Robert Reeves (January 28, 1892 – April 12, 1960) was an American
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movie actor.
Early years
Robert Jasper Reeves was born in
Marlin, Texas, the son of George Patton Reeves and Frances Luella Garrett,
in 1892. He attended Marlin High School and
Texas A&M University
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. During
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he served in the
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in the Coast Artillery in California, and was discharged in December, 1918.
Career
Reeves won championships in rodeo competition and worked as a stunt
double
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for
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before he became an actor.
His film career began as early as 1919, when he starred in an 18-chapter
serial, ''
The Great Radium Mystery''. He appeared in a number of
silent film
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s and sixteen
sound film
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s. In 1921 he was teamed with
Marion Aye in a series of 18 Cactus Features directed by Albert S. Rogell. He worked through the 1940s and 1950s, including an appearance as an
extra
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in ''
Miracle on 34th Street
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'' in 1947. In the 1950s he appeared in television westerns including episodes of ''
Maverick'', ''
Sugarfoot'', ''
Cheyenne
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'', and ''
Wyatt Earp
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''. In 1959 he appeared in an uncredited role as a townsman on the television show ''
Lawman'' ("The Gang"). His last known appearance was in the film ''
Rio Bravo'' in 1959.
Personal life and death
Reeves was married to Mary Lee Turner; the couple had no children but Mary had two daughters from a previous marriage.
Reeves died of a heart attack in
Los Angeles
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in 1960.
''The Strong, Silent Type''
/ref> He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
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in North Hollywood, California
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.
Selected filmography
* '' The Great Radium Mystery'' (Universal, 1919)
* '' Elmo the Mighty'' (Universal, 1919)Underworld
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...
'' (Paramount, 1927)
* '' The Cherokee Kid'' ( FBO, 1927)
* '' The Lightning Express'' (Universal, 1930)
* ''Canyon Hawks'' (National Players, 1930)
* '' The Lonesome Trail'' (G.A. Durlam Productions, 1930)
* '' The Man Trailer'' (Columbia, 1934)
* '' Roaring Dan'' (Universal, 1939)
* '' Days of Old Cheyenne'' (Republic, 1943)
* '' Galloping Thunder'' (Columbia, 1946)
* '' Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas'' (Republic, 1951)
* '' The Lusty Men'' (1952)
* '' Captive of Billy the Kid'' (Republic 1952)
* '' Shadows of Tombstone'' (Republic, 1953)
* '' Hell's Crossroads'' (Republic, 1957)
References
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1892 births
1960 deaths
People from Marlin, Texas
Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Texas
20th-century American male actors
Male Western (genre) film actors
Western (genre) television actors
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