Robert Ellenstein

AKA: Bob Ellenstein
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1923-06-18

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Robert Ellenstein was an American actor. The son of Meyer C. Ellenstein, a Newark dentist, Robert Ellenstein grew up to see his father become a two-term mayor from 1933 to 1941. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II: earning a Purple Heart during his service.

Crew Roles

Director
Director
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {96}

Licht

1959-08-06 7.982

North by Northwest

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase. ...
Genre :Thriller, Adventure

Det. Sidney Y. Myers

1954-09-17 5.3

Rogue Cop

A police detective on the take tries to catch his brother's killer. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Fred Kenner

1957-05-01 6.4

The Garment Jungle

Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie Ravidge, a hood who uses ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Ernie Collins

1957-08-07 7.238

3:10 to Yuma

Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him. ...
Genre :Western, Drama, Thriller

Lenny

1961-06-11 6

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

Gambler Arnold Rothstein marries an actress, avenges his buddy and meets an underworld fate. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Luigi Di Sarno

1960-07-27 7.2

Pay or Die!

A beautifully rendered, fact-based crime film about a crusading Italian policeman battling Black Hand extortionists in New York’s Little Italy is back on the big screen. In addition to Ernest Borgnine ...
Genre :Crime

Joe Knight

1955-10-09 6.4

Illegal

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Tomasino

1967-11-11 0

A Bell for Adano

A U.S. army officer, the military governor of an Italian town during World War II, tries to reintroduce democracy, but his efforts are hindered by his commanding general. Placing his career in jeopard ...
Genre :TV Movie, War, Drama

1957-05-11 0

Mr. Broadway

A musical television special chronicling the early career of playwright George M. Cohan, focusing primarily on his vaudeville years as part of his family singing group "The Four Cohans." ...
Genre :Music, Drama, TV Movie

Mike

1968-08-21 6.1

The Legend of Lylah Clare

A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great Hollywood star. ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, Mystery

Federation Council President

1986-11-26 7.157

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet. ...
Genre :Science Fiction, Adventure

Exclamation Point

1974-11-01 5

Telezonia

Four children want to invite their friends to a picnic, but they don't know how to use the telephone. Suddenly, the room goes dark and the phone becomes large enough for them to climb into. They walk ...
Genre :Documentary, Family, Fantasy

Mr. Leopold

1988-09-09 0

Run Till You Fall

A small-time, down-on-his-luck private eye tries to win back his estranged wife and their young disabled son when he takes on a seemingly easy case that sours. ...
Genre :Drama, TV Movie

Mr. Carter

1985-05-22 6.6

Brewster's Millions

Monty Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit $300 million if he can successfully spend $30 million in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone wh ...
Genre :Comedy

Van Alden

1979-09-05 2.6

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Six buddies spend the summer together at a Malibu beach house after each has separated from his wife at about the same time. ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

Rabbi Joseph Silverstein (uncredited)

1958-04-02 6.8

The Young Lions

The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII. ...
Genre :War, Drama, Action

Wilson

1954-01-01 2

Mandrake the Magician

Mandrake and Lothar battle enemy agents who have kidnapped the beautiful Princess Narda to force the magician to assist them locate a counter-intelligence agent who possess vital information. ...
Genre :Action, TV Movie

VW Man

1979-04-26 5.952

Love at First Bite

Dracula and Renefield relocate to '70s era New York in search of Cindy Sondheim, the reincarnation of Dracula's one true love, Mina Harker. "Trouble adjusting" is a wild understatement for the Count a ...
Genre :Romance, Comedy, Horror

Guard

1966-03-02 4.7

Deathwatch

Based on a play by Jean Genet, a small-time thief battles with his gay cellmate over a third illiterate, muscular convict. ...
Genre :Drama

Gerald Frank

1958-04-17 4.9

Too Much, Too Soon

The daughter of iconic actor John Barrymore is reunited with her father after a ten year estrangement and engages in his self-destructive lifestyle. ...
Genre :Drama

Dendier

1968-01-01 0

To Die in Paris

In occupied France during World War II, a resistance leader is accused of betraying his own side. ...
Genre :Drama

Saul Greenberg

1980-12-11 7.3

Magnum, P.I.

