Robert Donner (April 27, 1931 – June 8, 2006) was an American television and film actor. Early life and career Donner was born in New York City on April 27, 1931. He was raised in New Jersey, Michigan and Texas. He spent four years in the United States Navy and was stationed in California. After he completed his military service, he settled in the Los Angeles area. Career Donner's first role was an uncredited part in the 1959 John Wayne Western Rio Bravo; he also appeared in the sequels (which formed a loose trilogy), El Dorado and Rio Lobo. He also appeared in Chisum, The Undefeated, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. His best-known television roles were as the ex-convict/informant T.J. on Adam-12, Yancy Tucker on The Waltons and as Exidor on Mork & Mindy. Personal life Donner married producer/writer Jill Sherman in 1982. He died of a heart attack, at the age of 75. Selected filmography Films 1959: Rio Bravo as (uncredited) 1963: The Nutty Professor as College Student (uncredited) 1964: The Disorderly Orderly as Interne (uncredited) 1965: Red Line 7000 as Leroy Agers (uncredited) 1966: Agent for H.A.R.M. as Morgue Attendant 1967: Catalina Caper as Fingers O'Toole 1967: El Dorado as Milt 1967: The Spirit Is Willing as Ebenezer Twitchell 1967: Cool Hand Luke as Boss Shorty 1968: The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell as Marine Pvt. Ogg 1968: Skidoo as Another Switchboard Operator 1969: The Undefeated as Judd Mailer 1970: Mrs. Pollifax-Spy as Larrabee 1970: Zig Zag as Sgt. Mason Weber 1970: Chisum as Bradley Morton 1970: Rio Lobo as Whitey Carter 1971: Vanishing Point as Deputy Collins 1971: One More Train to Rob as Sheriff Adams 1971: Fools' Parade as Willis Hubbard 1971: Something Big as Angel Moon 1972: Pickup on 101 as Jesse (1st Farmer) 1973: High Plains Drifter as Preacher 1973: The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing as Dub 1973: Santee as J.C. 1975: Bite the Bullet as Reporter 1975: The Boy Who Talked to Badgers as Burton 1975: Take a Hard Ride as Skave 1976: The Last Hard Men as Lee Roy 1977: Damnation Alley as Man / Guard 1979: Five Days from Home as Karl Baldwin 1981: Under the Rainbow as The Assassin 1983: Hysterical as Ralph 1986: Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold as Swarma 1998: Leslie Nielsen's Stupid Little Golf Video as Himself, Leslie Nielsen's Trusted Caddie