Dabbs Greer

Dabbs Greer

Nascimento : 1917-04-02, Fairview, Missouri, USA

Morte : 2007-04-28

História

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.

Perfil

Dabbs Greer
Dabbs Greer

Filmes

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Self (uncredited)
Frank Darabont explains how this new project was introduced thru a phone call from Stephen King as "another prison tale" if he was interested to make it, the answer was not, King expose his concept idea in few words, however Frank asking to Stephen send the script to him firstly, when the first tale was finished and sent to Darabont, after reading such odd story, asking for more, so King replied "You must wait as anybody else", receiving later all other tales Frank wrote a screenplay on 8 weeks, so come up "the Green Mile"
À Espera de um Milagre
Old Paul Edgecomb
Milagres acontecem em lugares inesperados, mesmo no bloco de celas para o corredor da morte na Penitenciária Cold Mountain. Lá, John Coffey, um gentil e gigante prisioneiro com poderes sobrenaturais, traz um senso de espírito e humanidade aos seus guardas e colegas de cela.
Con Air: A Rota da Fuga
Old Man Under Truck
Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) conquistou a liberdade condicional e pega carona em um voo que transporta diversos criminosos do país, entre eles, o psicopata Cyrus (John Malkovich). Mas o que era para ser apenas uma viagem torna-se um grande pesadelo, porque os bandidos assumem o controle do avião para sair do país e dão início a um insano plano de fuga. Agora, Poe terá que fingir que está de acordo com eles para se manter vivo e depois tentar reverter a situação.
O Pequeno Grande Time
Wilbur
Um time de futebol americano composto por atletas rejeitados consegue mudar a sua sorte com a ajuda de jogadores profissionais. Ao ser rejeitada pelo principal técnico da cidade, uma garota convence o pai a criar uma nova equipe de futebol para brigar pelo título de melhor time. O pai aceita o desafio e monta um time com crianças que nunca tiveram uma chance no esporte e agora lutam para provar que também são capazes de vencer.
Runaway Daughters
Gary
Angie, Mary, and Laura are teenage girls who are fed up with their bland and unexciting small town lives. Mary discovers that she's pregnant after having sex with her boyfriend.
A Casa do Espanto 4 - Decisão para a Loucura
Dad
Após seu marido ter sido morto em um acidente de carro e sua filha paralisada, Kelly Cobb deve precaver-se não apenas contra seu misterioso cunhado, mas também contra os maus espíritos que assombram sua casa.
Morando com o Perigo
Mr. Thayer
Casal compra a casa dos sonhos, e aluga parte de sua casa para pagar despesas, a um misterioso inquilino, aparentemente perfeito: rico, charmoso e bem sucedido. Mas coisas estranhas começam a acontecer e, impedidos por lei de despejá-lo, os dois passam a viver sob um clima de tensão constante e o sonho transforma-se em um pesadelo quando o inquilino começa secretamente a destruir a propriedade.
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Otto
Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sun cream to protect themselves. A descendant of Van Helsing arrives with hilarious consequences.
Um Toque de Sedução
Kyle
Depois de se formar, April (Sherilyn Fenn) volta para a mansão da família, a fim de se preparar para o casamento com um pretendente rico arranjado pelo seu pai, um senador. Em passeio pela feira local, April conhece Perry (Richard Tyson), um anônimo trabalhador braçal, por quem se apaixona e vive uma tensa relação secreta.
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Sills
This is the continuing saga of the Cartwrights, only none of the original Cartwrights are here anymore but their sons. Ben and Hoss have passed on, and Little Joe is MIA; he went with Teddy Roosevelt and is currently missing. Ben's brother, Aaron is now in charge of the Ponderosa, and Little Joe's wife Annie also lives there. His son, Benjamin has come back fom the East. Charlie Poke is a man who owes his life to Ben Cartwright and is now the ranch foreman, and is not exactly on good terms with Aaron. Aaron has allowed a mining company access to mine on the Ponderosa, but the man in charge has other ideas. And Hoss' son Josh whom no one has seen before, has come to the Ponderosa to kill Hoss cause he thinks Hoss deserted him and his mother not knowing that Hoss died before he could go back to bring his mother back to the Ponderosa.
Evil Town
Lyle Phelps
A mad scientist seeks eternal youth by developing a drug derived from human pituitary glands, aided by the local townsfolk, who help abduct visitors to their town for his experiments.
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Wally
Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen watches in the streets. One day he meets Chu Chu, who, before falling into alcoholism like him, was a successful entertainer. Now she still dances, but in the streets, for no more than a cent or two. Luck seems to smile at them the day stolen government documents literally fall from the sky. They decide to return them to their legal owners, but instead of the expected reward money, all they get is a load of trouble.
Dr. Shagetz
Lyle Phelps
Passing through a small town, two young hippie couples stumble upon a town where the old folks all act strange and even stranger things are happening at the local clinic. Filming was completed in 1973 but this original version of the film was barely released two years later under several different titles. It was shot as God Bless Grandpa and Grandma but posters were made for the titles Dr. Shagetz and God Bless Dr. Shagetz, with the "Bless" crossed over and replaced with "Damn."
The Greatest Gift
Deacon Hurd
Reverend Holvak, a weak rural preacher from the 1940s, fights stiff-necked church deacons along with a violent, bullying sheriff whilst protecting his loved ones.
Sob o Signo da Vingança
Pa McKlusky
Um ex-presidiário se une com agentes federais para derrubar uma rede de fabricação clandestina de bebidas alcóolicas em uma região rural dos Estados Unidos.
Rage
Dr. Thompson
An accidental nerve gas leak by the military kills not only a rancher's livestock, but also his son. When he tries to hold the military accountable for their actions, he runs up against a wall of silence.
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
Stilts
A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, who is also a rival circus owner. Davey trains the elephant and the two soon become inseparable. When the Colonel loses the elephant in gambling, Davey steals the elephant and begins a 20-mile search for Molly, the rightful owner.
Cheyenne
Jedediah W. Willowby
No Velho Oeste, dupla de vaqueiros herda um clube que - conforme descobrem depois - é o bordel mais popular da cidade de Cheyenne. Mas a propriedade está ameaçada por ter sido construída em terreno pertencente à ferrovia. Como os novos sócios ganham o apoio da cidade para que a casa não seja demolida, começa uma corrida contra o tempo para salvar o 'Cheyenne Social Club'..
O Vale da Honra
Abernathy
Charlie Anderson é um rico fazendeiro que mantém sua fazenda com a ajuda de sua família em Shenandoah, Virgínia. Ele tenta manter sua mulher a salvo da Guerra Civil Americana mantendo-se em paz e isolamento. Apesar de fortemente contrário à escravidão, sua relutância em relação à batalha o impede de se aliar a qualquer um dos lados. Mas quando seu filho é sequestrado pelas forças do Norte, ele terá de repensar todas as suas crenças se quiser tê-lo de volta vivo...
Carrossel de Emoções
Arthur Nielsen
Charlie Rogers (Elvis Presley) dirige sua motocicleta e se apresenta em pequenos clubes, pois espera se tornar um cantor famoso. Porém, enquanto sua moto é reparada ele decide trabalhar no parque de diversões de Maggie Morgan (Barbara Stanwyck). Quando canta lá obtém sucesso, sendo que isto pode ser a salvação de Morgan, que tem uma dívida com o banco que pode fechar o parque. Entretanto, logo a moto estará pronta e Charlie vai deixá-los, a menos que a jovem Cathy Lean (Joan Freeman) o convença a ficar.
Weekend em Palm Springs
Boys' Club Leader (uncredited)
Set in Palm Springs during a long, fun-filled weekend where several Los Angeles college students flock to spring break, centering on Jim who finds romance with Bunny, the daughter of Palm Springs harred, stressful police chief. Jim's bumbling roommate, Biff, tries to get Amanda, a tomboyish girl's attention with a so-called love gadget. Meanwhile, Gayle Lewis is a high school senior posing as a wealthy college girl who is pursued by Eric Dean, a wealthy and spoiled college prepie, while Gayle has eyes for a cowboy from Texas, named Stretch. Also Jim and Biff's basketball coach, Campbell, tries to romance Naomi, the owner of the motel where all of the gang is staying at, which is interfered by Naomi's young, trouble-making, brat son who's dubbed, Boom-Boom.
Showdown
Express Man
A cowboy has to get 12,000 dollars in stolen bonds from the ex-girlfriend of his partner, or the gang holding him hostage will kill him.
Cash McCall
Bronson (uncredited)
Wealthy hotshot Cash McCall makes his money by purchasing unsuccessful businesses, whipping them into shape and then selling them for a huge profit. When Cash comes across Austen Plastics, a small manufacturing corporation on its last legs, he realizes it might be a gamble to buy the company. But when Cash finds out that the company's owner is the father of his old flame, Lory, he buys the business just to get a second chance at romance.
