Robert Sampson obit

Robert Sampson Obituary (1933-2020)

 

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Sampson was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Roy Sampson. He began his career in 1954, as appearing in the television series Meet Corliss Archer. Sampson also guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, The Outer Limits (1963 TV series), Star Trek: The Original Series, Mission: Impossible, Bonanza, Dr. Kildare, Wonder Woman, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Green Acres, Hawkins, The Jeffersons, and Police Story. He also appeared in films such as Re-Animator (as Dean Halsey), City of the Living Dead, Mr. Ricco, The Dark Side of the Moon, Robot Jox, The Sky's the Limit, Look in Any Window and Mad Dog Coll.

Later in his career, Sampson co-starred in the film The Restless Ones, in which he was in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also co-starred in the CBS television series Bridget Loves Bernie, where Sampson played the role of Bridget Steinberg's priest-brother Father Mike Fitzgerald, in which the character Bridget Steinberg is played by Meredith Baxter. Sampson also played the recurring role of Sheriff Turk Tobias in the soap opera television series Falcon Crest. He was also a friend of actor Paul Trinka.

Sampson died in January 2020 in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 86.

 

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