Robert Horton

'Robert Horton' (qv) was born on July 29, 1924 into a Mormon family in Los Angeles, California as Meade Howard Horton Jr. He began his contract career at MGM in 1952 and adopted the acting name of 'Robert Horton' (qv).Following his final role (as a guest star on _Murder, She Wrote (1984)_ (qv)), Horton retired from acting in 1989. He had appeared in films, musical theatre, and many television series in both starring and guest roles, including _Apache War Smoke (1952)_ (qv), _Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)_ (qv), _Wagon Train (1957)_ (qv), _The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)_ (qv), _Matinee Theatre (1955)_ (qv), _As the World Turns (1956)_ (qv), and _The Green Slime (1968)_ (qv).Horton was thrice married: to Mary Catherine 'Job' (qv)e, to 'Barbara Ruick' (qv), and to Marilynn Bradley, who survived him. He died on March 9, 2016, aged 91, in his native Los Angeles.::Robert Sieger (updated)