biography
Born Glenn Rothenburg in El Monte, California on August 17, 1933, actor Glenn Corbett served a stint in the Navy and was stationed in Korea
before attending college in Los Angeles. By the end of the 1950s, Corbett had secured a contract with Columbia after being spotted in a college
play. An early starring role came in the William Castle horror film Homicidal (1961; with Patricia
Breslin and Joan Marshall), an interesting version of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. His contract with Columbia ended in 1962 with the
lensing of the swashbuckling adventure The Pirates of Blood River (1962; with Kerwin Mathews and
Christopher Lee). Corbett then made his first foray into television, with a starring role on the NBC
comedy-drama series It's a Man's World, which was canceled in early 1963. He was then cast as the replacement for
George Maharis midway through season three of the CBS adventure series Route 66. 
LEFT: Early 1960s Columbia promotional photo. RIGHT: Taking a break with co-star Martin Milner in 1963Corbett's film career quickly ebbed, but he remained in demand in in television, starring the NBC series The Road West and the daytime drama The Doctors. Into the 1970s, he found quite a bit of work in such made-for-TV movies as The Stranger (1973; with Cameron Mitchell and Sharon Acker) and The Log of the Black Pearl (1975; with Ralph Bellamy and Anne Archer) and served as guest star on numerous series, including Police Story and The Rockford Files. He found time to act in a couple of low-budget cult films: Ride in a Pink Car (1974; with William Kerwin) and Nashville Girl (1976; with Monica Gayle and Roger Davis). |
the films of glenn corbettThe Crimson Kimono (1959) 
LEFT: In his first film, Corbett stars as Sgt. Charlie Bancroft in Samuel Fuller's crime drama The Crimson Kimono, released by Columbia. RIGHT: With James ShigetaMan on a String (1960)
With Ernest Borgnine in the Columbia crime drama Man on a String, directed by André De TothAll the Young Men (1960)
From the Warner Bros. western Chisum with Bruce Cabot and John WayneHomicidal (1961)  
From Columbia's campy psycho-thriller Homicidal, directed by William Castle. LEFT: With Patricia Breslin and Joan Marshall as Warren. CENTER: Joan Marshall, as Emily, knocks Glenn Corbett out. RIGHT: With love interest Patricia BreslinIt's a Man's World (1962-1963 NBC TV Series)
Corbett's first TV series was the short-lived NBC comedy-drama It's a Man's WorldRoute 66 (1960-1964 CBS TV Series) 
LEFT: Corbett replaced George Maharis during the third season of the hit CBS series Route 66. Series star Martin Milner is also pictured. RIGHT: With Martin Milner and guest star Joan Crawford in an October 1963 episode titled Same Picture, Different FrameShenandoah (1965)
From the Universal western Shenandoah with James StewartThe Road West (1966-1967 NBC TV Series)
Andrew Prine, Corbett, and Barry Sullivan were the stars of the NBC western series The Road WestChisum (1970)
From the Warner Bros. western Chisum with Bruce Cabot and John WayneThe Stranger (1973)
Corbett stars as Neil Stryker in the made-for-TV movie The Stranger, aka Stranded in Space. This was a pilot that NBC did not pick up for seriesPetrocelli (1974-1976 NBC TV Series)
From an October 1974 episode of the NBC series Petrocelli with series star Barry NewmanNashville Girl (1976)
With Monica Gayle in the low-budget exploitation flick Nashville Girllater yearsGlenn Corbett left his role on The Doctors in 1981, briefly joining the cast of the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless before moving on to a recurring role on the CBS series Dallas from 1983 through 1988. After his character was written off the show, he served as dialogue director until the series ended in 1991. His final film was the direct-to-video action flick Shadow Force (1992; with Dirk Benedict), shot in San Antonio, Texas, where Corbett had relocated. After a short battle with lung cancer, Glenn Corbett passed away on January 16, 1993 at age 59. He was survived by his daughter, Jocelyn, and son, Jason. Married three times, Corbett married first wife, Judy, in 1957, and the couple divorced in 1973. He married twice more during the decade, but each of these marriages lasted just a few months. |
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