Occupation former screen actor Role Film actor Name Robert Sorrells | Criminal status in prison Convictions Murder | |
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Born June 29, 1930 (age 93) ( 1930-06-29 ) Movies and TV shows Fletch, A Man Called Gannon, Ensign O'Toole, Ride to Hangman's Tree, All Fall Down Similar People Michael Ritchie, James Goldstone, John Frankenheimer, Alan Rafkin | ||
Criminal penalty 32 years to life | ||
Robert Sorrells (born June 29, 1930) is a former film and television character actor, who is serving an indeterminate life sentence for the crimes of murder and attempted murder.
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Acting career
As an actor, Sorrells is probably best known for his role as the baseball pitching robot Casey in the Twilight Zone episode "The Mighty Casey". He was also known for his appearances in Westerns such as Gunsmoke, Rawhide and Bonanza. He later appeared in films such as Fletch and Bound for Glory.
Conviction
In 2005, Sorrells was sentenced to 32 years to life in the California Department of Corrections for the 2004 murder of Arthur DeLong and the attempted murder of Edward Sanchez in a bar in Simi Valley.
Filmography
Actor
1990
Gabriel's Fire (TV Series) as
Guard
- To Catch a Con: Part 2 (1990) - Guard
1989
Nowhere to Run as
Mr. Kitchens
1989
Paradise (TV Series) as
Prospector
- A House Divided (1989) - Prospector
1985
Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster (TV Movie)
1985
Fletch as
Marvin Stanwyk
1984
The Fall Guy (TV Series)
- Dead Bounty (1984)
1978
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan as
Locke
1976
Bound for Glory as
Charlie Guthrie - Woody's Father
1976
The Quest (TV Series) as
George Mays
- Prairie Woman (1976) - George Mays
1976
S.W.A.T. (TV Series) as
Alan Izing
- Officer Luca, You're Dead (1976) - Alan Izing
1974
The Waltons (TV Series) as
Older Son / Caspar Tice
- The Search (1976) - Older Son
- The Book (1974) - Caspar Tice
1975
Swiss Family Robinson (TV Series)
- The Slave Ship (1975)
1961
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Concho / Hickory / J.W. Hicks / ...
- Larkin (1975) - Hickory
- Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 3 (1971) - Concho
- Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 2 (1971) - Concho
- Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 1 (1971) - Concho
- McCabe (1970) - J.W. Hicks
- Zavala (1968) - Oakes
- A Hat (1967) - Louieville
- The Newcomers (1966) - Handley
- The Jailer (1966) - Mike Stone
- Malachi (1965) - Bar Cowboy
- Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood (1965) - Zachary
- Breckinridge (1965) - Sled Grady
- The Glory and the Mud (1964) - Cloudy
- Apprentice Doc (1961) - Augie
1974
Movin' On (TV Series) as
Marlowe
- The Trick Is to Stay Alive (1974) - Marlowe
1974
Kung Fu (TV Series) as
Scalper
- The Predators (1974) - Scalper
1973
Fade In (TV Movie) as
Bud
1973
Female Artillery (TV Movie) as
Scotto
1971
Cannon (TV Series) as
Dougall
- Fool's Gold (1971) - Dougall
1971
Cannon (TV Movie) as
Tough in Blue Moon bar
1970
San Francisco International Airport (TV Series) as
Dan
- San Francisco International (1970) - Dan
1970
Mannix (TV Series) as
Clement North
- One for the Lady (1970) - Clement North
1970
Cutter's Trail (TV Movie) as
Lassen
1959
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Milfred T. Ruggedo / Fex Shadroy / Soda Bill / ...
- The Wizard of Aberdeen (1970) - Milfred T. Ruggedo
- The Thirty-Caliber Town (1968) - Fex Shadroy
- One Fast Injun (1966) - Soda Bill
- Abel Duncan's Dying Wish (1962) - Gabe
- Pamela's Oxen (1960) - Fergus
- Pete Kitchen's Wedding Night (1960) - Slim
- The Reluctant Gun (1959) - Randle (uncredited)
1963
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Sid / Ferguson / Meredith Smith / ...
