Robert Edward Randall (December 9, 1904 – March 7, 1988) was an American

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known under his stage name, Robert Livingston. He appeared in 136 films between 1921 and 1975. He was one of the original Three Mesquiteers. He also played

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and

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Life and career

Livingston was born in

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, and died in Tarzana, California, from

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at age 83. Often billed as "Bob Livingston," he was the original "Stony Brooke" in the " Three Mesquiteers"

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series, a role later played by

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for eight films. He also portrayed

in '' The Bold Caballero'' (1936) and The

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in the 1939

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'' The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' directed by

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and co-starring Chief Thundercloud as

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. Livingston also appeared as the title character in ''The Lone Rider'' series, starring alongside sidekicks Al "Fuzzy" St. John and Dennis "Smoky" Moore. The role of the Rider had previously been played by George Houston.

Personal life

On December 18, 1947, he married Margaret Roach, daughter of director/producer

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. Together they had one son, actor and writer Addison Randall (b. 1949). He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park,

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Selected filmography

* '' Man-Woman-Marriage'' (1921) - (uncredited) * '' The Queen of Sheba'' (1921) - (uncredited) * '' Brown of Harvard'' (1926) - Harvard Student / Yale Cheering Section / Harvard Spectator (uncredited) * '' Aloma of the South Seas'' (1926) - Swimmer (uncredited) * '' Old Ironsides'' (1926) - Seaman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1927) - Male Chorus Member, Sextette Number (uncredited) * '' Special Delivery'' (1927) - Postal Ball Guest (uncredited) * '' Wings'' (1927) - Recruit in Examination Office (uncredited) * '' Man, Woman and Sin'' (1927) - Dancer * '' Vamping Venus'' (1928) - Soldier * '' Our Dancing Daughters'' (1928) - Party Boy (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1929) - Student (uncredited) * '' College Love'' (1929) - (uncredited) * '' Rio Rita'' (1929) - Dancer (uncredited) * '' Why Bring That Up?'' (1929) - Chorus Boy (uncredited) * '' Hit the Deck'' (1929) - Sailor / Chorus Member (uncredited) * '' Sunny Skies'' (1930) - Dave * '' Hot Curves'' (1930) - Baseball Player * '' Dixiana'' (1930) - Circus Troupe / Bachelor Party / Plantation Party (uncredited) * ''

Borrowed Wives ''Borrowed Wives'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer. It stars silent performers Vera Reynolds, Rex Lease, and Sam Hardy (actor), Sam Hardy. It was distributed by Tiffany Pictures. Plot P ...

'' (1930) - Joe Blair * ''

Dance, Fools, Dance ''Dance, Fools, Dance'' is a 1931 pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama film starring Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, and Lester Vail in a story about a reporter investigating the murder of a colleague. Story and dialogue were created by Aurania Rou ...

'' (1931) - Jack (uncredited) * '' Strangers May Kiss'' (1931) * '' Shipmates'' (1931) - Man on Patio Escorting Girls (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' Night World'' (1932) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited) * '' Paris Interlude'' (1934) - Reporter (uncredited) * ''

Death on the Diamond ''Death on the Diamond'' is a 1934 comedy-mystery film starring Robert Young (actor), Robert Young. It was based on the novel ''Death on the Diamond: A Baseball Mystery Story'' by Cortland Fitzsimmons, directed by Edward Sedgwick and produced and ...

'' (1934) - Higgins * '' Evelyn Prentice'' (1934) - Reporter (uncredited) * '' The Band Plays On'' (1934) - Bob Stone * '' Buried Loot'' (1935, Short) - Bob (uncredited) * '' West Point of the Air'' (1935) - Pippinger * ''

Baby Face Harrington ''Baby Face Harrington'' is a 1935 American crime comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh and written by Nunnally Johnson, Edwin H. Knopf and Charles Lederer. The film stars Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel, Harvey Stephens, Eugene Pallette and N ...

'' (1935) - George * '' Murder in the Fleet'' (1935) - Dr. Spencer (uncredited) * ''

Mutiny on the Bounty The mutiny on the ''Bounty'' occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship, , from their captain, Lieutenant (navy), Lieutenant William Bli ...

