Robert Paige
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1911-12-02
- Died
- 1987-12-21
- Place of birth
- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- John Arthur Paige
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Paul Campbell
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self / Self - Host
The Millionaire
1955
as Whitney Ames
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Roger
Cavalcade of America
1952
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Bill Russell
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Roger Libbott / Sam
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Host / Spokesman for Schlitz / Narrator / Self - Host
Movies (67)
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
as Bob Precht
Emergency Squad
1940
as Chester 'Chesty' Miller
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Jeff Hunter
The Flame
1947
as Barry MacAllister
Rose Bowl
1936
as Football Player
Mister Big
1943
as Johnny Hanley
It Happened to Jane
1959
as Robert Paige
The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Larry Reed
Crazy House
1943
as Robert Paige
Tangier
1946
as Paul Kenyon
Follow the Boys
1944
as Robert Paige (uncredited)
Golden Gloves
1940
as Wally Matson
Son of Dracula
1943
as Frank Stanley
Blonde Ice
1948
as Les Burns
Women Without Names
1940
as Fred MacNeil
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953
as Dr. Wilson
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Frank Stanley (archive footage)
Homicide Bureau
1939
as Thurston
Smart Blonde
1937
as Lewis Friel
The Green Promise
1949
as David Barkley
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Star of Movie House Film
Split Second
1953
as Arthur Ashton
The Lady Objects
1938
as Ken Harper
There's Always a Woman
1938
as Jerry Marlowe
Shady Lady
1945
as Bob Wendell
Fired Wife
1943
as Hank Dunne
First Love
1939
as Ball Guest
Melody Lane
1941
as Gabe Morgan
Her Primitive Man
1944
as Peter Mathews / Pangi
Cain and Mabel
1936
as Ronny Cauldwell
Pardon My Sarong
1942
as Tommy Layton
Jail House Blues
1942
as Cliff Bailey
Frontier Badmen
1943
as Steve Logan
The Red Stallion
1947
as Andy McBride
Dracula in the Movies
1992
Hi, Buddy
1943
as Johnny Blake
Parole Fixer
1940
as Steve Eddson
Who Killed Gail Preston?
1938
as 'Swing' Traynor
Can't Help Singing
1944
as Johnny Lawlor
The Last Warning
1938
as Tony Henderson (as Robert Page)
Opened by Mistake
1940
as Jimmie Daniels
The Marriage-Go-Round
1961
as Dr. Ross Barnett
What's Cookin'?
1942
as Bob J. Riley
Meet the Boy Friend
1937
as Tony Page
I Stand Accused
1938
as Joe Benson
The Cherokee Strip
1937
as Tom Valley
You're Telling Me
1942
as Dr. Burnside 'Burnsy' Walker
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Frank Stanley (archive footage)
Once a Doctor
1937
as Dr. Burton
How's About It
1943
as George Selby
Melody for Two
1937
as Mr. Carlson
Talent Scout
1937
as Bert Smith
What We Are Fighting For
1943
as Karl Baxter
When G-Men Step In
1938
as G-Man Bruce Garth
Rhythm in the Clouds
1937
as Phil Hale
Get Going
1943
as Bob Carlton
The Main Event
1938
as Mac Richards
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Stephen Winters
San Antonio Rose
1941
as Con Conway
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943
as Bob Allen
Hi'ya, Chum
1943
as Tommy Craig
Death of a Champion
1939
as Alec Temple
Almost Married
1942
as James Manning,lll
Don't Get Personal
1942
as Paul Stevens
Highway Patrol
1938
as William Rolph
Flying G-Men
1939
as Hal Andrews / The Black Falcon
Dancing on a Dime
1940
as Ted Brooks
About Robert Paige
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 an… With 75 credits spanning from 1936 to 2000, Robert Paige has appeared in 67 films and 8 TV shows.
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- Emergency Squad (1940) — as Chester 'Chesty' Miller
- Hellzapoppin' (1941) — as Jeff Hunter
- The Flame (1947) — as Barry MacAllister
- Rose Bowl (1936) — as Football Player
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