Robert Wilcox

Robert Wilcox

Known for

Acting

Born

May 10, 1910

Birthplace

Rochester, New York, USA

Died

June 11, 1955 (aged 45)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Robert Wilcox (May 19, 1910, Rochester, New York – June 11, 1955, New York City), was a U.S. movie actor of the 1930s and 40s. His career began in earnest in 1936 after being discovered doing a summer-stock production of The Petrified Forest. He was married twice, first to Florence Rice in 1937, and then later to Diana Barrymore in 1950.

He is perhaps best known for playing Bob Wayne and his alter ego, The Copperhead in the 1940 movie serial Mysterious Doctor Satan.

Wilcox died of a heart attack on June 11, 1955. He was 45 years old.

He is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Rochester, New York.

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Best known work

The Man They Could Not Hang
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939
Island of Doomed Men
Island of Doomed Men
1940
Little Tough Guy
Little Tough Guy
1938
Blondie Takes a Vacation
Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939
The Lone Wolf Strikes
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
The Unknown
The Unknown
1946
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
1939
The Famous Teddy Z
The Famous Teddy Z
1989
Mysterious Doctor Satan
Mysterious Doctor Satan
1940
Armored Car
Armored Car
1937

Filmography

  1. 1989

    The Famous Teddy ZTV

    Writer, Teleplay

  2. 1947

    The Vigilantes Return

    as Clay Curtwright

  3. 1946

    Wild Beauty

    as Gordon Madison

  4. 1946

    The Unknown

    as Richard Arnold

  5. 1940

    Mysterious Doctor Satan

    as Bob Wayne / Copperhead

  6. 1940

    Dreaming Out Loud

    as Dr. Kenneth Barnes

  7. 1940

    Island of Doomed Men

    as Mark Sheldon

  8. 1940

    The Lone Wolf Strikes

    as Ralph Bolton

  9. 1939

    Buried Alive

    as Johnny Martin

  10. 1939

  11. 1939

  12. 1939

    Undercover Doctor

    as Tom Logan

  13. 1939

    The Kid From Texas

    as 'Duke' Hastings

  14. 1938

    Gambling Ship

    as Larry Mitchell

  15. 1938

    Swing That Cheer

    as Larry Royal

  16. 1938

    Little Tough Guy

    as Paul Wilson

  17. 1938

    Young Fugitives

    as Ray Riggins

  18. 1938

    Rascals

    as Tony

  19. 1938

    Reckless Living

    as Danny Farrell

  20. 1938

    City Girl

    as Donald Sanford

  21. 1937

    Carnival Queen

    as Art Calhoun

  22. 1937

    Wild and Woolly

    as Frank Bailey

  23. 1937

    Armored Car

    as Larry Wills

  24. 1937

    The Man in Blue

    as Frankie Dunne

  25. 1937

    Let Them Live

    as Dr. Donald Clipton

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