Actor Robert Christian

Robert Christian (December 27, 1939 – January 27, 1983) was an American actor.

Christian was born in Los Angeles and began acting as a child, appearing on Amos ‘n’ Andy and The Andy Griffith Show. He later moved to New York and studied at the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg. Christian was a member of the Negro Ensemble Company and appeared in numerous stage productions, winning an Obie Award in 1976 for his performance in Athol Fugard’s Blood Knot at the Manhattan Theater Club. Christian appeared as Detective Bob Morgan on Another World from January to December 1982, leaving the program only a few weeks before he died of cancerous complications of AIDS in January 1983.

Filmography

  • Airborne (1962) – Pvt. ‘Rocky’ Laymon
  • The Patsy (1964) – Barbershop Porter (uncredited)
  • Funny Girl (1968) – Messenger (uncredited)
  • Some of My Best Friends Are… (1971) – Eric
  • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978) – David Logan
  • The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) – Arthur Briggs
  • …And Justice for All (1979) – Ralph Agee
  • Bustin’ Loose (1981) – Donald
  • Prince of the City (1981) – The King
  • External Links

    Actor Robert Christian – Wikipedia

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