Robert Colbert is most noted for his leading role portraying 'Dr. Doug Phillips' on the TV series "The Time Tunnel" and his two appearances as a third 'Maverick' brother in "Maverick".

     Robert first acted when he was a soldier based on Okinawa. He was a Clerk Typist with a Military Police unit who worked as a disc jockey for Radio Free Asia in the evenings. A woman in Air Force Special Services heard his voice and recruited him to act in a performance of "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial". Hooked on acting, he returned to the US and acted on stage where he was noticed by Mickey Shaughnessy who recommended him to a talent agency.
 

     He appeared in a number of minor films, including "Have Rocket, Will Travel" starring the Three Stooges and "Amazon Women on the Moon", and was signed to a contract with Warner Bros.

     Robert also appeared as the character 'Stuart Brooks,' (original cast member), on the TV soap opera "The Young and the Restless" from 1973 to 1983.