Robert M. Culp (1930 - 2010)

Born 16 Aug 1930 in Oakland, California, USA

Ancestors

Died 24 Mar 2010 at age 79 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Bob Culp is Notable.

Robert was born on 16 Aug 1930 in Oakland or Berkeley, California. He was the only child of Crozier Cordell Culp, an attorney, and his wife, Bethel Martin Collins.

Culp married five times and is the father of five children.

He died on 24 March 2010. He was found on the sidewalk near the lower entrance to the Runyon Canyon, a park close to his apartment in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles.

Fast Facts

Became interested in acting as a boy and staged marionette shows before performing in community-theater productions at age 14. Earned money as a teen drawing cartoons for San Francisco Bay-area newspapers and magazines. Standout in track and field, specializing in the pole vault, and was offered athletic scholarships to six colleges. Achieved success on the New York stage in He Who Gets Slapped and A Clearing in the Woods; performed in the first U.S. staging of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. First lead role on TV came in 1957 as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman on Trackdown before his breakout success on I Spy in 1965, for which he wrote the pilot script and six other episodes. Was nominated for three consecutive Emmys for I Spy, but lost each time to costar Bill Cosby. Active in the civil-rights movement; produced and directed the acclaimed civil-rights documentary Operation Breadbasket. Biggest film success came in 1969 with Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Lone film directed was 1972's Hickey & Boggs. Returned to TV prominence on The Greatest American Hero in 1981 as an FBI agent helping a superhero. Broadened his fan base as Ray's father-in-law on Everybody Loves Raymond.

Awards

1967, Golden Globe — Actor in a Television Series: Nominee 1968, Emmy — Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Nominee 1966, Emmy — Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Nominee 1967, Emmy — Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Nominee 1967, Emmy — Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: Nominee

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Culp
• https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191685/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
• https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/robert-culp/bio/172063/
• http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/24/obit.robert.culp/index.html