Robert Agnew (June 4, 1899 – November 8, 1983) was an American movie actor who worked mostly in the

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era, making 65 films in both the silent and sound eras. Agnew was born in Dayton, Kentucky. He died in 1983 in

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at the age of 84.

Partial filmography

* '' The Sporting Duchess'' (1920) - Dick Hammond * '' The Valley of Doubt'' (1920) - Tommy * '' The Frisky Mrs. Johnson'' (1920) - Lal Birkenread * '' The Sin That Was His'' (1920) - (uncredited) * '' The Highest Law'' (1921) - Bobby Goodwin * '' The Passion Flower'' (1921) - Faustino Eusebio * '' The Sign on the Door'' (1921) - Alan Churchill * '' The Wonderful Thing'' (1921) - Laurence Mannerby * ''Without Fear'' (1922) - Walter Hamilton * '' Who Are My Parents?'' (1922) - Bob Hale * '' Clarence'' (1922) - Bobby Wheeler * '' A Dangerous Adventure'' (1922, Serial) - Jimmy Morrison * '' Kick In'' (1922) - Jerry Brandon * '' A Dangerous Game'' (1922) - John Kelley * '' Pawn Ticket 210'' (1922) - Chick Saxe * '' Three Who Paid'' (1923) - Hal Sinclair * '' Trimmed in Scarlet'' (1923) - David Peirce * ''

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'' (1923) - Lester Hodge * '' Only 38'' (1923) - Bob Stanley * '' Bluebeard's 8th Wife'' (1923) - Albert deMarceau * '' The Marriage Maker'' (1923) - Cyril Overton * '' The Spanish Dancer'' (1923) - Juan * '' Woman-Proof'' (1923) - Dick Rockwood * '' Love's Whirlpool'' (1924) - Larry * '' Those Who Dance'' (1924) - Matt Carney * '' Broken Barriers'' (1924) - Bobbie Durland * '' Wine of Youth'' (1924) - Bobby Hollister * ''

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'' (1924) - Harry Van Alstyne * '' Troubles of a Bride'' (1924) - Robert Wallace * '' Gold Heels'' (1924) - Boots * '' The Denial'' (1925) - Young Officer * '' Private Affairs'' (1925) - Fred Henley * '' The Man Without a Conscience'' (1925) - James Warren * '' Lost: A Wife'' (1925) - Dick * '' Tessie'' (1925) - Roddy Wells * '' Steppin' Out'' (1925) - Henry Brodman Jr. * '' The Great Love'' (1925) - Dr. Lawrence Tibbits * '' Wild Oats Lane'' (1926) - The Boy * '' The Taxi Mystery'' (1926) - Harry Canby * '' Racing Blood'' (1926) - James Fleminng * '' Unknown Treasures'' (1926) - Bob Ramsey * '' Dancing Days'' (1926) - Gerald Hedman * '' Wandering Girls'' (1927) - Jerry Arnold * '' Quarantined Rivals'' (1927) - Bruce Farney * '' Fourth Commandment'' (1927) - Sonny * '' Down the Stretch'' (1927) - Marty Kruger * '' Snowbound'' (1927) - Peter Foley * '' The Heart of Salome'' (1927) - Redfern * '' She's My Baby'' (1927) - Bobby Horton * '' The Prince of Headwaiters'' (1927) - Elliott Cable * '' Slightly Used'' (1927) - Donald Woodward * '' The College Hero'' (1927) - Bob Cantfield * '' The Heart of Broadway'' (1928) - Billy Winters * '' The Midnight Taxi'' (1928) - Jack Madison * '' The Woman Racket'' (1930) - Rags * ''French Kisses'' (1930, Short) * '' Extravagance'' (1930) - Billy * '' The Naughty Flirt'' (1931) - Wilbur Fairchild * '' Golddiggers of 1933'' (1933) - Dance Director (uncredited) * '' Little Man, What Now?'' (1934) - Minor Role (uncredited) (final film role)

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* 1899 births 1983 deaths American male silent film actors People from Dayton, Kentucky 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Kentucky {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub