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Dayle Lymoine Robertson was an American actor best known for his starring roles on television. He played the roving investigator Jim Hardie in the television series Tales of Wells Fargo and Ben Calhoun, the owner of an incomplete railroad line in Iron Horse. He often was presented as a deceptively thoughtful but modest Western hero. From 1968 to 1970, Robertson was the fourth and final host of the anthology series Death Valley Days.
Birth Name
Dayle Lymoine Robertson
Born
Saturday, 14 July 1923
Died
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Red Steagall Is Somewhere West of Wall Street | (archive footage) | 2014 |
| TV's Western Heroes | Self | 2013 |
| The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | 2000 | |
| Harts of the West | Zeke | 1993 |
| Wind in the Wire | 1993 | |
| Legends of the West | Actor in 'Sitting Bull' / Maj. Robert Parrish in 'Sitting Bull' | 1992 |
| Oklahoma Passage | Self | 1989 |
| J.J. Starbuck | Jerome Jeremiah 'J.J.' Starbuck / Jerome Jeremiah Starbuck | 1987 |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Self | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Lee Goddard / Colonel Lee Goddard | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Red Steagall Is Somewhere West of Wall Street | (archive footage) | 2014 |
| TV's Western Heroes | Self | 2013 |
| The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | 2000 | |
| Harts of the West | Zeke | 1993 |
| Wind in the Wire | 1993 | |
| Legends of the West | Actor in 'Sitting Bull' / Maj. Robert Parrish in 'Sitting Bull' | 1992 |
| Oklahoma Passage | Self | 1989 |
| J.J. Starbuck | Jerome Jeremiah 'J.J.' Starbuck / Jerome Jeremiah Starbuck | 1987 |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Self | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Lee Goddard / Colonel Lee Goddard | 1984 |
| Matt Houston | Wildcat Callahan | 1982 |
| Dynasty | Walter Lankershim | 1981 |
| The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang | Judge Isaac Parker | 1979 |
| Dallas | Frank Crutcher | 1978 |
| The Love Boat | Mason Fleers | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Peter Rawlings | 1977 |
| The Kansas City Massacre | Melvin Purvis | 1975 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Melvin Purvis G-MAN | Melvin Purvis | 1974 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Dale Robertson | 1974 |
| Elvis: That's the Way It Is | Self | 1970 |
| Aru heishi no kake | Major Clark J. Allen | 1970 |
| East Connection | 1970 | |
| Hee Haw | Self - Guest Star / Self - Special Gust | 1969 |
| The Johnny Cash Show | Self - Singer | 1969 |
| Operation: Entertainment | Self - Host | 1968 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| Iron Horse | Ben Calhoun | 1966 |
| Scalplock | Benjamin Calhoun | 1966 |
| The One Eyed Soldiers | Richard Owen | 1966 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| The Man from Button Willow | Justin Eagle | 1965 |
| Coast of Skeletons | A. J. Magnus / A.J. Magnus | 1965 |
| Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look at... | (archive footage) | 1964 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self - Guest Host / Self - Host | 1964 |
| That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
| What's This Song? | Self | 1964 |
| Blood on the Arrow | Wade Cooper | 1964 |
| Law of the Lawless | Judge Clem Rogers | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Host | 1964 |
| You Don't Say | Self | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show | Self | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host | 1961 |
| Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon | Jim Hardie | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Celebrity Golf | Self | 1960 |
| The George Burns Show | Self | 1958 |
| Fast and Sexy | Raffaele | 1958 |
| Hell Canyon Outlaws | Sheriff Caleb Wells | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Jim Hardie | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | Himself - Actor | 1956 |
| High Terrace | Bill Lang | 1956 |
| Dakota Incident | John Banner | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - Tales of Wells Fargo / Self - Guest | 1956 |
| A Day of Fury | Jagade | 1956 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Lt. Clay Tucker | 1955 |
| Son of Sinbad | Sinbad | 1955 |
| Top of the World | Lee Gannon / Maj. Lee Gannon | 1955 |
| Climax! | Nicky Jordan | 1954 |
| Sitting Bull | Maj. Robert 'Bob' Parrish / Bob Parrish | 1954 |
| The Gambler from Natchez | Vance Colby / Capt.ain Vance Colby | 1954 |
| City of Bad Men | Brett Stanton | 1953 |
| Devil's Canyon | Billy Reynolds | 1953 |
| The Farmer Takes a Wife | Dan Harrow | 1953 |
| The Silver Whip | Race Crim | 1953 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Donny Weaver | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| O. Henry's Full House | Barney Woods (segment "The Clarion Call") | 1952 |
| Lure of the Wilderness | Opening off-screen Narrator | 1952 |
| Lydia Bailey | Albion Hamlin | 1952 |
| The Outcasts of Poker Flat | John Oakhurst | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Self - Host / Will Tracy / Jack Reardon / Harry Roebuck | 1952 |
| Return of the Texan | Sam Crockett | 1952 |
| Golden Girl | Tom Richmond | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Jim Hardie | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Robinson Crusoe | 1951 |
| The Secret of Convict Lake | Narrator (Voice) / Narrator | 1951 |
| Take Care of My Little Girl | Joe Blake | 1951 |
| Call Me Mister | Capt. Johnny Comstock | 1951 |
| Two Flags West | Lem | 1950 |
| The Cariboo Trail | Will Gray | 1950 |
| Fighting Man of the Plains | Jesse James | 1949 |
| The Girl from Jones Beach | Lifeguard | 1949 |
| Flamingo Road | Tunis Simms | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| The Boy with Green Hair | Cop | 1948 |
