Robert Walker Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 8 in |
Weight | 67 kg |
Date of Birth | April 15, 1940 |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Date of Death | December 5, 2019 |
Robert Walker was an American actor who worked in a variety of shows and movies which include Naked City, Ben Casey, The Hook, Route 66, The Ceremony, Ensign Pulver, Dr. Kildare, The Touching and the Not Touching, The Defenders, The Big Valley, COMBAT!, 12 O’Clock High, The Trials of O’Brien, Star Trek, The F.B.I., The Monroes, The Time Tunnel, The Happening, The War Wagon, Bonanza, The Invaders, The Savage Seven, Cannon, Killers Three, Eve, Agilok & Blubbo, Young Billy Young, Easy Rider, The Man from O.R.G.Y., Road to Salina, Beware! The Blob, The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe, Gone with the West, Hex, Columbo, The Streets of San Francisco, The Passover Plot, Police Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, Evil Town, The Eddie Capra Mysteries, The Next Step Beyond, FBI: The Untold Stories, Charlie’s Angels, Beulah Land, Angkor: Cambodia Express, Making of a Male Model, Olivia, The Devonsville Terror, Hambone and Hillie, Matt Houston, Simon & Simon, Riptide, Days of Our Lives, In the Heat of the Night, Santa Barbara, LA Law, Beyond the Darkness, Lock It Up Dog, and Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman.
Born Name
Robert Hudson Walker Jr.
Nick Name
Bobby Junior
Age
He was born on April 15, 1940.
Died
On December 5, 2019, Robert Walker died at the age of 79 in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, United States. The cause of death wasn’t disclosed.
Sun Sign
Aries
Born Place
Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Residence
He resided in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Nationality
Education
Robert Walker studied at Lawrenceville School located in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. He received acting training at Actors Studio located on West 44th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City.
Additionally, he also trained in the internal Chinese martial art tai chi under the American practitioner of the art form Marshall Ho’o.
Occupation
Actor
Family
- Father – Robert Walker (October 13, 1918 – August 28, 1951) (Actor)
- Mother – Jennifer Jones (March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009) (Actor, Mental Health Advocate)
- Siblings – Michael Walker (1941-2007; Younger Brother) (Actor), Mary Jennifer Selznick (Younger Maternal Half-Sister) (Committed suicide at age 20 by jumping from a twenty-two-story building in Los Angeles, California on May 11, 1976)
- Others – Horace Walker (Paternal Grandfather), Zella (Paternal Grandmother), Phillip Ross Isley (Maternal Grandfather) (An aspiring stage actor who toured the Midwest in a traveling tent show that he co-owned and co-operated), Flora Mae (née Suber) (Maternal Grandmother) (An aspiring stage actor who toured the Midwest in a traveling tent show that she co-owned and co-operated)
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 8 in or 173 cm
Weight
67 kg or 147.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Robert Walker dated –
- Ellie Wood Walker (m. 1962; div. 1976)​ – He married Ellie Wood Walker in the year 1962 and they had 3 children together, including a son named Robert Hudson Walker III and a daughter named Michelle Walker McIntosh. The marriage ended in divorce in 1976.
- Judy Motulsky (1978-1980)​ – From 1978 to 1980, Robert Walker was married to Judy Motulsky and they had 2 children, namely, Jordan Walker (b. May 26, 1982) and Colette Walker (b. July 16, 1984).
- Dawn Walker (1981-2019) – He tied the knot with his 3rd wife Dawn Walker in 1981 and they remained married until his death in 2019. The couple had 2 children – a son named Henry and a daughter named Emily.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Robert Walker was of English and Scottish descent on his father’s side and had English, Welsh, Scottish, and German roots on his mother’s side.
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Thin frame
Brand Endorsements
Robert Walker was cast in TV commercials for –
- Buick Automobiles (1983)
- Certs breath mints
Robert Walker Facts
- He brought to life the character of Jack in the 1969 American independent road drama film Easy Rider, starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Jack Nicholson.
- Along with Christopher George, Woody Strode, Nancy Kwan, and Sorapong Chatree, Robert Walker co-starred as Andrew Cameron in the 1982 Thai-Italian adventure-action film Angkor: Cambodia Express (Italian: Cambogia Express, also known as Kampuchea Express).
- In 1983, Robert Walker co-starred as Michael Grant in the psychological thriller film Olivia.
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