Biography
Davis Roberts (born Robert A. Davis, March 7, 1917 – July 18, 1993) was an American character actor whose career spanned five decades, from the late 1940s until just before his death in 1993. He started out making films in the 1940s and 1950s and expanded into television work in the following decades. Davis was known for his dignified portrayals which were often in contrast to prevailing stereotypical roles. He played the role of Dr. Caldwell in three episodes in the second and third seasons of the NBC-TV sitcom series Sanford and Son, and as Dr. Ozaba in the 1968 episode "The Empath" in the original Star Trek series.He was active off-screen as well, serving several terms on the western advisory board of Actors' Equity Association. As one of the officers of Beverly Hills-Hollywood Branch of the NAACP he helped present the first Image Awards in 1967.
Filmography
all 43
Movies 34
TV Shows 9
The Gifted (1993)
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
Attack on Fear (1984)
Master Ninja II (1984)
Boone (1983)
T. J. Hooker (1982)
The Ambush Murders (1982)
The Sophisticated Gents (1981)
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
The Billion Dollar Threat (1979)
Demon Seed (1977)
From Noon Till Three (1976)
Return to Earth (1976)
Demon and the Mummy (1976)
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975)
A Case of Rape (1974)
Get Christie Love! (1974)
Westworld (1973)
Heat of Anger (1972)
Columbo (1971)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
Halls of Anger (1970)
The Challenge (1970)
Gidget Grows Up (1969)
Lionheart (1968)
Hotel (1967)
Star Trek (1966)
The Chase (1966)
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
The Killers (1964)
Ensign O'Toole (1962)
All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
Murder by Contract (1958)
God's Little Acre (1958)
Female Jungle (1956)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
The Lion Hunters (1951)
No Way Out (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Knock on Any Door (1949)
The Long Night (1947)
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GenderMale
Birthday1917-03-07
Deathday1993-07-18 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceAlabama, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRobert A. Davis, Robert Davis, David Roberts
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