Mostly Credited As: Robert Colbert Birth Name: Robert Lewis Colbert Date Of Birth: July 26, 1931 (Age 80) Country Of Birth: USA Birth Place: Long Beach, California, USA
Tall, dark complexioned actor who was a contract player for Columbia and later Warner Brothers studios during the late 1950's and early 1960's. Colbert briefly replaced James Garner on Maverick during that show's fourth season being cast mainly because he bore a strong physical resemblance to Garner. He later starred in the 1966-67 cult Irwin Allen sci-fi drama Time Tunnel. After Colbert's primetime television roles began to dry up he joined the cast of the popular daytime drama Young and the Restless playing patriarch Stuart Brooks. He departed that show in 1983 and has appeared only sporadically on-screen since.
Colbert reportedly wore the same suit previously worn by James Garner when he appeared on Maverick. Colbert's Maverick co-star, Jack Kelly, once stated in an interview that he never saw Colbert again once his run on the series ended. Appeared in two episodes of Maverick as younger brother Brent Maverick after appearing as a different character in an earlier episode. Colbert twice played a prosecutor on episodes of Perry Mason. He had no better luck against Perry than previous district attorneys.