Robert H. Harris

Robert H. Harris (born Robert H. Hurwitz; July 15, 1911 – November 30, 1981) was an American character actor.

Stage A veteran of the Yiddish Art Theater from his teens,

In 1952, Harris was the managing director of the Woodstock Playhouse in Woodstock, New York. Prior to that, he had directed repertory theater in Boston and Hollywood. In 1957, Harris played the lead role in The Court of Last Resort.

He also made many guest appearances in many other TV series. These include eight appearances in Alfred Hitchcock Presents between 1956 and 1961 and seven appearances in Perry Mason between 1958 and 1965 including in the 1962 episode "The Case of the Dodging Domino". Among his seven appearances, he played the murderer three times, the murder victim once, and the defendant once. He also appeared in other television series such as Peter Gunn, 77 Sunset Strip, Gunsmoke, Ben Casey, The Asphalt Jungle, Land of the Giants, and Rawhide. He played the scheming John Sukey in "Have Gun Will Travel" S1 E26 "Birds of a Feather" (1958). Robert H. Harris also appeared in the first season of Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "Twenty Million Alibis"(May 6, 1973).

Film

He starred in the 1958 B-movie horror film How to Make a Monster and had notable appearances as a rich cuckold in Elia Kazan's 1963 film America America, and as the obsessive-compulsive consulting psychiatrist in Edward Dmytryk's 1965 film Mirage. His other film credits included roles in Bundle of Joy (1956), The Invisible Boy (1957), Peyton Place (1957), The George Raft Story (1961), Apache Uprising (1965), Valley of the Dolls (1967), How Awful About Allan (1970), The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) and The Man in the Glass Booth (1975).

Personal life and death Harris and his wife, actress Viola Harris, had a son, Steven Lee. Harris died November 30, 1981.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1948 The Naked City Druggist Uncredited1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Clarence Fox Season 1 Episode 18 ("Shopping For Death")1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Laurence Appelby Season 1 Episode 29 ("The Orderly World of Mr. Appelby")1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents John Hurley Season 1 Episode 34 ("The Hidden Thing")1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Albert Birch Season 2 Episode 6 ("Toby")1956 Gunsmoke Ben Pitcher Season 2 Episode 1 ("Cow Doctor")1956 Bundle of Joy Mr. Hargraves 1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Bellefontaine Season 2 Episode 39 ("The Dangerous People")1957 The Big Caper Zimmer 1957 The Invisible Boy Professor Frank Allerton 1957 The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown Barney Baylies 1957 No Down Payment Markham 1957 Peyton Place Seth Bushwell 1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents George C. Piper Season 3 Episode 36 ("The Safe Place")1958 How to Make a Monster Pete Dumond 1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ben Prowdy Season 5 Episode 14 ("Graduating Class")1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Morty Lenton Season 6 Episode 18 ("The Greatest Monster of Them All")1961 Operation Eichmann Minor Role Uncredited1961 Twenty Plus Two Stanley Uncredited1961 The George Raft Story Harvey 1961 The Lawbreakers Joe Selkin 1962 Convicts 4 Commissioner 1963 America America Aratoon Kebabian 1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Dr. Robert J. Perrigan Season 3 Episode 11 ("Consider Her Ways")1964 Nightmare in Chicago Officer Newman 1965 Mirage Dr. Augustus J. Broden 1965 Apache Uprising Hoyt Taylor 1967 Valley of the Dolls Henry Bellamy 1968 The Virginian (TV series) the Doctor Season 6 Episode 23 ("Stacy")1970 How Awful About Allan Dr. Ellins TV movie1972 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid Wilcox 1975 The Man in the Glass Booth Dr. Weisburger

Series in detail Appearances in Alfred Hitchcock Presents "Mr. Fox" in episode: Shopping for Death, first broadcast on January 29, 1956 (episode # 1.18). "Laurence Appleby" in episode: The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby, first broadcast on April 15, 1956 (episode # 1.29). "John Hurley" in episode: The Hidden Thing, first broadcast on May 20, 1956 (episode # 1.34). "Albert Birch" in episode: Toby, first broadcast on November 4, 1956 (episode # 2.6). "LaFontaine" in episode: The Dangerous People, first broadcast on June 23, 1957 (episode # 2.39). "George Piper" in episode: The Safe Place, first broadcast on June 8, 1958 (episode # 3.36). "Ben Prowdy" in episode: Graduating Class, first broadcast on December 27, 1959 (episode # 5.14). "Morty Lenton" in episode: The Greatest Monster of Them All, first broadcast on February 14, 1961 (episode # 6.18).

Appearances in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour "Dr. Perrigan" in episode: Consider Her Ways, first broadcast on December 28, 1964 (episode # 3.11).

Appearances in The Virginian "The doctor" in episode: "Stacey", first broadcast on February 2, 1968 (episode # 6.23).

Appearance in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea "Dr. Eric Carlton" in episode "The Sky Is Falling (1966)"

Appearances in Perry Mason "Edmund Lacey" in episode: The Case of the Lonely Heiress, first broadcast on February 1, 1958 (episode # 1.20). "Aaron Hubble" in episode: The Case of "The Purple Woman", first broadcast on December 6, 1958 (episode # 2.9). "Gordon Russell" in episode: The Case of the Slandered Submarine, first broadcast on May 14, 1960 (episode # 3.23). "Claude Demay" in episode: The Case of the Torrid Tapestry first broadcast on April 22, 1961 (episode # 4.23). "Jerry Janda" in episode: The Case of the Dodging Domino first broadcast on November 1, 1962 (episode # 5.8). "Harry Bronson" in episode: The Case of the Frustrated Folksinger, first broadcast on January 7, 1965 (episode # 8.15). "Marty Webb" in episode: The Case of the Runaway Racer, first broadcast on November 14, 1965 (episode # 9.10).

Appearances in Gunsmoke "Ben Pitcher" in episode: Cow Doctor, first broadcast on September 8, 1956 (episode # 2.1). "Fred Myers" in episode: Kick Me, first broadcast on January 26, 1957 (episode # 2.18).

Appearances in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. "Dr. Janos Hrandy" in episode: The Love Affair, first broadcast on March 29, 1965 (episode # 1.26). "Mark Ole" in episode: The Pop Art Affair, first broadcast on October 7, 1966 (episode # 3.6).

Appearances in The Untouchables "Phil Corbin" in episode: Kiss of Death Girl, first broadcast on December 8, 1960 (episode # 3.6).

Appearances in Suspense episode: Escape This Night, first broadcast on February 7, 1950 (episode # 2.23). episode: Dark Shadows, first broadcast on September 19, 1950 (episode # 3.4). episode: The Juiceman (episode # 3.34). episode: Night Drive, first broadcast on February 26, 1952 (episode # 4.24).

Appearances in Climax! episode: Flight 951, first broadcast on April 21, 1955 (episode # 1.22). appearing as Robert Harris playing "Porfear" in episode: No Right to Kill, first broadcast on August 9, 1956 (episode # 2.42). episode: The Secret of the Red Room first broadcast on September 12, 1957 (episode # 3.44).

Appearances in Bonanza Jacob J. Dormann in episode: "The Legacy", first broadcast on December 15, 1963 (episode # 5.11).