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The character Robert portrayed in "Seven" was the part previously played by Steve McQueen, the gunfighter Vin. During the filming of “Return of the Seven” Robert and Yul Brynner became close friends and remained so until Brynner died in 1985.

Robert continued to be busy making movies in Germany, Israel and the United States over the next few years.

In 1970 he made one of his best-ever movies, "The Hard Ride". This was a stunning film about a veteran, Phil Duncan, who brought his buddy's body home from Vietnam and set out to find the buddy's old biker friends to get them to attend the funeral. This is Robert Fuller at his best and while there were good performances, he carried the film. Today you can still buy the soundtrack and DVD.

Jack Webb saw Robert's performance in "The Hard Ride" and decided he wanted him to star in “Emergency!” a new TV medical drama series. Robert was grateful for the offer but did not want to play a doctor and told Webb so. But Webb was determined and finally persuaded Robert to take the part. True, it was a departure from the action roles his fans were used to, but “Emergency!” was a major television success which ran for seven years and resulted in another generation of fans - the show continues to be very popular in syndication. Over 30 years after it ended there was an “Emergency!” reunion which was attended by most of the stars plus fans from all over the world. Robert's old friend John Smith appeared in a couple of episodes playing a Los Angeles Fire Department captain.

Since “Emergency!” ended, Robert has been very busy in a wide variety of roles. Sometimes to the delight of his fans, he returns to the western genre.

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“Laramie” ran from 1959-1963 and when “Laramie” ended, Robert immediately joined the cast of "Wagon Train" as chief scout Cooper Smith. Coop was a less volatile character than Jess Harper and Robert played him very differently. The move to “Wagon Train” gave Robert the opportunity to work with some of the best stars in Hollywood. People like John McIntire, Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, Rhonda Fleming and Ronald Reagan.

When "Wagon Train" finished in 1965, Robert moved on to the big screen, and in 1966 got his first movie starring role. This was the western "Incident At Phantom Hill" where he was reunited with his close friend Dan Duryea, a man for whom Robert had the greatest respect, and who had made a couple of guest appearances on “Laramie”. It was an all-action western where Robert's character Matt Martin displayed many of Jess Harper’s characteristics.

Also in 1966, Robert starred with Yul Brynner in the sequel to "The Magnificent Seven", a film aptly titled "Return of the Seven". Robert was so busy in 1966 that when filming began in Spain on “Return of the Seven”, they had to shoot around his scenes while he was in Munich for the premiere of “Incident at Phantom Hill".

Incident At Phantom Hill