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name: "Robert Kent"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 December 1908"
died: "4 May 1955"
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average_as: "actor"
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updated: "2026-09-20T02:44:10.141276+00:00"
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# Robert Kent

Actor. Born 3 December 1908 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Died 4 May 1955.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 December 1908, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
- **Died:** 4 May 1955
- **Also known as:** Douglas Blackley, Douglas Blackley Jr.
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kent_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7346324, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448836/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26029

## Biography

Robert Kent (born Douglas Blackley Jr.) was an American film actor. He began his career after working as a prizefighter and gaining stage experience, appearing in films from the mid-1930s under contract to studios including 20th Century Fox.

He specialised in leads in B-pictures, westerns and serials, with roles including appearances in *A Chump at Oxford* (1940), *The Phantom Creeps* (1939), *Who's Guilty?* (1945) and *The Phantom Rider* (1946). Later credits included a part in the television series *Adventures of Superman* (1952) and the role of Paul Unger in *The Country Girl* (1954). He also used the name Douglas Blackley for some performances.

Kent was married to actress Astrid Allwyn from 1937 to 1941. He died in Los Angeles in 1955.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Country Girl* (1954), Fi1m 74, as Paul Unger — [page](https://film.one/film/the-country-girl.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Country Girl* (1954), as Paul Unger — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-country-girl.md)
- *Rebel City* (1953), as Capt. Ramsey
- *Adventures of Superman* (1952), series, Actor
- *Racket Squad* (1951), series, Actor
- *Federal Agent at Large* (1950), as Harry Monahan
- *Radar Secret Service* (1950), as Henchman Benson
- *Wild Weed* (1949), as Lt. Mason
- *The Phantom Creeps* (1949), as Capt. Bob West
- *The Counterfeiters* (1948), as Tony Richards
- *Big Town After Dark* (1947), as Jake Sebastian
- *Dragnet* (1947), as Police Lt. Ricco
- *Shoot to Kill* (1947), as 'Dixie' Logan aka Judge Joel Conroy (as Douglas Blackley)
- *Who's Guilty?* (1946), Actor
- *Joe Palooka, Champ* (1946), as Ronnie Brewster
- *Blonde Alibi* (1946), as Detective (Uncredited)
- *The Phantom Rider* (1946), as Dr. Jim Sterling
- *Who's Guilty?* (1945), as Bob Stewart
- *What a Man!* (1944), as Steve Jackson
- *Northern Pursuit* (1943), as Soldier (uncredited)
- *Find the Blackmailer* (1943), as Mark Harper
- *Yanks Ahoy* (1943), as Lt. Reeves
- *Stand by for Action* (1942), as Hank Nels (uncredited)
- *Stagecoach Express* (1942), as Griff Williams
- *Blonde Comet* (1941), as Jim Flynn
- *Niagara Falls* (1941), as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- *Twilight on the Trail* (1941), as Henchman Drake
- *Sunset in Wyoming* (1941), as Larry Drew
- *One Million B.C.* (1940), as Mountain Guide
- *A Chump at Oxford* (1940), as Minor Role (uncredited)
- *The Secret of Dr. Kildare* (1939), as Charles Herron
- *Calling All Marines* (1939), as Sgt. Marvin Fox
- *Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever* (1939), as Ensign Copley
- *For Love or Money* (1939), as Ted Frazier
- *East Side of Heaven* (1939), as Cyrus Barrett Jr.
- *Almost a Gentleman* (1939), as Robert Mabrey
- *Convict's Code* (1939), as Dave Tyler
- *The Phantom Creeps* (1939), as Capt. Bob West
- *Little Orphan Annie* (1938), as Johnny Adams
- *Gang Bullets* (1938), as John Carter
- *Wanted by the Police* (1938), as Policeman Mike O'Leary
- *The Gladiator* (1938), as Tom Dixon
- *Mr. Moto Takes a Chance* (1938), as Marty Weston
- *Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo* (1937), as Gordon Chase
- *That I May Live* (1937), Actor
- *Step Lively, Jeeves!* (1937), as Gerry Townsend
- *Born Reckless* (1937), as Lee Martin
- *Angel's Holiday* (1937), as Nick Moore
- *Nancy Steele Is Missing!* (1937), as Jimmie Wilson
- *Reunion* (1936), as Tony Luke
- *Dimples* (1936), as Allen Drew
- *King of the Royal Mounted* (1936), as RCMP Sgt. King
- *The Crime of Dr. Forbes* (1936), as Dr. Michael Forbes
- *The Country Beyond* (1936), as Cpl. Robert King
- *Ship Cafe* (1935), as Jimmy (uncredited)
- *Two for Tonight* (1935), as College Boy
- *College Scandal* (1935), as Dan Courtridge
- *Car 99* (1935), as Trooper Blatzky

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