Robert Paige (born John Arthur Page December 2, 1911 in Indianapolis, Indiana, died Dec 21,1987) was a TV star and Universal Pictures leading man who made 65 films in his lifetime and was the only actor ever allowed to sing on film with Deanna Durbin (in 1944's Can't Help Singing). He was a graduate of West Point and was related to Admiral David Beatty, hero of the World War I Battle of Jutland. Paige began his screen career in 1934. His handsome features and assured speaking voice earned him prominent roles in motion pictures, such as Cain and Mabel with Clark Gable and Marion Davies. In 1936, to avoid confusion with another rising leading man, John Payne, Paige briefly adopted the screen name "David Carlyle." He worked primarily for Warner Brothers and Republic Pictures during this period. In 1938 he signed a contract with Columbia Pictures, which changed his screen name to Robert Paige. Columbia cast him in "B" features and starred him in one serial, Flying G-Men. When the Columbia contract lapsed, Paige moved to Paramount Pictures and finally found a home in 1941 at Universal Pictures. Robert Paige quickly became one of Universal's reliable stars, playing romantic leads. He is prominent in many of Universal's comedies and musicals, including those of Abbott and Costello, Olsen and Johnson, Gloria Jean, and Hugh Herbert. He had a good singing voice and a flair for comedy, and the studio capitalized on these talents. Beginning in 1943 Universal gave Paige important roles in its biggest productions, but by then he was so established as a B-picture lead that he never quite graduated to mega-stardom. Paige, along with other contract players, left Universal after a corporate shakeup in 1946. He became an independent film producer in 1947 and entered the new field of television. He was the last permanent host of NBC's variety series The Colgate Comedy Hour, and won an Emmy in 1955 for "Best Male Personality" (a category that no longer exists). In the 1960s he became a TV newscaster in Los Angeles. Paige continued to work in occasional films through 1963; his last two films were The Marriage-Go-Round (1961) and Bye Bye Birdie (1963). From 1966 to 1970 Paige was a newscaster and political correspondent for ABC News in Los Angeles. He left the news desk to become Deputy Supervisor of Los Angeles under Baxter Ward, and then moved into the public relations field. He retired in the late 1970s. Robert Paige died suddenly of an aortic aneurysm in 1987.
Robert Paige (born John Arthur Page December 2, 1911 in Indianapolis, Indiana, died Dec 21,1987) was a TV star and Universal Pictures leading man who made 65 films in his lifetime and was the only actor ever allowed to sing on film with Deanna Durbin (in 1944's Can't Help Singing). He was a graduate of West Point and was related to Admiral David Beatty, hero of the World War I Battle of Jutland. Paige began his screen career in 1934. His handsome features and assured speaking voice earned him prominent roles in motion pictures, such as Cain and Mabel with Clark Gable and Marion Davies. In 1936, to avoid confusion with another rising leading man, John Payne, Paige briefly adopted the screen name "David Carlyle." He worked primarily for Warner Brothers and Republic Pictures during this period. In 1938 he signed a contract with Columbia Pictures, which changed his screen name to Robert Paige. Columbia cast him in "B" features and starred him in one serial, Flying G-Men. When the Columbia contract lapsed, Paige moved to Paramount Pictures and finally found a home in 1941 at Universal Pictures. Robert Paige quickly became one of Universal's reliable stars, playing romantic leads. He is prominent in many of Universal's comedies and musicals, including those of Abbott and Costello, Olsen and Johnson, Gloria Jean, and Hugh Herbert. He had a good singing voice and a flair for comedy, and the studio capitalized on these talents. Beginning in 1943 Universal gave Paige important roles in its biggest productions, but by then he was so established as a B-picture lead that he never quite graduated to mega-stardom. Paige, along with other contract players, left Universal after a corporate shakeup in 1946. He became an independent film producer in 1947 and entered the new field of television. He was the last permanent host of NBC's variety series The Colgate Comedy Hour, and won an Emmy in 1955 for "Best Male Personality" (a category that no longer exists). In the 1960s he became a TV newscaster in Los Angeles. Paige continued to work in occasional films through 1963; his last two films were The Marriage-Go-Round (1961) and Bye Bye Birdie (1963). From 1966 to 1970 Paige was a newscaster and political correspondent for ABC News in Los Angeles. He left the news desk to become Deputy Supervisor of Los Angeles under Baxter Ward, and then moved into the public relations field. He retired in the late 1970s. Robert Paige died suddenly of an aortic aneurysm in 1987.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Many Faces of Dracula
Character:Frank Stanley (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2000
