Robert Middleton (ne Samuel G. Messer May 13, 1911 - June 14, 1977) was a film and television actor known for his large size and beetle-like brow. Middleton, with a deep, booming voice, trained for a musical career at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Carnegie Tech. He worked steadily as a radio announcer and actor. After appearing on the Broadway stage and live television, Middleton began appearing in films in 1954. He's also remembered on television appearing as boss Mr. Marshall on The Jackie Gleason Show and in film opposite Humphrey Bogart in the drama The Desperate Hours (1955). The Cincinnati, Ohio-born actor appeared in many television programs in the 1950s and 1960s. Image File history File links Robert_Middleton. ... Image File history File links Robert_Middleton. ... The Big Combo (1955) The Big Combo (1955)is director Joseph H. Lewis black-and-white film noir. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music is one of the most highly respected college musical theatre programs in the world. ... Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The Jackie Gleason Show was a popular television variety show that starred Jackie Gleason and ran in a variety of incarnations, from 1952 to 1970. ... The Desperate Hours is a 1955 film from Paramount Pictures starring Humphrey Bogart. ... The article refers to the city in Ohio. ...
RobertMiddleton, president of the Globe Woolen Company, of Utica, is the third son in a family of eight children born to Robert and Marjory (Burnett) Middle- ton, both natives of Aberdeen, Scotland, and was born in that university city on the 25th of May, 1825.
Middleton assumed charge of the mills the output was not more than one-fifth the present quantity, while the quality of the goods manufactured has advanced still more rapidly, and at the present time cloths are made that are not excelled in the country.
Middleton was married in 1849 to Miss Lucy Ann, daughter of Ira Cummings, of Greenfield, N. She died August 26, 1882, leaving four children: Walter D., superintendent of the Globe Woolen Company; Ella R., wife of Dr. James G. Hunt, one of the leading physicians and surgeons of Utica; Mary, wife of Frederick.
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