Robert H. Harris
As Jake Goldberg, 1954.
Born	Robert H. Hurwitz (1911-07-15)July 15, 1911 Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Died	November 30, 1981(1981-11-30) (aged 70) Los Angeles, California,U.S.
Other names	Robert Harris
Years active	1950–1977
Spouse(s)	Louise Lewis Viola Harris (?–1981)
Children	1

Robert H. Harris (bornRobert H. Hurwitz; July 15, 1911 – November 30, 1981) was anAmericancharacter actor.

A veteran of theYiddish Art Theater from his teens,^[1] Harris made his firstBroadway appearance in 1937 inSchoolhouse on the Lot. His other Broadway credits includeXmas in Las Vegas (1965),Minor Miracle (1965),Foxy (1963),Look, Ma, I'm Dancin'! (1947) andBrooklyn, U.S.A. (1941).^[2]

In 1952, Harris was the managing director of the Woodstock Playhouse inWoodstock, New York. Prior to that, he had directedrepertory theater in Boston and Hollywood.^[3]

From 1950 on, he appeared extensively ontelevision series, specializing in playing shady, if not outright evil characters, roles for which he excelled. From 1953–1956 he played Jake Goldberg inThe Goldbergs, one of his few sympathetic roles. (His obituary distributed via United Press International says that he played the role of Jake Goldberg in 1953-1954.)^[1] In 1957, Harris played the lead role inThe Court of Last Resort.

He also made many guest appearances in many other TV series. These include eight appearances inAlfred Hitchcock Presents between 1956 and 1961 and seven appearances inPerry Mason between 1958 and 1965 including in the 1962 episode "The Case of the Dodging Domino". Among his seven appearances, he played the murderer three times, the murder victim once, and the defendant once. He also appeared in other television series such asPeter Gunn,77 Sunset Strip,Gunsmoke,Ben Casey,The Asphalt Jungle, andRawhide. He played the scheming John Sukey in "Have Gun Will Travel" S1 E26 "Birds of a Feather" (1958). Robert H. Harris also appeared in the first season of Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "Twenty Million Alibis"(May 6, 1973).

He starred in the 1958 B-movie horror filmHow to Make a Monster and had notable appearances as a rich cuckold in Elia Kazan's 1963 filmAmerica America, and as theobsessive-compulsive consulting psychiatrist inEdward Dmytryk's 1965 filmMirage. His other film credits included roles inBundle of Joy (1956),The Invisible Boy (1957),Peyton Place (1957),The George Raft Story (1961),Apache Uprising (1965),Valley of the Dolls (1967),How Awful About Allan (1970),The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) andThe Man in the Glass Booth (1975).

Harris and his wife, actressViola Harris, had a son, Steven Lee.^[3] Harris died November 30, 1981.^[1]

Appearances inAlfred Hitchcock Presents

• "Mr. Fox" in episode:Shopping for Death, first broadcast on January 29, 1956 (episode # 1.18).
• "Laurence Appleby" in episode:The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby, first broadcast on April 15, 1956 (episode # 1.29).
• "John Hurley" in episode:The Hidden Thing, first broadcast on May 20, 1956 (episode # 1.34).
• "Albert Birch" in episode:Toby, first broadcast on November 4, 1956 (episode # 2.6).
• "LaFontaine" in episode:The Dangerous People, first broadcast on June 23, 1957 (episode # 2.39).
• "George Piper" in episode:The Safe Place, first broadcast on June 8, 1958 (episode # 3.36).
• "Ben Prowdy" in episode:Graduating Class, first broadcast on December 27, 1959 (episode # 5.14).
• "Morty Lenton" in episode:The Greatest Monster of Them All, first broadcast on February 14, 1961 (episode # 6.18).

Appearances inThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour

• "Dr. Perrigan" in episode:Consider Her Ways, first broadcast on December 28, 1964 (episode # 3.11).

Appearances inThe Virginian

• "The doctor" in episode: "Stacey", first broadcast on February 2, 1968 (episode # 6.23).

Appearance inVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea

• "Dr. Eric Carlton" in episode "The Sky Is Falling (1966)"

Appearances inPerry Mason

• "Edmund Lacey" in episode:The Case of the Lonely Heiress, first broadcast on February 1, 1958 (episode # 1.20).
• "Aaron Hubble" in episode:The Case of "The Purple Woman", first broadcast on December 6, 1958 (episode # 2.9).
• "Gordon Russell" in episode:The Case of the Slandered Submarine, first broadcast on May 14, 1960 (episode # 3.23).
• "Claude Demay" in episode:The Case of the Torrid Tapestry first broadcast on April 22, 1961 (episode # 4.23).
• "Jerry Janda" in episode:The Case of the Dodging Domino first broadcast on November 1, 1962 (episode # 5.8).
• "Harry Bronson" in episode:The Case of the Frustrated Folksinger, first broadcast on January 7, 1965 (episode # 8.15).
• "Marty Webb" in episode:The Case of the Runaway Racer, first broadcast on November 14, 1965 (episode # 9.10).

Appearances inGunsmoke

• "Ben Pitcher" in episode:Cow Doctor, first broadcast on September 8, 1956 (episode # 2.1).
• "Fred Myers" in episode:Kick Me, first broadcast on January 26, 1957 (episode # 2.18).

Appearances inThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.

• "Dr. Janos Hrandy" in episode:The Love Affair, first broadcast on March 29, 1965 (episode # 1.26).
• "Mark Ole" in episode:The Pop Art Affair, first broadcast on October 7, 1966 (episode # 3.6).

Appearances inThe Untouchables

• "Phil Corbin" in episode:Kiss of Death Girl, first broadcast on December 8, 1960 (episode # 3.6).

Appearances inSuspense

• episode:Escape This Night, first broadcast on February 7, 1950 (episode # 2.23).
• episode:Dark Shadows, first broadcast on September 19, 1950 (episode # 3.4).
• episode:The Juiceman (episode # 3.34).
• episode:Night Drive, first broadcast on February 26, 1952 (episode # 4.24).

Appearances inClimax!

• episode:Flight 951, first broadcast on April 21, 1955 (episode # 1.22).
• appearing as Robert Harris playing "Porfear" in episode:No Right to Kill, first broadcast on August 9, 1956 (episode # 2.42).
• episode:The Secret of the Red Room first broadcast on September 12, 1957 (episode # 3.44).

Appearances inBonanza

• Jacob J. Dormann in episode: "The Legacy", first broadcast on December 15, 1963 (episode # 5.11).

4. Demetria Fulton previewed Robert H. Harris' appearance in the first season of Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "Twenty Million Alibis"(May 6, 1973).

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• Robert H. Harris at theInternet Broadway Database

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