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Robert Culp was an American screenwriter, television actor, film actor, and television director. Born in Oakland, California, on August 16, 1930, he began his work period in 1953. He was educated at Washington University in St. Louis, the University of the Pacific, and HB Studio. Culp is associated with the Western film genre.
He died of a myocardial infarction in Los Angeles on March 24, 2010, due to natural causes. Culp was married to France Nuyen and had a child named Joseph Culp. His notable works include Knight Journals, Mover, Knight Academy, Drawing Battle Lines, and Mirrorville. He is also listed as an author with 14 works in Open Library and has five works in Crossref.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Knight Journals
- Mover
- Knight Academy
- Drawing Battle Lines
- Mirrorville
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Film & TV
Oakland, California, USA
Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor, scriptwriter, voice actor and director, widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965–1968), the espionage series in which he and co-star Bill Cosby played a pair of secret agents. He also had a recurring role as Warren Whelan on Everybody…
Known for
- Hollywood: No Sex, Please!2018
- Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life — Self2011
- The Assignment — Blakesley2010
- Santa's Slay — Grandpa2005
- Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool — Self2005
- Robot Chicken — Bill Maxwell / Sheriff of Nottingham (voice)2005
- The Almost Guys — The Colonel2004
- Blind Eye — Isaac2003
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special — Self2002
- The Dead Zone — Jeffrey Grissom2002
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Martin Culp , ( 1930-08-16 ) August 16, 1930, Oakland, California , U.S.
- Died
- March 24, 2010 (2010-03-24) (aged 79), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, California
- Education
- University of the Pacific Washington University in St. Louis San Francisco State University University of Washington School of Drama
- Occupations
- Actor screenwriter
- Years active
- 1953–2010
- Children
- 5, including Joseph Culp
- Relatives
- Elmo Kennedy "Bones" O'Connor (grandson)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Martin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oakland
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Child
- Joseph Culp
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Educated at
- HB Studio
- Genre
- Western film
- Image
- Robert Culp 1965.JPG
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- Commons category
- Robert Culp
- date of birth
- 1930-08-16
- date of death
- 2010-03-24
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- described at URL
- www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/arts/television/25culp.html
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor and screenwriter widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965–1968), the espionage television series in which he and co-star Bill Cosby played secret agents. Before this, he starred in the CBS/Four Star Western series Trackdown as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman in 71 episodes from 1957 to 1959. The 1980s brought him back to television as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell on The Greatest American Hero. Later, he had a recurring role as Warren Whelan on Everybody Loves Raymond, and was a voice actor for various computer games, including Half-Life 2. Culp gave hundreds of performances in a career spanning more than 50 years.
Early life and education
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