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Robert Fuller is a retired actor who starred mostly on Western shows. He was most famous in the 1960s and 1970s and appeared in several movies. Fuller was able to take home the the Japanese Golden Order of Merit and Best Actor Award in Japan. The award was presented by the Empress of Japan, and Fuller was the first American who was able to get this award.

To those who didn’t know, Fuller’s first job was as a stuntman. He also worked as a doorman in a theatre until his friends urged him to embark on an acting career. Later, he got an offers of a handful of projects. This led him to star in the Western hit series, Laramie and Wagon Train, for which he was awarded the Buffalo Bill for Outstanding Western Entertainment. In 2013, Fuller became the first awardee of the Spirit of the Cowboy Lonestar Legacy Award.