A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's th ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery

1977-09-15 6.8

CHiPs

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives. ...
Genre :Drama, Action & Adventure

Stein

1971-09-15 8.099

Columbo

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdl ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1958-10-10 6.7

77 Sunset Strip

Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, r ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery

James Condon

1961-09-19 4.7

Cain's Hundred

A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top criminals to justice. ...
Genre :Drama

1972-09-11 6.8

The Rookies

The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Souther ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Steven Miller

1987-09-28 8.365

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds. ...
Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Raskob / Stevenson's attorney

1963-10-10 5.3

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on NBC. Sponsored by Kraft Foods, it was seen three weeks out of every four and was pre-empted for Perry Como ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama

1976-01-14 7

The Bionic Woman

After fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own. ...
Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

Bart Warren

1968-09-20 7.122

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Drama

1976-10-03 7.5

Quincy, M.E.

Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery

Heinz

1985-03-03 7.516

Moonlighting

After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other. ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Crime

Dr. William Hall

1969-09-23 6.5

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside man ...
Genre :Drama

Gen. Maxwell Larson

1984-10-26 7.052

V

Once again, Earth is the battleground. But now the aliens whose human guise hides their true reptilian natures are wiser. They believe the secret to their survival on Earth lies in the DNA of the newl ...
Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy

1967-09-16 6.7

Mannix

Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title chara ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Drama

Tewksbury

1955-09-10 6.6

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the sett ...
Genre :Western, Action & Adventure, Drama

John Addison

1957-09-21 7.7

Perry Mason

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent. ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama, Crime

Nevsky

1964-09-13 7.2

The Rogues

The Rogues is an American television series that appeared on NBC from September 13, 1964, to April 18, 1965, starring David Niven, Charles Boyer, and Gig Young as a related trio of former conmen who c ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Crime

Rene

1962-10-02 7.7

Combat!

Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World ...
Genre :War & Politics, Drama

1959-10-07 5.2

Hawaiian Eye

Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they work both hotel security and are hired by others to look into various matters. They're helped by their trus ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Dr. M. Vazan

1966-09-17 7.6

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible M ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama

Chia

1960-10-02 8

The Islanders

The Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961, starring William Reynolds, James Philbrook, and Diane Brewster. At the beginning of the series, Sandy Wa ...
Genre :Drama, Action & Adventure

1958-10-10 4.6

Man with a Camera

Man with a Camera is an American 1950s television crime drama starring Charles Bronson. Former combat cameraman Mike Kovac (Bronson) is now a freelance photographer in New York City, specializing in d ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1965-09-18 7.9

Get Smart

Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said t ...
Genre :Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

1967-03-28 6.8

Ironside

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery

Dr. Swanson

1994-09-19 7.835

ER

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room. ...
Genre :Drama

1959-04-16 7

The Lawless Years

The Lawless Years is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from April 16 1959, to September 22, 1961. The series is the first of its kind set set during the Roaring 20s, having predated ABC ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1958-10-06 5.8

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958 and 1960. Two of its 48 episodes served as pilots f ...
Genre :Drama

Rives

1962-02-20 0

The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber was an ITC Entertainment adventure TV series which ran for one series of 39 half-hour episodes in 1962. Narrated by Cameron Mitchell, the series followed a rich executive who retired ...
Genre :Drama

1959-01-09 7.1

Rawhide

The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama. ...
Genre :Western, Drama

Judge Oliver Blaustein

1987-09-23 6.1

Hooperman

A full-time police detective becomes a part-time landlord when he inherits his murdered landlady's building — along with her ferocious little dog. ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

1975-02-24 7

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T. is an American action/crime drama series about the adventures of a Special Weapons And Tactics team operating in an unidentified California city. A spin-off of The Rookies, the series aired o ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Drama

Milo Temple

1962-09-19 6.3

The Virginian

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more b ...
Genre :Western, Drama

Dr. Brauner

1960-09-13 6.4

Thriller

Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of self-contained, macabre weird-ho ...
Genre :Crime

1958-09-22 6.5

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry Mancini music that could tell you the action with your eyes closed, Peter Gunn worked in s ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1970-02-17 7.1

McCloud

Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Capt. Peabody

1959-01-20 5.6

One Step Beyond

Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961. ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Kirsen

1957-07-01 6.2

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective is an American detective drama which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure

Dr. Bernstein

1954-10-07 3.3

Climax!

