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Robert Totten profile
Actor

Robert Totten

Directing

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Acting credits

5

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Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.5

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Movies: 14Series: 18Crew credits: 29

TMDB ID: 120884

IMDb ID: nm0869427

Known for: Directing

Born: February 5, 1937

Died: January 27, 1997

Age: 59

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1955 - 1988

Years active: 34

Average TMDB rating: 6.97

Wikidata: Q3436417

Also known as

Alan Smithee • Allen Smithee

Other jobs

Director (25)Second Unit Director (2)Writer (2)

Biography

Robert Charles Totten (February 5, 1937 – January 27, 1995) was an American television director, writer, and actor, best known for directing many Gunsmoke episodes between 1966 and 1971. In addition to directing, Totten also co-starred in Gunsmoke playing the role of Corley, opposite of Nehemiah Persoff, in the 1969 episode "The Mark of Cain,". And among others, as the childhood friend of Festus, in self-titled episode, "Cleavus". As director, writer, and actor, Totten is a member all three guilds; the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild.

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