Actor Dale Robertson Dies in California Hospital

abcnews.com ^ | February 28, 2013 | Ken Miller

[John W]

Dale Robertson, an Oklahoma native who became a star of television and movie Westerns during the genre's heyday, died Tuesday. He was 89.

Robertson's niece, Nancy Robertson, said her uncle died at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., following a brief illness.

Dale Robertson had bit parts in films including "The Boy with the Green Hair" and the Joan Crawford vehicle "Flamingo Road" before landing more high-profile roles such as Jesse James in "Fighting Man of the Plains."

In the 1950s, he moved into television, starring in series such as "Tales of Wells Fargo" (1957-62), "Iron Horse" (1966) and "Death Valley Days" (1968-70).

Robertson continued to work in TV in the 1970s, and in the 1980s he landed roles in the popular night-time soap operas "Dallas" and "Dynasty."

In 1993, he took what would be his final role, as Zeke in the show "Harts of the West," before retiring from acting to spend more time at his ranch in Yukon, Okla., where he lived until moving to the San Diego area in recent months, Nancy Robertson said.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Death Valley Days with 20 Mule Team Borax!

I wonder if they still make that stuff?****

Yes they do. I’ve got a NEW box in my laundry right now.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

*** Ronald Reagan was the host of DEATH VALLEY DAYS and when he went on to other pursuits his replacement was Dale Robertson***

The original host was THE OLD RANGER. Years later, when Reagan and later Robertson were host, the end titles still listed the host as THE OLD RANGER.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[The Cajun]

Dale Robertson in "Tales of Wells Fargo", remember that as a kid, would always watch.
He had a long life, RIP.

[okie01]

Well there ya go. That's what did him in.

Possibly. Though, it could have been his, ah, extracurricular activities.

I recall hearing a story about Dale Robertson from a Hollywood source a number of years ago.

Seems Dale's wife was getting ready to sue for divorce and she hired a private detective to find out whether he was sleeping with another woman.

After about a week, the detective reported back. He told her "it's not another woman. It's women!. Like five or six."

Intrigued, she hired him for another week -- just to find out the extent of his perfidy. Then, a third week. By the time she called off the sleuth, the "other woman" count had climbed to over two dozen.