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Robert DoQui
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| Born | April 20, 1934 Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
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| Died | February 9, 2008 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1964-2007 |
| Partner(s) | Mittie Lawrence (m. ?–2008) |
Robert DoQui (born April 20, 1934 – died February 9, 2008) was an American actor. He was famous for his roles in movies and on TV shows. You might know him as King George in the 1973 movie Coffy, or as Wade in the 1975 film Nashville. He also played Sgt. Warren Reed in the popular science fiction movies RoboCop (1987), RoboCop 2 (1990), and RoboCop 3 (1993). On television, he was the voice of Pablo Robertson in the cartoon series Harlem Globetrotters from 1970 to 1973.
Early Life
Robert DoQui was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on April 20, 1934. Before he became an actor, he served in the U.S. Air Force. In the early 1960s, he moved to Hollywood to start his acting career. He was married to Janee Michelle from 1969 to 1978.
Acting Career
Robert DoQui had a long acting career, appearing in many movies and TV shows. He was in the TV miniseries Centennial in 1978. He also starred in the TV movie The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson in 1990.
He is well-known for playing Sgt. Warren Reed in all three RoboCop films. These movies are about a police officer who becomes a cyborg. DoQui also made guest appearances on many popular TV series. These include I Dream of Jeannie, Happy Days, and The Jeffersons. He also appeared in Gunsmoke, Adam-12, and Family Affair. In 1967, he played Officer Wilson in the Family Affair episode "Take Me Out of the Ballgame." Later, he was a Klingon named Noggra in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Sons of Mogh" in 1996.
Later Life and Death
Robert DoQui continued acting until 2007. His last film role was in Positive. He passed away on February 9, 2008, at the age of 73. His death was due to natural causes.
Film and TV Roles
- Taffy and the Jungle Hunter (1965)
- The Outer Limits - The Invisible Enemy (1964)
- Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965) - Sergeant
- The Cincinnati Kid (1965) - Philly (uncredited)
- The Fortune Cookie (1966) - Man in Bar
- Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967) - Orderly (uncredited)
- Fitzwilly (1967) - Workman (uncredited)
- Up Tight! (1968) - Street Speaker
- The Devil's 8 (1969) - Henry Reed
- The Red, White, and Black (1970) - Eli Brown
- Mission Impossible (1971) - John Darcie (Kitara episode)
- The Man (1972) - Webson
- Coffy (1973) - King George
- Nashville (1975) - Wade
- Walking Tall Part 2 (1975) - Obra Eaker
- Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) - The Wrangler (Oswald Dart)
- Treasure of Matecumbe (1976) - Ben
- Green Eyes (1977) - Hal
- Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979) - Oliver Ross
- I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982) - Teddy
- Cloak & Dagger (1984) - Lt. Fleming
- Fast Forward (1985) - Mr. Hughes
- My Science Project (1985) - Desk Sergeant
- Good to Go (1986) - Max
- Pound Puppies (1986) (TV) - Additional voices
- RoboCop (1987) - Sergeant Warren Reed
- Mercenary Fighters (1988) - Colonel Kyemba
- Paramedics (1988) - Moses
- Miracle Mile (1988) - Fred the Cook
- RoboCop 2 (1990) - Sergeant Warren Reed
- The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) (TV) - Top Sergeant
- Diplomatic Immunity (1991) - Ferguson
- I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore (1992) - Fred
- RoboCop 3 (1993) - Sergeant Warren Reed
- Short Cuts (1993) - Knute Willis
- Walking Thunder (1997) - Gun Trader
- Glam (1997) - Don Mallon
- A Hollow Place (1998) - Alban Porter
- Positive (2007) - Josh (final film role)
