Robert Livingston (actor)

Robert Livingston (actor)
Robert Edward Randall (December 9, 1904 – March 7, 1988) was an American film actor known under his stage name, Robert Livingston. He appeared in 136 films between 1921 and 1975. He was one of the original Three Mesquiteers. He also played The Lone Ranger and Zorro.
Life and career
Livingston was born in Quincy, Illinois, and died in Tarzana, California, from emphysema at age 83.
Often billed as "Bob Livingston," he was the original "Stony Brooke" in the "Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie series, a role later played by John Wayne for eight films. He also portrayed Zorro in The Bold Caballero (1936) and The Lone Ranger in the 1939 film serial The Lone Ranger Rides Again directed by William Witney and co-starring Chief Thundercloud as Tonto. Livingston also appeared as the title character in The Lone Rider series, starring alongside sidekicks Al "Fuzzy" St. John and Dennis "Smoky" Moore. The role of the Rider had previously been played by George Houston.
Personal life
On December 18, 1947, he married Margaret Roach, daughter of director/producer Hal Roach. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.
Selected filmography
Man-Woman-Marriage (1921) - (uncredited)
The Queen of Sheba (1921) - (uncredited)
Brown of Harvard (1926) - Harvard Student / Yale Cheering Section / Harvard Spectator (uncredited)
Aloma of the South Seas (1926) - Swimmer (uncredited)
Old Ironsides (1926) - Seaman (uncredited)
Casey at the Bat (1927) - Male Chorus Member, Sextette Number (uncredited)
Special Delivery (1927) - Postal Ball Guest (uncredited)
Wings (1927) - Recruit in Examination Office (uncredited)
Man, Woman and Sin (1927) - Dancer
Vamping Venus (1928) - Soldier
Our Dancing Daughters (1928) - Party Boy (uncredited)
Redskin (1929) - Student (uncredited)
College Love (1929) - (uncredited)
Rio Rita (1929) - Dancer (uncredited)
Why Bring That Up? (1929) - Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Hit the Deck (1929) - Sailor / Chorus Member (uncredited)
Sunny Skies (1930) - Dave
Hot Curves (1930) - Baseball Player
Dixiana (1930) - Circus Troupe / Bachelor Party / Plantation Party (uncredited)
Borrowed Wives (1930) - Joe Blair
Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) - Jack (uncredited)
Strangers May Kiss (1931)
Shipmates (1931) - Man on Patio Escorting Girls (uncredited)
Neck and Neck (1931)
Night World (1932) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Paris Interlude (1934) - Reporter (uncredited)
Death on the Diamond (1934) - Higgins
Evelyn Prentice (1934) - Reporter (uncredited)
The Band Plays On (1934) - Bob Stone
Buried Loot (1935, Short) - Bob (uncredited)
West Point of the Air (1935) - Pippinger
Baby Face Harrington (1935) - George
Murder in the Fleet (1935) - Dr. Spencer (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) - Lt. Young (uncredited)
Whipsaw (1935) - Airline Steward / Radio Announcer in Trailer (uncredited)
Tough Guy (1936) - (uncredited)
Three Godfathers (1936) - Frank Benson
Small Town Girl (1936) - Wedding Celebrant (uncredited)
Absolute Quiet (1936) - Co-Pilot
Speed (1936) - George Saunders (uncredited)
Suzy (1936) - Pierre (uncredited)
Women Are Trouble (1936) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936, Serial) - Don Loring, The Eagle
The Three Mesquiteers (1936) - Stony Brooke
Ghost-Town Gold (1936) - Stony Brooke
The Bold Caballero (1936) – Don Diego Vega / Zorro
Roarin' Lead (1936) - Stony Brooke
Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937) - Stony Brooke
