Dabbs Greer
Born
April 2, 1917
Died
April 28, 2007 (90 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Fairview, Missouri, USA
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Robert William "Dabbs" Greer (April 2, 1917 – April 28, 2007) was an American actor who performed many diverse supporting roles in film and television for over 50 years. His distinctive voice and southern accent was a good fit for shows featuring rustic characters, especially westerns. He also was portrayed on other shows as a minister, and is probably best remembered as the Reverend Robert Alden in NBC's Little House on the Prairie. Earlier, Greer had a recurring role as Coach Ossie Weiss in the NBC sitcom Hank.
Known For

Walking the Mile
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2014
Family
Another Great-Grandfather
2006

Maybe It's Me
Fred Stage · (22 episodes)
2001

Lizzie McGuire
Moe · (1 episode)
2001
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Self (uncredited)
2000

The Green Mile
Old Paul Edgecomb
1999

Family Law
Frank Watson · (1 episode)
1999

George & Leo
(1 episode)
1997

Ally McBeal
Vincent Robbins · (1 episode)
1997

Con Air
Old Man Under Truck
1997

Spin City
Dr. Marsh Laughlin, DDS · (1 episode)
1996

Little Giants
Wilbur
1994

Runaway Daughters
Gary
1994

Diagnosis: Murder
Danny McNamara · (2 episodes)
1993

The Secret Of Lost Creek
(5 episodes)
1992

House IV
Dad
1992

The Secret of Lost Creek
Henry Fogel · (15 episodes)
1991

Pacific Heights
Mr. Thayer
1990

The Bradys
(1 episode)
1990

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Otto
1989

Roseanne
(1 episode)
1988

Two Moon Junction
Kyle
1988

Bonanza: The Next Generation
Sills
1988

Evil Town
Lyle Phelps
1987

L.A. Law
Chester Mead · (1 episode)
1986

Charles in Charge
'Buzz' Powell · (1 episode)
1984

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
Rev. Robert Alden
1983

Matt Houston
(1 episode)
1982

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Wally
1981

The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Ace Hutchin
1978

The Incredible Hulk
Dr. Malone · (1 episode)
1977

Green Eyes
Mr. Cousins
1977

Charlie's Angels
Bluford Catlin · (1 episode)
1976

Dr. Shagetz
Lyle Phelps
1975

The Greatest Gift
Deacon Hurd
1974

The Rockford Files
Peter Preli · (1 episode)
1974

Paper Moon
(1 episode)
1974

The Manhunter
(1 episode)
1974

Little House on the Prairie
Reverend Alden · (2 episodes)
1974

Little House on the Prairie
Rev. Robert Alden · (1 episode)
1974

White Lightning
Pa McKlusky
1973

Barnaby Jones
Andy Spake · (1 episode)
1973

Rage
Dr. Thompson
1972

The Streets of San Francisco
Watchman · (1 episode)
1972

Ghost Story
Harry Bell · (1 episode)
1972

The Rookies
(1 episode)
1972

Nichols
Harrigan · (1 episode)
1971

Cannon
(3 episodes)
1971

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
Stilts
1970

The Cheyenne Social Club
Jedediah W. Willowby
1970

The Brady Bunch
Minister · (1 episode)
1969

Lancer
(1 episode)
1968

The Mod Squad
Store Owner · (1 episode)
1968

Adam-12
Dave Carson · (1 episode)
1968

Mannix
(1 episode)
1967

Mannix
Petey O'Grady (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1967

Mannix
Dan Turpin · (1 episode)
1967

Ironside
(2 episodes)
1967

Ironside
Mr. Carew · (1 episode)
1967

Rango
(1 episode)
1967

The Invaders
The Minister · (1 episode)
1967

Hank
Coach Ossie Weiss · (26 episodes)
1965

The F.B.I.
Paul Leonard · (1 episode)
1965

The F.B.I.
Harry Porter · (1 episode)
1965

The F.B.I.
Alvin Van Doyle · (1 episode)
1965

The F.B.I.
Van Doyle · (1 episode)
1965

The F.B.I.
Patrick Owens · (1 episode)
1965

The F.B.I.
Orkin · (1 episode)
1965

The F.B.I.
Arlie Sessions · (1 episode)
1965

The F.B.I.
Howard Deal · (1 episode)
1965

The F.B.I.
Sal Cleary · (1 episode)
1965

The F.B.I.
Kelsey Waller · (1 episode)
1965

The Wild Wild West
(1 episode)
1965

Laredo
(1 episode)
1965

The Big Valley
Matt Carson · (1 episode)
1965

Shenandoah
Abernathy
1965

Roustabout
Arthur Nielsen
1964

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
(1 episode)
1964

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Harper Caldwell · (1 episode)
1964

