American actor (1933?1993)
This article is about the actor best known for "Route 66". For the actor born 1922, see
Glen Corbett
.
Glenn Corbett
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Born
| Glenn Edwin Rothenburg
(
1933-08-17
)
August 17, 1933
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Died
| January 16, 1993
(1993-01-16)
(aged 59)
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Occupation
| Actor
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Years active
| 1959?1993
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Spouses
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Judy Daniels
(
m.
1957;
div.
1973)
Kathryn Lea Glisson
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m.
1977;
div.
1977)
Jackie Lynn Henry
(
m.
1978;
div.
1978)
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Children
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Glenn Corbett
(born
Glenn Edwin Rothenburg
; August 17, 1933 ? January 16, 1993)
[1]
was an American actor in movies and television for more than 30 years. He came to national attention in the early 1960s, when he replaced
George Maharis
in the cast of the popular
CBS
adventure drama
Route 66
. He followed this with roles in high-profile films and television shows, including a
guest role
in the original
Star Trek
series, the daytime soap opera
The Doctors
, the primetime soap
Dallas
, and movies such as
Chisum
with
John Wayne
, as one of
Jimmy Stewart
's sons in
Shenandoah
, and the
World War II
epic
Midway
.
Early years
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An American lead and supporting actor, Corbett was born on August 17, 1933, in
El Monte, California
, the son of Sarah Bell (Holland) and John Warren Rothenburg, a garage mechanic.
[2]
After serving in the
United States Navy
as a
Seabee
, he met his wife Judy at
Occidental College
in
Los Angeles
, and with her encouragement, he began acting in campus theater plays. He was seen by a talent scout and was signed to a contract with
Columbia Pictures
.
[
citation needed
]
In his youth Corbett had done male modeling for photographer
Bob Mizer
.
Film and television career
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Corbett's film debut was in
The Crimson Kimono
(1959); it was followed with supporting roles in
The Mountain Road
,
Man on a String
(1960), and
All the Young Men
(all 1960). He took the lead role in
William Castle
's suspense thriller,
Homicidal
(1961) and was cast as one of the sons of
Jimmy Stewart
's character in the Civil War film
Shenandoah
(1965). In other film work, he starred as
Pat Garrett
, opposite
John Wayne
in
Chisum
(1970). He again co-starred with Wayne in
Big Jake
(1971). Later, he appeared in
Nashville Girl
(1976) and
Midway
(1976).
In 1963, Corbett replaced George Maharis on
Route 66
. Corbett, playing Lincoln Case, co-starred with
Martin Milner
during part of the third season and the fourth and final season of the series (1963?64). In 1964?65, he had a role on
Twelve O'Clock High
as Lt. Tom Lockridge for two episodes.
[
citation needed
]
Corbett's other television roles in the early to late 1960s include Wes Macauley on
It's a Man's World
(1962?63). He was featured in 1964 as Dan Collins in an episode of
Gunsmoke
titled "Chicken" in which a man gets an undeserved reputation as a gunman when he is found at a way station with four dead outlaws at his feet. Corbett was cast in a 1965 episode of
Bonanza
, "Mighty is the Word", in which he portrayed a gunfighter who finds religion and becomes a preacher, only to be confronted by a vengeful man whose brother he had killed. In the 1965?1966 season, Corbett guest-starred on
The Legend of Jesse James
.
[
citation needed
]
Corbett also guest-starred in an episode of
The Virginian
, entitled "The Awakening",
[3]
in which his character, David Henderson, is a destitute former minister who has had a crisis of faith and comes to Medicine Bow just as a dispute breaks out at a local mine over safety issues. He appeared as Chance Reynolds, a regular cast member on
The Road West
(1966?67).
[
citation needed
]
He guest-starred in the second season
Star Trek
episode "
Metamorphosis
" (1967) as
Zefram Cochrane
, inventor of the warp drive.
In 1971, Corbett had a guest appearance with
Mariette Hartley
on
Gunsmoke
(episode: "Phoenix"). In the 1970s, he had guest-starring roles on the television shows
The Mod Squad
,
Cannon
,
The Streets of San Francisco
,
Police Woman
,
The Rockford Files
, and
Barnaby Jones
.
[
citation needed
]
In 1976, Corbett joined the cast of the NBC daytime soap opera
The Doctors
as Jason Aldrich, and stayed on the series until 1981. Throughout the 1980s, Corbett was a recurring guest star on the long-running television series
Dallas
as Paul Morgan from 1983?84, and then from 1986?88.
[
citation needed
]
Death
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In January 1993, Corbett died of lung cancer at the
Veterans Administration
hospital in
San Antonio
,
Texas
, at the age of 59.
[1]
He was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio.
Selected TV and filmography
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All the items listed are films on general release except as shown.
- Operation Petticoat
(1959) as a Seaman
- The Crimson Kimono
(1959) as Det. Sgt. Charlie Bancroft
- Man on a String
(1960) as Frank Sanford
- The Mountain Road
(1960) as Collins
- All the Young Men
(1960) as Pvt. Wade, Medic
- Homicidal
(1961) as Karl Anderson
- The Pirates of Blood River
(1962) as Henry
- It's a Man's World
(TV series, 1962?1963) as Wes Macauley
- Route 66
(TV series, 1963?1964) as Linc Case
- Gunsmoke
(TV series, 1964?1974) as Hargraves / Phoenix / Dan Collins
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(TV series, 1965) as Bernie Oren
- Bonanza
(TV series, 1965-1971) as Reverend Paul Watson/Howie Landis
- Shenandoah
(1965) as Jacob Anderson
- The Virginian
(TV series, 1965) as David Henderson in episode 1.06, "The Awakening"
- The Road West
(TV series, 1966?1967) as Chance Reynolds
- Star Trek
(TV series, 1967) as
Zefram Cochrane
- Land of the Giants
(TV series, 1968) as Major Kagan
- Guns in the Heather
(1969) as Tom
- Chisum
(1970) as Pat Garrett
- Big Jake
(1971) as O'Brien
- Night Gallery
(TV series, 1971) as Brenda's Father in "Brenda")
- Barnaby Jones
(TV series, 1973) as Charlie Cort in "Divorce - Murderer's Style"
- Alias Smith and Jones
(TV series, 1972) as Marty in episode 3.05, "Bushwhack!"
- Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
(TV movie in German series
Tatort
, 1973) as Sandy
- The Stranger
(TV movie, 1973) as Neil Stryker
- Movin' On
(TV series, 1974) as Tommy Trueblood
- Police Story
(TV series, 1974) as Detective Pruett in episode 2.03, "Robbery: 48 Hours"
- Nashville Girl
(1976) as Jeb
- Midway
(1976) as Lieutenant Commander
John C. Waldron
- The Doctors
(TV series, 1976?1982) as Jason Aldrich
- The Rockford Files
(TV series, 1979) as FBI Agent Spelling in "The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar"
- Stunts Unlimited
(1980) as Dirk Macauley
- The Fall Guy
(TV series, 1983) as Steve Kruger
- Dallas
(TV series, 1983?1990) as Paul Morgan
- Shadow Force
(1992) as Al Finch Sr. (final film role)
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