Robert Walker Quick Info
Height 5 ft 8 in
Weight 67 kg
Date of Birth April 15, 1940
Zodiac Sign Aries
Date of Death December 5, 2019

Robert Walker was an American actor who worked in a variety of shows and movies which include Naked CityBen CaseyThe HookRoute 66The CeremonyEnsign Pulver, Dr. KildareThe Touching and the Not TouchingThe DefendersThe Big Valley, COMBAT!, 12 O’Clock High, The Trials of O’BrienStar TrekThe F.B.I.The MonroesThe Time Tunnel, The Happening, The War Wagon, Bonanza, The InvadersThe Savage Seven, Cannon, Killers ThreeEve, Agilok & BlubboYoung Billy YoungEasy RiderThe Man from O.R.G.Y.Road to Salina, Beware! The BlobThe Spectre of Edgar Allan PoeGone with the WestHex, ColumboThe Streets of San FranciscoThe Passover Plot, Police WomanThe Six Million Dollar ManEvil TownThe Eddie Capra MysteriesThe Next Step BeyondFBI: The Untold Stories, Charlie’s AngelsBeulah LandAngkor: Cambodia ExpressMaking of a Male ModelOliviaThe Devonsville TerrorHambone and HillieMatt HoustonSimon & Simon, Riptide, Days of Our LivesIn the Heat of the NightSanta BarbaraLA LawBeyond the Darkness, Lock It Up Dog, and Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman.

Born Name

Robert Hudson Walker Jr.

Nick Name

Bobby Junior

Robert Walker as seen while smiling in a publicity still in 1963
Robert Walker as seen while smiling in a publicity still in 1963 (Unknown Author / eBay / Public Domain)

Age

He was born on April 15, 1940.

Died

On December 5, 2019, Robert Walker died at the age of 79 in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, United States. The cause of death wasn’t disclosed.

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, United States

Residence

He resided in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Nationality

American

 

Education

Robert Walker studied at Lawrenceville School located in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. He received acting training at Actors Studio located on West 44th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City.

Additionally, he also trained in the internal Chinese martial art tai chi under the American practitioner of the art form Marshall Ho’o.

Occupation

Actor

Family

  • Father – Robert Walker (October 13, 1918 – August 28, 1951) (Actor)
  • Mother – Jennifer Jones (March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009) (Actor, Mental Health Advocate)
  • Siblings – Michael Walker (1941-2007; Younger Brother) (Actor), Mary Jennifer Selznick (Younger Maternal Half-Sister) (Committed suicide at age 20 by jumping from a twenty-two-story building in Los Angeles, California on May 11, 1976)
  • Others – Horace Walker (Paternal Grandfather), Zella (Paternal Grandmother), Phillip Ross Isley (Maternal Grandfather) (An aspiring stage actor who toured the Midwest in a traveling tent show that he co-owned and co-operated), Flora Mae (née Suber) (Maternal Grandmother) (An aspiring stage actor who toured the Midwest in a traveling tent show that she co-owned and co-operated)

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 8 in or 173 cm

Weight

67 kg or 147.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Robert Walker dated –

  1. Ellie Wood Walker (m. 1962; div. 1976)​ – He married Ellie Wood Walker in the year 1962 and they had 3 children together, including a son named Robert Hudson Walker III and a daughter named Michelle Walker McIntosh. The marriage ended in divorce in 1976.
  2. Judy Motulsky (1978-1980)​ – From 1978 to 1980, Robert Walker was married to Judy Motulsky and they had 2 children, namely, Jordan Walker (b. May 26, 1982) and Colette Walker (b. July 16, 1984).
  3. Dawn Walker (1981-2019) – He tied the knot with his 3rd wife Dawn Walker in 1981 and they remained married until his death in 2019. The couple had 2 children – a son named Henry and a daughter named Emily.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Robert Walker was of English and Scottish descent on his father’s side and had English, Welsh, Scottish, and German roots on his mother’s side.

Hair Color

Salt and Pepper

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Thin frame

Brand Endorsements

Robert Walker was cast in TV commercials for –

  • Buick Automobiles (1983)
  • Certs breath mints

Robert Walker Facts

  1. He brought to life the character of Jack in the 1969 American independent road drama film Easy Rider, starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Jack Nicholson.
  2. Along with Christopher George, Woody Strode, Nancy Kwan, and Sorapong Chatree, Robert Walker co-starred as Andrew Cameron in the 1982 Thai-Italian adventure-action film Angkor: Cambodia Express (Italian: Cambogia Express, also known as Kampuchea Express).
  3. In 1983, Robert Walker co-starred as Michael Grant in the psychological thriller film Olivia.

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