Robert H. Hensley Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Robert H. Hensley has word under two names -- Jericho Brown and Bob Henry. Robert H. Hensley was born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1936. His father was John Coleman Hensley Sr, a Pharmacist who worked for Massingill Drug Corp. as a detail man in Southern Louisiana. His mother was a math teacher and taught Math in several large high schools. Both of his ...
My best agent and manager, was Bobbie Roberts and Pierre Cossett. They Managed Anna Marie Albergetti, John Rait, Elaine Dunn, Ann Margaret and yours truly. They were great in everything they did.
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A significant event was being asked to join the MGM acting school. Some wonderful actors like Yvette Mimeo, Bill Smith, Steve Peck were in our class of about 30. Bill Smith, Richard Chamberlain and I were brought in to MGM for a series called Paradise Kid. Richard Chamberlain got the lead, but we met many good people and had some really good acting coaching.
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It is interesting how I met Howard Hawks, the great director. I had a show band in Palm Springs in 1963. Howard Hawks would come in once a week or so to see the show and have dinner. One night as I was visiting with him at his table, he said, "Jericho, I'm going to use you in a feature soon," I thanked him, and I later got a call from my manager, who said Howard Hawks called and said he wants you for a part in his new comedy, with Rock Hudson and Paula Prentice in "Man's favorite Sport." I played a Valentino type character in a silent film segment. Every time Rock kissed Paula, the screen goes to a silent screen grainy scene with piano music, with two trains crashing headlong into each other. Then I was seen kissing up a dance hall's woman's arm, with her emoting, silent screen style, saying, "Oh John, we shouldn't. Why, I asked? Because we must think of Reginald," She said. After repeating scenes like this, 4 or 5 times throughout the movie, the last scene was her answering my 'why' question with, "Because the movies over." I look out at the screen and say "Oh!" and that's the end of the movie. I still get residuals every time it plays, about 4 or 5 times a year.
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His record, entitled "Little Neva", went to number 8 in many of the countries top 10 music charts. He went to Memphis, Tenn. for our first stop, of a nationwide record promotion tour, and after the concert, went to Elvis's home and stayed up all night with Elvis and me singing every song we knew.
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He signed a recording contract with Del-fi Records, as their first artist, right after Ritchie Valens died.
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Robert eventually signed a contract as an artist-writer-producer, with Warner Brothers Records, and had a lot of his favorite records out with them.
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His record, entitled "Little Neva", went to number 8 in many of the countries top 10 music charts.
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Robert wrote some songs for Artie Wayne and they recorded them, with about 4 of mine with me singing, at the Capital Records tower recording studio. Our records were released on RKO-Unique Records, owned by Twenty Century Fox Studios.
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Robert hitch-hiked to Hollywood with $75 and his suitcase and guitar. He made the journey in 36 hours. He found a boarding house room for $2 bucks a night. He sat on his bed and sang with his guitar, while his land-lady listened. She introduced him to a press agent who gave John Wayne his name. The press agent's name was Walter Compton. He listened to Robert sing and called the big band singer, Artie Wayne. Artie loved the songs and promptly moved me to his multi-million dollar home on Mandeville Canyon Road, right across from actor Robert Mitchum's home. Artie's home was the last Frank Lloyd Wright home built before the architect died. Vita Halliburton Wayne, Artie's wife Was the heir to the Oil Companies fortune.
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In Italy, making the spaghetti western "Colt in the Hand of the Devil", Robert made 3 million lire, or about $5000. This is about the same thing Clint Eastwood made for "Fist full of Dollars.".
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In 1967, Robert made about $5000 a week writing and directing the Date.
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Robert wrote some songs for Artie Wayne and they recorded them, with about 4 of mine with me singing, at the Capital Records tower recording studio. Our records were released on RKO-Unique Records, owned by Twenty Century Fox Studios.
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Robert eventually signed a great contract as an artist-writer-producer, with Warner Brothers Records, and had a lot of his favorite records out with them.
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Pamela, Robert's wife, played Wally's girlfriend on Leave it to Beaver series.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Colt in the Hand of the Devil
1967
Pat Scotty
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
1963
TV Series
Orville Wilson
Cheyenne
1961
TV Series
Red
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Surf Party
1964
writer: "Pearly Shells"
Known for movies
Colt in the Hand of the Devil (1967) as Pat Scotty
Surf Party (1964) as Soundtrack
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (1963) as Orville Wilson
$18 Million
