Trivia

When Fuller had a recurring role towards the final season of Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), his character, Wade Harper, was the great-great grandson of Laramie (1959) character Jess Harper, he portrayed decades earlier.

Before he was a successful actor, he was the assistant manager of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Was close friends (for over 40 years) with singers/actors Julie London and Bobby Troup, long before they appeared together on Emergency! (1972).

After starring in the movie The Hard Ride (1971), Fuller didn't want to do Emergency! (1972), however, Jack Webb strongly insisted he star in it opposite Julie London (Webb's ex-wife). Fuller reluctantly accepted the role on account of Webb's insistence. Long after Emergency! (1972) was cancelled, Fuller and London remained close friends until her death on October 18, 2000.

The year before Doug McClure's death, Fuller was reunited with him for one last time in Tay Chơi Siêu Hạng (1994), where they both had a small role as Riverboat Poker Players.

Was drafted into the United States Army and served in Korea.

Was reunited with ex-Emergency! (1972) co-star, Randolph Mantooth on both series: The Fall Guy (1981) and Diagnosis Murder (1993).

With the death of John Smith on January 25, 1995, Fuller, Robert Crawford Jr. and Dennis Holmes became the only surviving cast members of Laramie (1959).

Before he was a successful actor, he danced with many actors in films, including Jane Russell to Marilyn Monroe.

Best known by the public for his role as Jess Harper on Laramie (1959) and for his starring role as Dr. Kelly Brackett on Emergency! (1972).

Was the only guest star on Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) ever to be killed off twice on the same episode; it was the two-part series finale, in which he played a dual role.

Like his best friends Julie London, Bobby Troup and James Drury, he used to be a heavy smoker until his first wife, Patricia Lyons, was diagnosed with cancer in 1984. From then on, he quit.

Ranks third between Danny Thomas and Jane Wyman in changing birth names more than once. He legally changed his name from Buddy Lee to Robert Simpson Jr. to Robert Fuller, because he had a Fuller on his mother's side of the family.

Fuller served in the U.S. Army, as did Emergency! (1972) co-star Kevin Tighe.

Before he retired from acting at age 67, he guest-starred on the final two-part episode of Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Wade Harper.

Has seven hobbies: fishing, playing tennis, golfing, gardening, horseback riding, traveling and taking care of farm animals.

After a stint in the United States Army, he met young, rising singer and screen actress, Julie London, in 1955, when he stopped in for a beer at one of the clubs in Los Angeles, California, along with her future husband, singer/songwriter, Bobby Troup, where they embarked on a lifelong friendship, until London's passing in 2000, the year after her husband's. Then, several years later, London's first exposure with Fuller, was when they were working together on an episode of Laramie (1959). Some eleven years later, she would later co-star on Emergency! (1972), as his medical partner.

Fuller learned how to be a cowboy from his father.

Met fellow Western character actor/movie star, James Best, when he was guest-starring on the sixth episode of Laramie (1959), with Fuller, and Best almost shared the same birthday with him, just three days after Best, who was seven years Fuller's senior. They were very good friends for 56 years, until Best's passing on April 6, 2015.

Was a semi-regular on the game show The Hollywood Squares (Syndication) (1971). Often his job on the show was to intentionally give the wrong answer but in a way that might convince the contestant that this might be one of the rare times he was right.

Fuller said during an interview that, after doing three television series, he finally retired in 2004 in order to spend more time with his wife, Jennifer Savidge, and to raise animals on his North Texas ranch.

At the 20th year of Festival of the West, he read the tribute speech of his best friend and ex-Laramie (1959) co-star, John Smith, who died 15 years earlier on January 25, 1995 [March 20, 2010].

Used to play tennis with Doug McClure and Michael Landon.

Had rotator cuff surgery on his right shoulder in June 2012, then had surgery once more for some blood clots in the arm; both surgeries were successful.

After the cancellation of Laramie (1959), despite mistaken assertions to the contrary, Fuller did not replace Robert Horton for the last two seasons of Wagon Train (1957) as Horton had left the series long before Fuller was added to the cast.

A cowboy buff, Fuller began riding horses when he was only age 15.

Was a huge fan of Jack Webb's TV series, before he got to star in Emergency! (1972).

Danced with Marilyn Monroe in Quý Cô Tóc Vàng (1953).

Met John Smith and Doug McClure while working on the movie Friendly Persuasion (1956), though they didn't all participate in the movie.

In order for Fuller to get the role in Teenage Thunder (1957), both he and Chuck Courtney fought hard to convince the director Paul Helmick that he was man enough for the role. Originally, Helmick had wanted Edd Byrnes, but after seeing Chuck and Robert perform Helmick gave the role of bad guy Maurie Weston to him.

The bronze sculpture of Jess Harper on Traveller, which was awarded to him by the Robert Fuller Fandom and the National Festival of the West in recognition of his years of work in the entertainment industry [March 18, 2006].

Appeared on the cover of TV Guide five times.

Worked with Hugh O'Brian on an episode of Paradise (1988), where O'Brian reprised his character Wyatt Earp, he played decades earlier.

Despite good ratings, his series Emergency! (1972) was put on hiatus in 1977, after the sixth season, but came back for six movie specials, before canceling it for good in 1979. The six television movies are considered the seventh season. Fuller came back for only one of those six movies.

Was awarded with the Silver Spur Award [October 12, 2007].

Actor Chuck Courtney taught him how to ride horses, before Fuller became an actor.

Has worked with Michael Landon's son, Michael Landon Jr. in Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988).

Had also owned a house in Lake Okeechobee, Florida.

First met Robert Horton and James Drury, when the three were under contract at MGM Studios in 1954.

Began his career as a small contract player for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1952.

Inducted into the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Hall of Great Western Performers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [April 12, 2008].

He attends an annual Festival of the West in Arizona, where he answers questions and signs autographs.

Before he co-starred with John McIntire on Wagon Train (1957), MacIntire guest-starred with Fuller on various episodes of Laramie (1959).

Before moving to North Texas, Fuller and his ex-Emergency! (1972) co-star, Randolph Mantooth, had reportedly feuded. Despite having been friends, Fuller (then newly-married to Jennifer Savidge) was distancing himself from Hollywood in preparation for his permanent departure to Texas.

Although he had a clause in his Emergency! (1972) contract to direct, he did not direct any episodes owing to his busy scheduling.

He and his wife Jennifer Savidge, along with James Best, all attended lifelong friend Norman Lloyd's 100th birthday party on November 9, 2014 in Los Angeles. Norman Lloyd also starred in St. Elsewhere (1982).

His friends Peter Marshall, Bernie Kopell, Julie London, James Drury and Ruta Lee all referred to him as: Bobby.

Both of Doug McClure's daughters, Tane McClure and Valerie McClure, were at his and Jennifer Savidge's wedding on May 19, 2001.

In order for him to pronounced the words, he was given the medical dictionary by Jack Webb, for his role on Emergency! (1972).

His parents divorced when he was six years old and he moved with his mother to Key West, Florida in 1939. He enrolled in the Miami Military Academy but dropped out in 9th grade, at age 15. His mother, Betty, remarried to Robert Simpson, with whom she later co-owned a dance studio.