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era ...
Genre :Drama, Mystery

Salazar

1965-09-15 6.1

The Big Valley

The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century Califor ...
Genre :Western, Drama

1958-09-24 6.2

The Donna Reed Show

Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children. ...
Genre :Comedy, Family

1956-09-07 5

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana Territory. The series was an adaptation of the book Te ...
Genre :Western

Dr. Lehmbruck

1948-10-03 6.3

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respe ...
Genre :Drama

Mr. Sims

1958-09-06 6.8

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was ...
Genre :Western, Action & Adventure, Drama

1958-09-30 7

The Rifleman

The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, Ne ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Western, Family

1963-01-07 5.7

The Dakotas

The Dakotas is an ABC/Warner Brothers western television series starring Larry Ward and featuring Jack Elam broadcast during 1963. The short-lived program is considered a spin-off of Clint Walker's Ch ...
Genre :Western

1961-10-02 5.6

Ben Casey

Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboa ...
Genre :Drama

Philip Goddard

1963-09-24 6.5

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak is an American dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role, which aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965. ...
Genre :Drama

Sheriff Hezekiah Stone

1959-09-13 6.2

Riverboat

Riverboat is a 44-episode western television series starring Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds broadcast on the NBC television network from September 13, 1959 until January 2, 1961. It was produced by ...
Genre :Western

1954-07-13 0

The Whistler

Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Manny Balestrero

1950-01-30 5.6

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, ...
Genre :Drama

1962-09-30 0

General Electric True

Anthology series based on stories from "True" magazine, hosted by Jack Webb. ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Drama

1956-04-08 6.3

Telephone Time

Telephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from 1957 to 1958. The series features plays by John Nesbitt who hosted the first season. Frank C. Baxter hos ...
Genre :Drama

1957-10-02 5

The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File is the title of a television crime drama series that initially aired from 1957 to 1958, dramatizing cases from the New York City Police Department that were covered in the New ...
Genre :

1958-10-02 0

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors is an American drama series set during the Cold War hosted by and occasionally starring Bruce Gordon in the role of Commander Matson. The series, which aired on NBC from October 2, ...
Genre :War & Politics, Drama

Maddow

1963-09-18 7

Channing

Professor Joe Howe is a Korean War veteran who is hired to teach English at Channing College. The dean Fred Baker is his mentor as Howe is writing a novel about his experiences. They are frequently in ...
Genre :Drama

Mr. Tomachek

1959-01-20 5.6

One Step Beyond

Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961. ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Motel Manager

1974-09-13 7.6

The Rockford Files

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery

Dr. Amos Pearce

1965-09-15 6.1

The Big Valley

The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century Califor ...
Genre :Western, Drama

DuBois

1962-10-02 7.7

Combat!

Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World ...
Genre :War & Politics, Drama

Arthur Tickle

1965-09-17 7.5

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "J ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Quasimodo

1950-01-30 5.6

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, ...
Genre :Drama

1950-01-30 5.6

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, ...
Genre :Drama

Albert Einstein

1950-01-30 5.6

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, ...
Genre :Drama

Rudy Pasada

1960-09-17 4.1

Checkmate

Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show aired on CBS Television from 1960 to 1962 for a total of 70 episodes and was p ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery

Dendier

1963-10-10 5.3

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on NBC. Sponsored by Kraft Foods, it was seen three weeks out of every four and was pre-empted for Perry Como ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama

Arthur Cartright

1957-09-21 7.7

Perry Mason

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent. ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama, Crime

Dr. McBride, Medical Examiner

1957-09-21 7.7

Perry Mason

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent. ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama, Crime

Doctor Ieato

1964-09-22 7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the auspices of the U.N. Their immediate superior is Mr. Waverly. Together they operate out of a secret ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Dr. Raker

1965-09-17 7.5

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "J ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Deputy Premier Voss

1966-09-17 7.6

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible M ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama

Dr. Emil Gorin

1966-09-17 7.6

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible M ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama

Mr. P

1984-09-30 7.55

Murder, She Wrote

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases. ...
Genre :Mystery, Crime, Drama

Mike

1967-03-28 6.8

Ironside

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery

James B. Gerard

1967-03-28 6.8

Ironside

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery