Actor Dale Robertson, Oklahoma native, dies in southern California after brief illness

[Sherman A1]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Dale Robertson, an Oklahoma native who became a star of television and movie Westerns during the genre’s heyday, died Tuesday. He was 89.

Robertson’s niece, Nancy Robertson, said her uncle died at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., following a brief illness.

Dale Robertson had bit parts in films including “The Boy with the Green Hair” and the Joan Crawford vehicle “Flamingo Road” before landing more high-profile roles such as Jesse James in “Fighting Man of the Plains.”

In the 1950s, he moved into television, starring in series such as “Tales of Wells Fargo” (1957-62), “Iron Horse” (1966) and “Death Valley Days” (1968-70).

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[dipsydoodle]

1. Jim Hardie

That stretched the memory cells a bit.

RIP.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Ben Calhoune on "Iron Horse".

[Berlum]

3. RIP

[shenmue]

4. Rest in peace.

[OldDem2012]

5. RIP, Dale. I remember watching the old black-and-white "Tales of Wells Fargo" as a kid....

Salute to one of the last WWII vets....he was the real deal:

He joined the U.S. Army and fought in North Africa and Europe during World War II. Robertson was wounded twice and awarded the Bronze and Silver Stars and the Purple Heart.

[cordelia]

6. Used to watch those old black and white shows with my Dad.

Fond memories.

R.I.P., Mr. Robertson.

[MineralMan]

7. The Boy with the Green Hair was the first movie

I ever saw in a drive-in theater. My parents took us in their old Plymouth station wagon with a mattress in the back. I fell asleep halfway through.