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Edwin Hyde "Robert" Alden (January 14, 1836 – May 6, 1911) was an American Congregational minister. He was one of the many real people upon whom Laura Ingalls Wilder based a character in the Little House on the Prairie series of books and the NBC television series of the same name.
The Reverend Robert Alden (more often referred to simply as “Reverend Alden”) is the clergyman at the Walnut Grove Church and School. Throughout the television series, he was portrayed by Dabbs Greer.
With nearly 100 film roles and appearances in nearly 600 television episodes of various series, Greer may be best remembered as series regular Mr. Jonas in Gunsmoke, as Coach Ossie Weiss in the sitcom Hank, and as series regular Reverend Robert Alden in Little House on the Prairie.
Edwin Hyde "Robert" Alden was an American Congregational minister. He was one of the many real people upon whom Laura Ingalls Wilder based a character in the Little House on the Prairie series of books and the NBC television series of the same name.
May 3, 2007 · Dabbs Greer, a character actor who was often cast as television’s everyman, and who was best known for playing Rev. Robert Alden on “Little House on the Prairie,” has died. He was 90.Mr. Greer,...
Reverend Robert Alden, portrayed by the insightful Dabbs Greer, is a central character in the classic television series “Little House on the Prairie.” As the spiritual leader of Walnut Grove, Reverend Alden’s character represents faith, guidance, and compassion.
Reverend Edwin Hyde Alden, also known as Reverend Robert Alden, was born on January 14, 1836 in Windsor, Vermont. He was married twice, first to Anna Maria Whittemore in 1861. He married a second time to Caroline Adams Garrison in 1897.
May 1, 2007 · Dabbs Greer, a character actor who often was cast as television’s everyman, and who was best known for playing the Rev. Robert Alden on “Little House on the Prairie,” has died. He was 90.
Former National Press Club President Robert Alden, who had been an active member for more than six decades, died June 7 at his home in McLean at the age of 87. The cause was complications from Alzheimer’s disease, his wife, Diane Alden, told the Washington Post.
Longtime Washington Post editor Robert Ames Alden died at age 87 in June, leaving an inspiring leadership legacy in journalistic and other civic affairs. Of particular note here, he was one of five founding directors of the Justice Integrity Project (JIP) a decade ago and provided active encouragement and other support until his final illness.
