Robert Heath Foxworth (born November 1, 1941) is an American film, stage and television actor.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Foxworth was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Erna Beth (née Seamman), a writer, and John Howard Foxworth, a roofing contractor.^[1] He attended Lamar High School.

[edit] Career

Foxworth first gained attention as a stage actor, particularly at Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage in the same era that Robert Prosky also did notable work.

Among his numerous movie and TV roles, such as in the TV series The Storefront Lawyers (1970-1971), Foxworth is best known for his stints on Falcon Crest (he played Jane Wyman's long-suffering nephew, Chase Gioberti, from 1981-1987) and Six Feet Under (he played Bernard Chenowith from 2001–2003) as well as a starring role in Gene Roddenberry's The Questor Tapes. He also had a guest starring role on the seventh season of The West Wing and a guest spot on Law & Order.

He has also guest starred in seaQuest DSV, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Outer Limits, Star Trek: Enterprise, Stargate SG-1 and Babylon 5. He has done voice acting as the corrupt Professor Hamilton on Justice League Unlimited. He also voiced the Autobot Ratchet in the film version of Transformers.

[edit] Personal life

Foxworth was the longtime companion of Bewitched star Elizabeth Montgomery from 1973 until they married in 1993. He is the father of actor Bo Foxworth with his first wife. Foxworth married Stacey Thomas in 1998 and they reside in Encinitas, California.

[edit] Filmography

• 1977: Airport '77
• 1978: Damien: Omen II
• 1979: Prophecy
• 1980: The Black Marble
• 1989: Beyond the Stars
• 1994: seaQuest DSV
• 1994: Babylon 5 – "Points of Departure", "All Alone in the Night" – General William Hague
• 1996: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• 1996: The Outer Limits
• 2001: Six Feet Under
• 2003: Stargate SG-1
• 2004: Star Trek: Enterprise
• 2005: Syriana
• 2005: The West Wing
• 2007: Transformers – voice of Ratchet
• 2008: Kiss the Bride
• 2009: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – voice of Ratchet

[edit] TV films

• 1971: Hogan's Goat
• 1973: Frankenstein
• 1974: Mrs. Sundance
• 1974: The Questor Tapes
• 1976: Invisible Strangler
• 1977: It Happened at Lakewood Manor
• 1980: The Memory of Eva Ryker
• 1981: Peter and Paul
• 1988: Double Standard
• 1990: Face to Face
• 1992: With Murder in Mind
• 2006: The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Robert Foxworth at the Internet Movie Database
• Retrovisionmag includes Foxworthy quotes on choosing this role.
• Robert Foxworth at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)

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