Robert Kent (born Douglas Blackley, Jr.; December 3, 1908 – May 4, 1955), was an American film actor. His career included starring roles in several

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of the 1940s, including ''

The Phantom Creeps ''The Phantom Creeps'' is a 1939 12-chapter science fiction horror serial starring Bela Lugosi as mad scientist Doctor Zorka, who attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions. In a dramatic fashion, foreign agents and G-M ...

'', '' Who's Guilty?'', and '' The Phantom Rider''. He also had a role in the 1938 film ''

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'' and was

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in '' Blonde Comet'', a 1941 movie about a female racing driver. He married actress

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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

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due to coronary

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.Death certificate of Douglas Blackley, Jr.

Partial filmography

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One Hour Late ''One Hour Late'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Kathryn Scola and Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars Joe Morrison, Helen Twelvetrees, Conrad Nagel, and Arline Judge. ''One Hour Late'' was released on Decem ...

'' (1934) - Soda Jerk (uncredited) * ''

Car 99 ''Car 99'' is a 1935 American thriller film directed by Charles Barton and written by Karl Detzer and C. Gardner Sullivan. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Ann Sheridan, Guy Standing, Marina Koshetz, Dean Jagger, William Frawley and Frank Craven. ...

'' (1935) - Recruit Blatzky * ''

Four Hours to Kill! ''Four Hours to Kill!'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Richard Barthelmess. Plot Taft, a policeman, has fugitive murderer Tony Mako in custody and in handcuffs, two thousand miles from the prison from whi ...

'' (1935) - George Nelson * '' Love in Bloom'' (1935) - Man Who Buys Song (uncredited) * ''

College Scandal ''College Scandal'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent and written by Frank Partos, Charles Brackett and Marguerite Roberts. The film stars Arline Judge, Kent Taylor, Wendy Barrie, William Frawley, Benny Baker, William Ben ...

'' (1935) - Dan Courtridge * ''

Two for Tonight ''Two for Tonight'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Joan Bennett, and Mary Boland. Based on the play ''Two for Tonight'' by J. O. Lief and Max Lief, the film is about a songwriter who comp ...

'' (1935) - College Boy (uncredited) * ''

Ship Cafe ''Ship Cafe'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Robert Florey. Cast * Carl Brisson as Chris Anderson * Arline Judge as Ruby * Mady Christians as Countess Boranoff * William Frawley as Briney O'Brien * Eddie Davis as Eddie Davis * I ...

'' (1935) - Jimmy (uncredited) * ''

Love Before Breakfast ''Love Before Breakfast'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy starring Carole Lombard, Preston Foster, and Cesar Romero, based on Faith Baldwin's short story ''Spinster Dinner'', published in '' International-Cosmopolitan'' in July 1934. The film ...

'' (1936) - First College Boy (uncredited) * '' The Country Beyond'' (1936) - Cpl. Robert King * ''

The Crime of Dr. Forbes ''The Crime of Dr. Forbes'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by George Marshall and starring Gloria Stuart, Robert Kent and Henry Armetta.Monaco p.357 The film's art direction was by Duncan Cramer. This film was shot at 20th Century Fox ...

'' (1936) - Dr. Michael Forbes * ''

King of the Royal Mounted ''King of the Royal Mounted'' is an American comics series which debuted February 17, 1935 by Stephen Slesinger, based on popular Western writer Zane Grey's byline and marketed as ''Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted''. The series' protagonist i ...

'' (1936) - RCMP Sgt. King * ''

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'' (1936) - Allen Drew * ''

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'' (1936) - Tony Luke * ''

Nancy Steele Is Missing! ''Nancy Steele Is Missing!'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by George Marshall and Otto Preminger and starring Victor McLaglen, Walter Connolly and Peter Lorre.Thomas p.83 The film's sets were designed by the British art director Hans P ...

'' (1937) - Jimmie Wilson * ''

Step Lively, Jeeves! ''Step Lively, Jeeves!'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde, written by Frank Fenton and Lynn Root, and starring Arthur Treacher as P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves alongside Patricia Ellis, Robert Kent, Alan Dinehart, George Gi ...

'' (1937) - Gerry Townsend * ''

That I May Live ''That I May Live'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by Allan Dwan, written by Ben Markson and William M. Conselman, and starring Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent, J. Edward Bromberg, Jack La Rue, Frank Conroy and Fred Kelsey. It was releas ...

'' (1937) - Dick Mannion * ''

Angel's Holiday ''Angel's Holiday'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by James Tinling and written by Frank Fenton and Lynn Root. The film stars Jane Withers, Joan Davis, Sally Blane, Robert Kent, Harold Huber and Frank Jenks. The film was released on ...

