Robert Allen

Personal Info

Birthday

March 28, 1906

Day of Death

1998-10-09

(92 years old)

Place of Birth

Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Also Known As

Bob Allen

Robert Allen

Robert (Tex) Allen

Irvine E. Theodore Baehr

Robert Allen

Biography

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.

Known For

Naked City

Lux Video Theatre

The Awful Truth

The Captain Hates the Sea

The Quarterback

Animal Crackers

Night Nurse

The Black Room

Filmography

1986
Raiders of the Living Dead
as Dr. Carstairs
1972
Outdoor Rambling
as Self
1964
Pie in the Sky
as Brill's Father
1945
Thrill of a Romance
as Member of Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (uncredited)
1940
City of Chance
as Fred Walcott
1939
Winter Carnival
as Rocky Morgan
Winner Take All
as Tom Walker
Everybody's Baby
as Dick Lane
Tail Spin
as Charlie
Fighting Thoroughbreds
as Greg Bogart
1938
Kentucky
as Man Dancing with Sally (uncredited)
Meet the Girls
as Charles Tucker
Keep Smiling
as Stanley Harper
Gateway
as Reporter
1937
Hold 'Em Navy
as Midshipman
The Awful Truth
as Frank Randall
The Rangers Step In
as Bob Allen
Reckless Ranger
as Jim Allen / Bob Allen
Law of the Ranger
as Ranger Bob Allen
Let's Get Married
as Charles
Ranger Courage
as Bob Allen
1936
Rio Grande Ranger
as Bob Allen
Craig's Wife
as Gene Fredericks
The Unknown Ranger
as Bob Allen
1935
White Lies
as Arthur Bradford
Crime and Punishment
as Dmitri
Guard That Girl
as Larry Donovan
The Black Room
as Lt. Albert Lussan
Love Me Forever
as Phillip Cameron
Air Hawks
as Bill Lewis
Party Wire
as Roy Daniels
Fighting Shadows
as Constable Bob Rutledge
I'll Love You Always
as Joe
The Revenge Rider
as Chad Harmon
Death Flies East
as Baker
Law Beyond the Range
as Johnny Kane
1934
Jealousy
as Jim Rainey
Menace
as Andrew Forsythe
The Captain Hates the Sea
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Girl in Danger
as Reporter (uncredited)
Social Register
as Socialite (uncredited)
1933
Racetrack
as Bit Role (uncredited)
1931
The Reckless Hour
as Hal - Allen's Friend (uncredited)
Night Nurse
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Big Business Girl
as Graduate at Dance (uncredited)
1930
Animal Crackers
as House Party Guest (uncredited)
1926
The Quarterback
as Football Player (uncredited)