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name: "Robert Gist"
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roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "1 October 1917"
died: "21 May 1998"
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average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T15:51:47.302511+00:00"
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# Robert Gist

Actor and director. Born 1 October 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 21 May 1998.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 1 October 1917, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 21 May 1998
- **Active:** 1951–1966
- **Also known as:** Robert Marion Gist
- **Works often with:** Ralph Senensky, Robert Butler, Joseph Pevney, Murray Golden, Robert Hamner, Robert L. Swanson

## Biography

Robert Gist (also credited as Robert Marion Gist) was an American actor and television director. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he began his career with stage roles in Chicago and on Broadway, including a long run of *Harvey* with Josephine Hull. He made his film debut in *Miracle on 34th Street* (1947).

Gist appeared in supporting roles in films such as *Strangers on a Train* (1951) as Det. Leslie Hennessey, *The Band Wagon* (1953), *Operation Petticoat* (1959) and *Al Capone* (1959). He later directed episodes of numerous television series, including *Peter Gunn*, *Naked City*, *The Twilight Zone* and *Route 66*, after expressing interest in directing to Blake Edwards while filming *Operation Petticoat*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Strangers on a Train* (1951), Fi1m 86, as Leslie Hennessey — [page](https://film.one/film/strangers-on-a-train.md)

## Also known for

- *Miracle on 34th Street* (1947), Window Dresser (uncredited)
- *Operation Petticoat* (1959), Lieutenant Watson
- *The Band Wagon* (1953), Hal
- *Angel Face* (1953), Miller
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), Director
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Deputy D.A. Claude Drumm
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), Rabb Briggs, Rourke, Cam Speegle
- *Al Capone* (1959), Dion O'Banion

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