O Covil da Morte
Gas Station Attendant
Helped by socialite Janice Kendon and barkeeper Scott O'Brien, Arizona deputy sheriff Les Martin works to solve three brutal murders in and around the Grand Canyon. His efforts leads to the killer fleeing with Janice as a hostage and a chase by car and helicopter lead to a climax on a miner's bucket on cables a mile above the canyon floor.
Duelo de Titãs
Deputy Andy
A mulher índia do xerife Matt Morgan (Kirk Douglas) é violentada e morta por uma dupla de cowboys. As investigações de Morgan o levam a Gun Hill, cidade dominada pelo seu amigo e rico fazendeiro Craig Belden (Anthony Quinn). Ele acaba descobrindo que um dos homens que procura é o jovem e mimado filho de Belden. Determinado a levá-lo para julgamento, Morgan entra em choque com seu amigo, que por sua vez tenta impedí-lo a todo custo.
Quadrilha Maldita
Doc Langer, Veterinarian
Fugindo com o saque de um assalto milionário, o implacável Jack Bruhn e seu bando de renegados dominam um remoto povoado do Oeste que está ilhado pela nevasca. Entre os moradores tomados como reféns está o rancheiro Blaise Starrett, que resolve usar de astúcia para enfrentar o bando de assassinos e salvar a cidade - e a mulher que ama.
Lone Texan
Doc Jansen
After the Civil War, a Texan who served in the Union army comes back home to find himself ostracized by his neighbors for having fought against the Confederacy. On top of that, he finds that his younger brother is now the sheriff, and is ruling the town with an iron hand.
Quero Viver!
San Quentin Capt.
Uma prostituta, condenada à morte por assassinato, clama por sua inocência. Barbara Graham é uma mulher com padrões morais duvidosos, muitas vezes convidada para bares fuleiros. E já foi sentenciada por alguns pequenos crimes. Ela sabe que dois homens mataram uma velha mulher. Quando os dois são pegos, começam a pensar que Barbara ajudou a polícia a prendê-los. Como vingança, dizem à polícia que Barbara é a assassina.
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Eric Royce
In 1973, the first manned expedition to Mars is marooned; by the time a rescue mission arrives, there is only one survivor: the leader, Col. Edward Carruthers, who appears to have murdered the others! According to Carruthers, an unknown life form killed his comrades during a sandstorm. But the skeptical rescuers little suspect that "it" has stowed away for the voyage back to Earth...
All Mine to Give
Clendenning (uncredited)
This is a story based on fact that follows a husband and wife who emigrate from Scotland to Wisconsin in the 1850s. They work very hard and become welcome citizens of their new town, Eureka. They have six children. They prosper in the husband's boat-building business. But when their eldest is 12, tragedy strikes the family, and the 12-year-old is burdened with a terrible task which he handles as well as any adult could.
Young and Dangerous
Mr. John Clinton
Tommy Price is the leader of a gang of young thugs interested in thrills, hot rods and girls. His friends bet him he can't make it with 17-year-old Rosemary Clinton. Their date turns out badly and her parents forbid her to see him again. They keep meeting, and the relationship changes him to the extent that he plans on going to college and changing his life, which delights his parents.
O Galante Vagabundo
Lieutenant O'Connor
The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and noticing his obviously good manners, gets him the job. He proves a great success, but keeps his past to himself. When an old flame turns up Irene's sister Cordelia starts making waves.
Ataque Sanguinário
John Brewster
O Pale Arrow é um homem branco criado desde menino pelo Chefe Pawnee. Com os trens de vagão agora invadindo as terras dos Pawnee, o Chefe envia o Pale Arrow para estar com o povo branco. Agora conhecido como Paul Fletcher, ele assume o cargo de batedor de vagões. O Chefe quer paz, mas quando ele morre, a Raposa Louca assume o comando e agora lidera os Pawnees em um ataque contra aquele trem de vagões.
Audácia de um Rebelde
Nat Lorne
Johhny Tremain é acusado injustamente de um delito que o impede de encontrar emprego. Sendo assim, ele acaba se alistando na guerra e se torna um patriota lutando para libertar as colônias da Inglaterra. Ele acaba descobrindo a si mesmo nesse processo.
The Vampire
Dr. Will Beaumont
A small town doctor mistakenly ingests an experimental drug made from the blood of vampire bats which transforms the kindly medic into a bloodthirsty monster.
Águia Solitária
Goldsborough
