Robert Allen

Biography

Robert Allen was an American actor whose screen career from 1935 to 1944 took in feature films and B-movie westerns. Love Me Forever (1935) gave him his first notable part, the male lead, and won him a Box Office Award. After cowboy star Ken Maynard departed, producer Larry Darmour placed Allen in his Ranger pictures. Billed as Bob Allen, he starred in six of them for director Spencer Gordon Bennet in 1937. Columbia dropped him after Wild Bill Elliott became a hit in 1938's The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok. Allen continued acting in films and also worked on Broadway in Show Boat and Kiss Them for Me during their original runs, then in 1956 he joined the first staging of Auntie Mame. He also did touring shows, soap operas, documentaries, and commercials. In 1964 he became a real estate broker and later returned to the stage occasionally, including in a 1972 Equity Library Theatre revival.

92years old at death

Born March 28, 1906Mount Vernon
Died October 9, 1998Oyster Bay
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Irvine E. Theodore Baehr (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 7 years1930 to 1937

Every film, newest first

1937The Awful TruthIMDb rating 7.6
1935Crime and PunishmentIMDb rating 6.9
1935The Black RoomIMDb rating 6.9
1931Night NurseIMDb rating 7.0
1930Animal CrackersIMDb rating 7.4

Genres

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A role that slipped away
Allen was replaced as Columbia's Ranger star by Wild Bill Elliott after Elliott's success in the 1938 serial The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok.
First role
In 1935 Allen took the male lead in Love Me Forever, his first notable part, and the role earned him a Box Office Award.
Beyond film
Allen's Broadway credits included the original runs of Show Boat and Kiss Them for Me, and he joined the original production of Auntie Mame in 1956.

Robert Allen movies on Netflix

The Awful Truth1937IMDb rating 7.6as Frank Randall
Crime and Punishment1935IMDb rating 6.9as Dmitri
The Black Room1935IMDb rating 6.9as Lt. Albert Lussan
Night Nurse1931IMDb rating 7.0as Party Guest
Animal Crackers1930IMDb rating 7.4as House Party Guest

Worked with

Robert Allen shares two films with Thurston Hall, 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.

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Thurston Hall

Marian Marsh

Bess Flowers

Boris Karloff

Cary Grant

Barbara Stanwyck

Leo McCareyDirector, 1 film Victor HeermanDirector, 1 film

William A. WellmanDirector, 1 film

Films together

Thurston Hall2 films together, 1935
Thurston Hall's page
- Crime and Punishment1935IMDb rating 6.9Allen as DmitriHall as Editor
- The Black Room1935IMDb rating 6.9Allen as Lt. Albert LussanHall as Col. Paul Hassel
Marian Marsh2 films together, 1935
Marian Marsh's page
- Crime and Punishment1935IMDb rating 6.9Allen as DmitriMarsh as Sonya
- The Black Room1935IMDb rating 6.9Allen as Lt. Albert LussanMarsh as Thea Hassel
Bess Flowers1 film together, 1937
Bess Flowers's page
- The Awful Truth1937IMDb rating 7.6Allen as Frank RandallFlowers as Viola Heath
Boris Karloff1 film together, 1935
Boris Karloff's page
- The Black Room1935IMDb rating 6.9Allen as Lt. Albert LussanKarloff as Baron Gregor de Berghman…
Cary Grant1 film together, 1937
Cary Grant's page
- The Awful Truth1937IMDb rating 7.6Allen as Frank RandallGrant as Jerry Warriner
Barbara Stanwyck1 film together, 1931
Barbara Stanwyck's page
- Night Nurse1931IMDb rating 7.0Allen as Party GuestStanwyck as Lora Hart
Leo McCareyDirector, 1 film, 1937
All films by Leo McCarey
- The Awful Truth1937IMDb rating 7.6Allen as Frank Randall
Victor HeermanDirector, 1 film, 1930
All films by Victor Heerman
- Animal Crackers1930IMDb rating 7.4Allen as House Party Guest
William A. WellmanDirector, 1 film, 1931
All films by William A. Wellman
- Night Nurse1931IMDb rating 7.0Allen as Party Guest

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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