Dabbs Greer

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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.

Known For

The Green Mile

Old Paul Edgecomb

Con Air

Old Man Under Truck

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Mack Lomax

The Twilight Zone

Scanlan

The Twilight Zone

Evans

Little House on the Prairie

Reverend Robert Alden

The Incredible Hulk

Dr. Malone

Bonanza

Doc Tasker Dunkatt

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2014	Walking the Mile MOVIE	Self (voice) (archive footage)
2006	Family MOVIE	Another Great-Grandfather
2001	Maybe It's Me TV	Fred Stage
2001	Lizzie McGuire TV	Moe
2000	Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile MOVIE	Self (uncredited)
1999	The Green Mile MOVIE	Old Paul Edgecomb
1999	Family Law TV	Frank Watson
1997	George & Leo TV	Self
1997	Ally McBeal TV	Vincent Robbins
1997	Con Air MOVIE	Old Man Under Truck
1996	Spin City TV	Dr. Marsh Laughlin, DDS
1994	Little Giants MOVIE	Wilbur
1994	Runaway Daughters MOVIE	Gary
1994	Rebel Highway TV	Gary
1993	Diagnosis: Murder TV	Danny McNamara
1992	Picket Fences TV	Rev. Henry Novotny
1992	The Secret Of Lost Creek TV	Self
1992	House IV MOVIE	Dad
1991	Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat MOVIE	Otto
1991	The Secret of Lost Creek TV	Henry Fogel
1990	Pacific Heights MOVIE	Mr. Thayer
1990	The Bradys TV	Self
1988	Roseanne TV	Self
1988	Two Moon Junction MOVIE	Kyle
1988	Bonanza: The Next Generation MOVIE	Sills
1987	Evil Town MOVIE	Lyle Phelps
1986	L.A. Law TV	Chester Mead
1984	Charles in Charge TV	'Buzz' Powell
1984	Little House: The Last Farewell MOVIE	Rev. Robert Alden
1983	Little House: Look Back to Yesterday MOVIE	Rev. Robert Alden
1982	Matt Houston TV	Self
1981	Chu Chu and the Philly Flash MOVIE	Wally
1978	The Winds of Kitty Hawk MOVIE	Ace Hutchin
1977	The Incredible Hulk TV	Dr. Malone
1977	Green Eyes MOVIE	Mr. Cousins
1976	Charlie's Angels TV	Bluford Catlin
1975	Dr. Shagetz MOVIE	Lyle Phelps
1974	The Greatest Gift MOVIE	Deacon Hurd
1974	The Rockford Files TV	Peter Preli
1974	Paper Moon TV	Self
1974	The Manhunter TV	Self
1974	Little House on the Prairie TV	Reverend Robert Alden
1974	Firehouse TV	Self
1973	White Lightning MOVIE	Pa McKlusky
1973	Barnaby Jones TV	Andy Spake
1972	Rage MOVIE	Dr. Thompson
1972	The Streets of San Francisco TV	Watchman
1972	Ghost Story TV	Harry Bell
1972	The Rookies TV	Self
1971	Nichols TV	Harrigan
1971	Cannon TV	Self
1970	The Boy Who Stole the Elephant MOVIE	Stilts
1970	The Cheyenne Social Club MOVIE	Jedediah W. Willowby
1969	The Brady Bunch TV	Minister
1968	Lancer TV	Self
1968	The Mod Squad TV	Store Owner
1968	Adam-12 TV	Dave Carson
1967	Mannix TV	Self
1967	Mannix TV	Petey O'Grady (uncredited)
1967	Mannix TV	Dan Turpin
1967	The Second Hundred Years TV	General Craven
1967	Ironside TV	Self
1967	Ironside TV	Mr. Carew
1967	Rango TV	Self
1967	The Invaders TV	The Minister
1965	Hank TV	Coach Ossie Weiss
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Paul Leonard
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Van Doyle
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Alvin Van Doyle
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Harry Porter
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Orkin
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Patrick Owens
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Arlie Sessions
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Howard Deal
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Sal Cleary
1965	The F.B.I. TV	Kelsey Waller
1965	The Wild Wild West TV	Self
1965	Laredo TV	Self
1965	The Big Valley TV	Matt Carson
1965	Shenandoah MOVIE	Abernathy
1964	Roustabout MOVIE	Arthur Nielsen
1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. TV	Policeman
1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. TV	Harper Caldwell
1964	The Cara Williams Show TV	Self
