Robert Machray obit

Robert MacHray Ward

May 4, 1945 – January 12, 2025

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Robert MacHray Ward, age 79, of Valley Village, California passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025. He is known for playing fire marshal Captain Dobbins in the American sitcom television series Cheers

Machray was born in San Diego, California. His stage career included numerous major roles at Shakespeare festivals, and major roles with companies such as the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, Hartford Stage and Playwrights Horizons, among others.

Machray began his film and television career in 1977, appearing in the television film Panic in Echo Park. He then appeared in the sitcom television series Operation Petticoat.

Machray guest-starred in television programs including Cheers, Roseanne, Life Goes On, The Drew Carey Show, Suddenly Susan, Profiler and Three's Company. He also appeared in two films: Cutting Class (as Mr. Conklin) and The Master of Disguise. In 1983, Machray was cast in a summer stage production of My Fair Lady. He retired in 2011, last appearing in the satirical television mockumentary sitcom Parks and Recreation.

He played Mr. Peachum in "Threepenny Opera" musical by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, adapted by Marc Blitzstein (Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Los Angeles, California, USA).

Actor

Adam Scott, Rashida Jones, Jim O'Heir, Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, Retta, Aziz Ansari, and Aubrey Plaza in Parks and Recreation (2009)

Parks and Recreation

8.6

TV Series

Walt

2011

1 episode

 

Nicholas Brendon, Bradley Cooper, John Francis Daley, Jaime King, Bonnie Somerville, and Owain Yeoman in Kitchen Confidential (2005)

Kitchen Confidential

8.0

TV Series

Business Man #2

2005

1 episode

 

Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, A.J. Cook, Adam Rodriguez, Aisha Tyler, Kirsten Vangsness, and Ryan-James Hatanaka in Criminal Minds (2005)

Criminal Minds

8.1

TV Series

Ray

2005

1 episode

 

Golden Brooks, Jill Marie Jones, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Persia White in Girlfriends (2000)

Girlfriends

7.4

TV Series

Otis

2004

1 episode

 

Wolf Tracer's Dinosaur Island (2004)

Wolf Tracer's Dinosaur Island

1.7

Captain Blood (voice)

2004

 

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III - Rebel Strike (2003)

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III - Rebel Strike

7.6

Video Game

Imperial Base Commander (English version, voice, as Bob Machray)

2003

 

Jodi Benson, Eddie Driscoll, Walter Jones, and Paige O'Hara in Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa (2002)

Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa

1.3

TV Movie

Principal (voice, as Bob Machray)

2002

 

James Brolin, Dana Carvey, and Harold Gould in The Master of Disguise (2002)

The Master of Disguise

3.4

Texas Man

2002

 

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader (2001)

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader

8.0

Video Game

Imperial Base Commander

Red Leader (voice)

2001

 

Timothy Bottoms, John D'Aquino, Kurt Fuller, Kristen Miller, Carrie Quinn Dolin, and Marcia Wallace in That's My Bush! (2001)

That's My Bush!

7.3

TV Series

Moose

2001

1 episode

 

Titus (2000)

Titus

7.6

TV Series

Therapist

2000

1 episode

 

Thanks (1999)

Thanks

8.0

TV Series

Magistrate

1999

3 episodes

 

Leslie Cheung, Todd Babcock, and Ting Mei in A Time to Remember (1998)

A Time to Remember

6.1

Col. Clark

1998

 

Drew Carey in The Drew Carey Show (1995)

The Drew Carey Show

6.9

TV Series

The Customer

1998

1 episode

 

Robert Davi and Ally Walker in Profiler (1996)

Profiler

7.2

TV Series

Dick Solum

1997

1 episode

 

Molly Ringwald, Jenna Elfman, Bill Burr, Lauren Graham, and Ron Livingston in Townies (1996)

Townies

6.5

TV Series

Inspector

1996

1 episode

 

Brooke Shields, Judd Nelson, Eric Idle, Nestor Carbonell, Kathy Griffin, Barbara Barrie, Currie Graham, and Sherri Shepherd in Suddenly Susan (1996)

Suddenly Susan

5.8

TV Series

Ernie

1996

1 episode

 

The Dark Eye (1995)

The Dark Eye

8.4

Video Game

(voice, as Bob Machray)

1995

 

Maybe This Time (1995)

Maybe This Time

6.3

TV Series

Herman

1995

1 episode

 

Tamera Mowry-Housley, Tim Reid, Jackée Harry, and Tia Mowry in Sister, Sister (1994)

Sister, Sister

6.3

TV Series

Man In Bed

1995

1 episode

 

Limboland

TV Series

(1994) (as Bob Machray)

1994

 

Annie Potts and Jay Thomas in Love & War (1992)

Love & War

6.8

TV Series

City Clerk

1994

1 episode

 

John Goodman, Roseanne Barr, Sara Gilbert, Michael Fishman, Alicia Goranson, and Laurie Metcalf in Roseanne (1988)

Roseanne

7.0

TV Series

Customer

1993

1 episode

 

Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)

Cheers

8.0

TV Series

Fire Marshal Dobbins

1990–1993

4 episodes

 

Disney Aladdin: Iago Returns

Video

Fasaade (voice)

1992

 

Dyan Cannon and Kris Kristofferson in Christmas in Connecticut (1992)

Christmas in Connecticut

4.8

TV Movie

Potter

1992

 

Down Home (1990)

Down Home

6.4

TV Series

Swifcy

1991

1 episode

 

Kellie Martin, Chris Burke, Patti LuPone, and Bill Smitrovich in Life Goes On (1989)

Life Goes On

7.2

TV Series

Wally

1991

1 episode

 

Brad Pitt, Jill Schoelen, and Donovan Leitch Jr. in Cutting Class (1989)

Cutting Class

4.6

Mr. Conklin

1989

 

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982)

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

5.3

TV Movie

Reporter

1982

 

John Ritter, Suzanne Somers, and Joyce DeWitt in Three's Company (1976)

Three's Company

7.5

TV Series

Doug

1979

1 episode

 

Jamie Lee Curtis, John Astin, Bond Gideon, Richard Gilliland, Melinda Naud, and Dorrie Thomson in Operation Petticoat (1977)

Operation Petticoat

6.5

TV Series

M.P.

1977

1 episode

 

Panic in Echo Park (1977)

Panic in Echo Park

5.3

TV Movie

1977