Robert Foxworth

Robert Foxworth strikes me as the kind of actor the industry quietly depends on. A Carnegie Mellon-trained Texan who earned a Theatre World Award before television made him familiar, he built his career from the stage up, and you can feel that foundation in everything he does — the measured voice, the unforced authority. I'm especially fond of performers who move between mediums without vanity, and Foxworth has handled television, film, voice work, and directing with the same craftsmanlike steadiness. He never chased stardom loudly, which is exactly why his longevity impresses me. Fifty-plus years of being reliably excellent is rarer than one iconic role.

Name (English)

Robert Foxworth

Name (Japanese)

ロバート・フォックスワース

Reading

ろばーと・ふぉっくすわーす

Born

November 1, 1941 (age 84)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Snake

Origin

Houston, Texas, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / film director / voice actor / stage actor

High school

Lamar High School

University

Carnegie Mellon University

Awards & achievements

• 1972 Theatre World Award

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Texas
• television actor
• film actor
• film director

Last updated

2026-06-10

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