- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 28, 1906
- Place of Birth
- Mount Vernon, New York, USA
- Died
- October 9, 1998
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 th…
Filmography
movieRaiders of the Living Dead
1986 · Dr. Carstairs
Outdoor Rambling
movieOutdoor Rambling
1972 · Self
moviePie in the Sky
1964 · Brill's Father
tvNaked City
1958 · Chief Attorney (uncredited)
tvOmnibus
1952
tvTales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Skipper
movieThrill of a Romance
1945 · Member of Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (uncredited)
movieCity of Chance
1940 · Fred Walcott
movieWinter Carnival
1939 · Rocky Morgan
movieWinner Take All
1939 · Tom Walker
movieEverybody's Baby
1939 · Dick Lane
movieTail Spin
1939 · Charlie
Fighting Thoroughbreds
movieFighting Thoroughbreds
1939 · Greg Bogart
movieKentucky
1938 · Man Dancing with Sally (uncredited)
movieMeet the Girls
1938 · Charles Tucker
movieKeep Smiling
1938 · Stanley Harper
movieGateway
1938 · Reporter
movieHold 'Em Navy
1937 · Midshipman
movieThe Awful Truth
1937 · Frank Randall
movieThe Rangers Step In
1937 · Bob Allen
movieReckless Ranger
1937 · Jim Allen / Bob Allen
movieLaw of the Ranger
1937 · Ranger Bob Allen
movieLet's Get Married
1937 · Charles
movieRanger Courage
1937 · Bob Allen
movieRio Grande Ranger
1936 · Bob Allen
movieCraig's Wife
1936 · Gene Fredericks
movieThe Unknown Ranger
1936 · Bob Allen
movieWhite Lies
1935 · Arthur Bradford
movieCrime and Punishment
1935 · Dmitri
movieGuard That Girl
1935 · Larry Donovan
movieThe Black Room
1935 · Lt. Albert Lussan
movieLove Me Forever
1935 · Phillip Cameron
movieAir Hawks
1935 · Bill Lewis
movieParty Wire
1935 · Roy Daniels
movieFighting Shadows
1935 · Constable Bob Rutledge
movieI'll Love You Always
1935 · Joe
movieThe Revenge Rider
1935 · Chad Harmon
movieDeath Flies East
1935 · Baker
movieLaw Beyond the Range
1935 · Johnny Kane
movieJealousy
1934 · Jim Rainey
movieMenace
1934 · Andrew Forsythe
movieThe Captain Hates the Sea
1934 · Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
movieGirl in Danger
1934 · Reporter (uncredited)
movieSocial Register
1934 · Socialite (uncredited)
movieRacetrack
1933 · Bit Role (uncredited)
movieThe Reckless Hour
1931 · Hal - Allen's Friend (uncredited)
movieNight Nurse
1931 · Party Guest (uncredited)
movieBig Business Girl
1931 · Graduate at Dance (uncredited)
movieParty Husband
1931
movieAnimal Crackers
1930 · House Party Guest (uncredited)
movieThe Quarterback
1926 · Football Player (uncredited)