Robert Riordan

Robert Riordan

Born: December 11, 1911
Died: January 1, 1968
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Movies for Robert Riordan...

The Destructors
Title: The Destructors
Character: Congressman
Released: May 3, 1968
Type: Movie
Foreign agents are after a substance called "laser rubies" that can power a killer laser beam. Government agents are dispatched to protect the rubies and eliminate the foreign agents.
bee
Title: The Time Tunnel
Character: Admiral Brandt
Released: September 9, 1966
Type: TV
The Time Tunnel is a 1966–1967 U.S. color science fiction TV series, written around a theme of time travel adventure. The show was creator-producer Irwin Allen's third science fiction television series, released by 20th Century Fox and broadcast on ABC. The show ran for one season of 30 episodes. Reruns are viewable on cable and by internet streaming. A pilot for a new series was produced in 2002, although it was not picked up.
bee
I'd Rather Be Rich
Title: I'd Rather Be Rich
Character: Director
Released: August 25, 1964
Type: Movie
An updated remake of It Started With Eve (1941). A young heiress is summoned to the bedside of her dying grandfather. The man's last wish is to meet her fiance, but problems arise when the fiance is delayed and a young chemical engineer is persuaded to take his place. When the grandfather suddenly (and secretly) recovers, he uses the situation to his advantage - playing matchmaker in an attempt to ensure his granddaughter's happiness.
bee
Title: Petticoat Junction
Character: Avery Mapes
Released: September 24, 1963
Type: TV
The Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters do the job of running the hotel.
bee
The Manchurian Candidate
Title: The Manchurian Candidate
Character: Benjamin K. Arthur
Released: October 24, 1962
Type: Movie
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.
bee
Title: The Twilight Zone
Character: Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Released: October 2, 1959
Type: TV
A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
bee
Arson for Hire
Title: Arson for Hire
Character: Fire Chief Boswell
Released: March 1, 1959
Type: Movie
Johnny Broderick, arson squad investigator, and his assistant, Ben Howard,, investigate a warehouse fire and find evidence of arson. Lawyer William Yarbo is behind the series of incendiary fires that have been plaguing the city. Keely Hariss, an actress, inherited the warehouse from her father. Yabro calls on her and says that he and her father had heavily insured the building and planned to burn it and collect, and also tells her she must accept half of the insurance money or he will see that she is blamed for the arson. "Pop" Bergen, the father of Marily Bergen, is the torch man hired by Yarbo, and he perishes in one of the conflagrations. Yarbo learns that Keely is cooperating with Broderick and he enters the movie studio where she is working, determined to kill her. Written By Les Adams
bee
Title: Perry Mason
Character: Janice's Lawyer
Released: September 21, 1957
Type: TV
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
bee
Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Mr. Sloan
Released: October 2, 1955
Type: TV
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
bee
The Velvet Touch
Title: The Velvet Touch
Character: Mr. Putnam
Released: July 13, 1948
Type: Movie
After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.
bee
Smart Woman
Title: Smart Woman
Character: Burkette
Released: April 30, 1948
Type: Movie
A crusading DA falls for a defense attorney with a criminal past.
bee
To the Ends of the Earth
Title: To the Ends of the Earth
Character: Ship's Doctor (uncredited)
Released: February 7, 1948
Type: Movie
A treasury agent becomes obsessed with exposing an international drug ring.
bee
Cass Timberlane
Title: Cass Timberlane
Character: Reverend Yarrow
Released: November 6, 1947
Type: Movie
Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby is stillborn and she turns more and more to attorney friend of of Cass' Brad Criley. While quarreling the Judge tells Virginia to stay with Brad, but when she becomes sick he brings her home.
bee
Jesse James Rides Again
Title: Jesse James Rides Again
Character: Walden
Released: August 2, 1947
Type: Movie
Jesse James wants to start a new life in a new location, but quickly finds himself wrapped-up in protecting townsfolk from the machinations of evil oilmen.
bee
That's My Man
Title: That's My Man
Character: Doctor
Released: June 1, 1947
Type: Movie
A poor young man is finally able to achieve his dream of running a horse at the track, but when he starts becoming successful, he begins to lose sight of what mattered to him before.
bee
Shoot to Kill
Title: Shoot to Kill
Character: Ed Carter
Released: March 15, 1947
Type: Movie
A gritty crime story involving a newspaper man and crooked politicians.