Acting credits
5
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Robert Totten
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 14Series: 18Crew credits: 29
TMDB ID: 120884
IMDb ID: nm0869427
Known for: Directing
Born: February 5, 1937
Died: January 27, 1997
Age: 59
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 1988
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.97
Wikidata: Q3436417
Also known as
Alan Smithee • Allen Smithee
Other jobs
Director (25)Second Unit Director (2)Writer (2)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Robert Totten.
Dark Before Dawn
Director
1988 Movie
6.0
Huckleberry Finn
Director
1978 Movie
5.0
Pony Express Rider
Writer
1976 Movie
The Red Pony
Director
1973 Movie
5.7
The Mystery in Dracula's Castle
Director
1973 Movie
6.0
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
Director
1972 Movie
6.0
The Wild Country
Director
1970 Movie
7.5
Cutter's Trail
as Thatcher
1970 Movie
6.2
Death of a Gunfighter
Director
1969 Movie
Ride a Northbound Horse
Director
1969 Movie
6.0
Way Down Cellar
Director
1968 Movie
6.1
Youngblood Hawke
as Loading Man (uncredited)
1964 Movie
6.7
Spencer's Mountain
Second Unit Director
1963 Movie
6.3
The Quick and the Dead
Writer
1963 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Robert Totten.
7.6
Airwolf
as Hand #2 • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.7
Simon & Simon
2 eps
1981 Series
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
Director • 1 eps
1980 Series
7.0
Enos
Director • 1 eps
1980 Series
7.5
The Sacketts
Director • 2 eps
1979 Series
5.0
The Fitzpatricks
Director • 1 eps
1977 Series
Doc Elliot
Director • 4 eps
1973 Series
7.7
Kung Fu
Director • 2 eps
1972 Series
6.8
Dan August
Director • 1 eps
1970 Series
4.8
Then Came Bronson
Director • 1 eps
1969 Series
7.6
Mission: Impossible
Director • 2 eps
1966 Series
5.7
The Monroes
Director • 1 eps
1966 Series
4.8
The Legend of Jesse James
Director • 4 eps
1965 Series
7.0
Daniel Boone
Director • 1 eps
1964 Series
5.7
The Dakotas
Director • 2 eps
1963 Series
6.0
The Gallant Men
Director • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.4
The Virginian
Director • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Corley • 1 eps
1955 Series