- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMeade Howard Horton Jr.
- Nickname
- Bob
- Height1.83 m
- Robert Horton was born on July 29, 1924 into a Mormon family in Los Angeles, California as Meade Howard Horton Jr. He began his contract career at MGM in 1952 and adopted the acting name of Robert Horton.
Following his final role (as a guest star on Arabesque (1984)), Horton retired from acting in 1989. He had appeared in films, musical theatre, and many television series in both starring and guest roles, including Apache War Smoke (1952), Alfred Hitchcock présente (1955), La grande caravane (1957), The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960), Matinee Theater (1955), As the World Turns (1956), and Bataille au-delà des étoiles (1968).
Horton was thrice married: to Mary Catherine Jobe, to Barbara Ruick, and to Marilynn Bradley, who survived him. He died on March 9, 2016, aged 91, in his native Los Angeles.- IMDb mini biography by: Robert Sieger (updated)
- SpousesMarilynn Bradley(December 31, 1960 - March 9, 2016) (his death)Barbara Ruick(August 22, 1953 - April 27, 1956) (divorced)Mary Catherine Jobe(June 27, 1946 - 1950) (divorced)
- Nice rugged voice.
- Roles in Westerns.
- Hairy chest, frequently bared for "beefcake" appeal
- Made the list of the Ten Best Dressed Men in 1963, along with President John F. Kennedy, James Garner, and Joey Bishop.
- With Terry Wilson's death on March 30, 1999, Horton became the last original surviving cast member of La grande caravane (1957).
- Horton made his stage debut at age 23, and was featured in 34 musicals.
- Owned his own plane, a Piper Comanche 250, from 1957 to 1998.
- Attended the Festival of The West alongside fellow actors, Robert Fuller and James Drury, from 2003 to 2011.
- Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Persistence and determination are omnipotent.
- I don't show my cars, I drive them. The two don't go together. My hobby is my cars, and they keep me very busy.
- [Regarding the future of La grande caravane (1957)]: I have one more season to go with La grande caravane (1957), and I have every intention of carrying out my contract. They asked me to sign on for another five years, but I won't do it. That makes me 10 years in 1 series-half my professional life. I can't see it.
- [About a new series' lead who replaced 'Ward Bond (I)', whom he had a feuding relationship]: Twice last year, before Mr. Bond passed away, I suggested for parts in the show, I have long admired him as a talent; we work very much the same way.
- No doubt about it, I was in another series---'King Row,' for Warner Brothers. It did nothing for me: in fact, it died after 13 weeks. But La grande caravane (1957) is the best thing that has happened to me. Fortunately, I held out against an exclusive contract. I'm able to do outside TV once a month. And I can do different things so I won't be typed as a Western actor.
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