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Robert Ellenstein

Actor

Robert Ellenstein

Born June 18, 1923 in Newark, New Jersey, USADied October 28, 201020 films

Robert Ellenstein was an American actor. The son of Meyer C. Ellenstein, a Newark dentist, Robert Ellenstein grew up to see his father become a two-term mayor from 1933 to 1941. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II: earning a Purple Heart during his service.

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North by Northwest posterFirst watchNorth by Northwest19598.0as LichtAdvertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.View film

Essential films

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home poster7.2Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home19863:10 to Yuma poster7.33:10 to Yuma1957Brewster's Millions poster6.6Brewster's Millions1985The Young Lions poster6.7The Young Lions1958Love at First Bite poster6.0Love at First Bite1979Illegal poster6.5Illegal1955

Filmography

20 films as actor
  1. 1988Run Till You FallMr. Leopold
  2. 1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeFederation Council President
  3. 1985Brewster's MillionsMr. Carter
  4. 1979Love at First BiteVW Man
  5. 1968The Legend of Lylah ClareMike
  6. 1968To Die in ParisDendier
  7. 1967A Bell for AdanoTomasino
  8. 1966DeathwatchGuard
  9. 1961King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold RothsteinLenny
  10. 1960Pay or Die!Luigi Di Sarno
  11. 1959The GazeboBen
  12. 1959North by NorthwestLicht
  13. 1958Too Much, Too SoonGerald Frank
  14. 1958The Young LionsRabbi Joseph Silverstein (uncredited)
  15. 19573:10 to YumaErnie Collins
  16. 1957Mr. BroadwaySam Harris
  17. 1957The Garment JungleFred Kenner
  18. 1955IllegalJoe Knight
  19. 1954Rogue CopDet. Sidney Y. Myers
  20. 1954Mandrake the MagicianWilson