Actor. One of Hollywood's original white hatted cowboy stars. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1929 he went to Hollywood and as Bob Allen he played juvenile and starring roles in more than 40 films in the 1930's for Columbia Pictures and 20th Century Fox. Screen credits include "Crime and Punishment" with Peter Lorre (1935); "Winter Carnival" with Ann Sheridan (1939) and "The Awful Truth" with Cary Grant and Irene Dunn (1937). When playing supporting lead roles he talked his way into a part in a Tim McCoy western and was so well received that Columbia created the "Bob Allen Ranger" series of cowboy movies. Hoping to get to the top at Columbia was not to be, so he went to Republic Studios who wanted someone to compete with Gene Autry, but Allen did not play guitar and they instead signed Roy Rogers, and went he went back to Columbia, the studio had already signed William Holden to do the juvenile leads Allen had left behind. This basically ended his film career and he turned to stage acting. He was featured in Broadway productions, national tours of several productions and commercials. On Broadway he played Mr. Babcock, the banker, opposite Rosalind Russell in "Auntie Mame" and Steve in "Showboat." He was married to Evelyn Peirce, a silent actress whom Florenz Ziegfeld once called the world's prettiest woman. He was born Irvine Egbert Theodore Baehr, better known as Theodore Baehr after leaving films.
Actor. One of Hollywood's original white hatted cowboy stars. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1929 he went to Hollywood and as Bob Allen he played juvenile and starring roles in more than 40 films in the 1930's for Columbia Pictures and 20th Century Fox. Screen credits include "Crime and Punishment" with Peter Lorre (1935); "Winter Carnival" with Ann Sheridan (1939) and "The Awful Truth" with Cary Grant and Irene Dunn (1937). When playing supporting lead roles he talked his way into a part in a Tim McCoy western and was so well received that Columbia created the "Bob Allen Ranger" series of cowboy movies. Hoping to get to the top at Columbia was not to be, so he went to Republic Studios who wanted someone to compete with Gene Autry, but Allen did not play guitar and they instead signed Roy Rogers, and went he went back to Columbia, the studio had already signed William Holden to do the juvenile leads Allen had left behind. This basically ended his film career and he turned to stage acting. He was featured in Broadway productions, national tours of several productions and commercials. On Broadway he played Mr. Babcock, the banker, opposite Rosalind Russell in "Auntie Mame" and Steve in "Showboat." He was married to Evelyn Peirce, a silent actress whom Florenz Ziegfeld once called the world's prettiest woman. He was born Irvine Egbert Theodore Baehr, better known as Theodore Baehr after leaving films.
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