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Brubaker portrayed a deputy in the syndicated television series ''[[Sheriff of Cochise|U.S. Marshal]]''.<ref name="etvs">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=1134|edition=2nd}}</ref> He was the only actor to have two recurring roles on the television series, ''Gunsmoke'',<ref name="twp">{{cite book|last1=Aaker|first1=Everett|title=Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary|date=2017|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476662503|page=72|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ltUkDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1846&dq=%22Robert+Brubaker%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjst47fp6fbAhUEA6wKHaGLDh4Q6AEINTAC#v=onepage&q=%22Robert%20Brubaker%22&f=false|accessdate=28 May 2018|language=en}}</ref> portraying both a [[bartender]] named Floyd and a [[stagecoach]] driver named Jim Buck.<ref name="opa">{{cite book|last1=Lentz|first1=Harris M. III|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786441754|pages=48-49|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LH_GCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA48&dq=%22Robert+Brubaker%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjst47fp6fbAhUEA6wKHaGLDh4Q6AEILzAB#v=onepage&q=%22Robert%20Brubaker%22&f=false|accessdate=28 May 2018|language=en}}</ref> Some of Brubaker's other credits included the Rock Hudson film, ''[[Seconds (film)|Seconds]]'', and television crime drama ''[[The Walter Winchell File]]'' and the television police drama ''[[The Asphalt Jungle (TV series)|The Asphalt Jungle]]''.
Brubaker portrayed a deputy in the syndicated television series ''[[Sheriff of Cochise|U.S. Marshal]]''.<ref name="etvs">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=1134|edition=2nd}}</ref> He was the only actor to have two recurring roles on the television series, ''Gunsmoke'',<ref name="twp">{{cite book|last1=Aaker|first1=Everett|title=Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary|date=2017|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476662503|page=72|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ltUkDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1846&dq=%22Robert+Brubaker%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjst47fp6fbAhUEA6wKHaGLDh4Q6AEINTAC#v=onepage&q=%22Robert%20Brubaker%22&f=false|accessdate=28 May 2018|language=en}}</ref> portraying both a [[bartender]] named Floyd and a [[stagecoach]] driver named Jim Buck.<ref name="opa">{{cite book|last1=Lentz|first1=Harris M. III|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786441754|pages=48-49|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LH_GCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA48&dq=%22Robert+Brubaker%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjst47fp6fbAhUEA6wKHaGLDh4Q6AEILzAB#v=onepage&q=%22Robert%20Brubaker%22&f=false|accessdate=28 May 2018|language=en}}</ref> Some of Brubaker's other credits included the Rock Hudson film, ''[[Seconds (film)|Seconds]]'', and television crime drama ''[[The Walter Winchell File]]'' and the television police drama ''[[The Asphalt Jungle (TV series)|The Asphalt Jungle]]''.

==Later years==
After he left acting, Brubaker worked for Forest Lawn Cemetery as a director in the training department. When he retired from that job, he moved to Lake Elsinore, California.<ref name="efp">{{cite book|last1=Goldrup|first1=Tom and Jim|title=The Encyclopedia of Feature Players of Hollywood, Volume 1|date=2012|publisher=BearManor Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vZNTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT224&dq=%22Robert+Brubaker%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjst47fp6fbAhUEA6wKHaGLDh4Q6AEIRzAF#v=onepage&q=%22Robert%20Brubaker%22&f=false|accessdate=28 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>


== Death ==
== Death ==

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Robert Brubaker (October 9, 1916 – April 15, 2010) was an American character actor best known for his roles in television and movie westerns, including Gunsmoke and 40 Guns to Apache Pass.

Early years

Brubaker was born in Robinson, Illinois, on October 9, 1916. In 1935, he went to New York to follow up on an interest in acting that had developed when he was in high school.[1]

Military service

During World War II, Brubaker was an aircraft commander in the U.S. Army Air Force. Later, he served during the Berlin Airlift, and in the Korean War he was a part of the Strategic Air Command.[1]

Career

Brubaker debuted as a professional actor in Oh Say Can You Sing, Dance or Act (1936), a production of the Federal Theatre Project. His film debut came in a bit part in Blonde Alibi (1946).[1]

Brubaker portrayed a deputy in the syndicated television series U.S. Marshal.[2] He was the only actor to have two recurring roles on the television series, Gunsmoke,[3] portraying both a bartender named Floyd and a stagecoach driver named Jim Buck.[1] Some of Brubaker's other credits included the Rock Hudson film, Seconds, and television crime drama The Walter Winchell File and the television police drama The Asphalt Jungle.

Later years

After he left acting, Brubaker worked for Forest Lawn Cemetery as a director in the training department. When he retired from that job, he moved to Lake Elsinore, California.[4]

Death

Brubaker died on April 15, 2010, at the age of 93. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[3]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lentz, Harris M. III (2011). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2010. McFarland. pp. 48–49. ISBN 9780786441754. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 1134. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  3. ^ a b Aaker, Everett (2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 72. ISBN 9781476662503. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  4. ^ Goldrup, Tom and Jim (2012). The Encyclopedia of Feature Players of Hollywood, Volume 1. BearManor Media. Retrieved 28 May 2018.