• Born: Feb 26, 1930 in Glendale, California
• Died: Jul 31, 1955 in Burbank, California
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '50s
• Major Genres: Drama, War
• Career Highlights: The Caine Mutiny, The Long Gray Line, They Rode West
• First Major Screen Credit: The Caine Mutiny (1954)

Biography

An extremely handsome young Columbia contract player of the 1950s, California native Robert Francis had appeared in productions at the famed Pasadena Playhouse prior to making his much-heralded screen debut as Ensign Keith in The Caine Mutiny (1954). He was reunited with co-star May Wynn in The Bamboo Prison (1954) and played the male ingenue once again in John Ford's The Long Gray Line (1955). Sadly, a most promising career was cut tragically short when Francis perished in a plane crash. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide

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