Robert Paige

Known for

Acting

Born

December 2, 1911

Birthplace

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Died

December 21, 1987 (aged 76)

Biography

Robert Paige (born John Arthur Page December 2, 1911 in Indianapolis, Indiana, died Dec 21,1987) was a TV star and Universal Pictures leading man who made 65 films in his lifetime and was the only actor ever allowed to sing on film with Deanna Durbin (in 1944's Can't Help Singing). He was a graduate of West Point and was related to Admiral David Beatty, hero of the World War I Battle of Jutland. Paige began his screen career in 1934. His handsome features and assured speaking voice earned him prominent roles in motion pictures, such as Cain and Mabel with Clark Gable and Marion Davies. In 1936, to avoid confusion with another rising leading man, John Payne, Paige briefly adopted the screen...

Best known work

Son of Dracula

1943

Bye Bye Birdie

1963

Hellzapoppin'

1941

It Happened to Jane

1959

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

1953

Blonde Ice

1948

The Monster and the Girl

1941

Split Second

1953

Pardon My Sarong

1942

There's Always a Woman

1938

Filmography

2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Frank Stanley (archive footage)
1992
Dracula in the Movies
as (archive footage)
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Frank Stanley (archive footage)
1963
Bye Bye Birdie
as Bob Precht
1961
The Marriage-Go-Round
as Dr. Ross Barnett
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck ShowTV
as Roger (1 episode)
1959
It Happened to Jane
as Robert Paige
1955
The MillionaireTV
as Whitney Ames (1 episode)
1953
The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseTV
as Roger Libbott (1 episode), as Sam (1 episode)
1953
Split Second
as Arthur Ashton
1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as Dr. Wilson
1952
Cavalcade of AmericaTV
1952
Four Star PlayhouseTV
as Paul Campbell (1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
as Host (1 episode), as Spokesman for Schlitz (1 episode), as Narrator (1 episode), as Self - Host (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
as Bill Russell (1 episode)
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourTV
as Self (1 episode), as Self - Host (2 episodes)
1949
The Green Promise
as David Barkley, Producer
1948
Blonde Ice
as Les Burns
1947
The Flame
as Barry MacAllister
1947
The Red Stallion
as Andy McBride
1946
Tangier
as Paul Kenyon
1945
Shady Lady
as Bob Wendell
1944
Can't Help Singing
as Johnny Lawlor
1944
Her Primitive Man
as Peter Mathews / Pangi
1944
Follow the Boys
as Robert Paige (uncredited)