Robert Heath Foxworth is an American film, stage and television actor.
Early life Foxworth was born in Houston, Texas, the son
of Erna Beth, a writer, and John Howard Foxworth, a roofing contractor. He attended Lamar High
School. Career
Foxworth first gained attention as a stage actor, particularly at Washington, D.C.'s
Arena Stage. He was the original casting of J. R. Ewing
in Dallas, but wanted the role softened too much for the producer's taste, and was replaced
by Larry Hagman. Among his numerous movie and television roles,
such as in the television series The Storefront Lawyers, Foxworth is best known for his stints
on Falcon Crest and Six Feet Under as well as a starring role in Gene Roddenberry's 1974
movie The Questor Tapes. He also appeared in the episode "All My Tomorrows" of the NBC
romantic anthology series Love Story in 1973 and in the episode "The Mask of Adonis" from
the 1977 NBC science fiction-horror anthology series Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected.
He had a guest starring role on the seventh season of The West Wing and a guest spot on
Law & Order. He has also guest starred in Hawaii Five-O,
Password Plus, Murder She Wrote, seaQuest DSV, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Outer
Limits, Star Trek: Enterprise, Stargate SG-1 and Babylon 5. He has done voice acting as
the corrupt Professor Hamilton on Justice League Unlimited. He also voiced the Autobot
Ratchet, in the film version of Transformers and its sequels.
Personal Foxworth was married from 1964 until 1974
to Marilyn McCormick who together had two children, including actor Bo Foxworth. Foxworth
was married to actress Elizabeth Montgomery until her death in 1995.
Filmography 1971 The Mod Squad
1973 Hawaii Five-O 1974 Barnaby Jones
1976 Treasure of Matecumbe 1977: Airport '77
1978: Damien: Omen II 1979: Password Plus
1979: Prophecy 1980: The Black Marble
1981: Peter and Paul 1989: Beyond the Stars
1994: seaQuest DSV 1994: Babylon 5 – "Points of Departure",
"All Alone in the Night" – General William Hague
1996: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - "Homefront" & "Paradise Lost " - Admiral Leyton
1996: The Outer Limits - "Trial by Fire" - Charles Halsey
1998: LateLine 2001: Six Feet Under
2003: Stargate SG-1 2004: Star Trek: Enterprise
2005: Syriana 2005: The West Wing
2007: Transformers – voice of Ratchet 2008: Kiss the Bride
2009: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – voice of Ratchet
2011: Transformers: Dark of the Moon – voice of Ratchet
2014: Transformers: Age of Extinction – voice of Ratchet and Leadfoot
Television films 1971: Hogan's Goat
1973: The Devil's Daughter 1973: Frankenstein
1974: Mrs. Sundance 1974: The Questor Tapes
1976: Invisible Strangler 1977: It Happened at Lakewood Manor
1978: Death Moon 1980: The Memory of Eva Ryker
1981: Peter and Paul - Peter 1988: Double Standard
1989: Columbo: Grand Deceptions 1990: Face to Face
1992: With Murder in Mind 2006: The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's
Mines References
External links Robert Foxworth at the Internet Movie Database
Robert Foxworth at the TCM Movie Database Robert Foxworth at AllMovie