Robert Ivers

Infobox actor


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birthname = Robert Prestlien
birthdate = birth date|1934|12|11|df=y
location = Seattle, Washington, United States
deathdate = Death date and age|2003|2|13|1934|12|11|df=yes
deathplace = Yakima, Washington, United States
height = 172 cm ( 5ft 8in)
yearsactive = 1953–2003
occupation = actor
spouse = Lenore Robert (1961)
Marcia Henderson (1961–1987)
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Robert Ivers, AKA Bob Ivers, (December 11, 1934 - 13 February, 2003 was an American actor who appeared in films and television in the 1950s and 1960s.cite web
title = Biography for Robert Ivers
publisher = Internet Movie Database
url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0412251/bio
accessdate = 2008-05-19]

Background

Ivers was born in Seattle, Washington. He attended Tucson High School between 1950 and 1953. He was then was offered scholarships to Pasadena Playhouse and the University of Arizona. After short time at Pasadena, where he could not get on stage until his second year he then enrolled at the University of Arizona where he began appearing in roles during his first year. During this time he had a number of uncredited roles in films such as "Broken Lance" in 1954 and "Violent Saturday" in 1955, before finally being signed by Paramount Pictures in 1956 after he was seen performing the lead role in the play "Tea and Sympathy".

Film and television career

Ivers played a major role in the 1957 film "The Delicate Delinquent", in which he co-starred with Jerry Lewis.cite web
title = The Delicate Delinquent
publisher = Internet Movie Database
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050301/
accessdate = 2008-05-19] In 1957 he also starred in "Short Cut to Hell", the only film directed by James Cagney.cite web
title = Short Cut to Hell (1957)
publisher = Internet Movie Database
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050964/
accessdate = 2008-05-19] He also co-starred in 1960 with Elvis Presley in "G.I. Blues", Presley's first film after coming home from the army. cite web
title = G.I. Blues (1960)
publisher = Internet Movie Database
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053848/
accessdate = 2008-05-19] He appeared in a number of television series in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "The Fugitive", "Twelve O'clock High", "The Virginian", "Bat Masterson", "The Untouchables", and "Gunsmoke".

He later worked as a television announcer at KTHI-TV in Fargo, North Dakota. Ivers eventually returned to his home state of Washington, where he continued working in television in Yakima.

Personal life

Ivers married Lenore Robert in 1961 but the marriage was annulled later that year, and on 7 September, 1961he married actress Marcia Henderson. He had two daughters, Alenda and Mallory. Ivers wife, Marcia, died on 23 November, 1987. Ivers died on February 13, 2003, at the age of 68 in Yakima.

Filmography

*Film
**"Stalag 17" (1953)
**"Broken Lance" (1954)
**"Ten Wanted Men"'
**"Violent Saturday" (1955)
**"A Kiss Before Dying"'
**"The Delicate Delinquent" (1957)
**"Short Cut to Hell" (1957)
**"I Married a Monster from Outer Space" (1958)
**"G.I. Blues" (1960)
**"The Errand Boy" (1961)
**"Cattle King" (1963)
**"The Young and the Brave" (1963)
**"The Patsy"

*Television
**"Pony Express" (1959)
**"Bachelor Father" (1959)
**"Gunsmoke" (1959)
**"The Untouchables (1959)
**"77 Sunset Strip" (1959 and 1962)
**"Tombstone Territory" (1960)
**"Not For Hire" (1960)
**"Hawaiian Eye (1960 and 1961)
**"Bat Masterson" (1960 and 1961)
**"Frontier Circus" (1962)
**"The Virginian" (1964)
**"Town Tamer" (1965)
**"Mister Roberts" (1966)
**"The Fugitive" (1966)
**"The F.B.I. (1966)
**"Twelve O'Clock High (1966)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0412251|name=Robert Ivers