About Dale Robertson
Dayle Lymoine Robertson was an American actor best known for his starring roles on television. He played the roving investigator Jim Hardie in the television series Tales of Wells Fargo and railroad owner Ben Calhoun in Iron Horse. He often was presented as a deceptively thoughtful and modest Western hero. From 1968 to 1970, Robertson was the fourth and final host of the anthology series Death Valley Days. Described by Time magazine in 1959 as "probably the best horseman on television", for most of his career, Robertson played in Western films and television shows—well over 60 titles in all. Dayle Lymoine Robertson (July 14, 1923 – February 26, 2013) was an American actor best known for his starring roles on television. Robertson's first role for Fox was a support part in a Western, Two Flags West (1951). The show originally was produced by Nat Holt whom Robertson felt he owed his career to for giving him his first leading roles. He was wounded twice and was awarded the Bronze and Silver Star medals.
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