Robert Gunner

Biography

Robert Gunner was a six-foot-one, 200-pound American actor who rose to fame after serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, leading him to pursue an acting career. A professional model and veteran of television commercials and magazine ads, he also studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighbourhood Playhouse. Gunner's notable role as Lieutenant John Landon in Planet of the Apes (1968) remains his most enduring contribution to film.