1961
Search results
Robert Marion Gist (October 1, 1917 – May 21, 1998) was an American actor and film director . Life and career. Gist was reared around the stockyards of Chicago, Illinois, during the Great Depression.
Robert Gist. Actor: Strangers on a Train. Robert Gist was a tough kid who grew up around the Chicago stockyards during the Depression. Reform school-bound after injuring another boy in a fistfight, Gist instead ended up in Chicago's Hull House, a settlement house where he first became interested in acting.
- January 1, 1
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- January 1, 1
- Magalia, California, USA
Robert Gist. Actor: Strangers on a Train. Robert Gist was a tough kid who grew up around the Chicago stockyards during the Depression. Reform school-bound after injuring another boy in a fistfight, Gist instead ended up in Chicago's Hull House, a settlement house where he first became interested in acting.
- October 1, 1917
- May 21, 1998
May 21, 1998 · Robert Gist was an American actor and film director who appeared in movies such as Miracle on 34th Street and Operation Petticoat. He also directed episodes of TV shows such as Peter Gunn, The Twilight Zone and Star Trek.
Robert Gist was a prolific actor who created a name for himself largely on the big screen. Gist kickstarted his acting career in various films such as "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947), "A...
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit80%88%DirectorNo Score YetNo Score YetDirectorNo Score YetNo Score YetDirectorNo Score YetNo Score YetDirectorRobert Gist (16 June 1924 – 21 May 1998; age 73) was an actor and later director, primarily for television. He directed the Star Trek: The Original Series first season episode " The Galileo Seven ".
Robert Gist was a prolific actor who created a name for himself largely on the big screen. Gist kickstarted his acting career in various films such as "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947), "A Dangerous Profession" (1949) and the James Stewart dramatic biopic "The Stratton Story" (1949).
