Robert Kent (actor)
| Robert Kent | |
|---|---|
 Kent in advertisement for Gang Bullets (1938) | |
| Born |
Douglas Blackley, Jr. December 3, 1908 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died |
May 4, 1955 (aged 46) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1934–1956 |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 3 |
Robert Kent (born Douglas Blackley, Jr.; December 3, 1908 – May 4, 1955),[1] was an American film actor. His career included starring roles in several film serials of the 1940s, including The Phantom Creeps, Who's Guilty?, and The Phantom Rider. He also had a role in the 1938 film The Gladiator and was Virginia Vale's leading man in Blonde Comet, a 1941 movie about a female racing driver.
He married actress Astrid Allwyn in Tijuana, Mexico, on January 10, 1937,[2] and they were divorced in 1941. He had three children: Kristina, Susan, and Kim Louise.[3] He died in Los Angeles, California of a coronary occlusion due to coronary arteriosclerosis.[4]
Partial filmography
- Car 99 (1935)
- College Scandal (1935)
- The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936)
- The Country Beyond (1936)
- The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936)
- King of the Royal Mounted (1936)
- Dimples (1936)
- Reunion (1936)
- Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
- Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)
- That I May Live (1937)
- Angel's Holiday (1937)
- Born Reckless (1937)
- Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)
- Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)
- The Gladiator (1938)
- Gang Bullets (1938)
- Little Orphan Annie (1938)
- The Phantom Creeps (1939)
- Convict's Code (1939)
- Almost a Gentleman (1939)
- East Side of Heaven (1939)
- Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
- Calling All Marines (1939)
- Sunset in Wyoming (1941)
- Twilight on the Trail (1941)
- Blonde Comet (1941)
- Tillie the Toiler (1941)
- Stagecoach Express (1942)
- Yanks Ahoy (1943)
- Find the Blackmailer (1943)
- What a Man! (1944)
- Hot Rhythm (1944)
- Who's Guilty? (1945)
- The Phantom Rider (1946)
- Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)
- Shoot to Kill (1947)
- Jungle Flight (1947)
- Dragnet (1947)
- Big Town After Dark (1947)
- The Counterfeiters (1948)
- Radar Secret Service (1950)
- Federal Agent at Large (1950)
- Rebel City (1953)
- The Country Girl (1954)
References
- ↑ http://www.citwf.com/person241433.htm
- ↑ "Astrid Allwyn Bride of Robert Kent, Actor". The Evening Sun. Pennsylvania, Hanover. Associated Press. January 18, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Obituary 1 -- No Title". Los Angeles Times. May 5, 1955.
- ↑ Death certificate of Douglas Blackley, Jr.
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