Roger Lance Mobley (born January 16, 1949) is a former child actor in the 1950s and 1960s who made more than 118 television appearances and co-starred in nine feature films in a nine-year career.[1] He served in the Green Berets (46th Special Forces Company) during the Vietnam War, and was subsequently a police officer in Beaumont, Texas.[1]
Roger Mobley
Mobley in The Wonderful World of Disney, circa 1968
Mobley is one of eight children of Arthur Lance Mobley and Charlene V. Mobley. Lance Mobley, as the father was known, was born in Centralia in southern Illinois, and a retired pipefitter at the time of his death in a hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Charlene and he married in 1939, when he was 17, and she was 15.[2] The couple moved from Indiana in the early 1950s to Pecos in Reeves County in West Texas before they headed in 1957 to Whittier, near Los Angeles.
Actingedit
Mobley with Earl Holliman in The Wide Country (1962)
Mobley (pronounced "Mahbley"[3]) sang with his older brother and sister in The Little Mobley Trio in Texas where the family then lived. After moving to California when Mobley was six or seven, the trio appeared on the Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour with disappointing results.
They were spotted, though, by Lola Moore, then the pre-eminent agent for child actors, who expressed an interest in Roger and arranged his audition for the part of eight-year-old Homer "Packy" Lambert in the NBC Saturday-morning Westerntelevision series, Fury, starring Peter Graves, Bobby Diamond, and William Fawcett. He appeared in 38 episodes of the series.[4]
In 1964, after having been impressed with Mobley's performance as Gustav in Emil and the Detectives, Walt Disney signed him to the title role in the highly acclaimed and Emmy-nominated "Adventures of Gallegher" serials for the Wonderful World of Color. Gallegher is an amateur sleuth newspaper reporter, a character created by author Richard Harding Davis.[1]
After 9 years and appearances in 118 television programs or feature films, Mobley's career was interrupted at the age of 18 by military service. Mobley eventually graduated Parachute Jump School (Fort Benning, Georgia) and JFK Special Warfare School (Fort Bragg, North Carolina) and was assigned to the 6th Special Group (Fort Bragg) and the 46th Special Special Forces Co., 1st Special Forces (1969-1970), before being honorably discharged in 1970. Upon his return home to Whittier, Mobley found that only $6,000 earnings from his extensive film work as a child had been saved for him. His new bride and he moved to Texas, where he landed a position on the Beaumont, Texas Police Dept.
As of 2022, his marriage to his high school sweetheart is still intact after 54 years, and they have three children, 12 grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Mobley and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
Goldrup, Tom and Jim (2002). Growing Up on the Set: Interviews with 39 Former Child Actors of Film and Television. McFarland & Co. pp. 210–217. ISBN1476613702.
Holmstrom, John (1996). The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich: Michael Russell, p. 288-289.
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Roger Lance Mobley born January 16 1949 is a former child actor in the 1950s and 1960s who made more than 118 television appearances and co starred in nine feature films in a nine year career 1 He served in the Green Berets 46th Special Forces Company during the Vietnam War and was subsequently a police officer in Beaumont Texas 1 Roger MobleyMobley in The Wonderful World of Disney circa 1968Born 1949 01 16 January 16 1949 age 75 Evansville Indiana U S Occupation s Child actor 1958 1967 Green Beret 1968 1970 Police officerSpouseSharie Barclay Mobley m 1968 wbr Children3Websitewww wbr facebook wbr com wbr roger wbr mobley wbr 16 Contents 1 Background 2 Acting 3 Filmography 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBackground editMobley is one of eight children of Arthur Lance Mobley and Charlene V Mobley Lance Mobley as the father was known was born in Centralia in southern Illinois and a retired pipefitter at the time of his death in a hospital in Beaumont Texas Charlene and he married in 1939 when he was 17 and she was 15 2 The couple moved from Indiana in the early 1950s to Pecos in Reeves County in West Texas before they headed in 1957 to Whittier near Los Angeles Acting edit nbsp Mobley with Earl Holliman in The Wide Country 1962 Mobley pronounced Mahbley 3 sang with his older brother and sister in The Little Mobley Trio in Texas where the family then lived After moving to California when Mobley was six or seven the trio appeared on the Ted Mack s Original Amateur Hour with disappointing results They were spotted though by Lola Moore then the pre eminent agent for child actors who expressed an interest in Roger and arranged his audition for the part of eight year old Homer Packy Lambert in the NBC Saturday morning Western television series Fury starring Peter Graves Bobby Diamond and William Fawcett He appeared in 38 episodes of the series 4 In 1964 after having been impressed with Mobley s performance as Gustav in Emil and the Detectives Walt Disney signed him to the title role in the highly acclaimed and Emmy nominated Adventures of Gallegher serials for the Wonderful World of Color Gallegher is an amateur sleuth newspaper reporter a character created by author Richard Harding Davis 1 After 9 years and appearances in 118 television programs or feature films Mobley s career was interrupted at the age of 18 by military service