Robert Allen
Actor
Born March 28, 1906 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Raiders of the Living Dead
Dr. Carstairs
Pie in the Sky
Brill's Father
Naked City
Chief Attorney (uncredited)
Omnibus
Tales of Tomorrow
Thrill of a Romance
Member of Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (uncredited)
City of Chance
Fred Walcott
Winter Carnival
Rocky Morgan
Winner Take All
Tom Walker
Everybody's Baby
Dick Lane
Tail Spin
Charlie
Kentucky
Man Dancing with Sally (uncredited)
Meet the Girls
Charles Tucker
Keep Smiling
Stanley Harper
Gateway
Reporter
Hold 'Em Navy
Midshipman
The Awful Truth
Frank Randall
The Rangers Step In
Bob Allen
Reckless Ranger
Jim Allen / Bob Allen
Law of the Ranger
Ranger Bob Allen
Let's Get Married
Charles
Ranger Courage
Bob Allen
Rio Grande Ranger
Bob Allen
Craig's Wife
Gene Fredericks
The Unknown Ranger
Bob Allen
White Lies
Arthur Bradford
Crime and Punishment
Dmitri
Guard That Girl
Larry Donovan
The Black Room
Lt. Albert Lussan
Love Me Forever
Phillip Cameron
Air Hawks
Bill Lewis
Party Wire
Roy Daniels
Fighting Shadows
Constable Bob Rutledge
I'll Love You Always
Joe
The Revenge Rider
Chad Harmon
Death Flies East
Baker
Law Beyond the Range
Johnny Kane
Jealousy
Jim Rainey
Menace
Andrew Forsythe
The Captain Hates the Sea
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Girl in Danger
Reporter (uncredited)
Social Register
Socialite (uncredited)
Racetrack
Bit Role (uncredited)
The Reckless Hour
Hal - Allen's Friend (uncredited)
Night Nurse
Party Guest (uncredited)
Big Business Girl
Graduate at Dance (uncredited)
Party Husband
Animal Crackers
House Party Guest (uncredited)
The Quarterback
Football Player (uncredited)