ROBERT CULP

'Robert Martin Culp' (born August 16, 1930 in Oakland, California), and a 1947 graduate of Berkeley High School, is an American actor, best known for his work on television.
Culp came to national attention with his first role on film as the lead star in the 1957 western television series ''Trackdown.'' After that series ended in 1959, he continued to work in television and guest starred on numerous TV shows in the early 1960s including a lead role of "Captain Shark" in the fourth episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. Among his more memorable performances were in three episodes of the science fiction anthology series ''The Outer Limits'' (1963-1965), including the classic "Demon with a Glass Hand" written by Harlan Ellison. In 1965, Culp would star in what would become his most famous role in a TV series, as Kelly Robinson on the espionage series ''I Spy'' (1965-1968), opposite co-star Bill Cosby as Alexander Scott. During the series run, he wrote scripts for seven episodes, one of which he also directed.
He played the murderer in three Columbo television movies, portraying several different characters. In 1971, he, Peter Falk, Robert Wagner, and Darren McGavin all stepped in to take turns with Anthony Franciosa's rotation of ''The Name of the Game'' after Franciosa was fired, rotating the lead of the lavish 90-minute show about the magazine business with Gene Barry and Robert Stack. His next starring stint on television was as FBI agent Bill Maxwell in ''The Greatest American Hero'' (1981). In 1987 he again teamed up with Bill Cosby on ''The Cosby Show'' playing Cliff Huxtible's (Bill Cosby) old friend Scott Kelly; the name is a combination of the ''I Spy'' character's names (see above).
When Larry Hagman entered into contract negotiations over his character of J. R. Ewing in ''Dallas'', Culp was ready to step into the role with an explanation that his face had been rebuilt following an accident. One of his most recent roles was a recurring part on ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' as Warren Whelan, Ray's father-in-law.
In addition to television, he has also worked as an actor in theatrical films, beginning with ''PT 109'' (1963) and then as Wild Bill Hickok in ''The Raiders'' (1963). He went on to star in the film ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969); probably the height of his movie career. One of his most memorable film roles was as Thomas Luther Price in Hannie Caulder (1971). Other notable films include ''Hickey & Boggs'' (1972) which reunited him with Cosby for the first time after ''I Spy'', and ''Turk 182'' (1985). Culp also played the U.S. President in Alan J. Pakula's ''The Pelican Brief'' (1994). Altogether, Culp has made hundreds of appearances in TV shows and movies between 1957 and 2007.
Culp lent his voice to the digital character Doctor Breen, the prime antagonist in the 2004 computer game ''Half-Life 2''. This was not his first video game role though, appearing in the 1993 game ''Voyeur''.
Culp has been married five times and has two sons. From 1967 to 1970, he was married to Eurasian actress France Nuyen, whom he met when she guest-starred on ''I Spy'' in 1966. She appeared in four episodes of the series, two written by Culp.

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