Glenn Corbett (born Glenn Edwin Rothenburg; August 17, 1933 â€"
January 16, 1993) was an American actor in movies and television for
more than thirty years. Corbett came to national attention in the
early 1960s when he replaced George Maharis in the cast of the popular
CBS adventure drama Route 66.He followed this with roles in
high-profile films and television shows like the original Star Trek
series, the daytime soap opera The Doctors, the prime-time soap
Dallas, and movies like Chisum with John Wayne, and the World War II
epic Midway.An American lead actor and supporting actor, Corbett was
born on August 17, 1933 in El Monte, California, the son of Sarah Bell
(Holland) and John Warren Rothenburg, a garage mechanic.After serving
in the United States Navy as a Seabee, he met his wife Judy at
Occidental College in Los Angeles, and, with her encouragement, he
began acting in campus theater plays. He was seen by a talent scout
and was signed to a contract with Columbia Pictures.
January 16, 1993) was an American actor in movies and television for
more than thirty years. Corbett came to national attention in the
early 1960s when he replaced George Maharis in the cast of the popular
CBS adventure drama Route 66.He followed this with roles in
high-profile films and television shows like the original Star Trek
series, the daytime soap opera The Doctors, the prime-time soap
Dallas, and movies like Chisum with John Wayne, and the World War II
epic Midway.An American lead actor and supporting actor, Corbett was
born on August 17, 1933 in El Monte, California, the son of Sarah Bell
(Holland) and John Warren Rothenburg, a garage mechanic.After serving
in the United States Navy as a Seabee, he met his wife Judy at
Occidental College in Los Angeles, and, with her encouragement, he
began acting in campus theater plays. He was seen by a talent scout
and was signed to a contract with Columbia Pictures.
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