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Robert Allen
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Robert Allen
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1906-03-28,Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

6.4

The Black Room
1935-07-15

The Awful Truth

7.209

The Awful Truth
1937-10-21

The Unknown Ranger

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The Unknown Ranger
1936-09-15

Rio Grande Ranger

0

Rio Grande Ranger
1936-12-11

Crime and Punishment

6.5

Crime and Punishment
1935-11-22

5.2

City of Chance
1940-01-13

Raiders of the Living Dead

3.5

Raiders of the Living Dead
1986-03-09

6

White Lies
1935-12-27

5.7

Air Hawks
1935-05-07

Guard That Girl

4

Guard That Girl
1935-11-02

8

Party Wire
1935-04-27

Love Me Forever

4.667

Love Me Forever
1935-06-28

6.5

Gateway
1938-08-05

Law of the Ranger

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Law of the Ranger
1937-05-11

5.8

Tail Spin
1939-02-19

6.3

Craig's Wife
1936-09-25

Everybody's Baby

0

Everybody's Baby
1939-03-24

Death Flies East

5

Death Flies East
1935-02-28

Fighting Shadows

6

Fighting Shadows
1935-04-18

0

Ranger Courage
1937-01-10

Law Beyond the Range

0

Law Beyond the Range
1935-02-15

Fighting Thoroughbreds

0

Fighting Thoroughbreds
1939-01-06

The Rangers Step In

0

The Rangers Step In
1937-08-08

The Revenge Rider

0

The Revenge Rider
1935-03-18

Reckless Ranger

0

Reckless Ranger
1937-05-29

5.6

Kentucky
1938-12-30

4.5

Meet the Girls
1938-10-06

Winter Carnival

6

Winter Carnival
1939-07-28

I'll Love You Always

3

I'll Love You Always
1935-03-19

Winner Take All

0

Winner Take All
1939-03-29

4.7

Jealousy
1934-11-23

0

Keep Smiling
1938-08-12

0

Girl in Danger
1934-09-11

The Reckless Hour

7

The Reckless Hour
1931-08-15

6.7

Night Nurse
1931-07-16

The Captain Hates the Sea

6.5

The Captain Hates the Sea
1934-11-02

3

Hold 'Em Navy
1937-11-04

0

Racetrack
1933-02-25

Social Register

4.5

Social Register
1934-03-10

Animal Crackers

6.9

Animal Crackers
1930-08-08

The Quarterback

6

The Quarterback
1926-10-11

Big Business Girl

5.5

Big Business Girl
1931-06-12

5

Party Husband
1931-06-06

6.5

Menace
1934-11-22

Let's Get Married

5

Let's Get Married
1937-04-14

0

Pie in the Sky
1964-01-01

Thrill of a Romance

6.2

Thrill of a Romance
1945-05-23

6

Omnibus
1952-11-09

5.3

Naked City
1958-09-30

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Tales of Tomorrow

6

Tales of Tomorrow
1951-08-03