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