'' (1935) - Lt. Young (uncredited) * '' Whipsaw'' (1935) - Airline Steward / Radio Announcer in Trailer (uncredited) * '' Tough Guy'' (1936) - (uncredited) * '' Three Godfathers'' (1936) - Frank Benson * '' Small Town Girl'' (1936) - Wedding Celebrant (uncredited) * ''

Absolute Quiet ''Absolute Quiet'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by George B. Seitz and written by Harry Clork. The film stars Lionel Atwill, Irene Hervey, Raymond Walburn, Stuart Erwin, Ann Loring and Louis Hayward. A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, it was ...

'' (1936) - Co-Pilot * ''

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'' (1936) - George Saunders (uncredited) * '' Suzy'' (1936) - Pierre (uncredited) * ''

Women Are Trouble ''Women Are Trouble'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Errol Taggart and written by Michael Fessier. The film stars Stuart Erwin, Paul Kelly, Florence Rice, Margaret Irving, Cy Kendall and John Harrington. The film was released on J ...

'' (1936) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * ''

The Vigilantes Are Coming ''The Vigilantes Are Coming'' is a 1936 American Republic film serial directed by Ray Taylor and Mack V. Wright. It was the third of the sixty six serials made by Republic Pictures (and the third released in 1936). This serial was filmed betwe ...

'' (1936, Serial) - Don Loring, The Eagle * '' The Three Mesquiteers'' (1936) - Stony Brooke * '' Ghost-Town Gold'' (1936) - Stony Brooke * '' The Bold Caballero'' (1936) – Don Diego Vega /

* '' Roarin' Lead'' (1936) - Stony Brooke * '' Riders of the Whistling Skull'' (1937) - Stony Brooke * '' Larceny on the Air'' (1937) - Dr. Lawrence Baxter * '' Circus Girl'' (1937) - Bob McAvoy * '' Hit the Saddle'' (1937) - Stony Brooke * '' Gunsmoke Ranch'' (1937) - Stony Brooke * '' Come On, Cowboys'' (1937) - Stony Brooke * ''

Range Defenders ''Range Defenders'' is a 1937 American Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Mack V. Wright. Plot Set in modern times, Stony Brooke's kid brother George rides into town saying that he is wanted for murder, a charge he denies. Ston ...

'' (1937) - Stony Brooke * '' Heart of the Rockies'' (1937) - Stony Brooke * ''

Wild Horse Rodeo ''Wild Horse Rodeo'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune. Written by Oliver Drake and Betty Burbridge, based on a story by Drake and Gilbert Wright, the fi ...

'' (1937) - Stony Brooke * '' The Purple Vigilantes'' (1938) - Stony Brooke * '' Call the Mesquiteers'' (1938) - Stony Brooke * '' Arson Gang Busters'' (1938) - Bill O'Connell * '' Outlaws of Sonora'' (1938) - Stony Brooke / Dude Brannen * '' Ladies in Distress'' (1938) - Pete Braddock * '' Riders of the Black Hills'' (1938) - Stony Brooke * '' Heroes of the Hills'' (1938) - Stony Brooke * '' The Night Hawk'' (1938) - Slim Torrence * '' Orphans of the Street'' (1938) - Bob Clayton * '' Federal Man-Hunt'' (1938) - Bill Hasford * '' The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' (1939) - The Lone Ranger / Bill Andrews * '' The Kansas Terrors'' (1939) - Stony Brooke * '' Cowboys from Texas'' (1939) - Stony Brooke * '' Heroes of the Saddle'' (1940) - Stony Brooke * '' Pioneers of the West'' (1940) - Stony Brooke * '' Covered Wagon Days'' (1940) - Stony Brooke * '' Rocky Mountain Rangers'' (1940) - Stony Brooke / Laredo Kid * '' Oklahoma Renegades'' (1940) - Stony Brooke * '' Under Texas Skies'' (1940) - Stony Brooke * '' The Trail Blazers'' (1940) - Stony Brooke * '' Lone Star Raiders'' (1940) - Stony Brooke * '' Prairie Pioneers'' (1941) - Stony Brooke * '' Pals of the Pecos'' (1941) - Stony Brooke * '' Saddlemates'' (1941) - Stony Brooke * ''

Overland Stagecoach ''Overland Stagecoach'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider, Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, and Dennis Moore as Sheriff Smoky Moo ...

'' (1942) - Tom Cameron aka The Lone Rider * ''

Wild Horse Rustlers ''Wild Horse Rustlers'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy Jones", with Lane Chandler, Linda Lei ...