The Cara Williams Show
(1 episode)
1964

Wendy and Me
(1 episode)
1964

Palm Springs Weekend
Boys' Club Leader (uncredited)
1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre
Newton Yort · (1 episode)
1963

Petticoat Junction
Mr. Peck · (1 episode)
1963

The Fugitive
Mayor Duncan · (1 episode)
1963

The Fugitive
Sheriff Claypool · (1 episode)
1963

The Fugitive
Jensen · (1 episode)
1963

The Fugitive
Charlie Fletcher · (1 episode)
1963

The Fugitive
Hotel Clerk Thomas · (1 episode)
1963

The Fugitive
Sgt. Fairfield (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
Charles · (1 episode)
1963

The Outer Limits
Mr. Bishop · (1 episode)
1963

The Outer Limits
E. F. Larkin · (1 episode)
1963

Arrest and Trial
J. H. Salomon · (1 episode)
1963

Showdown
Express Man
1963

Stoney Burke
(1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
Doc · (1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
Ed Harger · (1 episode)
1962

Saints and Sinners
Walter Hines · (1 episode)
1962

The Dick Van Dyke Show
Chaplain Berger · (3 episodes)
1961

The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mr. Berger · (1 episode)
1961

The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mr. Waring · (1 episode)
1961

Ichabod and Me
(1 episode)
1961

Cain's Hundred
Willie Beal · (1 episode)
1961

Surfside 6
Finney Tate · (1 episode)
1960

The Andy Griffith Show
Naylor · (1 episode)
1960

The Andy Griffith Show
Greendale Councilman Dobbs · (1 episode)
1960

The Andy Griffith Show
Sales Clerk · (1 episode)
1960

The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Sims · (1 episode)
1960

Checkmate
Hokey · (1 episode)
1960

Cash McCall
Bronson (uncredited)
1960

Edge of Eternity
Gas Station Attendant
1959

The Detectives
(2 episodes)
1959

The Detectives
The Man · (1 episode)
1959

The Untouchables
Thomas B. Randall · (1 episode)
1959

The Untouchables
Brower · (1 episode)
1959

The Untouchables
Agent Ned Ferber · (1 episode)
1959

Adventures in Paradise
Reverend Forbes · (1 episode)
1959

The Twilight Zone
Scanlan · (1 episode)
1959

The Twilight Zone
Evans · (1 episode)
1959

Johnny Ringo
Sam · (1 episode)
1959

Law of the Plainsman
Wesley · (1 episode)
1959

Wichita Town
(1 episode)
1959

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
(2 episodes)
1959

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Dr. Meeker · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Doc Tasker Dunkatt · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Mercantile Owner · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Judge · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Sam · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Hub Dawes · (1 episode)
1959

The Troubleshooters
Lepage · (1 episode)
1959

Tightrope
Skeet · (1 episode)
1959

Last Train from Gun Hill
Deputy Andy
1959

Day of the Outlaw
Doc Langer, Veterinarian
1959

Lone Texan
Doc Jansen
1959

Black Saddle
Owen Edwards · (1 episode)
1959

Black Saddle
Denver Pollock · (1 episode)
1959

Rawhide
Jebidiah Haddlebird · (1 episode)
1959

Rawhide
Sheriff · (1 episode)
1959

I Want to Live!
San Quentin Capt.
1958

Bat Masterson
Will · (1 episode)
1958

Lawman
Les Courtney · (1 episode)
1958

The Rifleman
(6 episodes)
1958

The Rifleman
Marcus Trimble · (1 episode)
1958

The Rifleman
Bert Taylor · (1 episode)
1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Tom Wade · (1 episode)
1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Elder Luke Boone · (1 episode)
1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Bartender · (1 episode)
1958

It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Eric Royce
1958

Baby Face Nelson
FBI Agent Charles Bonner
1957

All Mine to Give
Clendenning
1957

Young and Dangerous
Mr. John Clinton
1957

My Man Godfrey
Lieutenant O'Connor
1957

Trackdown
Ward Barrett · (1 episode)
1957

Trackdown
Mike Kilroy · (1 episode)
1957

Trackdown
Sheriff Chet Farrow · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Dave Kirby · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Bill Cotton · (30 episodes)
1957

Perry Mason
Hal Kirkwood · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Buzz Farrell · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Jack Tabor · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Larsen Halstead · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Dodson · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Charles Knudsen · (1 episode)
1957

The Thin Man
(1 episode)
1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
(1 episode)
1957

The Hired Man
Bill Rockwell
1957

Pawnee
John Brewster
1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Scooter Jaffee · (1 episode)
1957

