Robert Paige
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 2, 1911
- Died
- December 21, 1987 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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.
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Filmography
The Many Faces of Dracula
Movie · as Frank Stanley (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
Movie · as (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie · as Frank Stanley (archive footage)
Bye Bye Birdie
Movie · as Bob Precht
The Marriage-Go-Round
Movie · as Dr. Ross Barnett
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV · as Roger · 1 ep
It Happened to Jane
Movie · as Robert Paige
The Millionaire
TV · as Whitney Ames · 1 ep
Split Second
Movie · as Arthur Ashton
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Movie · as Dr. Wilson
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TV · as Roger Libbott, Sam · 1 ep
Cavalcade of America
TV · 1 ep
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Paul Campbell · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Host, Spokesman for Schlitz, Narrator, Self - Host · 1 ep
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self, Self - Host · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Bill Russell · 1 ep
The Green Promise
Movie · as David Barkley
Blonde Ice
Movie · as Les Burns
The Flame
Movie · as Barry MacAllister
The Red Stallion
Movie · as Andy McBride
Tangier
Movie · as Paul Kenyon
Shady Lady
Movie · as Bob Wendell
Can't Help Singing
Movie · as Johnny Lawlor
Her Primitive Man
Movie · as Peter Mathews / Pangi
Follow the Boys
Movie · as Robert Paige (uncredited)
Son of Dracula
Movie · as Frank Stanley
Mister Big
Movie · as Johnny Hanley
Fired Wife
Movie · as Hank Dunne
How's About It
Movie · as George Selby
Frontier Badmen
Movie · as Steve Logan
Hi'ya, Chum
Movie · as Tommy Craig
Hi, Buddy
Movie · as Johnny Blake
Get Going
Movie · as Bob Carlton
Keep 'Em Slugging
Movie · as Star of Movie House Film
Cowboy in Manhattan
Movie · as Bob Allen
Crazy House
Movie · as Robert Paige
What We Are Fighting For
Movie · as Karl Baxter
Get Hep to Love
Movie · as Stephen Winters
Jail House Blues
Movie · as Cliff Bailey
What's Cookin'?
Movie · as Bob J. Riley
Almost Married
Movie · as James Manning,lll
Pardon My Sarong
Movie · as Tommy Layton
Don't Get Personal
Movie · as Paul Stevens
You're Telling Me
Movie · as Dr. Burnside 'Burnsy' Walker
Hellzapoppin'
Movie · as Jeff Hunter
San Antonio Rose
Movie · as Con Conway
The Monster and the Girl
Movie · as Larry Reed
Melody Lane
Movie · as Gabe Morgan
Golden Gloves
Movie · as Wally Matson
Dancing on a Dime
Movie · as Ted Brooks
Women Without Names
Movie · as Fred MacNeil
Parole Fixer
Movie · as Steve Eddson
Emergency Squad
Movie · as Chester 'Chesty' Miller
Opened by Mistake
Movie · as Jimmie Daniels
Flying G-Men
Movie · as Hal Andrews / The Black Falcon
Homicide Bureau
Movie · as Thurston
First Love
Movie · as Ball Guest
Death of a Champion
Movie · as Alec Temple
Who Killed Gail Preston?
Movie · as 'Swing' Traynor
There's Always a Woman
Movie · as Jerry Marlowe
I Stand Accused
Movie · as Joe Benson
The Lady Objects
Movie · as Ken Harper
When G-Men Step In
Movie · as G-Man Bruce Garth
The Last Warning
Movie · as Tony Henderson (as Robert Page)
Highway Patrol
Movie · as William Rolph
The Main Event
Movie · as Mac Richards
Smart Blonde
Movie · as Lewis Friel
Rhythm in the Clouds
Movie · as Phil Hale
Meet the Boy Friend
Movie · as Tony Page
Melody for Two
Movie · as Mr. Carlson
The Cherokee Strip
Movie · as Tom Valley
Once a Doctor
Movie · as Dr. Burton
Talent Scout
Movie · as Bert Smith
Cain and Mabel
Movie · as Ronny Cauldwell
Rose Bowl
Movie · as Football Player