1964	Wendy and Me TV	Self
1963	Palm Springs Weekend MOVIE	Boys' Club Leader (uncredited)
1963	Kraft Suspense Theatre TV	Newton Yort
1963	Petticoat Junction TV	Mr. Peck
1963	The Fugitive TV	Mayor Duncan
1963	The Fugitive TV	Sheriff Claypool
1963	The Fugitive TV	Jensen
1963	The Fugitive TV	Charlie Fletcher
1963	The Fugitive TV	Hotel Clerk Thomas
1963	The Fugitive TV	Sgt. Fairfield (uncredited)
1963	The Greatest Show on Earth TV	Charles
1963	The Outer Limits TV	Mr. Bishop
1963	The Outer Limits TV	E. F. Larkin
1963	Arrest and Trial TV	J. H. Salomon
1963	Showdown MOVIE	Express Man
1962	Stoney Burke TV	Self
1962	The Virginian TV	Doc
1962	The Virginian TV	Ed Harger
1962	Saints and Sinners TV	Walter Hines
1961	The Dick Van Dyke Show TV	Chaplain Berger
1961	The Dick Van Dyke Show TV	Mr. Berger
1961	The Dick Van Dyke Show TV	Mr. Waring
1961	Ichabod and Me TV	Self
1961	Cain's Hundred TV	Willie Beal
1960	Surfside 6 TV	Finney Tate
1960	Stagecoach West TV	Foster
1960	The Andy Griffith Show TV	Naylor
1960	The Andy Griffith Show TV	Greendale Councilman Dobbs
1960	The Andy Griffith Show TV	Sales Clerk
1960	The Andy Griffith Show TV	Mr. Sims
1960	Checkmate TV	Hokey
1960	Cash McCall MOVIE	Bronson (uncredited)
1959	Edge of Eternity MOVIE	Gas Station Attendant
1959	The Detectives TV	Self
1959	The Detectives TV	The Man
1959	The Untouchables TV	Thomas B. Randall
1959	The Untouchables TV	Brower
1959	The Untouchables TV	Agent Ned Ferber
1959	Adventures in Paradise TV	Reverend Forbes
1959	The Twilight Zone TV	Scanlan
1959	The Twilight Zone TV	Evans
1959	Johnny Ringo TV	Sam
1959	Law of the Plainsman TV	Wesley
1959	Wichita Town TV	Self
1959	The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis TV	Self
1959	The DuPont Show with June Allyson TV	Dr. Meeker
1959	Bonanza TV	Doc Tasker Dunkatt
1959	Bonanza TV	Mercantile Owner
1959	Bonanza TV	Judge
1959	Bonanza TV	Sam
1959	Bonanza TV	Hub Dawes
1959	Bonanza TV	Will Cass
1959	The Troubleshooters TV	Lepage
1959	Tightrope TV	Skeet
1959	Last Train from Gun Hill MOVIE	Deputy Andy
1959	Day of the Outlaw MOVIE	Doc Langer, Veterinarian
1959	Lone Texan MOVIE	Doc Jansen
1959	Black Saddle TV	Owen Edwards
1959	Black Saddle TV	Denver Pollock
1959	Rawhide TV	Jebidiah Haddlebird
1959	Rawhide TV	Sheriff
1958	I Want to Live! MOVIE	San Quentin Capt.
1958	Bat Masterson TV	Will
1958	Lawman TV	Les Courtney
1958	The Rifleman TV	Farley
1958	The Rifleman TV	Marcus Trimble
1958	The Rifleman TV	Bert Taylor
1958	The Rifleman TV	Jack Scully
1958	Steve Canyon TV	Ben Moore
1958	Wanted: Dead or Alive TV	Tom Wade
1958	Wanted: Dead or Alive TV	Elder Luke Boone
1958	Wanted: Dead or Alive TV	Bartender
1958	It! The Terror from Beyond Space MOVIE	Eric Royce
1957	Baby Face Nelson MOVIE	FBI Agent Charles Bonner
1957	All Mine to Give MOVIE	Clendenning
1957	Young and Dangerous MOVIE	Mr. John Clinton
1957	My Man Godfrey MOVIE	Lieutenant O'Connor
1957	Trackdown TV	Ward Barrett
1957	Trackdown TV	Mike Kilroy
1957	Trackdown TV	Sheriff Chet Farrow
1957	Perry Mason TV	Dave Kirby
1957	Perry Mason TV	Bill Cotton
1957	Perry Mason TV	Hal Kirkwood
1957	Perry Mason TV	Buzz Farrell
1957	Perry Mason TV	Jack Tabor
1957	Perry Mason TV	Larsen Halstead
1957	Perry Mason TV	Dodson
1957	Perry Mason TV	Charles Knudsen
1957	The Thin Man TV	Self
1957	Have Gun, Will Travel TV	Self
1957	The Hired Man MOVIE	Bill Rockwell
1957	Pawnee MOVIE	John Brewster
1957	Richard Diamond, Private Detective TV	Scooter Jaffee
1957	Johnny Tremain MOVIE	Nat Lorne
1957	The Vampire MOVIE	Dr. Will Beaumont
1957	The Giant Claw MOVIE	Fighter Pilot, (archive footage) (uncredited)
1957	The Spirit of St. Louis MOVIE	Goldsborough (uncredited)
1957	Chain of Evidence MOVIE	Dr. Ainsley - Psychiatrist
1957	Official Detective TV	Self
1956	Hot Cars MOVIE	Det. Davenport
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre TV	Sam
