Actor. He is best remembered for his recurring portrayal of the headstrong Harry Thompson on the sitcom "Hazel." Born Robert Liebeskind, after attaining his degree in theatrical arts from New York University, he began his career appearing as a leading man on the Broadway stage. Upon meeting director Fred Coe during a dinner party at the prestigious Sardis Restaurant, he was so impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and distinctive voice, that he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the television industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role on an episode of "Lights Out". From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 95 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, politicians, con-artists, policemen, city slickers, detectives, reporters, doctors, eccentrics, landlords, curmudgeons, bankers, businessmen, retail clerks, sugar daddies, husbands, fathers, uncles, aristocrats, wealthy bachelors, attorneys, educators, white-collared workers, mailmen, bartenders, chauffeurs, doormen, waiters, bailiffs, sheriffs, cowboys, judges, sidekicks, boyfriends, military men, authority figures, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "That Kind of Woman" (1959), "Portrait in Black" (1960), "Underworld U.S.A." (1961), "How the West Was Won" (1962), "The Brass Bottle" (1964), "The Fortune Cookie" (1966), "Clambake" (1967), "Yours, Mine, and Ours" (1968), "The Love God?" (1969), "Myra Breckinridge" (1970), "How to Frame a Figg" (1971), "The Parallax View" (1974), "Starhops" (1978), and "Mystery Men" (1999). On television, he became an even more familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Big Town," "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse," "Suspense," "Out There," "The Man Behind the Badge," "Robert Montgomery Presents," "Goodyear Playhouse," "Suspicion," "The Phil Silvers Show," "Jefferson Drum," "Perry Mason," "The Californians," "Coronado 9," "Tale of Wells Fargo," "Peter Gunn," "Dr. Kildare," "My Three Sons," "Peter Loves Mary," "The Twilight Zone," "Father of the Bride," "Our Man Higgins," "Death Valley Days," "My Favorite Martian," "The Bing Crosby Show," "My Living Doll," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," "Slattery's People," "The Wackiest Ship in the Army," "F Troop," "Bonanza," "Bewitched," "The Virginian," "Circle of Fear," "Alias Smith and Jones," "Cannon," "S.W.A.T.," "Most Wanted," "Charlie's Angels," "CBS Summer Playhouse," and "ALF". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Temple Israel of Hollywood, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was a magazine model for the Forbes Agency, and he was married to traditional homemaker Ina Eichner from 1945 until his death (their union produced three children, one of whom included Bon-Appetite Magazine editor and columnist Barbara Fairchild). Following his 1999 retirement, he spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and was involved in charitable and religious causes, until his death.