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Robert Culp
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Robert Culp

Known for The Nanny · Columbo · Law & Order

Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor, scriptwriter, voice actor and director, widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965–1968), the espionage series in which he and co-star Bill Cosby played a pair of secret agents. He also had a recurring role as Warren Whelan on Everybody Loves Raymond.

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Born
Aug 16, 1930
Died
Mar 24, 2010
Birthplace
Oakland, California, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor, scriptwriter, voice actor and director, widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965–1968), the espionage series in which he and co-star Bill Cosby played a pair of secret agents. He also had a recurring role as Warren Whelan on Everybody Loves Raymond.

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Known For

TVThe Nanny
The NannyStewart Babcock · 1993
★ 8.1
TVColumbo
ColumboBart Kepple · 1971
★ 8.1
TVLaw & Order
Law & OrderRobert Culp (uncredited) · 1990
★ 7.3
TVEverybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves RaymondWarren Whelan · 1996
★ 6.8
TVRobot Chicken
Robot ChickenBill Maxwell / Sheriff of Nottingham (voice) · 2005
★ 7.6
TVSaturday Night Live
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 1975
★ 6.9
TVBonanza
BonanzaEd Payson · 1959
★ 7.5
TVMurder, She Wrote
Murder, She WroteNorman Amberson · 1984
★ 7.5

Filmography

Movies

1984Male Telescreen Voice (voice)
1953
Now Is TomorrowCaptain David Blair
1958
Sammy, the Way-Out SealChester 'Chet' Loomis
1962
PT 109Ensign George 'Barney' Ross
1963
Sunday in New YorkRuss Wilson
1963
The RaidersWild Bill Hickock
1963
Rhino!Dr. Hanlon
1964
The Hanged ManHarry Pace
1964
Black and White: UptightHost
1969
Bob & Carol & Ted & AliceBob Sanders
1969
Operation BreadbasketSelf - Narrator
1969
Operation BreadbasketDirector
1969
Operation BreadbasketWriter
1969
Operation BreadbasketProducer
1969
Hannie CaulderThomas Luther Price
1971
Hickey & BoggsFrank Boggs
1972
Hickey & BoggsDirector
1972
A Cold Night's DeathRobert Jones
1973
A Name for EvilJohn Blake
1973
Outrage!Jim Kiler
1973
See the Man RunBen Taylor
1973
The LieLawrence
1973
Give Me LibertyJohn Freeborn
1974
Houston, We've Got a ProblemSteve Bell
1974
SH
Strange HomecomingJack Halsey
1974
The Castaway CowboyCalvin Bryson
1974
A Cry for HelpHarry Freeman
1975
Inside OutSly Wells
1975
Breaking PointFrank Sirrianni
1976
Sky RidersJonas Bracken
1976
The Great Scout & Cathouse ThursdayJack Colby
1976
Flood!Steve Brannigan
1977
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
SpectreWilliam Sebastian
1977
LO
Last of the Good GuysSgt. Nichols
1978
A Cry for JusticeSgt. Price
1979
GoldengirlSteve Esselton
1979
Hot RodT.L. Munn
1979
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama PartySelf (uncredited)
1979
The Night the City ScreamedFrank McGuire
1980
KilljoyLou Corbin
1981
National Lampoon's Movie MadnessPaul Everest ("Success Wanters")
1982
Thou Shalt Not KillSteve Nevins
1982
Calendar Girl MurdersRichard Trainor
1984
Her Life as a ManDave Fleming
1984
Brothers-in-LawWinston Goodhue
1985
The Key to RebeccaGen. Erwin Rommel
1985
Turk 182!Mayor Tyler
1985
Combat AcademyGeneral Edward 'Ed' Woods
1986
The Blue LightningLester McInally
1986
The GladiatorLieutenant Frank Mason
1986
Big Bad Mama IIDaryl Pearson
1987
What Price VictoryBilly Bob Claiborne
1988
Pucker Up and Bark Like a DogGregor
1989
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!Lt. Connely
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant DaughterRichard Stuart
1990
That's ActionNarrator
1990
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro AffairGeneral Davies
1990
Murderous VisionDr. Bordinay
1991
TimebombMr. Phillips
1991
The Pelican BriefThe President
1993
Warren Oates: Across the BorderSelf
1993
I Spy ReturnsKelly Robinson
1994
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly SinsActor Playing Noble Hart
1995
PantherCharles Garry
1995
Xtro 3: Watch the SkiesMajor Guardino
1995
MercenaryMcClean
1996
Spy HardBusinessman
1996
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the WesternSelf
1997
Most WantedDonald Bickhart
1997
WantedFr. Patrick
1998
Canned Ham: The Dr. Evil StorySelf
1999
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1Narrator
1999
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2Self - Host
1999
Farewell, My LoveMichael Reilly
2000
InnocentsJudge Winston
2000
NewsbreakJudge McNamara
2000
Running MatesSen. Parker Gable
2000
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodNarrator
2001
H
HungerThe Chief
2001
NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelf
2002
BE
Blind EyeIsaac
2003
The Almost GuysThe Colonel
2004
Santa's SlayGrandpa
2005
Steve McQueen: The Essence of CoolSelf
2005
The AssignmentBlakesley
2010
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful LifeSelf
2011
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018

