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Bob Custer

1898 – 1974

American actor

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Lived 1898 – 1974 (aged 76). Bob Custer was an American actor.

Bob Custer (born Raymond Anthony Glenn, October 18, 1898 – December 27, 1974) was an American film actor who appeared in over 50 films, mostly Westerns, between 1924 and 1937, including The Fighting Hombre, Arizona Days, The Last Roundup, The Oklahoma Kid (1929; not the Cagney/Bogart version), Law of the Rio Grande, The Law of the Wild and Ambush Valley.

Early years Custer was born Raymond Glenn in Kentucky's capital city, Frankfort, and graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in engineering. He was billed as Bob Custer for Western films, beginning in 1924 when he worked for Films Booking Office. In 1927, he formed Bob Custer Production, and from 1928 through 1931 he acted in 20 Westerns for Syndicate.

After he left acting, he became a building inspector in Redondo Beach and El Segundo, California. and a member of the Cudahy Packing Company family. They divorced in 1933.

Custer died of a heart attack in Torrance, California, at the age of 76.

Filmography

Trigger Fingers (1924) Flashing Spurs (1924) The Range Terror (1925) Galloping Vengeance (1925) The Texas Bearcat (1925) The Bloodhound (1925) That Man Jack! (1925) A Man of Nerve (1925) The Ridin' Streak (1925) No Man's Law (1925) Man Rustlin' (1926) The Fighting Boob (1926) The Valley of Bravery (1926) The Dead Line (1926) The Devil's Gulch (1926) Hair-Trigger Baxter (1926) The Border Whirlwind (1926) Beyond the Rockies (1926) The Dude Cowboy (1926) Cactus Trails (1927) Bulldog Pluck (1927) The Fighting Hombre (1927) Ladies at Ease (1927) The Terror of Bar X (1927) Galloping Thunder (1927) The Return of Boston Blackie (1927) Temptations of a Shop Girl (1927) Law of the Mounted (1928) Texas Tommy (1928) West of Santa Fe (1928) Manhattan Cowboy (1928) Silent Trail (1928) On the Divide (1928) Arizona Days (1928) Headin' Westward (1929) The Last Round-up (1929) The Fighting Terror (1929) Riders of the Rio Grande (1929) The Oklahoma Kid (1929; not the Cagney/Bogart version) Code of the West (1929) Under Texas Skies (1930) O'Malley Rides Alone (1930) The Parting of the Trails (1930) Covered Wagon Trails (1930) Law of the Rio Grande (1931) Quick Trigger Lee (1931) Riders of the North (1931) A Son of the Plains (1931) Headin' for Trouble (1931) Mark of the Spur (1932) The Scarlet Brand (1932) The Law of the Wild (1934) Ambush Valley (1936) Vengeance of Rannah (1936) Santa Fe Rides (1937)

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Education
University of Kentucky
Also known as
Raymond Anthony Glenn

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bob Custer?

American actor (1898-1974)

When was Bob Custer born?

Bob Custer was born on 18 October 1898 in Frankfort.

When did Bob Custer die?

Bob Custer died on 27 December 1974 in Torrance.

What was Bob Custer's occupation?

Bob Custer was an actor.

What nationality was Bob Custer?

Bob Custer was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bob Custer

· Wikidata: Q4932193

· DBpedia: Bob Custer

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