Robert Gunner

Born: 1931-07-27

Robert Gunner (July 27, 1931 - December 18, 2001) was an American actor who played the role of Lieutenant John Landon in the film, Planet of the Apes (1968). A six-foot-one, 200-pounder from North Plainfield, New Jersey, was military service in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War which landed Bob Gunner in show business - on a weekly Navy hour televised from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Later, he studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighbourhood Playhouse in New York and became a professional model - the 'Marlboro Man' in TV commercials and magazine ads and the 'Quiet Man' in Ford video commercials. He had been seen previously in the smaller role of a detective in Caprice (1967).


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as Landon
Released: 1968-02-07

Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of...

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Our Man Flint

as Agent 0008 (uncredited)
Released: 1966-01-16

When scientists use eco-terrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the...

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The Jackals

as Roger 'Stretch' Hawkins
Released: 1967-11-11

Bad bank robber falls in love with granddaughter of miner he and his men planned to rob of gold,...

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Corey: For the People

as Dr. Richard Morgan
Released: 1977-06-12

A wealthy socialite is accused of killing her husband. She claims self-defense as a battered...

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The Green Hornet

as Detective
First aired: 1966-09-09

The Green Hornet is a television series on the ABC US television network that aired for the...

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