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Character:Frank Stanley (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1991
Bye Bye Birdie
Character:Bob Precht
Release Date:04/04/1963
The Marriage-Go-Round
Character:Dr. Ross Barnett
Release Date:06/01/1961
It Happened to Jane
Character:Robert Paige
Release Date:24/05/1959
Split Second
Character:Arthur Ashton
Release Date:02/05/1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Character:Dr. Wilson
Release Date:06/04/1953
The Green Promise
Character:David Barkley
Release Date:22/03/1949
Blonde Ice
Character:Les Burns
Release Date:24/07/1948
The Flame
Character:Barry MacAllister
Release Date:24/11/1947
The Red Stallion
Character:Andy McBride
Release Date:16/08/1947
Tangier
Character:Paul Kenyon
Release Date:06/06/1946
Shady Lady
Character:Bob Wendell
Release Date:07/09/1945
Can't Help Singing
Character:Johnny Lawlor
Release Date:25/12/1944
Her Primitive Man
Character:Peter Mathews / Pangi
Release Date:29/05/1944
Follow the Boys
Character:Robert Paige (uncredited)
Release Date:05/05/1944
Son of Dracula
Character:Frank Stanley
Release Date:20/10/1943
Crazy House
Character:Robert Paige
Release Date:08/10/1943
Fired Wife
Character:Hank Dunne
Release Date:04/09/1943
Frontier Badmen
Character:Steve Logan
Release Date:05/08/1943
Get Going
Character:Bob Carlton
Release Date:21/06/1943
Mister Big
Character:Johnny Hanley
Release Date:28/05/1943
Cowboy in Manhattan
Character:Bob Allen
Release Date:21/05/1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
Character:Star of Movie House Film
Release Date:01/03/1943
Hi, Buddy
Character:Johnny Blake
Release Date:26/02/1943
Hi'ya, Chum
Character:Tommy Craig
Release Date:25/02/1943
How's About It
Character:George Selby
Release Date:01/01/1943
What We Are Fighting For
Character:Karl Baxter
Release Date:01/01/1943
Get Hep to Love
Character:Stephen Winters
Release Date:02/10/1942
Pardon My Sarong
Character:Tommy Layton
Release Date:07/08/1942
Almost Married
Character:James Manning,lll
Release Date:22/05/1942
You're Telling Me
Character:Dr. Burnside 'Burnsy' Walker
Release Date:03/05/1942
What's Cookin'?
Character:Bob J. Riley
Release Date:20/02/1942
Jail House Blues
Character:Cliff Bailey
Release Date:01/02/1942
Don't Get Personal
Character:Paul Stevens
Release Date:02/01/1942
Hellzapoppin'
Character:Jeff Hunter
Release Date:25/12/1941
Melody Lane
Character:Gabe Morgan
Release Date:09/12/1941
San Antonio Rose
Character:Con Conway
Release Date:20/06/1941
The Monster and the Girl
Character:Larry Reed
Release Date:28/02/1941
Dancing on a Dime
Character:Ted Brooks
Release Date:01/11/1940
Golden Gloves
Character:Wally Matson
Release Date:02/08/1940
Opened by Mistake
Character:Jimmie Daniels
Release Date:10/05/1940
Women Without Names
Character:Fred MacNeil
Release Date:14/03/1940
Parole Fixer
Character:Steve Eddson
Release Date:02/02/1940
Emergency Squad
Character:Chester 'Chesty' Miller
Release Date:05/01/1940
First Love
Character:Ball Guest
Release Date:10/11/1939
Death of a Champion
Character:Alec Temple
Release Date:24/08/1939
Flying G-Men
Character:Hal Andrews / The Black Falcon
Release Date:28/01/1939
Homicide Bureau
Character:Thurston
Release Date:05/01/1939
The Last Warning
Character:Tony Henderson (as Robert Page)
Release Date:07/12/1938
I Stand Accused
Character:Joe Benson
Release Date:29/10/1938
The Lady Objects
Character:Ken Harper
Release Date:12/10/1938
Highway Patrol
Character:William Rolph
Release Date:27/06/1938
The Main Event
Character:Mac Richards
Release Date:22/06/1938
There's Always a Woman
Character:Jerry Marlowe
Release Date:20/04/1938
When G-Men Step In
Character:G-Man Bruce Garth
Release Date:16/03/1938
Who Killed Gail Preston?
Character:'Swing' Traynor
Release Date:24/02/1938
Talent Scout
Character:Bert Smith
Release Date:24/07/1937
Meet the Boy Friend
Character:Tony Page
Release Date:12/07/1937
Rhythm in the Clouds
Character:Phil Hale
Release Date:21/06/1937
The Cherokee Strip
Character:Tom Valley
Release Date:15/05/1937
Melody for Two
Character:Mr. Carlson
Release Date:01/05/1937
Once a Doctor
Character:Dr. Burton
Release Date:23/01/1937
Smart Blonde
Character:Lewis Friel
Release Date:02/01/1937
Rose Bowl
Character:Football Player
Release Date:30/11/1936
Cain and Mabel
Character:Ronny Cauldwell
Release Date:26/09/1936
Television Appearances
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Character:Roger
The Millionaire
Character:Whitney Ames
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Character:Roger Libbott
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Character:Sam
Cavalcade of America
Character:
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Paul Campbell
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Host
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Spokesman for Schlitz
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Narrator
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Self - Host
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Bill Russell
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self - Host
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