Johnny Tremain
Nat Lorne
1957

The Vampire
Dr. Will Beaumont
1957

The Giant Claw
Fighter Pilot, (archive footage) (uncredited)
1957

The Spirit of St. Louis
Goldsborough (uncredited)
1957

Chain of Evidence
Dr. Ainsley - Psychiatrist
1957
Official Detective
(1 episode)
1957

Hot Cars
Det. Davenport
1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sam · (1 episode)
1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Simon Marsh · (1 episode)
1956

Tension at Table Rock
Doctor (uncredited)
1956

State Trooper
Ed Grimes · (1 episode)
1956

The Young Guns
Fred
1956

D-Day the Sixth of June
Driver
1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas
Mr. Smith-Johnson (uncredited)
1956

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Mack Lomax
1956

At Gunpoint
Funeral Minister
1955

Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Sheriff · (1 episode)
1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Theodore the Milkman · (1 episode)
1955

The Seven Little Foys
Tutor
1955

Frontier
Ray · (1 episode)
1955

Frontier
Marshal · (1 episode)
1955
Navy Log
(1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Jonas · (33 episodes)
1955

Gunsmoke
Uncle Wesley · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Joe Bean · (1 episode)
1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Marshal Crawford · (1 episode)
1955

The Scarlet Coat
Capt. Brewster
1955

Foxfire
Bus Driver (uncredited)
1955

An Annapolis Story
Cmdr. Halleck (uncredited)
1955

The Wonderful World of Disney
Will (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
Fort Supplier (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
Stilts · (2 episodes)
1954

Father Knows Best
(1 episode)
1954

Studio 57
Sheriff Barton · (1 episode)
1954

Lassie
(1 episode)
1954

Private Hell 36
Sam Marvin (uncredited)
1954

Living It Up
Leader of the Boy Rangers (uncredited)
1954

The Desperado
U.S. Marshal Jim Langley
1954

Lucky Me
Eddie Szczepanski (uncredited)
1954

The Lone Wolf
Sheriff Ketton · (1 episode)
1954

Bitter Creek
Sheriff
1954

Riot in Cell Block 11
Schuyler
1954

She Couldn't Say No
Dick Jordan
1954

Take the High Ground!
Shorty (uncredited)
1953

The Man Behind the Badge
(1 episode)
1953

Topper
Jack · (1 episode)
1953

Letter to Loretta
Dewey Mason · (1 episode)
1953

Letter to Loretta
Walter Harrison · (1 episode)
1953

Letter to Loretta
Fred Blanchard · (1 episode)
1953

Letter to Loretta
Dr. Baker · (1 episode)
1953

Letter to Loretta
Dr. Merrill · (1 episode)
1953

Letter to Loretta
Dentist · (1 episode)
1953

Letter to Loretta
Chester Ives · (1 episode)
1953

Letter to Loretta
Les Shaw · (1 episode)
1953

China Venture
Galuppo
1953

Mister Scoutmaster
Fireman (uncredited)
1953

Mission Over Korea
Pilot
1953

Affair with a Stranger
Happy Murray
1953

A Slight Case of Larceny
Eddie
1953

Remains to Be Seen
Julius (uncredited)
1953

Half a Hero
George Payson
1953

House of Wax
Shane
1953

Trouble Along the Way
Father Peterson
1953

General Electric Theater
Tom · (1 episode)
1953

The Bad and the Beautiful
Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)
1952

Because of You
Tijuana Shop Owner (uncredited)
1952

Cavalcade of America
John Adams · (1 episode)
1952

Cavalcade of America
Johann · (1 episode)
1952

Cavalcade of America
(1 episode)
1952

Adventures of Superman
(2 episodes)
1952

Adventures of Superman
Joe Winters · (1 episode)
1952

Monkey Business
Cabbie (uncredited)
1952

We're Not Married!
Beauty Contest Spectator (uncredited)
1952

Sally and Saint Anne
Mr. Parker
1952

Scarlet Angel
Robbery Victim
1952

Young Man with Ideas
Telephone Man (uncredited)
1952

Deadline - U.S.A.
Reporter (uncredited)
1952

Deadline - U.S.A.
Day Reporter (uncredited)
1952

Room for One More
Scoutmaster (uncredited)
1952

Week-End with Father
Minor Role (uncredited)
1951

The Unknown Man
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Charlie · (1 episode)
1951

Father's Little Dividend
Green Taxicab's Driver (uncredited)
1951

Storm Warning
Courtroom Cop (uncredited)
1951

California Passage
Dealer (uncredited)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
MacGuire · (1 episode)
1950

Dick Tracy
Shaky · (1 episode)
1950

Devil's Doorway
Spud Keith (uncredited)
1950

The Damned Don't Cry
Reporter (uncredited)
1950

Reign of Terror
Bridge Guard (uncredited)
1949