Overview
- A family spokesperson announced his death and said his wife, Pamela K. Smith, was at his side.
- The actor appeared in roughly three dozen film and TV roles between 1949 and 1994.
- He broke out at 16 as Robin Doolin in Thunder Road, a role originally written for Elvis Presley.
- Notable credits include The Victors, Ride the Wild Surf, In Harm’s Way, Ambush Bay, The Last Movie, and Moonrunners.
- After retiring, he bred quarter horses in Arizona and launched moonshine and Robert’s Rye whiskeys; survivors include his children, siblings Christopher and Petrine, and grandchildren, with a private family celebration planned.