Robert Crawford Jr.

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Robert Lawrence Crawford Jr born May 13 1944 is an American actor who portrayed the character Andy Sherman on the NBC television series Laramie in 1959 and 1960 He was cast as the younger brother of Slim Sherman portrayed by John Smith owner of the fictitious Sherman Ranch and Relay Station some twelve miles east of Laramie Wyoming Their costar was Robert Fuller in the role of former gunfighter Jess Harper Crawfords role on Laramie ended in 1960 when Andy Sherman was shipped off to boarding school Crawford is sometimes credited as Bobby Crawford Jr or without the generational suffix as Bobby Crawford or Robert L Crawford His father also named Robert L Crawford and occasionally referred to as Robert Crawford Sr was a wellknown Emmynominated film editor and occasional actor who portrayed Detective Phil Burns on the syndicated television series Manhunt Before and after Laramie Crawford appeared in some two dozen film and television productions His television guest appearances included Walt Disney family adventure series Zorro The Californians The Donna Reed Show National Velvet Jack Webbs crime drama Dragnet Combat Mr Novak Rawhide Cheyenne and Gunsmoke In the 1970s 1980s and 1990s Crawford was a production assistant associate producer and producer on films such as SlaughterhouseFive 1972 The Sting 1973 Slap Shot 1977 The World According to Garp 1982 and The Parasite 19977 In 1959 Crawfords appearance on the CBS anthology series Playhouse 90 was nominated for Best Single Performance on the 11th Primetime Emmy Awards That years Emmy Awards also nominated Crawfords younger brother Johnny Crawford for his recurring portrayal of Mark McCain son of Lucas McCain on The Rifleman CLR