His father, also named Robert .L Crawford and occasionally referred to as Robert Crawford Sr., was a well-known Emmy-nominated film editor and occa- sional actor, who portrayed Detective Phil Burns on thesyndicated television series, Manhunt. Brother of John Crawford. He was cast as the younger brother of Slim Sherman, portrayed by John Smith, owner of the fictitiousSherman Ranch and Relay Station some twelve miles east of Laramie, Wyoming. Their co-star was Robert Fuller in the role of former gunfighter JessHarper. Before and after Laramie, Crawford appeared in some two dozen film and television productions. His television guest appearances included Walt Disney family adventure series Zorro, The Californians, The Donna Reed Show, National Velvet, Jack Webb's crime drama Dragnet, Combat! Mr. Novak, Rawhide, The Rifleman, Cheyenne, and Gunsmoke. In 1959, Crawford's appearance on the CBS anthology series Playhouse 90 was nominated for Best Single Performance on the 11th Primetime Emmy Awards. That year's Emmy Awards also nominated Crawford's younger brother, Johnny Crawford, for his recurring portrayal of Mark McCain, son of Lucas McCain, on The Rifleman. In the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Crawford was a production assistant, associate producer, and producer on films such asSlaughterhouse- Five (1972), The Sting (1973), Slap Shot (1977), The World According to Garp (1982), and The Parasite (1997).