Robert Lowery
Robert Lowery (actually Robert Larkins Hank ; born October 17, 1913 in Kansas City , Missouri , † December 26, 1971 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor . He was best known for his roles as Batman in the 1949 serial Batman and Robin .
Life
Lowery attended Paseo High School in his hometown and began his artistic career as a singer with the Slats Randall Orchestra. He also played baseball with a sub-class team . When he moved to Los Angeles with his mother after his father's death, he began an acting career that led him to roles in over 70 films, mostly in genre works with low production budgets , and to many appearances in serials . Initially, however, he was active on the stage until he was signed by Twentieth Century Fox in 1937 . With the film The Mummy's Ghost , he also starred in a representative of universal horror . In 1956 he made a guest appearance in an episode of Superman . In addition to his film career, he was still active on the stage and also took on television engagements, for example in the series Circus Boy in 1956/1957. Lowery died of heart failure at the age of 58.
Lowery was married three times, including to colleague Jean Parker .
Filmography (selection)
- 1939: Charlie Chan in Reno
- 1939: Drums Along the Mohawk (Drums Along the Mohawk)
- 1940: Charlie Chan: Murder over New York
- 1940: The Mark of Zorro (The Mark of Zorro)
- 1942: The Queen of Broadway (My Gal Sal)
- 1943: Tarzan, Conqueror of the Desert (Tarzan's Desert Mystery)
- 1944: The Mummy's Ghost
- 1945: Robots of Horror (The Monster and the Ape)
- 1946: bullets, gold and fire water (Gunfire)
- 1948: Terror at kilometer stone 13 (Highway 13)
- 1949: Batman and Robin
- 1949: The Los Angeles Arsonists (Arson Inc.)
- 1949: Jack the Killer (Western Pacific Agent)
- 1950: Billy the Bandit (I Shot Billy the Kid)
- 1950: Born Yesterday (Born Yesterday)
- 1950: The Marshal of Santa Fe (The Dalton Gang)
- 1956–1957: Corky and the Circus ( Circus Boy )
- 1957: With the Colt under the pillow (The Parson and the Outlaw)
- 1959: JD, the Killer (The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond)
- 1964: Stage to Thunder Rock (Stage to Thunder Rock)
- 1967: The Devil Woman of Texas (The Ballad of Josie)
Web links
- Robert Lowery in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Robert Lowery in nndb (English)
- Robert Lowery in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. matineeclassics.com ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lowery, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hank, Robert Larkins (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 17, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kansas City , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1971 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |