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person_profile-Robert Allen

Robert Allen Died at age: 92

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Robert Allen

Date of Birth:

Mar 28, 1906

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Oct 09, 1998

Biography of

Robert Allen

    Robert "Tex" Allen (also credited as Bob Allen) was a leading actor in both feature films and B-movie westerns between 1935 and 1944.

    Born as Irvine E. Theodore Baehr on March 28, 1906 in Mount Vernon, New York, Allen went on to graduate from the New York Military Academy in 1924, where he rode in the academy cavalry and from Dartmouth College in 1929 with a degree in English. In vacations he had driven a truck as a labourer. He worked for a bank which soon failed in the Great Depression. He flew briefly with the Curtis Flying service as a commercial pilot. He first came to the screen in 1926 before signing a standard acting contract with Paramount Pictures, in 1929. He appeared in the famous Marx Brothers movie Animal Crackers and several other small parts. Then, he signed with Columbia Pictures in 1935. He also later contracted with 20th Century Fox.

    Allen's first notable role was the male lead in Love Me Forever (1935), for which he won a Box Office Award. He gained additional notice as the star of When You're in Love (1936), opposite Grace Moore. The same year, he was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in the title role in the film The Life of Lafayette.

    After the departure of cowboy star Ken Maynard, Allen was plugged into producer Larry Darmour's formulaic Ranger pictures. Along with sidekick Wally Wales (played by Hal Taliaferro), he redefined the role, starring in six films for director Spencer Gordon Bennet in that year alone. These films became known as the Bob Allen Ranger series. However, the studio was looking for a singing cowboy to compete with Gene Autry and Allen was eventually replaced by Roy Rogers. He appeared in two dozen films after that, however.

    He had acted on Broadway in the original productions of Show Boat and Kiss Them for Me. In 1956 he appeared in the original production of Auntie Mame, opposite Rosalind Russell, and later Greer Garson. He appeared in other Broadway plays, in touring productions, in soap operas, documentaries and commercials. He became a real estate broker in 1964 but returned to the stage from time to time, including an appearance as J.B. Biggley in the 1972 Equity Library Theatre revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

    Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert (Tex) Allen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography of

Robert Allen

Found 46 Movies in total

Raiders of the Living Dead

Dr. Carstairs ( Actor )

... 1986

Pie in the Sky

Brill's Father ( Actor )

... 1964

Thrill of a Romance

Member of Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

City of Chance

Fred Walcott ( Actor )

... 1940

Winter Carnival

Rocky Morgan ( Actor )

... 1939

Winner Take All

Tom Walker ( Actor )

... 1939

Everybody's Baby

Dick Lane ( Actor )

... 1939

Tail Spin

Charlie ( Actor )

... 1939

Kentucky

Man Dancing with Sally (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Meet the Girls

Charles Tucker ( Actor )

... 1938

Keep Smiling

Stanley Harper ( Actor )

... 1938

Gateway

Reporter ( Actor )

... 1938

Hold 'Em Navy

Midshipman ( Actor )

... 1937

The Awful Truth

Frank Randall ( Actor )

... 1937

The Rangers Step In

Bob Allen ( Actor )

... 1937

Reckless Ranger

Jim Allen / Bob Allen ( Actor )

... 1937

Law of the Ranger

Ranger Bob Allen ( Actor )

... 1937

Let's Get Married

Charles ( Actor )

... 1937

Ranger Courage

Bob Allen ( Actor )

... 1937

Rio Grande Ranger

Bob Allen ( Actor )

... 1936

Craig's Wife

Gene Fredericks ( Actor )

... 1936

The Unknown Ranger

Bob Allen ( Actor )

... 1936

White Lies

Arthur Bradford ( Actor )

... 1935

Crime and Punishment

Dmitri ( Actor )

... 1935

Guard That Girl

Larry Donovan ( Actor )

... 1935

The Black Room

Lt. Albert Lussan ( Actor )

... 1935

Love Me Forever

Phillip Cameron ( Actor )

... 1935

Air Hawks

Bill Lewis ( Actor )

... 1935

Party Wire

Roy Daniels ( Actor )

... 1935

Fighting Shadows

Constable Bob Rutledge ( Actor )

... 1935

... 1935

The Revenge Rider

Chad Harmon ( Actor )

... 1935

Death Flies East

Baker ( Actor )

... 1935

Law Beyond the Range

Johnny Kane ( Actor )

... 1935

Jealousy

Jim Rainey ( Actor )

... 1934

Menace

Andrew Forsythe ( Actor )

... 1934

The Captain Hates the Sea

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Girl in Danger

Reporter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Social Register

Socialite (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Racetrack

Bit Role (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

The Reckless Hour

Hal - Allen's Friend (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1931

Night Nurse

Party Guest (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1931

Big Business Girl

Graduate at Dance (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1931

... 1931

Animal Crackers

House Party Guest (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

The Quarterback

Football Player (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1926