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre TV	Simon Marsh
1956	Tension at Table Rock MOVIE	Doctor (uncredited)
1956	State Trooper TV	Ed Grimes
1956	The Young Guns MOVIE	Fred
1956	D-Day the Sixth of June MOVIE	Driver
1956	Meet Me in Las Vegas MOVIE	Mr. Smith-Johnson (uncredited)
1956	Invasion of the Body Snatchers MOVIE	Mack Lomax
1955	At Gunpoint MOVIE	Funeral Minister
1955	Matinee Theater TV	Self
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV	The Sheriff
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV	Theodore the Milkman
1955	The Seven Little Foys MOVIE	Tutor
1955	Frontier TV	Ray
1955	Frontier TV	Marshal
1955	Navy Log TV	Self
1955	Gunsmoke TV	Jonas
1955	Gunsmoke TV	Uncle Wesley
1955	Gunsmoke TV	Joe Bean
1955	Gunsmoke TV	Mr. Jonas
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV	Marshal Crawford
1955	The Scarlet Coat MOVIE	Capt. Brewster
1955	Foxfire MOVIE	Bus Driver (uncredited)
1955	An Annapolis Story MOVIE	Cmdr. Halleck (uncredited)
1954	The Wonderful World of Disney TV	Will (uncredited)
1954	The Wonderful World of Disney TV	Fort Supplier (uncredited)
1954	The Wonderful World of Disney TV	Stilts
1954	Father Knows Best TV	Self
1954	Studio 57 TV	Sheriff Barton
1954	Lassie TV	Self
1954	Private Hell 36 MOVIE	Sam Marvin (uncredited)
1954	Living It Up MOVIE	Leader of the Boy Rangers (uncredited)
1954	The Desperado MOVIE	U.S. Marshal Jim Langley
1954	Lucky Me MOVIE	Eddie Szczepanski (uncredited)
1954	The Lone Wolf TV	Sheriff Ketton
1954	Bitter Creek MOVIE	Sheriff
1954	Riot in Cell Block 11 MOVIE	Schuyler
1954	She Couldn't Say No MOVIE	Dick Jordan
1953	Take the High Ground! MOVIE	Shorty (uncredited)
1953	The Man Behind the Badge TV	Self
1953	Topper TV	Jack
1953	Letter to Loretta TV	Dewey Mason
1953	Letter to Loretta TV	Walter Harrison
1953	Letter to Loretta TV	Dr. Baker
1953	Letter to Loretta TV	Fred Blanchard
1953	Letter to Loretta TV	Dr. Merrill
1953	Letter to Loretta TV	Chester Ives
1953	Letter to Loretta TV	Dentist
1953	Letter to Loretta TV	Les Shaw
1953	China Venture MOVIE	Galuppo
1953	Mister Scoutmaster MOVIE	Fireman (uncredited)
1953	Mission Over Korea MOVIE	Pilot
1953	Affair with a Stranger MOVIE	Happy Murray
1953	A Slight Case of Larceny MOVIE	Eddie
1953	Julius Caesar MOVIE	Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
1953	Remains to Be Seen MOVIE	Julius (uncredited)
1953	Half a Hero MOVIE	George Payson
1953	House of Wax MOVIE	Shane
1953	Trouble Along the Way MOVIE	Father Peterson
1953	General Electric Theater TV	Tom
1952	The Bad and the Beautiful MOVIE	Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)
1952	Because of You MOVIE	Tijuana Shop Owner (uncredited)
1952	Cavalcade of America TV	John Adams
1952	Cavalcade of America TV	Johann
1952	Cavalcade of America TV	Self
1952	Adventures of Superman TV	Self
1952	Adventures of Superman TV	Joe Winters
1952	Monkey Business MOVIE	Cabbie (uncredited)
1952	We're Not Married! MOVIE	Beauty Contest Spectator (uncredited)
1952	Sally and Saint Anne MOVIE	Mr. Parker
1952	Scarlet Angel MOVIE	Robbery Victim
1952	Deadline - U.S.A. MOVIE	Reporter (uncredited)
1952	Deadline - U.S.A. MOVIE	Day Reporter (uncredited)
1952	Young Man with Ideas MOVIE	Telephone Man (uncredited)
1952	Room for One More MOVIE	Scoutmaster (uncredited)
1951	Week-End with Father MOVIE	Minor Role (uncredited)
1951	The Unknown Man MOVIE	Ambulance Interne Driver (uncredited)
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV	Charlie
1951	Father's Little Dividend MOVIE	Green Taxicab's Driver (uncredited)
1951	Storm Warning MOVIE	Courtroom Cop (uncredited)
1950	California Passage MOVIE	Dealer (uncredited)
1950	Lux Video Theatre TV	MacGuire
1950	Dick Tracy TV	Shaky
1950	Devil's Doorway MOVIE	Spud Keith (uncredited)
1950	The Damned Don't Cry MOVIE	Reporter (uncredited)
1949	Reign of Terror MOVIE	Bridge Guard (uncredited)

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