Robert Courtleigh
Robert Courtleigh (October 23, 1916 – November 21, 2004) was an American television and film actor.
Biography
Robert Courtleigh (born October 23, 1916 in Rye, New York a suburb of Westchester County) was born to mother Edna, an ex-Gibson Girl, and father William Courtleigh, an acclaimed Broadway actor, member of the Lamb's Club, and co-creator of the Actors' Equity Association.[1]
Courtleigh got his start in the 1950s science fiction television series Atom Squad playing character Steve Elliott alongside Bob Hastings and Bram Nossem. This role led to Courtleigh being chosen as an honorary delegate to the ninth annual World Science Fiction Convention held in Philadelphia, PA.[2]
Among Courtleigh's other television roles were an episode of Men into Space in the 1960s, the part of the evil stepmother's groom in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella—a CBS TV special starring Lesley Ann Warren, several appearances in Hallmark Hall of Fame productions, and supporting roles in the Sylvester Stallone drama F.I.S.T. and Winter Kills—a John Huston thriller.
Courtleigh was preceded in death by his wife, Gretchen (February 2004). They have one child. Courtleigh's brother Stephen and half brother William were also actors.
Television Work
- Atom Squad (1953) - Steve Elliott
- Special Agent 7, "The Lady From Louisville" (1959) - Bell
- Men into Space. "Lunar Secret" (1960)
- Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (1965) - Stepmother's Groom
- Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Dinner for the General" (1953) - George
- Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Have I Got a Christmas for You" (1977) - George
Filmography
- F.I.S.T. (1978) - Congressman
- Winter Kills (1979) - First Mate of T.K.