Larceny on the Air (1937) - Dr. Lawrence Baxter
Circus Girl (1937) - Bob McAvoy
Hit the Saddle (1937) - Stony Brooke
Gunsmoke Ranch (1937) - Stony Brooke
Come On, Cowboys (1937) - Stony Brooke
Range Defenders (1937) - Stony Brooke
Heart of the Rockies (1937) - Stony Brooke
Wild Horse Rodeo (1937) - Stony Brooke
The Purple Vigilantes (1938) - Stony Brooke
Call the Mesquiteers (1938) - Stony Brooke
Arson Gang Busters (1938) - Bill O'Connell
Outlaws of Sonora (1938) - Stony Brooke / Dude Brannen
Ladies in Distress (1938) - Pete Braddock
Riders of the Black Hills (1938) - Stony Brooke
Heroes of the Hills (1938) - Stony Brooke
The Night Hawk (1938) - Slim Torrence
Orphans of the Street (1938) - Bob Clayton
Federal Man-Hunt (1938) - Bill Hasford
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) - The Lone Ranger / Bill Andrews
The Kansas Terrors (1939) - Stony Brooke
Cowboys from Texas (1939) - Stony Brooke
Heroes of the Saddle (1940) - Stony Brooke
Pioneers of the West (1940) - Stony Brooke
Covered Wagon Days (1940) - Stony Brooke
Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940) - Stony Brooke / Laredo Kid
Oklahoma Renegades (1940) - Stony Brooke
Under Texas Skies (1940) - Stony Brooke
The Trail Blazers (1940) - Stony Brooke
Lone Star Raiders (1940) - Stony Brooke
Prairie Pioneers (1941) - Stony Brooke
Pals of the Pecos (1941) - Stony Brooke
Saddlemates (1941) - Stony Brooke
Overland Stagecoach (1942) - Tom Cameron aka The Lone Rider
Wild Horse Rustlers (1943) - Tom Cameron aka The Lone Rider
Death Rides the Plains (1943) - Rocky Cameron alias The Lone Rider
The Black Raven (1943) - Allen Bentley
Wolves of the Range (1943) - Rocky Cameron alias The Lone Rider
Law of the Saddle (1943) - Rocky Cameron aka The Lone Rider
Raiders of Red Gap (1943) - Rocky (Lone Rider) Cameron
Pistol Packin' Mama (1943) - Nick Winner
Pride of the Plains (1944) - Johnny Revere
Beneath Western Skies (1944) - Johnny Revere
The Laramie Trail (1944) - Johnny Rapidan
Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944) - Johnny Newsome
Storm Over Lisbon (1944) - Bill Flanagan
Brazil (1944) - Rod Walker
Lake Placid Serenade (1944) - Paul Jordan
The Big Bonanza (1944) - Sam Ballou
Bells of Rosarita (1945) - Bob Livingston
Steppin' in Society (1945) - Montana
The Cheaters (1945) - Stephen Bates
Tell It to a Star (1945) - Gene Ritchie
Don't Fence Me In (1945) - Jack Chandler
Dakota (1945) - Lieutenant
The Undercover Woman (1946) - Sheriff Don Long
Valley of the Zombies (1946) - Dr. Terrance 'Terry' Evans
Daredevils of the Clouds (1948) - Terry O'Rourke
Grand Canyon Trail (1948) - Bill Regan
The Feathered Serpent (1948) - Prof. John Stanley
The Mysterious Desperado (1949) - Honest John Jordan
Riders in the Sky (1949) - Rock McCleary
Mule Train (1950) - Sam Brady
Law of the Badlands (1951) - Durkin
Saddle Legion (1951) - Regan
Night Stage to Galveston (1952) -Adjutant General Slayden
Something for the Birds (1952) - General (uncredited)
Winning of the West (1953) - Art Selby
Once Upon a Horse... (1958) - Bob Livingston
Girls for Rent (1974) - H.R.
The Naughty Stewardesses (1974) - Ben Brewster
Blazing Stewardesses (1975) - Ben Brewster
References
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1904 births
1988 deaths
Deaths from emphysema
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
Actors from Quincy, Illinois
Male actors from Illinois
Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Male Western (genre) film actors
20th-century American male actors