
| Cain's Hundred | Willie Beal | 1961 |
| Ally McBeal | Vincent Robbins | 1997 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Newton Yort | 1963 |
| The F.B.I. | Paul Leonard | 1965 |
| The Brady Bunch | Minister | 1969 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Chaplain Berger | 1961 |
| Spin City | Dr. Marsh Laughlin, DDS | 1996 |
| Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | 1964 | |
| Roseanne | 1988 | |
| Petticoat Junction | Mr. Peck | 1963 |
| Charlie's Angels | Bluford Catlin | 1976 |
| Mannix | 1967 | |
| The Twilight Zone | Scanlan | 1959 |
| Gunsmoke | Jonas | 1955 |
| Perry Mason | Dave Kirby | 1957 |
| The Fugitive | Mayor Duncan | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Sheriff Claypool | 1963 |
| Saints and Sinners | Walter Hines | 1962 |
| Lassie | 1954 | |
| Cannon | 1971 | |
| The Twilight Zone | Evans | 1959 |
| Lizzie McGuire | Moe | 2001 |
| Ironside | 1967 | |
| Laredo | 1965 | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | The Sheriff | 1955 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | 1963 | |
| Ichabod and Me | 1961 | |
| The Wild Wild West | 1965 | |
| Rawhide | Jebidiah Haddlebird | 1959 |
| Have Gun, Will Travel | 1957 | |
| The Bradys | 1990 | |
| The Fugitive | Jensen | 1963 |
| Father Knows Best | 1954 | |
| The Fugitive | Charlie Fletcher | 1963 |
| Family Law | Frank Watson | 1999 |
| The Virginian | Doc | 1962 |
| Lancer | 1968 | |
| Lux Video Theatre | MacGuire | 1950 |
| Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Charlie | 1951 |
| The Thin Man | 1957 | |
| Matt Houston | 1982 | |
| Nichols | Harrigan | 1971 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Scooter Jaffee | 1957 |
| The Big Valley | Matt Carson | 1965 |
| Black Saddle | Owen Edwards | 1959 |
| Adventures of Superman | 1952 | |
| Adventures in Paradise | Reverend Forbes | 1959 |
| Matinee Theater | 1955 | |
| Wendy and Me | 1964 | |
| The Fugitive | Hotel Clerk Thomas | 1963 |
| Navy Log | 1955 | |
| Black Saddle | Denver Pollock | 1959 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Tom Wade | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | 1958 | |
| Bat Masterson | Will | 1958 |
| Law of the Plainsman | Wesley | 1959 |
| The Detectives | 1959 | |
| Wichita Town | 1959 | |
| The Manhunter | 1974 | |
| Cavalcade of America | John Adams | 1952 |
| The Cara Williams Show | 1964 | |
| Hank | Coach Ossie Weiss | 1965 |
| Rango | 1967 | |
| Stoney Burke | 1962 | |
| Johnny Ringo | Sam | 1959 |
| State Trooper | 1956 | |
| The Man Behind the Badge | 1953 | |
| Official Detective | 1957 | |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Dr. Meeker | 1959 |
| Letter to Loretta | Dewey Mason | 1953 |
| Ghost Story | Harry Bell | 1972 |
| The Secret Of Lost Creek | 1992 | |
| Paper Moon | 1974 | |
| The Rifleman | Marcus Trimble | 1958 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Will (uncredited) | 1954 |
| Adventures of Superman | Joe Winters | 1952 |
| Surfside 6 | Finney Tate | 1960 |
| Diagnosis: Murder | Danny McNamara | 1993 |
| Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Sam | 1956 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Marshal Crawford | 1955 |
| Arrest and Trial | J. H. Salomon | 1963 |
| Bonanza | Doc Tasker Dunkatt | 1959 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Greendale Councilman Dobbs | 1960 |
| The F.B.I. | Van Doyle | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Harry Porter | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Alvin Van Doyle | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Patrick Owens | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Orkin | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Arlie Sessions | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Howard Deal | 1965 |
| Rawhide | Sheriff | 1959 |
| The F.B.I. | Sal Cleary | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Kelsey Waller | 1965 |
| Gunsmoke | Uncle Wesley | 1955 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Sales Clerk | 1960 |
| Dick Tracy | Shaky | 1950 |
| The Virginian | Ed Harger | 1962 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Mr. Sims | 1960 |
| Bonanza | Mercantile Owner | 1959 |
| Letter to Loretta | Walter Harrison | 1953 |
| Letter to Loretta | Fred Blanchard | 1953 |
| Letter to Loretta | Dr. Baker | 1953 |
| Letter to Loretta | Dr. Merrill | 1953 |
| The Outer Limits | Mr. Bishop | 1963 |
| Perry Mason | Bill Cotton | 1957 |
| Gunsmoke | Joe Bean | 1955 |
| The Outer Limits | E. F. Larkin | 1963 |
| Cavalcade of America | Johann | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | 1952 | |
| Adam-12 | Dave Carson | 1968 |
| The Untouchables | Thomas B. Randall | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Judge | 1959 |
| Letter to Loretta | Chester Ives | 1953 |
| Letter to Loretta | Dentist | 1953 |
| Letter to Loretta | Les Shaw | 1953 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Elder Luke Boone | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Bartender | 1958 |
| Checkmate | Hokey | 1960 |
| Perry Mason | Hal Kirkwood | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Buzz Farrell | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Jack Tabor | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Larsen Halstead | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Dodson | 1957 |
| The Untouchables | Brower | 1959 |
| Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Simon Marsh | 1956 |
| Topper | Jack | 1953 |
| The Rockford Files | Peter Preli | 1974 |
| Mannix | Petey O'Grady (uncredited) | 1967 |
| Bonanza | Sam | 1959 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Watchman | 1972 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Theodore the Milkman | 1955 |
| The Secret of Lost Creek | Henry Fogel | 1991 |
| Trackdown | Ward Barrett | 1957 |
| Mannix | Dan Turpin | 1967 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Fort Supplier (uncredited) | 1954 |
| The Invaders | The Minister | 1967 |
| Lawman | Les Courtney | 1958 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Dr. Malone | 1977 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Reverend Alden | 1974 |
| Bonanza | Hub Dawes | 1959 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Rev. Robert Alden | 1974 |
| Tightrope | Skeet | 1959 |
| George & Leo | 1997 | |
| Studio 57 | Sheriff Barton | 1954 |
| Barnaby Jones | Andy Spake | 1973 |
| The Detectives | The Man | 1959 |
| Trackdown | Mike Kilroy | 1957 |
| The Fugitive | Sgt. Fairfield (uncredited) | 1963 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Mr. Berger | 1961 |
| L.A. Law | Chester Mead | 1986 |
| Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Harper Caldwell | 1964 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Mr. Waring | 1961 |
| The Untouchables | Agent Ned Ferber | 1959 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Stilts | 1954 |
| The Lone Wolf | Sheriff Ketton | 1954 |
| Frontier | Ray | 1955 |
| Trackdown | Sheriff Chet Farrow | 1957 |
