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Robert Kent

Robert Kent (born Douglas Blackley, Jr.; December 3, 1908 – May 4, 1955), was an American film actor. His career included starring roles in several film serials of the 1940s, including The Phantom Creeps, Who's Guilty?, and The Phantom Rider. He also had a role in the 1938 film The Gladiator and was Virginia Vale's leading man in Blonde Comet, a 1941 movie about a female racing driver.

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Robert Kent

Cameo Theater advertisements for the American crime drama film Gang Bullets (1938) with Robert Kent and the western film Frontier Scout (1938) with George Houston and Beth Marion - 28 Nov. 1938 Morning Call, Allentown PA

Monogram Pictures and Franklyn Warner Productions / Grand National Pictures · Allentown PA Morning Call Self-scanned · Public domain

Name
Robert Kent
Birth Name
Douglas Blackley, Jr.
Born
3 December 1908
Birthplace
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died
4 May 1955
Place of death
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
Film actor
Full name
Douglas Blackley and Jr.
Nationality
United States.
Languages
English.

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Robert Kent (born Douglas Blackley, Jr.; December 3, 1908 – May 4, 1955), was an American film actor. His career included starring roles in several film serials of the 1940s, including The Phantom Creeps, Who's Guilty?, and The Phantom Rider. He also had a role in the 1938 film The Gladiator and was Virginia Vale's leading man in Blonde Comet, a 1941 movie about a female racing driver.

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