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 Robert Easton was born on November 23, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Working Girl (1988) and Red Heat (1988). He was previously married to June Bettine Grimstead. He died on December 16, 2011 in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bio:
Robert Easton was born on November 23, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Working Girl (1988) and Red Heat (1988). He was previously married to June Bettine Grimstead. He died on December 16, 2011 in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Tivia:
Coached actor Forest Whitaker to an Oscar and Golden Globe with his Ugandan dialect as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland (2006).His parents divorced when he was about 7 years old. He moved with his mother to San Antonio, Texas where he was first aware of regional dialect. He had a childhood stutter problem.After his marriage to June Grimstead, an English woman, he lived for several years in England and studied phonetics at University College in London, England.Was known as the "Henry Higgins of Hollywood," a master of dialects who frequently coached other actors.He appeared in the original The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) TV series, as well as the movie version (The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)).Began his young career on radio as a teenager in 1945 when he was heard on "Quiz Kids.".Cast as "Sparks" in the film of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961), only three years later he had a regular spot on a submarine as the voice of "Phones" in the UK Children's TV series Stingray (1964).Was a "Quiz Kid," a renowned group of high-IQ children in the 1930s and 1940s.While a student at the University of Texas in the Spring of 1949, he was inititated into Phi Eta Sigma, a national honorary scholastic fraternity for men.He is survived by his daughter, Heather Woodruff Perry; and granddaughter. |
| Name: |
Robert Easton |
Type: |
Actor,Additional Crew,Writer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Additional Crew,Writer |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Additional Crew,Writer |
| Model rank: |
11485 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:20:12 |
| Height: |
6' 4?' (1.94 m) |
| Biography: |
Robert Easton was born on November 23, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Working Girl (1988) and Red Heat (1988). He was previously married to June Bettine Grimstea |
| Trivia: |
Coached actor Forest Whitaker to an Oscar and Golden Globe with his Ugandan dialect as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland (2006).His parents divorced when he was about 7 years old. He moved with his mother to San Antonio, Texas where he was first aware of regional dialect. He had a childhood stutter problem.After his marriage to June Grimstead, an English woman, he lived for several years in England and studied phonetics at University College in London, England.Was known as the "Henry Higgins of Hollywood," a master of dialects who frequently coached other actors.He appeared in the original The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) TV series, as well as the movie version (The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)).Began his young career on radio as a teenager in 1945 when he was heard on "Quiz Kids.".Cast as "Sparks" in the film of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961), only three years later he had a regular spot on a submarine as the voice of "Phones" in the UK Children's TV series Stingray (1964).Was a "Quiz Kid," a renowned group of high-IQ children in the 1930s and 1940s.While a student at the University of Texas in the Spring of 1949, he was inititated into Phi Eta Sigma, a national honorary scholastic fraternity for men.He is survived by his daughter, Heather Woodruff Perry; and granddaughter. |
| Trademarks: |
Towering height and menacing frame
Rich, aristocratic, mellow voice |
| Quotes: |
[on his childhood stuttering] When you have a big problem like that you overcompensate. I found it easier to do voices other than my own.
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[on being typecast as a Texan] dopey deputy and half-wit hayseed.
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[on not helping Meryl Streep with her accents] No it wasn't me. But I wished it was. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Additional Crew,Writer |
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In 1959, he co-starred, with Molly Bee and Roscoe Ates, in an unsold pilot for a sitcom, set in the Ozarks, called "Sissy".
Was a co-commentator in a news broadcast for Voyager 2's encounter with the planet Neptune in Aug 1989
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| Spouse: |
June Bettine Grimstead (March 18, 1961 - April 2, 2005) (her death, 1 child) |
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