Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/28/1906
Place of Birth
Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Also Known As
Bob AllenRobert AllenRobert (Tex) Allen
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. He flew briefly with the Curtis Flying service as a commercial pilot. He first came to the screen in 1926...
Known For
Animal Crackers
as House Party Guest (uncredited)
The Quarterback
as Football Player (uncredited)
White Lies
as Arthur Bradford
Reckless Ranger
as Jim Allen / Bob Allen
Keep Smiling
as Stanley Harper
Menace
as Andrew Forsythe
Air Hawks
as Bill Lewis
Winter Carnival
as Rocky Morgan
Ranger Courage
as Bob Allen
Kentucky
as Man Dancing with Sally (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
as Frank Randall
Party Wire
as Roy Daniels
The Black Room
as Lt. Albert Lussan
Crime and Punishment
as Dmitri
Tail Spin
as Charlie
Raiders of the Living Dead
as Dr. Carstairs
Rio Grande Ranger
as Bob Allen
Thrill of a Romance
as Member of Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (uncredited)
Law Beyond the Range
as Johnny Kane
Night Nurse
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Career Timeline
1939
1938
1937
1936
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