Television

Studio OneMale Telescreen Voice · 1 eps
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1 eps
1948
Robert Montgomery PresentsSam Bullock · 1 eps
1950
The Jack Benny ProgramRobert Culp · 1 eps
1950
Death Valley DaysThomas Burdue / James Stuart · 1 eps
1952
General Electric TheaterCaptain Masters · 1 eps
1953
You Are ThereFabius · 1 eps
1953
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsClarence · 1 eps
1955
GunsmokeJoe · 1 eps
1955
P'
Playwrights '561 eps
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreHoby Gilman · 1 eps
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDeputy Sam Applegate · 1 eps
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreShad Hudson · 1 eps
1956
TrackdownHoby Gilman · 71 eps
1957
TrackdownWriter
1957
Wagon TrainBaylor Crofoot · 1 eps
1957
Naked CityRichard Calder · 1 eps
1958
The Rifleman1 eps
1958
The RiflemanDave Foley · 1 eps
1958
The RiflemanWriter
1958
BonanzaEd Payson · 1 eps
1959
Johnny RingoClay Horne · 1 eps
1959
RawhideCraig Kern · 1 eps
1959
The Detectives1 eps
1959
The DuPont Show with June AllysonStuart Douglas · 1 eps
1959
Outlaws1 eps
1960
Tate1 eps
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck ShowArchie Bishop · 1 eps
1960
The Chevy Mystery ShowAbel · 1 eps
1960
The WesternerPrescott · 1 eps
1960
87th PrecinctCurt Donaldson · 1 eps
1961
Ben Casey2 eps
1961
Cain's HundredKurt Yoder · 1 eps
1961
Cain's HundredHank Shannon · 1 eps
1961
Dr. KildareMatt Hendricks · 1 eps
1961
Dr. KildareDr. Jesse Hartwood · 1 eps
1961
Target: The Corruptors!Meeker · 1 eps
1961
Combat!Sgt. John Metcalf · 1 eps
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourHarry Lawrence · 1 eps
1962
The VirginianCharles 'Charlie' Orwell · 1 eps
1962
BH
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatrePeter Furgatch · 1 eps
1963
Mr. NovakFrank Menlow · 1 eps
1963
The Great AdventureSam Houston · 1 eps
1963
The Outer LimitsPaul Cameron · 1 eps
1963
The Outer LimitsAllen Leighton · 1 eps
1963
The Outer LimitsTrent · 1 eps
1963
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Captain Shark · 1 eps
1964
Get SmartWaiter (uncredited) · 1 eps
1965
I SpyKelly Robinson · 82 eps
1965
I SpyWriter
1965
I SpyDirector
1965
Hollywood SquaresSelf · 1 eps
1966
Tales to Keep You AwakeTrent (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
1966
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf · 2 eps
1968
The Name of the GamePaul Tyler · 2 eps
1968
Turn-On1 eps
1969
ColumboBart Kepple · 1 eps
1971
ColumboInvestigator Brimmer · 1 eps
1971
ColumboJordan Rowe · 1 eps
1971
ColumboPaul Hanlon · 1 eps
1971
VS
V.I.P. SchaukelSelf · 1 eps
1971
Police Story3 eps
1973
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 1 eps
1975
The Love BoatRoss Latham · 1 eps
1977
Mrs. ColumboCharles Huston · 1 eps
1979
Roots: The Next GenerationsLyle Pettijohn · 1 eps
1979
Women in WhiteAnthony Broadhurst · 3 eps
1979
The Dream MerchantsHenry Farnum · 3 eps
1980
The Greatest American HeroBill Maxwell · 43 eps
1981
The Greatest American HeroWriter
1981
The Greatest American HeroDirector
1981
HotelDaniel Kingsford · 1 eps
1982
HotelPaul Fitzgerald · 1 eps
1982
Hardcastle and McCormick1 eps
1983
Highway to HeavenRonald James · 1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteNorman Amberson · 1 eps
1984
The Cosby ShowScott Kelly · 1 eps
1984
The Golden GirlsSimon · 1 eps
1985
MatlockRobert Irwin · 2 eps
1986
Jake and the Fatman1 eps
1987
Jake and the FatmanHarrison Gregg · 1 eps
1987
Law & OrderRobert Culp (uncredited) · 1 eps
1990
WingsAce Galvin · 1 eps
1990
Diagnosis: MurderDane Travis · 1 eps
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanElias Jackson · 1 eps
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanMr. Darryl · 2 eps
1993
The NannyStewart Babcock · 1 eps
1993
Walker, Texas RangerLyle Pike · 1 eps
1993
Burke's LawHiram Waters · 1 eps
1994
Chicago HopeBenjamin Quinn · 1 eps
1994
GargoylesHalcyon Renard (voice) · 4 eps
1994
ViperMark Bishop · 1 eps
1994
Everybody Loves RaymondWarren Whelan · 11 eps
1996
Conan the AdventurerKing Vog · 1 eps
1997
The Dead ZoneJeffrey Grissom · 1 eps
2002
Robot ChickenBill Maxwell / Sheriff of Nottingham (voice) · 1 eps
2005

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