<Tr> <Th> Resting place </Th> <Td> Peace Valley Cemetery, Anderson, Missouri, United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1949--2003 </Td> </Tr> <P> Robert William "Dabbs" Greer (April 2, 1917--April 28, 2007) was an American actor who performed many diverse supporting roles in film and television for over 50 years . One of his most remembered roles was his portrayal of the Reverend Robert Alden in NBC's Little House on the Prairie . Earlier, Greer had a recurring role as Coach Ossie Weiss in the NBC sitcom Hank . </P> <P> Greer was born in Fairview, Missouri, the son of Bernice Irene (née Dabbs), a speech teacher, and Randall Alexander Greer, a druggist . Greer moved to Anderson as an infant with his family . At the age of eight, he began acting in children's theater productions . He attended Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, where he was a member of Theta Kappa Nu . </P>

Who played the preacher on little house on the prairie