Another well-known role starred Greer as Revered Robert Alden in the series Little House on the Prairie from 1974 to 1983. He starred as Rev. Henry Novotny on the television series Picket Fences from 1992 to 1996. Greer starred as Grandpa Fred Stage on the TV series Maybe It’s Me from 2001 to 2002. In 1999 he starred as Old Paul Edgecomb in the movie The Green Mile. Dabbs Greer passed away on April 28, 2007 at 90 years old.