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Robert Crawford Jr.

Robert Crawford Jr.

Producer, director and writer · Born May 13, 1944 (82) · Quantico, Virginia, USA

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 co-star was Robert Fuller in the role of former gunfighter Jess Harper. Crawford's 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 well-known, Emmy-nominated 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 Webb's 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 Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), The Sting (1973), Slap Shot (1977), The World According to Garp (1982), and The Parasite (1997).[7] In 1959, Crawford's appearance on the CBS anthology series Playhouse 90 was nominated for Best Single Performance on the 11th Primetime Emmy Awards. That year's Emmy Awards also nominated Crawford's younger brother, Johnny Crawford, for his recurring portrayal of Mark McCain, son of Lucas McCain, on The Rifleman. CLR

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 13, 1944 (82)
From
Quantico, Virginia, USA
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 21% in 30 days

What are Robert Crawford Jr.'s films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
30%
Society
14%
Morality
13%
Ideas
6%
Survival
3%
Purpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
5
Tense
3
Joyful
3
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Robert Crawford Jr.'s films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Crawford Jr.'s titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Nobody Knows Anything!(2003)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Funny Farm(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Friend(1986)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Little Drummer Girl(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The World According to Garp(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • A Little Romance(1979)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Slap Shot(1977)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Great Waldo Pepper(1975)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Sting(1973)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • What She's Doing Up There is Not Accidental (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'(1970)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(1969)

    Dialogue Coach

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii(1966)

    as Cridland

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Duel at Diablo(1966)

    as Trooper Swenson - Bugler (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm(1962)

    as The Shepherd (segment "The Singing Bone")

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Great Impostor(1960)

    as Fred Demara Jr. (as Robert Crawford)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • My Three Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Stan Burrows

  • Laramie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 31 episodes · as Andy Sherman

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Baker

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Playhouse 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 1956 to 2004.

Biggest box office

The Sting (1973)

$156M worldwide

Highest rated

The Sting (1973)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 20: 9 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thDirecting2 of 20: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 20: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing7 of 20: 7 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew2 of 20: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s4 · acting1960s6 · 5 acting · 1 crew1970s5 · crew1980s4 · crew2000s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Robert Crawford Jr.'s films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed4

Most loved · producer

The Sting (1973)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Robert Crawford Jr.'s work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles33–70 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles10–57 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles50–73 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles24–37 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles19–54 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Robert Crawford Jr. work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Crawford Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Roy Hill shares the most, 8.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles