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Best known for playing Andy in the 1959 western TV show Laramie, Robert Crawford Jr. also had a distinguished movie career, playing a wide range of characters in many critically and commercially successful films. The veteran actor had always been a part of the filmmaking business, with a father who was a respected film editor and actor.

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Aside from working as an actor, Robert Crawford Jr. was also interested in other aspects of filmmaking. He acted as a production assistant and producer on a number of cult hits. Here are the actor's best films, according to IMDb.

Robert Crawford Sr., a film editor on several TV series who received an Emmy nomination the same year his sons, Johnny Crawford of The Rifleman and Bobby Crawford of Laramie, also were honored, has died. He was 95. Crawford died July 28 from complications of pneumonia in Woodland Hills after a five-year stay at the Motion Picture & Television Fund retirement home, his daughter, Nance Crawford, told The Hollywood Reporter. Johnny Crawford, an original Mouseketeer, portrayed Chuck Connors' young son Mark McCain on The Rifleman, which aired on ABC from 1958-63. Bobby Crawford played the younger brother Andy

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Rivalry between Edinburgh and Glasgow may have began over an argument about bread. An account of a heated row between 17th century bakers in Scotland's two largest cities has been found by Professor Robert Crawford, who is researching for a book on Edinburgh and Glasgow. Crawford said: "The famous, often-misunderstood rivalry between Glasgow and Edinburgh began over 300 years ago. "One of the first recorded flare-ups happened in 1656, when the town council of Glasgow expressed concern at the bad quality of bread the local bakers were producing. "Two bakers from (more)...