- Dead Wrong (1969) - Sid
- The Bottle Fighter (1968) - Ferguson
- The Meredith Smith (1965) - Meredith Smith / John Swanson
- A Knight to Remember (1964) - Deputy Sheriff Cyril
- Hoss and the Leprechauns (1963) - Charlie
1964
Daniel Boone (TV Series) as
Hogan / Luke Girty
- The Cache (1969) - Hogan
- A Short Walk to Salem (1964) - Luke Girty
1969
The Name of the Game (TV Series) as
Clem
- Chains of Command (1969) - Clem
1969
Death of a Gunfighter as
Chris Hogg
1969
Lancer (TV Series) as
Billy Joe
- Yesterday's Vendetta (1969) - Billy Joe
1967
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Cece / Pvt. Starkey
- The Treasure of San Bosco Reef: Part 2 (1968) - Cece
- The Treasure of San Bosco Reef: Part 1 (1968) - Cece
- Willie and the Yank: The Mosby Raiders (1967) - Pvt. Starkey
- Willie and the Yank: The Deserter (1967) - Pvt. Starkey
1968
Judd for the Defense (TV Series) as
Ron Bisbee
- The Death Farm (1968) - Ron Bisbee
1968
A Man Called Gannon as
Goff
1967
Cimarron Strip (TV Series) as
Whit / Bill Vincent
- The Greeners (1968) - Whit
- Journey to a Hanging (1967) - Bill Vincent
1966
Run for Your Life (TV Series) as
Deputy / 1st Station Attendant
- Down with Willy Hatch (1967) - Deputy
- Hang Down Your Head and Laugh (1966) - 1st Station Attendant
1967
The Invaders (TV Series) as
Deputy Jim / Station Attendant
- Valley of the Shadow (1967) - Deputy Jim
- Panic (1967) - Station Attendant
1967
The Last Challenge as
Harry Bell
1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) as
Garth
- To Sleep, Perchance to Scream (1967) - Garth
1967
The Ride to Hangman's Tree as
Blake
1967
Mosby's Marauders as
Pvt. Starkey
1967
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV Series) as
Leroy
- Petrified Wretched (1967) - Leroy
1967
Gunfight in Abilene as
Nelson
1967
The Phyllis Diller Show (TV Series) as
Abner
- My Brother Harvey (1967) - Abner
1964
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Curly / Deputy / Jud Tormey
- The Devil's Disciples (1966) - Curly
- All the Scared Rabbits (1965) - Deputy
- Devil's Carnival (1964) - Jud Tormey
1966
Run Buddy Run (TV Series) as
Attendant
- Down on the Farm (1966) - Attendant
1965
The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) as
Al Bergman / Bailey
- My Papa, the Politican (1966) - Al Bergman
- Babe in the Woods (1965) - Bailey
1966
Bewitched (TV Series) as
Gus Walters
- The Horse's Mouth (1966) - Gus Walters
1965
12 O'Clock High (TV Series) as
M.P. Lieutenant / SSgt. Webhorn
- Back to the Drawing Board (1966) - M.P. Lieutenant
- Big Brother (1965) - SSgt. Webhorn
1966
F Troop (TV Series) as
Clarence
- Our Hero, What's His Name? (1966) - Clarence
1965
The Long, Hot Summer (TV Series) as
Leroy Neal
- Track the Man Down (1965) - Leroy Neal
1965
A Man Called Shenandoah (TV Series) as
Rafferty
- The Bell (1965) - Rafferty
1964
Rawhide (TV Series) as
Barker / Mint Shawcross
- Brush War at Buford (1965) - Mint Shawcross
- Damon's Road: Part II (1964) - Barker
- Damon's Road: Part I (1964) - Barker
1965
Burke's Law (TV Series) as
Corporal MacIver
- Peace, It's a Gasser (1965) - Corporal MacIver
1965
Morituri as
Koeniger
1964
Profiles in Courage (TV Series) as
Hemmingway / Farmer / Reynolds
- John Adams (1964) - Hemmingway
- Governor John M. Slaton (1964) - Farmer
- Richard T. Ely (1964) - Reynolds
1964
The Outer Limits (TV Series) as
Fred
- I, Robot (1964) - Fred
1963
The Great Adventure (TV Series) as
1st Guard / Luke
- Escape (1964) - 1st Guard
- A Boy at War (1963) - Luke
1964
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
Big Green
- Tyger, Tyger: Part 2 (1964) - Big Green
1963
Combat! (TV Series) as
Reeves
- The Party (1963) - Reeves
1962
Ensign O'Toole (TV Series) as
White / Seaman Claude White
- Operation Contest (1963) - Seaman Claude White
- Operation: Sabotage (1963) - White
- Operation: Tubby (1963) - White
- Operation: Arctic (1963) - White
- Operation: Stowaway (1963) - White
- Operation: Boxer (1963) - White
- Operation: Re-enlist (1963) - White
- Operation: Arrivederci (1963) - White
- Operation: Souvenir (1963) - White
- Operation: Whodunit (1963) - White
- Operation Royalty (1963) - Seaman Claude White
- Operation: Psychology (1963) - White
- Operation: Treasure (1963) - Seaman Claude White
- Operation: Swindle (1962) - White
- Operation: Brooklyn (1962) - White
- Operation: Gaslight (1962) - White
- Operation Potomac (1962) - Seaman Claude White
- Operation: Hypnosis (1962) - White
- Operation: Dinner Party (1962) - Seaman Claude White
- Operation: Birthday (1962) - White
- Operation: Holdout (1962) - White
- Operation: Jinx (1962) - White
- Operation: Benefit (1962) - White
- Operation: Daddy (1962) - White
- Operation: Model T (1962) - Seaman Claude White
- Operation: Kowana (1962) - White
1962
All Fall Down as
Waiter in Sweet Shop (scenes deleted)
1962
Ichabod and Me (TV Series) as
Blake
- The Celebrity (1962) - Blake
1961
Tallahassee 7000 (TV Series) as
Water Boy / Delivery Boy
- The Reunion (1961) - Water Boy
- The Alibi (1961) - Delivery Boy
1961
Outlaws (TV Series) as
Peters
- Night Riders (1961) - Peters (as Bobby Sorrells)
1961
All Hands on Deck as
Jones
1960
Route 66 (TV Series) as
Dickson
- Black November (1960) - Dickson
1960
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Casey
- The Mighty Casey (1960) - Casey
1959
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Bud Thorpe / Soldier
- Tomorrow (1960) - Bud Thorpe
- Dark December (1959) - Soldier
1960
Johnny Ringo (TV Series) as
Andy
- The Poster Incident (1960) - Andy (uncredited)
1959
Rescue 8 (TV Series) as
Record Store Customer
- Danger in Paradise (1959) - Record Store Customer (uncredited)
References
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