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Occupation
  
Actor

Name
  
Robert Allen

Years active
  
1926–1986

Role
  
Actor

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Full Name
  
Irvine E. Theodore Baehr

Born
  
March 28, 1906 (
1906-03-28
)
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.

Died
  
October 9, 1998, Town of Oyster Bay, New York, United States

Spouse
  
Evelyn Peirce (m. 1934–1960)

Children
  
Ted Baehr, Katherine Meyer

Education
  
Dartmouth College, New York Military Academy

Movies
  
The Black Room, The Awful Truth, Crime and Punishment, Air Hawks, Fighting Shadows

Similar People
  
Evelyn Peirce, Ted Baehr, Fred C Newmeyer, Josef von Sternberg, Allen Baron

Robert "Tex" Allen was a leading actor in both feature films and B-movie westerns between 1935 and 1944.

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Biography

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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.

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. The star was billed as Bob Allen. However, the great success of Wild Bill Elliott in Columbia's 1938 serial The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok prompted Columbia to drop Bob Allen and replace him with Elliott.

Allen continued to work in pictures, as Robert Allen or Robert "Tex" Allen. 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.

Family

Allen was married twice; the first was to movie actress Evelyn Peirce until her death in 1960. They had two children. Their son, Ted Baehr (born 1946) is a prominent Christian minister and movie critic. They also had a daughter, Katherine Meyer.

Allen died on October 9, 1998, aged 92, of complications from cancer in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. He was survived by his son and daughter, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Filmography

Actor
1986
Raiders of the Living Dead as
Dr. Carstairs (as Bob Allen)
1970
Dirtymouth as
Philadelphia Judge
1968
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
- Brimstone, the Amish Horse (1968)
1967
Hells Angels on Wheels as
Dr. Carstairs (uncredited)
1966
Naked Evil as
Doctor - U.S. Version (as Bob Allen)
1964
Terror in the City as
Brill's Father
1963
Town of the Times (Short) as
Mayor
1959
Naked City (TV Series) as
Chief Attorney / Roger Larne / Judge / ...
- The Contract (1962) - Chief Attorney (uncredited)
- Tombstone for a Derelict (1961) - Roger Larne (uncredited)
- The Human Trap (1960) - Judge (as Bob Allen)
- Ten Cent Dreams (1959) - Executive (uncredited)
1957
Omnibus (TV Series)(segment)
- Lee at Gettysburg (1957) - (segment) (as Bob Allen)
1956
Producers' Showcase (TV Series) as
Egyptian man
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1956) - Egyptian man
1951
Out There (TV Series)
- Outer Limit (1951)
1951
Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series) as
Carl Everson
- Blunder (1951) - Carl Everson
1951
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series)
- (a) The Pen, (b) You're Not the Type, (c) The Weak Spot (1951)
- Valley Forge (1951)
1951
The Web (TV Series)
- The Great Diamond Discovery (1951)
1950
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Skipper
- Shadow on the Heart (1950) - Skipper
1950
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
- The Elopement (1950)
1950
Suspense (TV Series)
- Dark Shadows (1950)
1948
Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- Mr. Minick (1948)
1941
The Fella with the Fiddle (Short) as
Performer (as Robert 'Tex' Allen)
1940
City of Chance as
Fred Walcott
1939
Winter Carnival as
Rocky Morgan
1939
Winner Take All as
Tom Walker
1939
Everybody's Baby as
Dick Lane
1939
Tail Spin as
Charlie
1939
Fighting Thoroughbreds as
Greg Bogart
1938
Kentucky as
Man Dancing with Sally (uncredited)
1938
Up the River as
Ray Douglas
1938
Meet the Girls as
Charles Tucker
1938
Keep Smiling as
Stanley Harper
1938
Gateway as
Reporter (uncredited)
1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938 as
2nd Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1938
Penitentiary as
Doctor (uncredited)
1937
Hold 'Em Navy as
Midshipman
1937
The Awful Truth as
Frank Randall
1937
The Rangers Step In as
Bob Allen (as Bob Allen)
1937
Reckless Ranger as
Jim Allen / Bob Allen (as Bob Allen)
1937
Law of the Ranger as
Bob Allen (as Bob Allen)
1937
Let's Get Married as
Charles
1937
Ranger Courage as
Bob Allen (as Bob Allen)
1936
Rio Grande Ranger as
Bob Allen (as Bob Allen)
1936
Craig's Wife as
Gene Fredericks
1936
The Unknown Ranger as
Bob Allen (as Bob Allen)
1936
Pride of the Marines as
Larry Allen
1936
Lady of Secrets as
Richard Terrance
1935
Crime and Punishment as
Dmitri
1935
Guard That Girl as
Larry Donovan
1935
The Black Room as
Lt. Albert Lussan
1935
Love Me Forever as
Phillip Cameron
1935
Air Hawks as
Bill Lewis
1935
Party Wire as
Roy Daniels
1935
Fighting Shadows as
Constable Bob Rutledge
1935
I'll Love You Always as
Joe
1935
The Revenge Rider as
Chad Harmon
1935
Death Flies East as
Baker
1935
Law Beyond the Range as
Johnny Kane
1935
I'm a Father (Short) as
New Father in Office
1934
White Lies as
Arthur Bradford
1934
Broadway Bill as
Reporter (uncredited)
1934
Jealousy as
Jim Rainey
1934
Menace as
Andrew Forsythe
1934
The Captain Hates the Sea as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1934
Girl in Danger as
Reporter (uncredited)
1934
Social Register as
Socialite (uncredited)
1933
Saturday's Millions as
Football Player (uncredited)
1933
Racetrack as
Bit Role (uncredited)
1931
The Reckless Hour as
Hal - Allen's Friend (uncredited)
1931
Night Nurse as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1931
Party Husband (uncredited)
1931
Big Business Girl as
Graduate at Dance (uncredited)
1930
Animal Crackers as
House Party Guest (uncredited)
1926
The Quarterback as
Football Player (uncredited)
Soundtrack
1936
Rio Grande Ranger (performer: "In the Gloamin' in Wyomin'")
Self
1972
Outdoor Rambling as
Self

References

Robert Allen (actor) Wikipedia