Robert "Tex" Allen (also credited as Bob Allen) was a leading actor in both feature films and B-movie westerns between 1935 and 1944.
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 the male lead in Love Me Forever (1935), for which he won a Box Office Award. He gained additional notice as the star of When You're in Love (1936), opposite Grace Moore. The same year, he was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in the title role in the film The Life of Lafayette.
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. These films became known as the Bob Allen Ranger series. However, the studio was looking for a singing cowboy to compete with Gene Autry and Allen was eventually replaced by Roy Rogers. He appeared in two dozen films after that, however.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Raiders of the Living Dead
Character:Dr. Carstairs
Release Date:09/03/1986
Outdoor Rambling
Character:Self
Release Date:29/06/1972
Pie in the Sky
Character:Brill's Father
Release Date:01/01/1964
Thrill of a Romance
Character:Member of Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (uncredited)
Release Date:23/05/1945
City of Chance
Character:Fred Walcott
Release Date:13/01/1940
Winter Carnival
Character:Rocky Morgan
Release Date:28/07/1939
Winner Take All
Character:Tom Walker
Release Date:29/03/1939
Everybody's Baby
Character:Dick Lane
Release Date:24/03/1939
Tail Spin
Character:Charlie
Release Date:19/02/1939
Fighting Thoroughbreds
Character:Greg Bogart
Release Date:06/01/1939
Kentucky
Character:Man Dancing with Sally (uncredited)
Release Date:30/12/1938
Meet the Girls
Character:Charles Tucker
Release Date:06/10/1938
Keep Smiling
Character:Stanley Harper
Release Date:12/08/1938
Gateway
Character:Reporter
Release Date:05/08/1938
Hold 'Em Navy
Character:Midshipman
Release Date:04/11/1937
The Awful Truth
Character:Frank Randall
Release Date:21/10/1937
The Rangers Step In
Character:Bob Allen
Release Date:08/08/1937
Reckless Ranger
Character:Jim Allen / Bob Allen
Release Date:29/05/1937
Law of the Ranger
Character:Ranger Bob Allen
Release Date:11/05/1937
Let's Get Married
Character:Charles
Release Date:14/04/1937
Ranger Courage
Character:Bob Allen
Release Date:10/01/1937
Rio Grande Ranger
Character:Bob Allen
Release Date:11/12/1936
Craig's Wife
Character:Gene Fredericks
Release Date:25/09/1936
The Unknown Ranger
Character:Bob Allen
Release Date:15/09/1936
White Lies
Character:Arthur Bradford
Release Date:27/12/1935
Crime and Punishment
Character:Dmitri
Release Date:22/11/1935
Guard That Girl
Character:Larry Donovan
Release Date:02/11/1935
The Black Room
Character:Lt. Albert Lussan
Release Date:15/07/1935
Love Me Forever
Character:Phillip Cameron
Release Date:28/06/1935
Air Hawks
Character:Bill Lewis
Release Date:07/05/1935
Party Wire
Character:Roy Daniels
Release Date:27/04/1935
Fighting Shadows
Character:Constable Bob Rutledge
Release Date:18/04/1935
I'll Love You Always
Character:Joe
Release Date:19/03/1935
The Revenge Rider
Character:Chad Harmon
Release Date:18/03/1935
Death Flies East
Character:Baker
Release Date:28/02/1935
Law Beyond the Range
Character:Johnny Kane
Release Date:15/02/1935
Jealousy
Character:Jim Rainey
Release Date:23/11/1934
Menace
Character:Andrew Forsythe
Release Date:22/11/1934
The Captain Hates the Sea
Character:Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Release Date:02/11/1934
Girl in Danger
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:11/09/1934
Social Register
Character:Socialite (uncredited)
Release Date:10/03/1934
Racetrack
Character:Bit Role (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1933
The Reckless Hour
Character:Hal - Allen's Friend (uncredited)
Release Date:15/08/1931
Night Nurse
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:16/07/1931
Big Business Girl
Character:Graduate at Dance (uncredited)
Release Date:12/06/1931
Party Husband
Character:
Release Date:06/06/1931
Animal Crackers
Character:House Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:08/08/1930
The Quarterback
Character:Football Player (uncredited)
Release Date:11/10/1926
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