Robert Fortier
{{short description|American film, television and theatre actor}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Robert Fortier
|birth_date = {{birth date|1926|11|05}}
|birth_place = West Hollywood, California, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2005|01|01|1926|11|05}}
|death_place = Orange, California, U.S.
|occupation = Film, television and theatre actor
|years_active = 1950–1985
}}
Robert Fortier (November 5, 1926 – January 1, 2005) was an American film, television and theatre actor.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/351530979/|title=Fortier, fisherman turned-actor, is not usual rising Hollywood star|first=Judy|last=Klemearud|work=Rapid City Journal|location=Rapid City, South Dakota|date=June 17, 1977|access-date=March 9, 2022|page=28|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} He was known for playing Scotty in the American adventure television series The Troubleshooters.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3fCkzAEACAAJ|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005|page=125|date=May 4, 2006|first=Harris|last=Lentz|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786424894|via=Google Books}}
Life and career
Fortier was born in West Hollywood, California. He was originally a member of the New York City Ballet and found his training as a dancer useful in working as a stuntman.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/561242492/|title=Program Listings|work=Sunday News|location=Lancaster, Pennsylvania|date=January 10, 1960|access-date=March 9, 2022|page=70|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} Fortier began his screen career in 1950 with an uncredited role in the film Let's Dance. He then appeared in the 1951 films Texas Carnival and Show Boat. His theatre credits include Broadway productions of Pal Joey{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/robert-fortier-95272|title=Robert Fortier|work=Internet Broadway Database|access-date=March 9, 2022}} and Me and Juliet. In 1959, he played Scotty in the new NBC adventure television series The Troubleshooters, which starred Keenan Wynn and Bob Mathias.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JGuCDwAAQBAJ|title=An American Odyssey: The Bob Mathias Story|page=117|first1=Bob|last1=Mathias|first2=Robert|last2=Mendes|publisher=Sports Publishing|date=August 2012|isbn=9781613212677|via=Google Books}}
Fortier then starred in the television soap opera Full Circle, playing Gary Donovan. He guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Fugitive, The Law and Mr. Jones, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Outlaws, The Millionaire, Colt .45 and Star Trek: The Original Series. Fortier played Capt. Jampel in the drama television series Combat!. In his film career, he played the role of the town drunk "Bill Barnacle" in the 1980 film Popeye. Fortier appeared in films such as A Wedding, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, 3 Women{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/15/archives/new-jersey-weekly-new-face-a-rising-star-at-50.html|title=New Face|first=Judy|last=Klemesrud|work=The New York Times|date=April 15, 1977|access-date=March 9, 2022}} and Heaven Can Wait. His last credit was from 1987 film O.C. and Stiggs.
Death
Fortier died in January 2005 in Orange, California, at the age of 78.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e8sqAQAAIAAJ|title=Singin' in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece|page=256|first1=Earl|last1=Hess|first2=Pratibha|last2=Dabholkar|publisher=University Press of Kansas|date=2009|isbn=9780700616565|via=Google Books}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0287279}}
- {{TCMDb name|64271%7C131740}}
- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_fortier_2/ Rotten Tomatoes profile]
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Category:People from West Hollywood, California
Category:Male actors from California
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male stage actors
Category:American male television actors