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    Robert Webber

    1924-10-14 (100 years old) in Santa Ana, California, USA

    Over his 40-year career as one of Hollywood's veteran character actors, Robert Webber always marked his spot by playing all types of roles and was not stereotyped into playing just one kind of character. Sometimes he even got to play a leading role (see Hysteria (1965)). Webber first started out in small stage shows and a few Broadway plays and served a stint in the army before he landed the role of Juror 12 in 12 Angry Men (1957). He was also known for numerous war films, playing Lee Marvin's general in The Dirty Dozen (1967) or as real-life Admiral Frank J. Fletcher in Midway (1976). Webber's other best known movies include The Great White Hope (1970), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), 10 (1979) (as composer Dudley Moore's lyricist partner), Private Benjamin (1980), Wild Geese II (1985) and co-starring with Richard Dreyfuss and Barbra Streisand as prosecutor Francis McMillian in Nuts (1987). In 1989 he died of Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) in Malibu, California, shortly after completing the 1988 TV production Something Is Out There (1988) (TV). He bore a resemblance to character actor Kevin McCarthy.

    Movies

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    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
    73 %|Jul 25, 2004
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    Nuts
    63 %|Nov 20, 1987
    Drama
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    The Ladies
    0 %|Jun 26, 1987
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Assassin
    41 %|Mar 19, 1986
    TV Movie, Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, Mystery
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    Wild Geese II
    49 %|Oct 18, 1985
    Action, Thriller
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    In Like Flynn
    0 %|Aug 14, 1985
    TV Movie, Adventure, Drama
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    Half Nelson
    0 %|Mar 24, 1985
    TV Movie, Comedy, Drama
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    Answers
    0 %|Jan 1, 1985
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Cover Up
    20 %|Sep 22, 1984
    Action, TV Movie
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    No Man's Land
    60 %|May 27, 1984
    TV Movie, Western
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    Getting Physical
    20 %|Mar 20, 1984
    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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    Shooting Stars
    35 %|Jul 28, 1983
    Comedy, Action, TV Movie
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    Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
    49.379999999999995 %|Feb 27, 1983
    Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Movie
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    Don't Go to Sleep
    66 %|Dec 10, 1982
    Horror, TV Movie
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    Not Just Another Affair
    43 %|Oct 1, 1982
    Romance, TV Movie
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    Who Dares Wins
    59 %|Aug 26, 1982
    Action, Thriller
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    Wrong Is Right
    55 %|Apr 16, 1982
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Two Lives of Carol Letner
    0 %|Oct 14, 1981
    TV Movie, Action, Drama, Thriller
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    S.O.B.
    59.07 %|Jul 1, 1981
    Comedy
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    Sunday Lovers
    60 %|Oct 31, 1980
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
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    Private Benjamin
    59 %|Oct 6, 1980
    Comedy
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    All Stars
    0 %|Jan 16, 1980
    Music, Comedy, Romance
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    The Streets of L.A.
    50 %|Nov 13, 1979
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Courage fuyons
    60 %|Oct 17, 1979
    Comedy
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    10
    57 %|Oct 5, 1979
    Comedy, Romance
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    Gardenia
    50 %|May 5, 1979
    Crime
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    The Young Runaways
    60 %|May 28, 1978
    Adventure, Drama, Family, TV Movie
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    Revenge of the Pink Panther
    64 %|Jan 8, 1978
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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    Casey's Shadow
    64 %|Jan 1, 1978
    Drama, Family
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    The Choirboys
    53 %|Dec 23, 1977
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    The Accuser
    57 %|Sep 7, 1977
    Drama
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    Madame Claude
    48.89 %|May 11, 1977
    Drama, Comedy
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    Death Steps in the Dark
    51 %|Feb 17, 1977
    Crime, Drama, Thriller, Comedy
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    Hit Squad
    65 %|Oct 29, 1976
    Comedy, Action
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    Midway
    66 %|Jun 18, 1976
    Action, Drama, History, War
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    The Dangerous Mission
    40 %|Apr 22, 1975
    War, Comedy
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    Flatfoot in Hong Kong
    62 %|Mar 28, 1975
    Action, Comedy, Thriller, Drama
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    Death Stalk
    59 %|Jan 21, 1975
    Drama, TV Movie, Thriller, Crime
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    Pacific Challenge
    60 %|Jan 1, 1975
    Documentary
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    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
    70.53 %|Aug 1, 1974
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    Murder or Mercy
    0 %|Apr 10, 1974
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Double Indemnity
    48 %|Oct 13, 1973
    Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Cutter
    0 %|Jan 26, 1972
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    $
    61 %|Dec 15, 1971
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    Thief
    70 %|Oct 9, 1971
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    Macédoine
    0 %|Jan 1, 1971
    Comedy
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    Hauser's Memory
    67 %|Nov 24, 1970
    Science Fiction, TV Movie
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    The Great White Hope
    60.81 %|Oct 11, 1970
    Drama
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    The Movie Murderer
    65 %|Feb 2, 1970
    Drama, TV Movie, Thriller
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    The Big Bounce
    52 %|Mar 5, 1969
    Drama, Romance
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    Manon 70
    56 %|Feb 21, 1968
    Drama
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    Don't Make Waves
    53 %|Jun 20, 1967
    Comedy
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    The Dirty Dozen
    75.89 %|Jun 15, 1967
    Action, Adventure, War
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    Every Man Is My Enemy
    30 %|Jan 1, 1967
    Crime
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    Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
    51 %|Oct 12, 1966
    Crime, Thriller, Comedy
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    The Hired Killer
    55 %|Mar 25, 1966
    Crime, Thriller
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    Harper
    66.5 %|Feb 22, 1966
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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    The Silencers
    61 %|Feb 18, 1966
    Comedy, Action, Adventure
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    The Third Day
    58 %|Aug 4, 1965
    Drama, Thriller
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    The Sandpiper
    63 %|Jun 23, 1965
    Drama, Romance
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    A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'
    60 %|Apr 30, 1965
    Documentary
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    Hysteria
    64 %|Apr 1, 1965
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Horror
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    The Stripper
    47 %|Jun 19, 1963
    Romance, Drama
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    The Nun and the Sergeant
    10 %|Jan 1, 1962
    Drama, War
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    12 Angry Men
    85 %|Apr 10, 1957
    Drama
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    Highway 301
    66 %|Dec 1, 1950
    Crime

