Robert Paige
Biografia
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 name "David Carlyle." He worked primarily for Warner Brothers and Republic Pictures during this period. In 1938 he signed a contract with Columbia Pictures, which changed his screen name to Robert Paige. Columbia cast him in "B" features and starred him in one serial, Flying G-Men. When the Columbia contract lapsed, Paige moved to Paramount Pictures and finally found a home in 1941 at Universal Pictures. Robert Paige quickly became one of Universal's reliable stars, playing romantic leads. He is prominent in many of Universal's comedies and musicals, including those of Abbott and Costello, Olsen and Johnson, Gloria Jean, and Hugh Herbert. He had a good singing voice and a flair for comedy, and the studio capitalized on these talents. Beginning in 1943 Universal gave Paige important roles in its biggest productions, but by then he was so established as a B-picture lead that he never quite graduated to mega-stardom. Paige, along with other contract players, left Universal after a corporate shakeup in 1946. He became an independent film producer in 1947 and entered the new field of television. He was the last permanent host of NBC's variety series The Colgate Comedy Hour, and won an Emmy in 1955 for "Best Male Personality" (a category that no longer exists). In the 1960s he became a TV newscaster in Los Angeles. Paige continued to work in occasional films through 1963; his last two films were The Marriage-Go-Round (1961) and Bye Bye Birdie (1963). From 1966 to 1970 Paige was a newscaster and political correspondent for ABC News in Los Angeles. He left the news desk to become Deputy Supervisor of Los Angeles under Baxter Ward, and then moved into the public relations field. He retired in the late 1970s. Robert Paige died suddenly of an aortic aneurysm in 1987.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
The Many Faces of Dracula
Film • 2000
jako Frank Stanley (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
Film • 1992
jako (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Film • 1991
jako Frank Stanley (archive footage)
Bye Bye Birdie
Film • 1963
jako Bob Precht
The Marriage-Go-Round
Film • 1961
jako Dr. Ross Barnett
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Serial • 1960
jako Roger
It Happened to Jane
Film • 1959
jako Robert Paige
The Millionaire
Serial • 1955
jako Whitney Ames
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Serial • 1953
jako Roger Libbott
W mgnieniu oka
Film • 1953
jako Arthur Ashton
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Film • 1953
jako Dr. Wilson
Cavalcade of America
Serial • 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Serial • 1952
jako Paul Campbell
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Serial • 1951
jako Host
Lux Video Theatre
Serial • 1950
jako Bill Russell
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Serial • 1950
jako Self
The Green Promise
Film • 1949
jako David Barkley
Blonde Ice
Film • 1948
jako Les Burns
The Flame
Film • 1947
jako Barry MacAllister
The Red Stallion
Film • 1947
jako Andy McBride
Tangier
Film • 1946
jako Paul Kenyon
Shady Lady
Film • 1945
jako Bob Wendell
Can't Help Singing
Film • 1944
jako Johnny Lawlor
Her Primitive Man
Film • 1944
jako Peter Mathews / Pangi
Follow the Boys
Film • 1944
jako Robert Paige (uncredited)
Syn Draculi
Film • 1943
jako Frank Stanley
Crazy House
Film • 1943
jako Robert Paige
Fired Wife
Film • 1943
jako Hank Dunne
Frontier Badmen
Film • 1943
jako Steve Logan
Get Going
Film • 1943
jako Bob Carlton
Mister Big
Film • 1943
jako Johnny Hanley
Cowboy in Manhattan
Film • 1943
jako Bob Allen
Keep 'Em Slugging
Film • 1943
jako Star of Movie House Film
Hi, Buddy
Film • 1943
jako Johnny Blake
Hi'ya, Chum
Film • 1943
jako Tommy Craig
How's About It
Film • 1943
jako George Selby
What We Are Fighting For
Film • 1943
jako Karl Baxter
Get Hep to Love
Film • 1942
jako Stephen Winters
Pardon My Sarong
Film • 1942
jako Tommy Layton
Almost Married
Film • 1942
jako James Manning,lll
You're Telling Me
Film • 1942
jako Dr. Burnside 'Burnsy' Walker
What's Cookin'?
Film • 1942
jako Bob J. Riley
Jail House Blues
Film • 1942
jako Cliff Bailey
Don't Get Personal
Film • 1942
jako Paul Stevens
Czyste szaleństwo
Film • 1941
jako Jeff Hunter
Melody Lane
Film • 1941
jako Gabe Morgan
San Antonio Rose
Film • 1941
jako Con Conway
The Monster and the Girl
Film • 1941
jako Larry Reed
Dancing on a Dime
Film • 1940
jako Ted Brooks
Golden Gloves
Film • 1940
jako Wally Matson
Opened by Mistake
Film • 1940
jako Jimmie Daniels
Women Without Names
Film • 1940
jako Fred MacNeil
Parole Fixer
Film • 1940
jako Steve Eddson
Emergency Squad
Film • 1940
jako Chester 'Chesty' Miller
First Love
Film • 1939
jako Ball Guest
Death of a Champion
Film • 1939
jako Alec Temple
Flying G-Men
Film • 1939
jako Hal Andrews / The Black Falcon
Homicide Bureau
Film • 1939
jako Thurston
The Last Warning
Film • 1938
jako Tony Henderson (as Robert Page)
I Stand Accused
Film • 1938
jako Joe Benson
The Lady Objects
Film • 1938
jako Ken Harper
Highway Patrol
Film • 1938
jako William Rolph
The Main Event
Film • 1938
jako Mac Richards
There's Always a Woman
Film • 1938
jako Jerry Marlowe
When G-Men Step In
Film • 1938
jako G-Man Bruce Garth
Who Killed Gail Preston?
Film • 1938
jako 'Swing' Traynor
Talent Scout
Film • 1937
jako Bert Smith
Meet the Boy Friend
Film • 1937
jako Tony Page
Rhythm in the Clouds
Film • 1937
jako Phil Hale
The Cherokee Strip
Film • 1937
jako Tom Valley
Melody for Two
Film • 1937
jako Mr. Carlson
Once a Doctor
Film • 1937
jako Dr. Burton
Smart Blonde
Film • 1937
jako Lewis Friel
Rose Bowl
Film • 1936
jako Football Player
Cain and Mabel
Film • 1936
jako Ronny Cauldwell