Robert Allen

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-03-28 (92 years old)

Deathday

1998-10-09

Place of Birth

Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Robert Allen

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 Pa...

Acting

1935

The Black Room

as Lt. Albert Lussan

1937

The Awful Truth

as Frank Randall

1936

The Unknown Ranger

as Bob Allen

1936

Rio Grande Ranger

as Bob Allen

1940

City of Chance

as Fred Walcott

1986

1935

White Lies

as Arthur Bradford

1935

Air Hawks

as Bill Lewis

1935

Guard That Girl

as Larry Donovan

1935

Love Me Forever

as Phillip Cameron

1936

Craig's Wife

as Gene Fredericks

1935

Party Wire

as Roy Daniels

1939

Tail Spin

as Charlie

1938

Gateway

as Reporter

1937

Law of the Ranger

as Ranger Bob Allen

1935

1935

Law Beyond the Range

as Johnny Kane

1935

Fighting Shadows

as Constable Bob Rutledge

1935

The Revenge Rider

as Chad Harmon

1937

Ranger Courage

as Bob Allen

1939

Everybody's Baby

as Dick Lane

1937

Reckless Ranger

as Jim Allen / Bob Allen

1939

1938

Kentucky

as Man Dancing with Sally (uncredited)

1938

Meet the Girls

as Charles Tucker

1937

1939

Winter Carnival

as Rocky Morgan

1939

Winner Take All

as Tom Walker

1934

Jealousy

as Jim Rainey

1938

Keep Smiling

as Stanley Harper

1937

Hold 'Em Navy

as Midshipman

1926

The Quarterback

as Football Player (uncredited)

1930

Animal Crackers

as House Party Guest (uncredited)

1931

Big Business Girl

as Graduate at Dance (uncredited)

1931

Night Nurse

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1931

The Reckless Hour

as Hal - Allen's Friend (uncredited)

1933

Racetrack

as Bit Role (uncredited)

1934

Social Register

as Socialite (uncredited)

1934

Girl in Danger

as Reporter (uncredited)

1934

The Captain Hates the Sea

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

1934

Menace

as Andrew Forsythe

1937

1964

Pie in the Sky

as Brill's Father

1945

Thrill of a Romance

as Member of Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (uncredited)

1972

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