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Robert Allen
Robert Allen in 1938
Born	Irvine E. Theodore Baehr (1906-03-28)March 28, 1906 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Died	October 9, 1998(1998-10-09) (aged 92) Oyster Bay, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Locust Valley Cemetery,Locust Valley, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1919–1986
Spouses	Frances Cookman ​ (m. 1964)​ Evelyn Peirce ​ ​ (m. 1934; died 1960)​
Children	2, includingTed Baehr

Robert Allen (bornIrvine E. Theodore Baehr, March 28, 1906 – October 9, 1998)^[1] was an American actor in both feature films and B-movie westerns between 1935 and 1944.

Allen's first notable role was the male lead inLove Me Forever (1935), for which he won a Box Office Award.

After the departure of cowboy starKen Maynard, Allen was plugged into producerLarry Darmour's formulaicRanger pictures. Along with sidekick Wally Wales (played byHal Taliaferro), he redefined the role, starring in six films for directorSpencer Gordon Bennet in that year alone. The star was billed as Bob Allen. However, the great success ofWild Bill Elliott in Columbia's 1938 serialThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok prompted Columbia to drop Bob Allen and replace him with Elliott.

Allen continued to work in pictures as Robert Allen or Robert "Tex" Allen. He had acted on Broadway in the original productions ofShow Boat andKiss Them for Me. In 1956, he appeared in the original production ofAuntie Mame. He appeared in other Broadway plays, in touring productions, soap operas, documentaries and commercials. He became a real estate broker in 1964 and returned to the stage from time to time, including an appearance as J.B. Biggley in the 1972Equity Library Theatre revival ofHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Allen was married twice; the first was to movie actressEvelyn Peirce until her death in 1960. They had two children. Their son,Ted Baehr (born 1946) is a prominentChristian minister and media critic. They also had a daughter, Katherine Meyer.^{[citation needed]}

Allen died on October 9, 1998, age 92, of complications from cancer in Oyster Bay, New York. He was survived by his son and daughter, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.^{[citation needed]}

• Robert Allen atIMDb
• Robert Allen at theInternet Broadway Database
• Bob Allen Biography
• Columbia in Transition: Bob Allen and Jack Luden atThe Old Corral

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