Acting
Robert Gunner
- Born
- Jul 27, 1931 · Aged 70
- Died
- Dec 18, 2001
- Place of birth
- North Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 4
- TV credits
- 1
Also known as (2)
- Robert Wolfmayer
- Bob Gunner
Biography
Robert Gunner (July 27, 1931 - December 18, 2001) was an American actor who played the role of Lieutenant John Landon in the film, Planet of the Apes (1968). A six-foot-one, 200-pounder from North Plainfield, New Jersey, was military service in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War which landed Bob Gunner in show business - on a weekly Navy hour televised from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Later, he studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighbourhood Playhouse in New York and became a professional model - the 'Marlboro Man' in TV commercials and magazine ads and the 'Quiet Man' in Ford video…
