
Robert Totten
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-02-05
Day of Death
1997-01-27 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Robert Totten
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.
Known For
Acting
(1970)
Cutter's Trail
as Thatcher
(1964)
Youngblood Hawke
as Loading Man (uncredited)
Crew
(1988)
Dark Before Dawn
Director
(1976)
Pony Express Rider
Director, Writer
(1975)
Huckleberry Finn
Director
(1973)
The Mystery in Dracula's Castle
Director
(1973)
The Red Pony
Director, Teleplay
(1972)
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
Director
(1970)
The Wild Country
Director
(1969)
Death of a Gunfighter
Director
(1969)
Ride a Northbound Horse
Director
(1968)
Way Down Cellar
Director
(1964)
Youngblood Hawke
Second Unit Director
(1963)
Spencer's Mountain
Second Unit Director
(1963)
The Quick and the Dead
Writer, Director