Robert Fiske (October 20, 1889 – September 12, 1944) was an American actor on film and stage during the first half of the 20th century.
Robert Fiske | |
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.jpg) Fiske in Today I Hang (1942) | |
| Born | Robert Lawrence Fiske October 20, 1889 Griggsville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 1944 (aged 54) Sunland, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1936–1944 |
In the late 1920s, Fiske acted with the Sharp Players at the Pitt Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] By the early 1930s, he had his own troupe in Pennsylvania.[2]
Born in Griggsville, Missouri he appeared in 66 films, primarily B-movies and westerns. He died in Sunland, Los Angeles, California of congestive heart failure at the age of 54 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale).
Selected filmography
- The Sky Parade (1936) - Scotty Allen
- Grand Jury (1936) - District Attorney (uncredited)
- Missing Girls (1936) - Ralph Gilmartin
- Alibi for Murder (1936) - Aviator (uncredited)
- Adventure in Manhattan (1936) - Dario - Henchman (uncredited)
- The Cowboy Star (1936) - Movie Director Martin (uncredited)
- Song of the Gringo (1936) - Defense Attorney
- Battle of Greed (1937) - Lawyer Hammond
- The Devil Diamond (1937) - 'Professor' John Henry Morgan, alias Moreland
- The Devil's Playground (1937) - Officer (uncredited)
- Old Louisiana (1937) - Luke E. Gilmore
- Criminals of the Air (1937) - Groom (uncredited)
- The Law Commands (1937) - John Abbott
- Drums of Destiny (1937) - Bill Holston
- Raw Timber (1937) - Bart Williams
- Roaring Six Guns (1937) - Jake Harmon - Banker
- Luck of Roaring Camp (1937) - Sheriff (uncredited)
- Hawaiian Buckaroo (1938) - J.J. Gillespie (uncredited)
- The Purple Vigilantes (1938) - George Drake
- Born to Be Wild (1938) - Man (uncredited)
- Cassidy of Bar 20 (1938) - Clay Allison
- Test Pilot (1938) - Attendant (uncredited)
- Flight into Nowhere (1938) - Dr. Butler
- Numbered Woman (1938) - Bob Wetherby
- The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938, Serial) - Morrell - Phantom Raider Chief
- Religious Racketeers (1938) - The Great LaGagge aka Louis LaGagge aka The Great Garno
- South of Arizona (1938) - Mark Kenyon
- Sunset Trail (1938) - Monte Keller
- The Colorado Trail (1938) - Deacon Webster
- West of the Santa Fe (1938) - Banker Frank Parker
- Crime Takes a Holiday (1938) - Automobile Salesman (uncredited)
- The Lady Objects (1938) - Mr. Horn (uncredited)
- Adventure in Sahara (1938) - Lt. Dumond
- I Am a Criminal (1938) - Attorney Phil Collins
- Smashing the Spy Ring (1938) - Lieutenant General (uncredited)
- The Thundering West (1939) - Harper (uncredited)
- Society Lawyer (1939) - Lefty - Crelliman's Henchman (uncredited)
- They Made Her a Spy (1939) - Davis (uncredited)
- Racketeers of the Range (1939) - Roger Whitlock
- Timber Stampede (1939) - Matt Chaflin
- The Man from Sundown (1939) - Captain Prescott
- Overland with Kit Carson (1939, Serial) - Henry Clay (Ch. 1) (uncredited)
- Sued for Libel (1939) - Radio Actor (uncredited)
- Buried Alive (1939) - Prosecuting Attorney Gerald Storm (uncredited)
- The Shadow (1940, Serial) - Stanford Marshall
- East Side Kids (1940) - Cornwall - aka Robert Morrison
- Passport to Alcatraz (1940) - Stanford Marshall
- Carolina Moon (1940) - Barrett
- Deadwood Dick (1940, Serial) - Ashton - Committeeman [Chs.1-6]
- Colorado (1940) - Mr. Carter (uncredited)
- Before I Hang (1940) - District Attorney
- The Green Archer (1940, TV Series) - Savini
- Texas Terrors (1940) - Barker - Defense Attorney
- Law and Order (1940) - Ed Deal
- Along the Rio Grande (1941) - Doc Randall
- The Big Boss (1941) - George Fellows
- The Apache Kid (1941) - Joe Walker
- International Lady (1941) - Headwaiter (uncredited)
- Borrowed Hero (1941) - Grover Duncan (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941, Serial) - Walter Cabot
- Today I Hang (1942) - Det. Johnson
- A Tragedy at Midnight (1942) - Ricci's Doctor (uncredited)
- Black Dragons (1942) - Phillip Wallace
- Riders of the Northland (1942) - Mr. Strong (uncredited)
- Vengeance of the West (1942) - Gil Kirby
- The Secret Code (1942, Serial) - Investigator Ryan
- Gentleman Jim (1942) - Telegrapher (uncredited)
- The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942, Serial) - Harvey Cole (uncredited)
- Dead Man's Gulch (1943) - James Westfall (uncredited)
- Batman (1943, Serial) - Foster [Ch. 1-4] (uncredited)
- The Texas Kid (1943) - Naylor
- The Last Horseman (1944) - Barkley (uncredited)
- Cyclone Prairie Rangers (1944) - Emil 'Sierra' Weber aka Ed Wayne (uncredited) (final film role)
References
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