Robert L. Crawford Jr. Biography
Robert Lawrence Crawford Jr. is an American actor who played Andy Sherman on the NBC television series Laramie in 1959 and 1960.
Robert L. Crawford Jr. Age
Robert is 79 years old as of May 2023. He was born Robert Lawrence Crawford Jr. on 13 May 1944, in Quantico, Virginia, United States of America.
Robert L. Crawford Jr. Family- Brother
His father, Robert L. Crawford, often known as Robert Crawford Sr., was a well-known Emmy-nominated film editor and occasional actor who played Detective Phil Burns on the syndicated television series Manhunt. He is the older brother of actor Johnny Crawford on whose series, The Rifleman (1958), Bobby made several appearances as Mark’s friend “Freddy”.
His paternal grandfather, Robert “Bobby” Crawford (1889-1941), was a Chicago horse jockey who changed his trade to song “plugger” and went on to become a very successful music publisher, founding De Sylva, Brown & Henderson and Crawford Music Corp. His maternal grandfather, Belgian violinist Alfred Megerlin (1880-1941), was concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic (1918-22), Minneapolis Symphony (1923-26), and Los Angeles Philharmonic (1927-29). His grandpa, Crawford, was born Samuel Faden to Russian Jewish parents Isaac Faden and Rose Isserman. Robert Jr.’s other ancestry includes English, German, Belgian Flemish, Scottish, and Swiss-German.
Robert L. Crawford Jr. Career
He was cast as Slim Sherman’s younger brother, played by John Smith, the proprietor of the fictitious Sherman Ranch and Relay Station located twelve miles east of Laramie, Wyoming. Their co-star was Robert Fuller, who played former gunfighter Jess Harper. Crawford’s participation on Laramie ended in 1960, when Andy Sherman was sent to boarding school. Crawford is sometimes credited as Bobby Crawford Jr., or just Bobby Crawford or Robert L. Crawford. Crawford appeared in almost two dozen films and television shows before to and following Laramie. His television appearances included the Walt Disney family adventure series Zorro, The Californians, The Donna Reed Show, National Velvet, Jack Webb’s detective drama Dragnet, Combat!, Mr. Novak, Rawhide, The Rifleman, Cheyenne, and Gunsmoke.
Crawford’s performance on the CBS anthology series Playhouse 90 received a Best Single Performance nomination at the 11th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1959. That year’s Emmy Awards also recognized Crawford’s younger brother, Johnny Crawford, for his recurring role as Mark McCain, Lucas McCain’s son, on The Rifleman. Crawford worked as a production assistant, associate producer, and producer on films like Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), The Sting (1973), Slap Shot (1977), The World According to Garp (1982), and The Parasite (1997).
Robert L. Crawford Jr. Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 1.5 million dollars.