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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-05-10 (114 years old)

Place of Birth

Rochester, New York, USA

Robert Wilcox

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Robert Wilcox (May 19, 1910, Rochester, New York – June 11, 1955, New York City), was a U.S. movie actor of the 1930s and 40s. His career began in earnest in 1936 after being discovered doing a summer-stock production of The Petrified Forest. He was married twice, first to Florence Rice in 1937, and then later to Diana Barrymore in 1950.

He is perhaps best known for playing Bob Wayne and his alter ego, The Copperhead in the 1940 movie serial Mysterious Doctor Satan.

Wilcox died of a heart attack on June 11, 1955. He was 45 years old.

He is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Rochester, New York.

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Known For

Acting

1947

The Vigilantes Return as Clay Curtwright

1946

The Unknown as Richard Arnold
Wild Beauty as Gordon Madison

1940

Mysterious Doctor Satan as Bob Wayne / Copperhead
The Lone Wolf Strikes as Ralph Bolton
Island of Doomed Men as Mark Sheldon
Dreaming Out Loud as Dr. Kenneth Barnes

1939

Buried Alive as Johnny Martin
The Kid From Texas as 'Duke' Hastings
Undercover Doctor as Tom Logan

1938

City Girl as Donald Sanford
Little Tough Guy as Paul Wilson
Young Fugitives as Ray Riggins
Swing That Cheer as Larry Royal
Rascals as Tony
Gambling Ship as Larry Mitchell
Reckless Living as Danny Farrell

1937

Armored Car as Larry Wills
Carnival Queen as Art Calhoun
Let Them Live as Dr. Donald Clipton
Wild and Woolly as Frank Bailey

Writing

1989