Robert Brubaker
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Robert Brubaker was an American
character actor
best known for his roles in television
and movie westerns, including as Gunsmoke
and 40 Guns to Apache Pass
. Brubaker was the only actor to have two recurring roles on the television series, Gunsmoke, portraying both a bartender
named Floyd and a stagecoach
driver named Jim Buck. Some of Brubaker's other credits included the Rock Hudson film, Seconds
, and the television crime drama, The Walter Winchell File
.
Robert Brubaker was born in Robinson, Illinois
, on October 9, 1916. He died on April 15, 2010, at the age of 93.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
character actor
Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
best known for his roles in television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and movie westerns, including as Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West....
and 40 Guns to Apache Pass
40 Guns to Apache Pass
40 Guns to Apache Pass is a 1967 Western film directed by William Witney and starring Audie Murphy. It was Murphy's last starring film and the final film of Robert E. Kent Productions.-Plot:...
. Brubaker was the only actor to have two recurring roles on the television series, Gunsmoke, portraying both a bartender
Bartender
A bartender is a person who serves beverages behind a counter in a bar, pub, tavern, or similar establishment. A bartender, in short, "tends the bar". The term barkeeper may carry a connotation of being the bar's owner...
named Floyd and a stagecoach
Stagecoach
A stagecoach is a type of covered wagon for passengers and goods, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses, usually four-in-hand. Widely used before the introduction of railway transport, it made regular trips between stages or stations, which were places of rest provided for stagecoach travelers...
driver named Jim Buck. Some of Brubaker's other credits included the Rock Hudson film, Seconds
Seconds (film)
Seconds is a 1966 American film starring Rock Hudson. Characterized sometimes as a science fiction thriller, but with elements of horror, neo-noir, psychedelia, and drama, it was directed by John Frankenheimer with a screenplay by Lewis John Carlino. The script was based on a novel by David Ely...
, and the television crime drama, The Walter Winchell File
The Walter Winchell File
The Walter Winchell File is the title of a TV crime drama that initially aired from 1957 to 1958, dramatizing cases from the New York City Police Department that were covered in the New York Daily Mirror. The series featured Walter Winchell, John Larch, George Cisar, Robert Anderson, Robert...
.
Robert Brubaker was born in Robinson, Illinois
Robinson, Illinois
Robinson is a city in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,822 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Crawford County.-Geography:Robinson is located at ....
, on October 9, 1916. He died on April 15, 2010, at the age of 93.