Entre 20 e 21 de Maio de 1927, Charles Lindberg (James Stewart), um piloto de 25 anos, cruzou sozinho o Atlântico no primeiro vôo sem escalas de Nova York até Paris. A viagem durou 33 horas e meia, foi feita em um monomotor e a maioria das pessoas não acreditava no êxito desta travessia, pois seis pilotos já tinham morrido tentando. O filme narra este histórico acontecimento e, através de diversos flashbacks, são mostrados momentos marcantes da vida de Lindberg. (e Livre - Estimado Livre)
Chain of Evidence
Dr. Ainsley - Psychiatrist
A police lieutenant fights to prove a boy's innocence after he's accused of murder. The fourth of five Ben Schwab productions that starred Bill Elliott as a detective lieutenant in the L.A. Sheriff's department.
Tension at Table Rock
Doctor (uncredited)
When the owner of a stagecoach station is killed, a gunman takes his place.
D-Day the Sixth of June
Driver
En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman.
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Mr. Smith-Johnson (uncredited)
Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie. However, Marie doesn't like to hold hands with him, at least not in the beginning...
Vampiros de Almas
Mack Lomax
A trama é sobre o médico Miles Bennell. Após voltar de um congresso para a sua cidade natal, ele se depara com um fenômeno estranho: diversas pessoas afirmam que seus parentes não são os mesmos, apesar de manterem a aparência física e as lembranças. Incrédulo no início, aos poucos Bennell vai descobrindo que tudo faz parte de uma invasão alienígena, que assume a forma das pessoas para conquistar seu objetivo.
Hot Cars
Det. Davenport
Story of a salesman lured into the "hot car" racket.
At Gunpoint
Funeral Minister
A general-store keeper scares off bank robbers with a lucky shot, but they come back.
Um Curinga e Sete Ases
Tutor
Vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy, who has vowed to forever keep his act a solo, falls in love with and marries Italian ballerina Madeleine. While they continue to tour the circuit, they begin a family and before long have seven little Foys to clutter the wings. After tragedy threatens to stall Eddie's career, he comes to realize that his little terrors are worth their weight in gold. - Chris Stone
Sangue de Mestiço
A part-Indian mining engineer looks for gold in an Arizona ghost town with his socialite bride.
An Annapolis Story
Cmdr. Halleck (uncredited)
Two brothers, both cadets at Annapolis, fall in love with the same girl.
Dinheiro Maldito
Sam Marvin (uncredited)
In New York, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner and Jack Farnham investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lili is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lili's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lili and Frank are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it.
A Farra dos Malandros
Scouts Leader (uncredited)
Wally Cook (Janet Leigh) é uma repórter do "Crônica da Manhã?, de Nova York, que vai até Fim do Mundo, um pequeno lugarejo no Novo México, para levar Homer Flagg (Jerry Lewis), um jovem que trabalha na estação ferroviária, para Nova York com as despesas pagas, pois se acredita que Homer esteja morrendo vítima de radiação. Mas quando ela chega lá Steve Harris (Dean Martin), o médico de Homer, já constatou o erro e descobriu que ele nada tem. Entretanto, Homer quer conhecer Nova York e Steve se sente atraído por Wally. Assim, nada diz e afirma que tem de acompanhar Homer nos seus últimos dias de vida. Porém, em Nova York esta farsa fica cada vez mais difícil de ser sustentada.
Duelo de Assassinos
U.S. Marshal Jim Langley
"Only a fool sticks his neck out for somebody else. Don't get in the habit of it." Outlaw gunslinger Sam Garrett offers that sage wisdom to fellow fugitive Tom Cameron, who's on the run from the "Bluebellies," Texas State Police officers who wield a brutal iron fist of enforcement in the early 1870s. But quick-draw, hard-bitten Garrett soon decides not to take his own advice after young Cameron heads home to surrender - and instead gets framed for a revenge murder by a jealous rival for the affections of his girl.
Bitter Creek
Sheriff
"Wild" Bill Elliott is a cowboy who goes in search of the man who killed his brother, and finds himself in the small town of Bitter Creek.
Rebelião no Presídio
Schuyler
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
Bonita e Audaciosa
Dick Jordan
An heiress decides to pass out anonymous gifts in a small town.
Dá-me Tua Mão
Shorty (uncredited)
Sgt. Thorne Ryan, who once fought bravely in Korea, now serves as a hard-nosed drill instructor to new Army recruits at Fort Bliss, Texas. But is he really the man he is often described as? His fellow instructor, and friend helps him to face the ghosts of his past experiences in Korea. One night in a bar across the border in Juarez, Mexico, Sgt. Ryan meets a lady who begins to turn his life around. Will this be enough to help him deal with the past? Or will he continue to be so hard on his troops?