'' (1943) - Tom Cameron aka The Lone Rider * ''

Death Rides the Plains ''Death Rides the Plains'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy Jones", with Patti McCarty, Ray Benn ...

'' (1943) - Rocky Cameron alias The Lone Rider * ''

The Black Raven ''The Black Raven'' is a 1943 American mystery film directed by Sam Newfield. It was produced and released by Producers Releasing Corporation, a leading Poverty Row studio. Plot A heavy storm catches everybody, nearly all with good reasons for ...

'' (1943) - Allen Bentley * ''

Wolves of the Range ''Wolves of the Range'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Frances Gladwin, I. Stan ...

'' (1943) - Rocky Cameron alias The Lone Rider * '' Law of the Saddle'' (1943) - Rocky Cameron aka The Lone Rider * '' Raiders of Red Gap'' (1943) - Rocky (Lone Rider) Cameron * ''

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'' (1943) - Nick Winner * '' Pride of the Plains'' (1944) - Johnny Revere * '' Beneath Western Skies'' (1944) - Johnny Revere * '' The Laramie Trail'' (1944) - Johnny Rapidan * '' Goodnight, Sweetheart'' (1944) - Johnny Newsome * '' Storm Over Lisbon'' (1944) - Bill Flanagan * ''

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'' (1944) - Rod Walker * '' Lake Placid Serenade'' (1944) - Paul Jordan * '' The Big Bonanza'' (1944) - Sam Ballou * '' Bells of Rosarita'' (1945) - Bob Livingston * '' Steppin' in Society'' (1945) - Montana * '' The Cheaters'' (1945) - Stephen Bates * '' Tell It to a Star'' (1945) - Gene Ritchie * '' Don't Fence Me In'' (1945) - Jack Chandler * '' Dakota'' (1945) - Lieutenant * '' The Undercover Woman'' (1946) - Sheriff Don Long * '' Valley of the Zombies'' (1946) - Dr. Terrance 'Terry' Evans * ''

Daredevils of the Clouds ''Daredevils of the Clouds'' (aka ''Daredevils of the Sky'') is a 1948 American drama film directed by George Blair and produced by Republic Pictures. The film stars Robert Livingston, Mae Clarke and James Cardwell. ''Daredevils of the Clouds ...

'' (1948) - Terry O'Rourke * ''

Grand Canyon Trail '' Grand Canyon Trail '' is a 1948 American Western film starring Roy Rogers combining Western action with Three Stooges-style slapstick. Robert Livingston plays the head villain and James Finlayson plays the sheriff. The Republic Pictures fil ...

'' (1948) - Bill Regan * '' The Feathered Serpent'' (1948) - Prof. John Stanley * ''

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'' (1949) - Honest John Jordan * '' Riders in the Sky'' (1949) - Rock McCleary * '' Mule Train'' (1950) - Sam Brady * '' Law of the Badlands'' (1951) - Durkin * ''

Saddle Legion ''Saddle Legion'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Tim Holt. It co-stars Dorothy Malone, who was one of Holt's most prestigious co-stars. She was borrowed from Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertain ...

'' (1951) - Regan * '' Night Stage to Galveston'' (1952) -Adjutant General Slayden * '' Something for the Birds'' (1952) - General (uncredited) * '' Winning of the West'' (1953) - Art Selby * '' Once Upon a Horse...'' (1958) - Bob Livingston * '' Girls for Rent'' (1974) - H.R. * ''

The Naughty Stewardesses ''The Naughty Stewardesses'' is a 1975 American sexploitation film directed by Al Adamson. The film, which partially inspired Adamson's ''Blazing Stewardesses'' released later the same year, is also known as ''Fresh Air''. Premise The plot revol ...

'' (1974) - Ben Brewster * ''

Blazing Stewardesses ''Blazing Stewardesses'' is a 1975 American sex comedy film directed by Al Adamson. Its title is derived from the 1975 film '' The Naughty Stewardesses'' and the 1974 film ''Blazing Saddles''. Producer Sam Sherman intended the film to be a fond ...

'' (1975) - Ben Brewster

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Livingston, Robert 1904 births 1988 deaths Deaths from emphysema American male film actors American male silent film actors Actors from Quincy, Illinois Male actors from Illinois Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Male Western (genre) film actors 20th-century American male actors