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Robert Donley(1911-2004)

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Robert Donley in The Rockford Files (1974)
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Robert Donley was born on 26 November 1911 in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Cocktail (1988), The Rockford Files (1974) and Kojak (1973). He was married to Jane Wakefield, Dolores Lucille Toniatti (Toni) and Katherine Ellen McMullen. He died on 20 January 2004 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornNovember 26, 1911
DiedJanuary 20, 2004(92)
BornNovember 26, 1911
DiedJanuary 20, 2004(92)
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Known for

Tom Cruise in Cocktail (1988)
Cocktail
5.9
  • Eddie
  • 1988
Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)
The Rockford Files
8.2
TV Series
  • Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford
Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
Kojak
7.1
TV Series
  • Henshaw
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
Bloodhounds of Broadway
5.3
  • Doc Bodeeker
  • 1989

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  • Christopher Lloyd, Cynthia Gibb, James Calvert, and Stephen Kay in Deadly Games (1995)
    Deadly Games
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Red
    • 1995
  • Tom Berenger and Barbara Hershey in Last of the Dogmen (1995)
    Last of the Dogmen
    7.0
    • Old Timer
    • 1995
  • Daniel Stern in Bushwhacked (1995)
    Bushwhacked
    5.6
    • Proprietor
    • 1995
  • Gene Barry and Peter Barton in Burke's Law (1994)
    Burke's Law
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Pops
    • 1995
  • Gene Wilder, Ian Bottiglieri, Carl Michael Lindner, and Hillary B. Smith in Something Wilder (1994)
    Something Wilder
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Old Man
    • 1994
  • Another Midnight Run (1994)
    Another Midnight Run
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Old Man
    • 1994
  • Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back (1993)
    Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Uncle Al
    • 1993
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    Mad About You
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Scat King
    • 1993
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
    Seinfeld
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Ben Cantwell
    • 1993
  • Family Album, U.S.A (1991)
    Family Album, U.S.A
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Malcolm Stewart
    • 1991
  • Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
    Bloodhounds of Broadway
    5.3
    • Doc Bodeeker
    • 1989
  • Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane, Robert Duvall, Danny Glover, Anjelica Huston, Robert Urich, Frederic Forrest, and Ricky Schroder in Lonesome Dove (1989)
    Lonesome Dove
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Old Sam
    • 1989
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Fred
    • 1988
  • Tom Cruise in Cocktail (1988)
    Cocktail
    5.9
    • Eddie
    • 1988
  • Pat Petersen in Cold River (1982)
    Cold River
    5.7
    • Pete the Guide
    • 1982

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  • Born
    • November 26, 1911
    • Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • January 20, 2004
    • Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Jane WakefieldJanuary 21, 1984 - 1993 (divorced)
  • Children
    • Daryl Donley

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    His first wife and child (James Patrick Donley) were killed on November 7, 1945 when she apparently threw the boy out the 12th floor window at the William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh. She then proceeded to jump, falling to her death.

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