Robert Brubaker

Robert Brubaker was an American actor who worked largely in Westerns on both television and the big screen, and he was especially known for his appearances on Gunsmoke and in 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967). He was born in Robinson, Illinois, and first became interested in acting while attending Robinson Township High School. After two years at Northwestern University he left for New York, and his professional stage debut came with the Federal Theatre Project production Oh Say Can You Sing, Dance or Act (1936). A radio job at KMPC led to a Paramount executive noticing him, and he entered films with a bit part in Blonde Alibi (1946). On television he was a deputy in U.S. Marshal and the only actor with two recurring Gunsmoke roles, bartender Floyd and stagecoach driver Jim Buck. He also appeared in Seconds with Rock Hudson, The Walter Winchell File, Perry Mason, and The Asphalt Jungle. He died in 2010.