Bob Reeves
Biography
Bob Reeves was an American actor known for Western movies, born in Marlin, Texas in 1892. Before he turned to acting, he had won rodeo titles and doubled stunts for Universal Pictures. He got his start on screen in the 1919 serial The Great Radium Mystery, which ran 18 chapters. Silent films and sixteen sound films followed. In 1921 Albert S. Rogell directed him opposite Marion Aye in a series of 18 Cactus Features. He remained active in the 1940s and 1950s, and in 1947 he was an extra in Miracle on 34th Street. During the 1950s he also appeared in Western series on television, among them Maverick, Sugarfoot, Cheyenne, and Wyatt Earp. In 1959 he played an uncredited townsman on Lawman and made his last known appearance in Rio Bravo. He died in 1960.
68years old at death
- Born Marlin
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Bob Reeves (actor) and Robert Reeves
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 10 years1927 to 1937
Every film, newest first
- 1937The Shadow StrikesIMDb rating 4.9
- 1928The Docks of New YorkIMDb rating 7.5
- 1927UnderworldIMDb rating 7.5
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First role
Reeves started acting in films as early as 1919. That year he had a starring role in The Great Radium Mystery, a serial that ran for 18 chapters.
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Worked with
Bob Reeves shares two films with George Bancroft, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Josef von SternbergDirector, 2 films, 1927 to 1928
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