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Robert Donner

Robert Donner

25 movies on Netflix

Biography

Robert Donner was an American television and film actor. Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, Michigan, and Texas, he began his screen career with an uncredited role in 1959, in the John Wayne Western Rio Bravo. He went on to appear in its loose sequels, El Dorado (1966) and Rio Lobo (1970), and also in Chisum (1970), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and The Undefeated. On television, he became known for three roles: T.J., an ex-convict and informant on Adam-12; Yancy Tucker on The Waltons; and Exidor on Mork & Mindy. His comic turn as Exidor, opposite Robin Williams, made him an audience favorite. He died in 2006.

75years old at death

  • Born New York City
  • Died Sherman Oaks
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20

Movie Career

Films
25
Career span
41 years1965 to 2006

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  1. First role

    Donner's first screen role came in 1959, an uncredited part in the John Wayne Western Rio Bravo. He later appeared in El Dorado and Rio Lobo, the sequels that formed a loose trilogy.

Robert Donner movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Vanishing Point1971 Action, Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Old Cop

    IMDb rating 7.233K votes

  2. Cool Hand Luke1967 Crime, Dramaas Boss Shorty

    IMDb rating 8.0197K votes

  3. Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold1986as Swarma

    IMDb rating 4.612K votes

  4. High Plains Drifter1973as Preacher

    IMDb rating 7.474K votes

  5. Damnation Alley1977as Man / Guard

    IMDb rating 5.36.7K votes

  6. Under the Rainbow1981as The Assassin

    IMDb rating 5.33.3K votes

  7. El Dorado1966as Milt

    IMDb rating 7.534K votes

  8. Rio Lobo1970as Whitey Carter

    IMDb rating 6.715K votes

Most often with

Andrew V. McLaglen directed five of these films, Howard Hawks three and Richard C. Sarafian two. Five actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Robert Donner's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$142 million

10 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 25 films: 10 worldwide figure; 2 never in cinemas; 13 figure not found.

  • 10Worldwide figure
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 13Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Vanishing Point1971as Old Cop
    $72M51.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Cool Hand Luke1967as Boss Shorty
    $16M11.4% of the total
  3. 3
    High Plains Drifter1973as Preacher
    $16M11.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Damnation Alley1977as Man / Guard
    $8.7M6.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Hoot2006as Kalo
    $8.2M5.8% of the total
  6. 6
    Chisum1970as Bradley Morton
    $6.0M4.2% of the total
  7. 7
    El Dorado1966as Milt
    $6.0M4.2% of the total
  8. 8
    $3.8M2.6% of the total
Red Line 7000 (1965), $2.5 millionUnder the Rainbow (1981), $2.3 million

$4.8 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total