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Robert Gist. Robert Marion Gist (October 1, 1917 – May 21, 1998) was an American actor and film director . Life and career. Gist was reared around the stockyards of Chicago, Illinois, during the Great Depression.
Robert Gist. Actor: Strangers on a Train. Robert Gist was a tough kid who grew up around the Chicago stockyards during the Depression. Reform school-bound after injuring another boy in a fistfight, Gist instead ended up in Chicago's Hull House, a settlement house where he first became interested in acting.
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Robert Gist. Actor: Strangers on a Train. Robert Gist was a tough kid who grew up around the Chicago stockyards during the Depression. Reform school-bound after injuring another boy in a fistfight, Gist instead ended up in Chicago's Hull House, a settlement house where he first became interested in acting.
- October 1, 1917
- May 21, 1998
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May 21, 1998 · Biography. Robert Marion Gist (October 1, 1917 – May 21, 1998) was an American actor and film director. Gist was reared around the stockyards of Chicago, Illinois, during the Great Depression. Reform school-bound after injuring another boy in a fistfight, Gist instead ended up at Chicago's Hull House, a settlement house originally established ...
Robert Gist was a prolific actor who created a name for himself largely on the big screen. Gist kickstarted his acting career in various films such as "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947), "A Dangerous Profession" (1949) and the James Stewart dramatic biopic "The Stratton Story" (1949). He also...
1h 5m. IMDb RATING. 5.4 /10. 618. YOUR RATING. Rate. Drama. A man trying to negotiate a property deal with a wealthy but reclusive widow becomes romantically involved with the woman's unhinged daughter. Director. Robert Gist. Writer. Richard Alan Simmons. Stars. Paul Burke. Charles Bickford. Joan Crawford. See production info at IMDbPro.
Robert Gist was a prolific actor and director who appeared in films such as "Strangers on a Train" and "The Band Wagon". He also directed TV shows like "The Twilight Zone" and "The Untouchables".