China Venture
Galuppo
American soldiers undertake a mission to capture a Japanese admiral who has survived an air crash in China during WWII.
Mister Scoutmaster
Fireman (uncredited)
Snobby TV star, Robert Jordan, worries that he is out of touch with the younger generation and that's why his TV show is failing. He becomes a Boy Scout leader in an effort to "get in touch." Overnight hikes and other adventures follow, all centered around one small boy who takes a liking to the old curmudgeon.
Mission Over Korea
Pilot
A rookie pilot in the Korean War wants to avenge his brother's death.
Affair with a Stranger
Happy Murray
Director Roy Rowland's 1953 drama, depicting the rocky marriage of a young model and her Broadway playwright-husband, stars Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, Jane Darwell, Dabbs Greer, Nicholas Joy, Lillian Bronson and George Cleveland.
É Melhor Ser Pobre
Eddie
Two nitwits decide to open a gas station.
Remains to Be Seen
Julius (uncredited)
A singer and her apartment manager get mixed up in a creepy Park Avenue murder and find themselves facing danger at every turn.
Half a Hero
George Payson
A man moves his family from the big city to the suburbs.
Museu de Cera
Shane
Henry Jarrod (Vincent Price) é um escultor que faz imagens magníficas para o seu museu de cera. Jarrod luta com seu sócio, Matthew Burke (Roy Roberts), quando este começa a incendiar o museu para receber US$ 25 mil do seguro. Jarrod tenta detê-lo em vão, sendo que logo o local todo se incendeia e é seguido por uma explosão, com Jarrod sendo considerado morto. Algum tempo depois, Matthew recebe o dinheiro do seguro e planeja viajar com Cathy Gray (Carolyn Jones), mas é morto por uma pessoa disforme, que na realidade é o próprio Jarrod, que simula o assassinato como se fosse suicídio. Pouco tempo depois, Jarrod mata Cathy Gray e rouba seu corpo do necrotério. Depois de algum tempo ele reaparece, dizendo que escapou por milagre. Quando Sue Allen (Phyllis Kirk), a colega de quarto de Cathy, vê a imagem de Joana D'Arc no museu, começa a suspeitar que é o corpo de Cathy coberto com cera.
Atalhos do Destino
Father Peterson
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.
Assim Estava Escrito
Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)
Narrado em flashback, o filme traça a ascensão e a queda de um produtor de Hollywood duro e ambicioso, Jonathan Shields, visto pelos olhos de vários conhecidos, incluindo o escritor James Lee Bartlow, a estrela Georgia Lorrison e o diretor Fred Amiel. Ele é um homem difícil e ambicioso que impiedosamente usa todos - incluindo o escritor, estrela e diretor - na escalada para se tornar um dos maiores de Hollywood. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
Travessuras de Casados
Beauty Contest Spectator (uncredited)
Um juiz de paz realiza casamentos poucos dias antes de sua licença ser válida. Alguns anos depois, cinco casais descobrem que nunca foram legalmente casados. Annabel Norris, já Sra Mississippi e pronta para entrar no concurso Sra América, está agora livre para entrar no concurso de Miss Mississippi. Ramona e Steve, que se detestam, mas se casaram para obter um contrato lucrativo de rádio; um casal que mal conseguia se falar; um magnata do petróleo e uma caçadora de fortunas; e soldado Willie Fisher, prestes a ser enviado para a Guerra da Coréia deixando sua linda esposa grávida.
Anjo Escarlate
Robbery Victim
After robbing a sea captain in New Orleans, a beautiful saloon girl flees and assumes a dead woman's identity.
Young Man with Ideas
Telephone Man (uncredited)
A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.
A Hora da Vingança
Reporter (uncredited)
Com seu jornal prestes a ser vendido, o combativo editor Ed Hutcheson tenta completar uma reportagem sobre o gangster Rienzi.
Sempre Cabe Mais Um
Scoutmaster (uncredited)
Anne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the innocence of children. To the unhappy surprise of her husband she takes in the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once.
O Homem Desconhecido
A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.
California Passage
Dealer (uncredited)
A series of reversals bring two desperate people together. When a saloon owner is framed by his partner for a stagecoach robbery, he fights to secure an acquittal.
A Sombra da Guilhotina
Bridge Guard (uncredited)
França, 1794. Robespierre, uma poderosa figura da Revolução Francesa, espalha o terror contra seus opositores. Paralelamente, uma conspiração é formada para que ele não alcance o poder.