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Robert Culp
Robert Culp was an American actor whose lengthy acting career often was in tough guy roles, the majority of which was on television. Among his most well known television roles included Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman in the western series Trackdown, as covert operations CIA Officer Kelly Robinson in the series I Spy, and his role as FBI Senior Special Agent Bill Maxwell in the cult series The Greatest American Hero. He also directed the feature Hickey & Boggs, which reunited him with his I Spy co-star Bill Cosby. A lifelong shooter, Culp competed in skeet shooting in his earlier days when he wasn't acting and won several competitions. He remained a gun owner until the day he died. He was also an accomplished athlete when he was a student. He was 79 years old when he died in 2010.
Robert Culp can be seen using the following weapons in the following films and television series:
Film
Gun | Character | Film | Note | Date |
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Smith & Wesson New Model No.3 | Thomas Luther Price | Hannie Caulder | . | 1971 |
Adams Revolver | Thomas Luther Price | Hannie Caulder | 1971 | |
Smith & Wesson Model 29 | Frank Boggs | Hickey & Boggs | 8 3/8" barrel | 1972 |
Winchester Model 88 | Jonas Bracken | Sky Riders | 1976 |
Television
Gun | Character | Title | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Smith & Wesson Schofield | Hoby Gilman | Trackdown | Culp kept the revolver in its western holster rig hanging in his home office | 1957-1959 |
Luger P08 | Captain Shark | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | "The Shark Affair" (S01E04) | 1964 |
Walther P38K | Kelly Robinson | I Spy | 1964-1968 | |
M1 Carbine | Kelly Robinson | I Spy | 1964-1968 | |
Colt M1911A1 | Dr. Bart Kepple | Columbo | Stanless, pearl grips/ "Double Exposure" (S03E04) | 1973 |
Luger P08 | Dr. Bart Kepple | Columbo | "Double Exposure" (S03E04) | 1973 |
Smith & Wesson Model 39 | Bill Maxwell | The Greatest American Hero | Devel Custom made. Two were purchased by Culp for the show | 1981 |
Colt Government | Bill Maxwell | The Greatest American Hero | He carried two in a double shoulder holster rig | 1981-1983 |
Valmet M78 | Bill Maxwell | The Greatest American Hero | "Here's Lookin' At You, Kid" | 1981 |