Robert Reed (actor)
Robert Reed (born October 19, 1932 as John Robert Rietz Jr. in Highland Park , Illinois , † May 12, 1992 in Pasadena , California ) was an American actor in television, film and theater productions.
life and career
John Robert Rietz Jr. grew up in Oklahoma and took an early interest in the theater. After high school, he took classical acting classes at Northwestern University . There he also met his wife Marilyn Rosenberg, with whom he was married for five years until 1959; daughter Caroline comes from the connection.
After studying acting in America, the budding actor deepened his knowledge in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts , where he was trained as a Shakespeare actor. Back in the USA, Rietz Jr., who now called himself Robert Reed, was able to celebrate some stage successes before he became popular on television in the early 1960s. He first received attention with his leading role as the young Kenneth Preston in the court series Preston & Preston , then he appeared in many popular series such as Auf der Flucht , Lieber Unkel Bill or The Chef . The actor played the character of Adam Tobias in Mannix until the end of the series, at the same time he played the family man Mike Brady in the sitcom Three Girls and Three Boys from 1969 , also a character he played for a total of five years until 1974.
The list of guest appearances in countless successful television productions is long, and Robert Reed remained in good business until his death. In the last years of his life he also worked as a Shakespeare drama teacher at the University of California in Los Angeles . Robert Reed did not admit his homosexuality for fear that his career would suffer. He died of cancer in 1992 at the age of 59, although his posthumously publicized HIV infection also contributed to his early death.
Filmography (selection)
motion pictures
- 1957: Pal Joey
- 1958: Fighter Aviators (The Hunters)
- 1967: Tomorrow is a New Day (Hurry Sundown)
- 1968: Star!
- 1976: The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (TV movie)
- 1981: Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (TV movie)
Series
- 1959: The Californians (1 episode)
- 1960: Bronco (1 episode)
- 1961–1965: Preston & Preston ( The Defenders ; 132 episodes)
- 1965: Assistant doctor Dr. Kildare ( Dr. Kildare ; 5 episodes)
- 1967: Dear Uncle Bill ( Family Affair ; 1 episode)
- 1967: The Boss ( Ironside ; 1 episode)
- 1968–1975: Mannix (22 episodes)
- 1969–1974: Three girls and three boys ( The Brady Bunch ; 117 episodes)
- 1972: Cobra, Take Over ( Mission Impossible ; 1 episode)
- 1976: The Streets of San Francisco ( The Streets of San Francisco ; 1 episode)
- 1976–1977: Rich and Poor ( Rich Man, Poor Man ; 5 episodes)
- 1976–1977: The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (9 episodes)
- 1977: Roots (4 episodes)
- 1977–1987: Love Boat (6 episodes)
- 1979: Hawaii Five-Zero ( Hawaii Five-O ; 2 episodes)
- 1980: Kampfstern Galactica ( Battlestar Galactica ; 3 episodes)
- 1980: Charlie's Angels ( Charlie's Angels ; 2 episodes)
- 1981–1982: Nurse (25 episodes)
- 1983–1986: Hotel (3 episodes)
- 1985–1990: Murder is her hobby ( Murder, She Wrote ; 3 episodes)
- 1986: The Cases of Harry Fox ( Crazy Like a Fox ; 1 episode)
- 1987: Hunter (3 episodes)
- 1987/1992: Jake and McCabe - Through thick and thin ( Jake and the Fatman ; 2 episodes)
- 1990: The Bradys (5 episodes)
Web links
- Robert Reed in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Robert Reed in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Associated Press: HIV Contributed to Death Of Robert Reed, Doctor Says . ( nytimes.com [accessed May 21, 2018]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reed, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | John Robert Rietz Jr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Highland Park , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 12, 1992 |
| Place of death | Pasadena , California |