'' (1937) - Nick Moore * '' Born Reckless'' (1937) - Lee Martin * ''

The 13th Man ''The 13th Man'', also known as ''The Thirteenth Man'', is a 1937 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Weldon Heyburn, Inez Courtney and Selmer Jackson. It was the first film released by the relaunched Monogram Pictures af ...

'' (1937) - Jack Winslow (uncredited) * ''

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo ''Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo'' is a 1937 American movie directed by Eugene Forde. The main character is Charlie Chan, a Chinese-Hawaiian detective. This was the sixteenth and final Charlie Chan film with Warner Oland portraying Chan. The film f ...

'' (1937) - Gordon Chase * '' Mr. Moto Takes a Chance'' (1938) - Marty Weston * ''

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'' (1938) - Patrolman (uncredited) * ''

'' (1938) - Tom Dixon * ''

Wanted by the Police ''Wanted by the Police'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Wellyn Totman. The film stars Frankie Darro, Evalyn Knapp, Robert Kent (actor), Robert Kent, Matty Fain, Lillian Elliott and Don Rowan. The film wa ...

'' (1938) - Policeman Mike O'Leary * ''

Gang Bullets ''Gang Bullets'' is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer. The film is also known as ''The Crooked Way'' in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United ...

'' (1938) - John Carter * ''

Little Orphan Annie ''Little Orphan Annie'' is a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by the Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and it made its debut on Aug ...

'' (1938) - Johnny Adams * ''

'' (1939) - Capt. Bob West * ''

Convict's Code ''Convict's Code'' is a 1939 American film directed by Lambert Hillyer. Cast * Robert Kent as Dave Tyler *Anne Nagel as Julie Warren *Sidney Blackmer as Gregory Warren * Victor Kilian as Bennett *Norman Willis as Russell *Maude Eburne as Mrs. ...

'' (1939) - Dave Tyler * '' Almost a Gentleman'' (1939) - Robert Mabrey * ''

East Side of Heaven ''East Side of Heaven'' is a 1939 American musical film directed by David Butler and written by William M. Conselman and James V. Kern. The film stars Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell, Mischa Auer, Irene Hervey, C. Aubrey Smith, Robert Kent and Jer ...

'' (1939) - Cyrus Barrett Jr. * '' For Love or Money'' (1939) - Ted Frazier * ''

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever ''Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever'' is a 1939 American romantic comedy film directed by W. S. Van Dyke. The plot is about Andy Hardy having a crush on his high school drama teacher, Miss Rose Meredith. It is the seventh of sixteen Andy Hardy films s ...

'' (1939) - Ensign Copley * ''

The Secret of Dr. Kildare ''The Secret of Dr. Kildare'' is a 1939 American film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This was the fourth of a total of ten Dr. Kildare pictures, Lew Ayres starred all but the first. Plot summary Dr. Leonard ...

'' (1939) - Charles Herron * ''

Calling All Marines ''Calling All Marines'' is a 1939 American action film directed by John H. Auer and written by Earl Felton. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Helen Mack, Warren Hymer, Robert Kent, Cy Kendall and Leon Ames. The film was released on September 20, ...

'' (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

One Million B.C. ''One Million B.C.'' is a 1940 American fantasy film produced by Hal Roach Studios and released by United Artists. It is also known by the titles ''Cave Man'', ''Man and His Mate'' and ''Tumak''. The film stars Victor Mature as protagonist ...

'' (1940) - Mountain Guide (uncredited) * ''

Sunset in Wyoming ''Sunset in Wyoming'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, George Cleveland, and Maris Wrixon. Based on a story by Joe Blair, the film is about a singing cowboy who goes up again ...

'' (1941) - Larry Drew * ''

Twilight on the Trail ''Twilight on the Trail'' is a 1941 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Howard Bretherton, written by J. Benton Cheney, Ellen Corby and Cecile Kramer, and starring William Boyd (actor), William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Brad King (actor) ...

'' (1941) - Ash Drake * ''

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'' (1941) - Hotel Guest (uncredited) * '' Blonde Comet'' (1941) - Jim Flynn * ''

Tillie the Toiler ''Tillie the Toiler'' is a newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist Russ Westover who initially worked on his concept of a flapper character in a strip he titled ''Rose of the Office''. With a title change, it sold to King Features Syndicate ...

'' (1941) * '' Stagecoach Express'' (1942) - Griff Williams * '' The Forest Rangers'' (1942) - Lookout (uncredited) * ''

Stand by for Action ''Stand By for Action'' (British title: ''Cargo of Innocents'') is a 1942 American black-and-white U.S. Navy war film from MGM, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and starring Robert Taylor (American actor), Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Charles Laug ...

'' (1942) - Hank Nels (uncredited) * ''

Yanks Ahoy ''Yanks Ahoy'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann (director), Kurt Neumann and written by Earle Snell and Clarence Marks. The film stars William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Marjorie Woodworth, Minor Watson and Frank Faylen. The film w ...

'' (1943) - Lt. Reeves * '' Find the Blackmailer'' (1943) - Mark Harper * ''

Northern Pursuit ''Northern Pursuit'' is a 1943 American World War II film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who tries to uncover a Nazi plot against the Allied war effort. The film was set in ...

'' (1943) - Soldier (uncredited) * ''

Gung Ho! ''Gung Ho!'' (full title: ''Gung Ho!: The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders'') is a 1943 American war film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott. The story is based somewhat on the real-life World War II Makin Island raid led ...

'' (1943) - Submarine Navigator Robinson (uncredited) * '' What a Man!'' (1944) - Steven M. Anderson * '' Hot Rhythm'' (1944) - Herman Strohbach * ''

What Next, Corporal Hargrove? ''What Next, Corporal Hargrove?'' is a 1945 black-and-white comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Walker and Keenan Wynn. It was distributed by MGM Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ...

'' (1945) - Lt. Dillon * '' Who's Guilty?'' (1945) - Bob Stewart * '' The Phantom Rider'' (1946, Serial) - Dr. Jim Sterling / The Phantom Rider * ''

Blonde Alibi ''Blonde Alibi'' is a 1946 American black-and-white noir thriller directed by Will Jason and starring Tom Neal, Martha O'Driscoll, Donald MacBride, and Peter Whitney. Cast *Tom Neal as Rick Lavery *Martha O'Driscoll as Marian Gale *Donald MacB ...

'' (1946) - Detective (uncredited) * ''

Joe Palooka, Champ ''Joe Palooka, Champ'' is a 1946 American film featuring the comic-strip boxer Joe Palooka. This film from Monogram Pictures is the beginning of a series with eleven sequels: * ''Gentleman Joe Palooka'' (1946) * ''Joe Palooka in the Knockout ...

'' (1946) - Ronnie Brewster * '' Shoot to Kill'' (1947) - Dixie Logan * ''

Jungle Flight ''Jungle Flight'' is a 1947 American adventure film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Whitman Chambers. The film stars Robert Lowery, Ann Savage, Barton MacLane, Douglas Fowley, Robert Kent and Curt Bois. The film was released on August ...

'' (1947) - Andy Melton * '' Dragnet'' (1947) - Police Lt. Ricco * ''

Big Town After Dark ''Big Town After Dark'' is a 1947 American film noir drama film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Whitman Chambers. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Richard Travis (actor), Richard Travis, Ann Gillis, Vince Barnett, Joe Saw ...

'' (1947) - Jake Sebastian * '' The Counterfeiters'' (1948) - Tony Richards * '' Wild Weed'' (1949) - Lt. Mason * ''

Radar Secret Service ''Radar Secret Service'' is a 1950 action film starring John Howard, produced by Barney A. Sarecky and directed by Sam Newfield. The film was featured on the American television show ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. Plot In the post-World War T ...

'' (1950) - Benson - Henchman * ''

Federal Agent at Large ''Federal Agent at Large'' is a 1950 American crime film directed by George Blair, written by Albert DeMond and starring Dorothy Patrick, Robert Rockwell, Kent Taylor, Estelita Rodriguez, Thurston Hall and Frank Puglia. The film was released o ...

'' (1950) - Harry Monahan * ''

The Skipper Surprised His Wife ''The Skipper Surprised His Wife'' is a 1950 film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Robert Walker and Joan Leslie. Plot The skipper, Cmdr. William Lattimer ( Robert Walker) whose wife Daphne (Joan Leslie) is incapacitated by a broken leg, ...

'' (1950) - Radio Technician (uncredited) * '' For Heaven's Sake'' (1950) - Roger Blake, Joe's Father (uncredited) * ''

The Wild Blue Yonder ''The Wild Blue Yonder'' is a 2005 science fiction fantasy film by German director Werner Herzog. It was presented at the 62nd Venice Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Award. It was screened in competition at the Mar del Plata Internati ...

'' (1951) - General (uncredited) * '' Rebel City'' (1953) - Captain Ramsey * '' The Country Girl'' (1954) - Paul Unger * ''

The Great Locomotive Chase ''The Great Locomotive Chase'' is a 1956 American adventure western film produced by Walt Disney Productions, based on the Great Locomotive Chase that occurred in 1862 during the American Civil War. Filmed in CinemaScope and in color, the fil ...

'' (1956) - A Switchman (final film role)

References

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Announcement of Robert Kent's marriage to Astrid Allwyn
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kent, Robert 1908 births 1955 deaths American male film actors Male actors from Hartford, Connecticut 20th-century American male actors