Richard Rober | |
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Born | Richard Steven Rauber May 14, 1906 |
Died | May 26, 1952 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 46)
Resting place | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, New York |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1936–1952 |
Spouse(s) | Mary Hay Barthelmess (m. 1946; div. 19??) |
Richard Rober (born Richard Steven Rauber; May 14, 1906 – May 26, 1952) was an American stage and film actor. From the mid-1930s to the mid-1940s he featured in numerous theatre productions, including being part of the original cast of Born Yesterday in Chicago, and the long-running Oklahoma!. In 1947 he moved to Hollywood and appeared in dozens of B-movies and film noir-type films, including Call Northside 777 (1948), Sierra (1950), and The Well (1951). He died in an automobile accident in 1952 at the age of 46.