Robert Gunner
Biography
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).
Known For
All Movies (4)
- Corey: For the People1977 · as Dr. Richard Morgan
- Planet of the Apes1968 · as Landon
- The Jackals1967 · as Roger 'Stretch' Hawkins
- Our Man Flint1966 · as Agent 0008 (uncredited)
All TV Shows (1)
- The Green Hornet1966 · as Detective