Glenn Corbett

Glenn Corbett, born Glenn Edwin Rothenburg (August 17, 1933 – January 16, 1993)

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. Corbett's film debut was in The Crimson Kimono (1959); it was followed with supporting roles in The Mountain Road (1960) and Man on a String (1960). He took the lead role in William Castle's suspense thriller, Homicidal in (1961). In other film work, he starred as Pat Garrett, opposite John Wayne in Chisum. He again co-starred with Wayne in Big Jake (1971). Later, he appeared in Nashville Girl (1976) and Midway (1976). He also had guest starring roles on the television shows The Mod Squad, Gunsmoke, Cannon, The Streets of San Francisco, Police Woman, The Rockford Files, and Barnaby Jones. Throughout the 1980s, Corbett was a regular cast member in the long-running television series Dallas as Paul Morgan from 1983–84, and then from 1986–88. He was married from 1957 until his death, and had two children. In January 1993, Corbett died of lung cancer at the Veterans Administration (VA) hospital in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 59. He is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX