Robert Dee Henry (September 4, 1931 – September 30, 1971) was an American actor and

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. He starred in the 1946 serial film '' Hop Harrigan'', in which he played Jackie Nolan.

Life and career

Henry was born in

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, where his mother ran an equestrian facility and taught him to ride. He began his career in 1933 as a child actor in the film ''

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''. He acted in

Hollywood, California Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, ...

under the stage name Buzzy Henry. Henry also took part in rodeos and performed in

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...

. He starred and co-starred in films such as ''

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'', ''

Ranger Courage ''Ranger Courage'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, the film stars Robert Allen, Martha Tibbetts, and Walter Miller. Cast list * Robert Allen as himself * Martha Tibbetts as Alice * Walter Miller as Bull * ...

'', ''

Calling Wild Bill Elliott ''Calling Wild Bill Elliott'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, Herbert Heyes, Robert 'Buzz' Henry and Fred ...

'', ''

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'', '' Hop Harrigan'', ''

The Unknown Ranger ''The Unknown Ranger'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Bob Allen, Martha Tibbetts, and Walter Miller. It was released on October 30, 1936. Cast list * Bob Allen as himself * Martha Tibbetts as ...

'', ''

Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto ''Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Richard C. Kahn and starring Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Dave O'Brien and Dorothy Short. It was the sequel to '' Buzzy Rides the Range'', intended to be the beginning of a s ...

'', '' Trail to Gunsight'', '' Law of the Canyon'', ''

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'', '' Mr. Celebrity'', ''

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'', ''

Wild Beauty ''Wild Beauty'' is a 1946 American action film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Don Porter, Lois Collier, Jacqueline deWit, Robert Wilcox, George Cleveland, Dick Curtis and Robert 'Buzz' Henry. The film w ...

'', ''

Son of the Guardsman ''Son of the Guardsman'' is an American film serial released in 1946 by Columbia Pictures. It was the 31st of the 57 serials produced by that studio. ''Son of the Guardsman'' is a rare serial with a period setting, in this case 12th century Englan ...

'' and ''Buzzy Rides the Range''. Henry doubled for the actor

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in the films ''

Our Man Flint ''Our Man Flint'' is a 1966 American spy-fi comedy film that parodies the ''James Bond'' film series. The film was directed by Daniel Mann, written by Hal Fimberg and Ben Starr (from a story by Hal Fimberg), and starred James Coburn as master ...

'' and ''

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''. He also doubled for Glenn Ford and

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. Henry also guest-starred in television programs including '' Mission: Impossible'', ''

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'', '' Branded'', ''

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 3, 1952, to April 23, 1966, and starred the real-life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television, where it ...

'', ''

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'', '' The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'', ''

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'', '' Annie Oakley'', '' Death Valley Days'' and ''

Mannix ''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that ran from 1967 to 1975 on CBS. It was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller. The title character, Joe Mannix, is a private inves ...

''.

Death

In September 1971 Henry died in a motorcycle accident, losing control of his motorcycle while

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Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large municipal park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains, in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park includes popular attractions such as the Los Angeles Zoo, the Autry Museum of the Ameri ...

and colliding with a car, injuring four teenagers.

References

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