Mobley eventually graduated Parachute Jump School Fort Benning Georgia and JFK Special Warfare School Fort Bragg North Carolina and was assigned to the 6th Special Group Fort Bragg and the 46th Special Special Forces Co 1st Special Forces 1969 1970 before being honorably discharged in 1970 Upon his return home to Whittier Mobley found that only 6 000 earnings from his extensive film work as a child had been saved for him His new bride and he moved to Texas where he landed a position on the Beaumont Texas Police Dept As of 2022 his marriage to his high school sweetheart is still intact after 54 years and they have three children 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild Mobley and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Filmography editYear Title Role Notes 1958 1960 Fury Homer Packy Lambert 38 episodes 1959 Buckskin Noah Wesley Episode Mr Rush s Secretary with Jane Darwell 1959 Bachelor Father Little Leaguer Episode Bentley Goes to Washington with Whit Bissell Sue Ane Langdon and Flip Mark 1959 A Dog s Best Friend Pip Wheeler Film with Bill Williams and Marcia Henderson 1959 1963 Wagon Train Multiple roles Eight episodes 1960 Hawaiian Eye Stevie Hughes Episode With This Ring with Paul Richards and Ruta Lee 1960 1961 The Detectives Boy and Paul Two episodes A Barrel Full of Monkeys and Shuttle 1961 Dick Powell s Zane Grey Theatre Little Martin Episode The Scar with Lew Ayres Mort Mills Patricia Barry and Alan Hale Jr 1961 The Donna Reed Show Tony Martin Jr Episode Tony Martin Visits with Tony Martin 1961 Outlaws Davey Morgan Episode Blind Spot with Gary Merrill 1961 National Velvet Bradley Walton III Episode The Riding Mistress with Richard Deacon and Beverly Lunsford 1961 The Runaway Felipe Roberto Film 1961 The Silent Call Guy Brancato Film with Gail Russell and David McLean 1961 The Loretta Young Show Henry Sands Jr Episode Not in Our Stars with Loretta Young and H M Wynant 1961 Boy Who Caught a Crook Kid Children s film 1961 Gunsmoke Thad Ferrin Episode Miss Kitty with Frank Sutton Harold J Stone and Dabbs Greer 1961 1962 87th Precinct Danny and Lane Conners respectively Episodes Lady Killer and A Bullet for Katie 1961 and 1963 Death Valley Days Little Matt Denby and Matt respectively Episodes The Madstone with Myron Healey and Deadly Decision with James Caan 1961 and 1965 Dr Kildare Jamie Carroll and Alan Burnside respectively Episodes Hit and Run and The Time Buyers 1962 Straightaway Dale Episode A Moment in the Sun with Robert Blake 1962 The Tall Man David Harper Episode St Louis Woman with Jan Clayton and Russ Conway 1962 Alcoa Premiere Lonnie Dunlap Second Chance with Earl Holliman Andrew Prine Cliff Robertson Jacqueline Scott Roy Barcroft and Don Red Barry 1962 Frontier Circus Andy Jukes Episode Mighty Like Rogue with J Pat O Malley Jena Engstrom and Joby Baker 1962 The Law and Mr Jones Tommy Pierce Episode The Boy Who Said No with Russell Johnson and Eve McVeagh 1962 Jack the Giant Killer Peter Adventure film 1962 The Virginian Homer Tatum Episode Throw a Long Rope with fellow guest stars John Anderson Ted Knight and Jacqueline Scott 1962 The Wide Country series spun off from Alcoa Premiere episode above Billy Joe Perry Episode Journey Down a Dusty Road with Wallace Ford 1962 Cheyenne Gabe Morse and Billy Zachary Episodes The Idol and Sweet Sam 1962 Going My Way Miles Corbin Episode Ask Me No Questions with Kevin McCarthy and Joanne Linville 1962 Empire Kieran Haskell Episode When the Gods Laugh with James Gregory 1962 1963 Our Man Higgins Jamie and Jamie MacDermott respectively Two episodes Golf Partner and The Royal and Ancient Game both with Roy Roberts 1963 Inside Danny Baker Danny Baker Television film 1963 Route 66 Joby Paxton Episode Somehow It Gets to Be Tomorrow with Martin Balsam 1963 I m Dickens He s Fenster Ralph Episode Number One Son 1963 The Dakotas Christopher Deus Episode Feud at Snake River 1963 Dime with a Halo Jose Film 1964 Insight The Urchin Episode The Urchin 1964 Ben Casey Paul Hamilton Jr Episode Keep Out of Reach of Adults with Richard Kiley and Geraldine Brooks 1964 Destry Toby Brady Episode Red Brady s Kid 1964 Emil and the Detectives Gustav Film 1964 1980 Walt Disney s Wonderful World of Color Multiple roles 17 episodes 1965 The Farmer s Daughter Alan Page Episode Follow the Leader 1967 1968 Dragnet Audie Fulton and Charles L Vail respectively Episodes The Big Kids and The Big Departure 1979 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Sentry Film 1980 The Kids Who Knew Too Much Police sergeant Television filmReferences edit a b c Roger Mobley biography Broken Wheel Ranch Archived from the original on October 26 2021 Retrieved February 20 2023 Lance Mobley obituary The Beaumont Enterprise August 27 2002 28 August 2002 Retrieved February 22 2013 Fury and My Friend Flicka YouTube Retrieved August 26 2016 Feature Players Vol 3 Tom and Jim Goldrup 1997 Ben Lomond California p 204 Further reading editGoldrup Tom and Jim 2002 Growing Up on the Set Interviews with 39 Former Child Actors of Film and Television McFarland amp Co pp 210 217 ISBN 1476613702 Holmstrom John 1996 The Moving Picture Boy An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995 Norwich Michael Russell p 288 289 External links editRoger Mobley Official Website Roger Mobley at IMDb Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Indiana nbsp California nbsp Texas nbsp United States nbsp Film nbsp Television nbsp Christianity nbsp Conservatism Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roger Mobley amp oldid 1186887897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
