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

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. He had also played The Lone Ranger and Zorro.

Life and career

Livingston was born in

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, and died in Tarzana, California, from

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at age 83. Often billed as "Bob Livingston," he was the original "Stony Brooke" in the "

" Western

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series, a role later played by John Wayne for eight films. He also portrayed

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in '' The Bold Caballero'' (1936) and the Lone Ranger in the 1939

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'' 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

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. They had one son, actor/writer Addison Randall born on August 13, 1949. He was named after Livingston's younger brother, Addison Randall, who had died at the relatively young age of 39 while shooting the film '' The Royal Mounted Rides Again'' in 1945. Livingston and Margaret Roach later divorced in 1951, and he remained single thereafter. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park,

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Selected filmography

* '' Man-Woman-Marriage'' (1921) - (uncredited) * ''

The Queen of Sheba The Queen of Sheba ( he, מַלְכַּת שְׁבָא‎, Malkaṯ Šəḇāʾ; ar, ملكة سبأ, Malikat Sabaʾ; gez, ንግሥተ ሳባ, Nəgśətä Saba) is a figure first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. In the original story, she brin ...

'' (1921) - (uncredited) * ''

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'' (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) * ''

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'' (1927) - Recruit in Examination Office (uncredited) * '' Man, Woman and Sin'' (1927) - Dancer * '' Vamping Venus'' (1928) - Soldier * ''

Our Dancing Daughters ''Our Dancing Daughters'' is a 1928 American silent drama film starring Joan Crawford and John Mack Brown about the "loosening of youth morals" that took place during the 1920s. The film was directed by Harry Beaumont and produced by Hunt Strom ...

'' (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) * ''

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'' (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) * ''

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'' (1935) - Lt. Young (uncredited) * ''

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'' (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 * ''

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'' (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 /

* '' Roarin' Lead'' (1936) - Stony Brooke * ''

Riders of the Whistling Skull ''Riders of the Whistling Skull'' is a 1937 "Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie of the weird western genre starring Bob Livingston, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, and ventriloquist Max Terhune with his dummy Elmer. It was directed by Mack V. Wrigh ...

'' (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 ''Come On, Cowboys'' is a 1937 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Joseph Kane. Cast * Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke *Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith *Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin *Maxine Doyle as Ellen Reed *Willie F ...

'' (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 * ''

'' (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 * ''

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'' (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 ''Law of the Saddle'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Melville De Lay and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy Jones", with Betty Miles, Lane Chandler ...

'' (1943) - Rocky Cameron aka The Lone Rider * ''

Raiders of Red Gap ''Raiders of Red Gap'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy Jones", with Myrna Dell, Ed Cassidy, ...

'' (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 ''Storm Over Lisbon'' is a 1944 American thriller film produced and directed by George Sherman and starring Vera Ralston. The screenplay concerns a nightclub owner who attempts to gain secret information. The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1944) - Bill Flanagan * ''

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'' (1944) - Rod Walker * '' Lake Placid Serenade'' (1944) - Paul Jordan * '' The Big Bonanza'' (1944) - Sam Ballou * '' Bells of Rosarita'' (1945) - Bob Livingston * ''

Steppin' in Society ''Steppin' in Society'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Alexander Esway, written by Bradford Ropes, and starring Edward Everett Horton, Gladys George, Ruth Terry, Robert Livingston, Jack La Rue and Lola Lane. It was released on July ...

'' (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 ''Valley of the Zombies'' is a 1946 American horror film directed by Philip Ford, written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan, and starring Robert Livingston, Adrian Booth, Ian Keith, Thomas E. Jackson, Charles Trowbridge and Earle Hodgin ...

'' (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 ''Law of the Badlands'' is a 1951 American western film starring Tim Holt. Although the cheapest Holt vehicle since the war years, it still recorded a loss of $20,000. Plot In 1890, Captain McVey of the Texas Rangers is dispatched by the United ...

'' (1951) - Durkin * '' Saddle Legion'' (1951) - Regan * '' Night Stage to Galveston'' (1952) -Adjutant General Slayden * ''

Something for the Birds ''Something for the Birds'' is a 1952 film directed by Robert Wise and starring Victor Mature and Patricia Neal. Plot Johnnie Adams, an engraver in Washington, uses some of the invitations his firm makes to crash Washington parties. He gets to be ...

'' (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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Livingston, Robert 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