Robert Gunner
Age: N/A | From: North Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Robert Wolfmayer , Bob Gunner
Gender: Male
Place of birth: North Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
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Movie Involvements: 4
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
Biography
Robert Gunner (July 27, 1931 - December 18, 2001) was an American actor who played the role of Lieutenant John Landon in the film, Planet of the Apes (1968). A six-foot-one, 200-pounder from North Plainfield, New Jersey, was military service in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War which landed Bob Gunner in show business - on a weekly Navy hour televised from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Later, he studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighbourhood Playhouse in New York and became a professional model - the 'Marlboro Man' in TV commercials and magazine ads and the 'Quiet Man' in Ford video commercials. He had been seen previously in the smaller role of a detective in Caprice (1967).
Most Famous Work
Planet of the Apes
(1968) Landon
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
(1971) Landon (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Green Hornet
(1966) Detective (as Bob Gunner)
The Jackals
(1967) Roger 'Stretch' Hawkins
Corey: For the People
(1977) Dr. Richard MorganActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Dr. Richard Morgan | |
| 1971 | Landon (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | Landon | |
| 1967 | Roger 'Stretch' Hawkins | |
| 1966 | Detective (as Bob Gunner) | |
| Agent 0008 (uncredited) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
