Robert Kent (actor)

Robert Kent (actor)
Robert Kent (born Douglas Blackley, Jr.; December 3, 1908 – May 4, 1955), 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, and they were divorced in 1941. He had three children: Kristina, Susan, and Kim Louise. He died in Los Angeles, California of a coronary occlusion due to coronary arteriosclerosis.
Partial filmography
One Hour Late (1934) - Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Car 99 (1935) - Recruit Blatzky
Four Hours to Kill! (1935) - George Nelson
Love in Bloom (1935) - Man Who Buys Song (uncredited)
College Scandal (1935) - Dan Courtridge
Two for Tonight (1935) - College Boy (uncredited)
Ship Cafe (1935) - Jimmy (uncredited)
Love Before Breakfast (1936) - First College Boy (uncredited)
The Country Beyond (1936) - Cpl. Robert King
The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936) - Dr. Michael Forbes
King of the Royal Mounted (1936) - RCMP Sgt. King
Dimples (1936) - Allen Drew
Reunion (1936) - Tony Luke
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937) - Jimmie Wilson
Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937) - Gerry Townsend
That I May Live (1937) - Dick Mannion
Angel's Holiday (1937) - Nick Moore
Born Reckless (1937) - Lee Martin
The 13th Man (1937) - Jack Winslow (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) - Gordon Chase
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938) - Marty Weston
Highway Patrol (1938) - Patrolman (uncredited)
The Gladiator (1938) - Tom Dixon
Wanted by the Police (1938) - Policeman Mike O'Leary
Gang Bullets (1938) - John Carter
Little Orphan Annie (1938) - Johnny Adams
The Phantom Creeps (1939) - Capt. Bob West
Convict's Code (1939) - Dave Tyler
Almost a Gentleman (1939) - Robert Mabrey
East Side of Heaven (1939) - Cyrus Barrett Jr.
For Love or Money (1939) - Ted Frazier
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939) - Ensign Copley
The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) - Charles Herron
Calling All Marines (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited)
One Million B.C. (1940) - Mountain Guide (uncredited)
Sunset in Wyoming (1941) - Larry Drew
Twilight on the Trail (1941) - Ash Drake
Niagara Falls (1941) - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Blonde Comet (1941) - Jim Flynn
Tillie the Toiler (1941)
Stagecoach Express (1942) - Griff Williams
The Forest Rangers (1942) - Lookout (uncredited)
Stand by for Action (1942) - Hank Nels (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy (1943) - Lt. Reeves
Find the Blackmailer (1943) - Mark Harper
Northern Pursuit (1943) - Soldier (uncredited)
Gung Ho! (1943) - Submarine Navigator Robinson (uncredited)
What a Man! (1944) - Steven M. Anderson
Hot Rhythm (1944) - Herman Strohbach
What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945) - Lt. Dillon
Who's Guilty? (1945) - Bob Stewart
The Phantom Rider (1946, Serial) - Dr. Jim Sterling / The Phantom Rider
Blonde Alibi (1946) - Detective (uncredited)
Joe Palooka, Champ (1946) - Ronnie Brewster
Shoot to Kill (1947) - Dixie Logan
Jungle Flight (1947) - Andy Melton
Dragnet (1947) - Police Lt. Ricco
Big Town After Dark (1947) - Jake Sebastian
The Counterfeiters (1948) - Tony Richards
Wild Weed (1949) - Lt. Mason
Radar Secret Service (1950) - Benson - Henchman
Federal Agent at Large (1950) - Harry Monahan
The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950) - Radio Technician (uncredited)
For Heaven's Sake (1950) - Roger Blake, Joe's Father (uncredited)
The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) - General (uncredited)
Rebel City (1953) - Captain Ramsey
The Country Girl (1954) - Paul Unger
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) - A Switchman (final film role)
References
External links
Announcement of Robert Kent's marriage to Astrid Allwyn
1908 births
1955 deaths
American male film actors
Male actors from Hartford, Connecticut
20th-century American male actors