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Born at 12:07pm-PDT

According to an item in Time Magazine (April 20, 1959), Horton had chest-waist-hips measurements of 42-31-40

Stars of those western TV series in the 1950s and 1960s often had a "beefcake bondage" scene where they were staked out in the desert or tied up and whipped. Only Robert Horton did it both ways. In a "Wagon Train" (1957) episode from 1-15-58 titled "The Gabe Carswell Story", Horton found himself staked out under a scorching sun and left to die by a vengeful "half-breed". In a "Wagon Train" (1957) episode from 12-13-61 called "The Traitor", Horton gets tied to the side of a wagon and whipped across the back for allegedly stealing a horse.

Aside from being staked-out and horsewhipped, he suffered a third torture on "Wagon Train" (1957). In the 30 December 1959 episode called "The Ruth Marshall Story", he's hanged by his wrists from a horizontal pole in an Indian village and left to dangle with his feet about 8 inches off the ground. Horton's shirt has been removed for the apparent reason of exploiting his hairy chest's "beefcake" appeal.

Where Are They Now

(September 2001) Robert & his wife, Marilynn now live in Encino, CA, and are retired.

(March 2006) Received the Cowboy Spirit Award at the 16th Annual Bison Homes Festival held in Phoenix for "embodying the integrity, strength of spirit, and moral character depicted by the American cowboy."

Golden Boot Awards

BELOW: Robert Horton.