    Series

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    Something Is Out There
    76 %|May 8, 1988
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Moonlighting
    75.07 %|Mar 3, 1985
    Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Crime
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    Cover Up
    67 %|Sep 22, 1984
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
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    Bret Maverick
    40 %|Dec 1, 1981
    Comedy, Western
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    Kaz
    50 %|Sep 10, 1978
    Crime, Drama
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    79 Park Avenue
    48 %|Oct 16, 1977
    Drama
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    Quincy, M.E.
    75 %|Oct 3, 1976
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Quincy, M.E.
    75 %|Oct 3, 1976
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Switch
    67 %|Sep 9, 1975
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    S.W.A.T.
    70 %|Feb 24, 1975
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    The Rockford Files
    75 %|Sep 13, 1974
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Rockford Files
    75 %|Sep 13, 1974
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Rockford Files
    75 %|Sep 13, 1974
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Police Woman
    62 %|Sep 13, 1974
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    The Rockford Files
    75 %|Sep 13, 1974
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Manhunter
    50 %|Sep 11, 1974
    Drama, Crime
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    Kojak
    69.42 %|Oct 24, 1973
    Crime, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
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    The Magician
    67 %|Oct 2, 1973
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Hawkins
    72 %|Mar 13, 1973
    Mystery
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    Barnaby Jones
    69 %|Jan 28, 1973
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Streets of San Francisco
    70 %|Sep 23, 1972
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Banyon
    70 %|Sep 15, 1972
    Drama
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    Search
    69 %|Sep 13, 1972
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Banacek
    86 %|Sep 13, 1972
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    McMillan & Wife
    73 %|Sep 29, 1971
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Cannon
    65 %|Sep 14, 1971
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    McCloud
    71 %|Feb 17, 1970
    Crime, Drama
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    Love, American Style
    58 %|Sep 29, 1969
    Comedy
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    The Name of the Game
    68 %|Sep 20, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Mannix
    67 %|Sep 16, 1967
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    Ironside
    69 %|Mar 28, 1967
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Ironside
    69 %|Mar 28, 1967
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Mission: Impossible
    75.97 %|Sep 17, 1966
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Rogues
    75 %|Sep 13, 1964
    Action & Adventure, Crime
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    Kraft Suspense Theatre
    53 %|Oct 10, 1963
    Mystery, Drama
    actor
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    55 %|Oct 4, 1963
    Drama, Comedy, Talk
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    The Greatest Show on Earth
    50 %|Sep 17, 1963
    Drama
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    The Fugitive
    72 %|Sep 17, 1963
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
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    The Outer Limits
    78 %|Sep 16, 1963
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Arrest and Trial
    70 %|Sep 15, 1963
    Crime, Drama
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    Stoney Burke
    57 %|Oct 1, 1962
    Western
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    Ben Casey
    57 %|Oct 2, 1961
    Drama
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    The Defenders
    62 %|Sep 16, 1961
    Drama
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    The Defenders
    62 %|Sep 16, 1961
    Drama
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    The Defenders
    62 %|Sep 16, 1961
    Drama
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    Route 66
    64 %|Oct 7, 1960
    Drama, Crime
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    Thriller
    64 %|Sep 13, 1960
    Crime
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    No Hiding Place
    37 %|Sep 16, 1959
    Crime, Drama
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    One Step Beyond
    56 %|Jan 20, 1959
    Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    New York Confidential
    0 %|Jan 1, 1959
    Crime, Drama
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    Naked City
    53 %|Sep 30, 1958
    Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
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    The Rifleman
    70 %|Sep 30, 1958
    Action & Adventure, Western, Family
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    77 %|Oct 2, 1955
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    77 %|Oct 2, 1955
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    77 %|Oct 2, 1955
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    Out There
    0 %|Oct 28, 1951
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Documentary
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    Tales of Tomorrow
    60 %|Aug 3, 1951
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Robert Montgomery Presents
    52 %|Jan 30, 1950
    Drama
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    Robert Montgomery Presents
    52 %|Jan 30, 1950
    Drama
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    Suspense
    46 %|Jan 6, 1949
    Drama
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    Studio One
    47.27 %|Nov 7, 1948
    Drama
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    Studio One
    47.27 %|Nov 7, 1948
    Drama