Robert Brubaker

Robert Brubaker (October 9, 1916 – April 15, 2010) was an American character actor best known for his roles in television and movie Westerns, including Gunsmoke and 40 Guns to Apache Pass.

Early years Brubaker was born in Robinson, Illinois, on October 9, 1916, the son of George Brubaker. He was the only actor to have two recurring roles on the television series, Gunsmoke, portraying both a bartender named Floyd and a stagecoach driver named Jim Buck (often uncredited). Some of Brubaker's other credits included the Rock Hudson film, Seconds, and television crime dramas The Walter Winchell File and Perry Mason, and the television police drama The Asphalt Jungle.

Later years After he left acting, Brubaker worked for Forest Lawn Cemetery as a director in the training department. When he retired from that job, he moved to Lake Elsinore, California.

Death Brubaker died on April 15, 2010, at the age of 93 in Riverside, California. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, in Southern California.

Partial filmography

Blonde Alibi (1946) – Pedestrian (uncredited) The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) – Major H. H. Arnold Pardners (1956) – Businessman (uncredited) The Girl He Left Behind (1956) – Colonel Thomas Murphy (uncredited) Written on the Wind (1956) – Hotel Manager (uncredited) The Book of Acts Series (1957) – Simon Peter The Walter Winchell File – "Act of Folly" – (1957) – Beckman Battle Hymn (1957) – Briefing Officer (uncredited) Mister Cory (1957) – Card Player (uncredited) Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) – Jack Conway, Director of 'Unholy Three' (uncredited) My Man Godfrey (1957) – Man with Monkey Decision – (1958) (TV) – season 1 episode 13 ("Man on a Raft") – Tim Rourke The Female Animal (1958) – Bartender (uncredited) The Gift of Love (1958) – State Trooper (uncredited) Official Detective – "Tinseled Alibi" – (1958) – Snyder The Walter Winchell File – "Portrait of A Cop" (1958) – Janis The Heart Is a Rebel (1958) – Dr. Chambers Wanted Dead or Alive – (1959) (TV) – season 2 episode 12 ("Twelve Hours to Crazy Horse") – Warner The Walking Target (1960) – Brenner (uncredited) Moon Pilot (1962) – Space Flight Technician (uncredited) Seven Days in May (1964) – Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited) Apache Rifles (1964) – Sgt. Cobb Mirage (1965) – Bar Patron (uncredited) 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1966) – Sergeant Walker Seconds (1966) – Mayberry Airport (1970) – Dr. Nash (uncredited) The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970) – Bell Operative (uncredited) The Virginian (1970) (TV) – season 8 episode 23 (Rich Man, Poor Man) – Reardon Dragnet (1970) (TV) – Father of drug addict The Bus Is Coming (1971) – Chief Jackson The Sting (1973) – Bill Clayton from Pittsburgh (uncredited)