"And then these birds show up from Las Vegas, these friends of mine, they all showed up and got a big birthday party planned, which I really didn't want, but I'm glad to have them in Oklahoma " Robertson is serving as technical adviser on a movie project based on one of his World War II combat experiences in the former Czechoslovakia Starbuck" in the late 1980s J Henry's Full House" with Richard Widmark and Marilyn Monroe, and "The Silver Whip" with Rory Calhoun and Robert Wagner "I don't know how (the filmmakers) found out that story, but they did," he said Robertson has said he only made movies to make his first love possible, which was raising horses back in his home state, where he founded Haymaker Farm, near Yukon "None of this violence and cussin' and swearin' I think the world of all of these guys He said he hasn't liked most of what Hollywood has produced lately, so he's written seven scripts of his own "Wells Fargo" was the high point of a career that started on the big screen in 1948 with bit roles in "Johnny Belinda" and "The Boy With Green Hair" and grew into films such as "Two Flags West" with Joseph Cotten, "Call Me Mister" with Betty Grable, "O "I absolutely forbid my wife (Susan) to have a birthday party," he said The Harrah native, who turned 80 Monday, spends most of his days on his Yukon ranch with his wife They hated them worse than we did His family, friends and movie business associates planned to celebrate his birthday at the Waterford Marriott Hotel " The film is tentatively titled "Hostau," which is the village where the incident took place Educated at the Oklahoma Military College in Claremore, where he was named All-Around Outstanding Athlete, Robertson entered the Army in 1942 Robertson recently joined the organization as its "auditory ambassador," and his famous voice narrates all Web site, radio and television advertisements for the firm "As the old saying goes, I'd have taken better care of myself," Robertson said in his gruff baritone He won the Bronze and Silver Stars, the Purple Heart and the Cross of Lorraine from France by the time he was discharged in 1946 of Las Vegas From March 1957 to September 1961, Robertson was the single regular cast member on the half-hour Western "Wells Fargo," portraying agent Jim Hardie, television's fastest gun " The invitation-only party is sponsored by Barrick Gaming Corp His small-screen credits include the starring role in "The Iron Horse" (1966-68), host and occasional star of "Death Valley Days" (1968-72), a recurring guest-shot on "Dynasty" in the early 1980s, and star of the short-lived "J Western Film Star Dale Robertson Turns 80 Jul 14, 11:33 AM EST Rancher and western film star Dale Robertson says there were times he didn't think he'd make it to 80 You see, they don't know how to write a beautiful story and make it interesting anymore That's why they go to all the violence After recovering, he served with the 322nd Combat Engineer Battalion during the European campaign, where he was wounded again "If it works out right, I'll have seven beautiful stories," Robertson said "It's an incident which I never wanted mentioned or told because I gave the Germans back their guns and then we all fought against the SS troops He served as a tank commander in the 777th Tank Battalion in North Africa, where he was wounded by enemy fire