Robert Patten (actor)

Robert Patten
Robert Patten
	Patten (right) with Hugh Beaumont in Medic, 1955
Born	Robert Fitz Randolph Patten; October 11, 1925; Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Died	December 29, 2001 (aged 76); Malibu, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Washington
Occupation(s)	Film and television actor
Years active	1947–1993
Spouse	Peggy Lloyd (m. 1956)

Robert Fitz Randolph Patten (October 11, 1925 – December 29, 2001) was an American film and television actor.^[3] He was perhaps best known for playing Lieutenant Jesse Bishop in the 1949 film Twelve O'Clock High.^[4] Patten died in December 2001 of cancer at his home in Malibu, California, at the age of 76.^[1]^[5]

Partial filmography

Black Gold (1947) - Jockey (uncredited)
The Street with No Name (1948) - Robert Danker (uncredited)
Apartment for Peggy (1948) - Student (uncredited)
When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) - Sailor (uncredited)
Mother Is a Freshman (1949) - Young Man (uncredited)
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) - Joe Fisher
It Happens Every Spring (1949) - Cab Driver (uncredited)
Sand (1949) - Boyd
Slattery's Hurricane (1949) - Lieutenant at Desk (uncredited)
I Was a Male War Bride (1949) - Interne (uncredited)
Father Was a Fullback (1949) - Manager (uncredited)
Twelve O'Clock High (1949) - Lieutenant Jesse Bishop
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) - Corporal Heckling Bill (uncredited)
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) - Medical Examiner (uncredited)
American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950) - Lovejoy
The Frogmen (1951) - Lieutenant Klinger (uncredited)
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) - Frank
Return from the Sea (1954) - Welch
Unchained (1955) - Johnny Swanson (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 14: "A Bullet for Baldwin") - Detective
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 16: "You Got to Have Luck") - Willis the Co-Pilot
D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) - Petty Officer (uncredited)
Bells Are Ringing (1960) - Party Guest (uncredited)
Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961) - Lieutenant J. G. Marchon
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) - Party Guest (uncredited)
A Guide for the Married Man (1967) - Party Guest
Airport (1970) - Captain Benson
Zig Zag (1970) - John Raymond
The Love Machine (1971) - Reporter (uncredited)
Westworld (1973) - Technician
Black Sunday (1977) - Vickers
FM (1978) - Jack Rapp
Personal Best (1982) - Colin Sales

References

^ ^a ^b "Robert F. Patten, 76; Film and Television Character Actor". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 2002. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ Times Correspendent (March 4, 1956). "Peggy Lloyd and Actor Robert Patten Married". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 71. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Actor Robert Patten Weds Lloyd's Daughter". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. March 5, 1956. p. 6. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Duffin, Allan; Matheis, Paul (September 30, 2005). The 12 O'Clock High Logbook: The Unofficial History of the Novel, Motion Picture, and TV Series. BearManor Media. p. 76. ISBN 9781593930332 – via Google Books.
^ Lentz, Harris (April 16, 2002). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001. McFarland. p. 231. ISBN 9780786412785 – via Google Books.

External links

[a-1] "Robert F. Patten, 76; Film and Television Character Actor". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 2002. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[2] Times Correspendent (March 4, 1956). "Peggy Lloyd and Actor Robert Patten Married". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 71. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Actor Robert Patten Weds Lloyd's Daughter". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. March 5, 1956. p. 6. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Duffin, Allan; Matheis, Paul (September 30, 2005). The 12 O'Clock High Logbook: The Unofficial History of the Novel, Motion Picture, and TV Series. BearManor Media. p. 76. ISBN 9781593930332 – via Google Books.

[5] Lentz, Harris (April 16, 2002). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001. McFarland. p. 231. ISBN 9780786412785 – via Google Books.

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