Bob Custer
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Bob Custer 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, Law of the Rio Grande
, The Law of the Wild
and Ambush Valley
. Using his original name Raymond Glenn, he actor also appeared in non-Western movies, including the 1927 film The Return of Boston Blackie
as the title character.
Custer was born Raymond Glenn in Frankfort, Kentucky
in 1898 and attended the University of Kentucky
After he retired from acting, with a degree in engineering, he become a building inspector in Los Angeles
and eventually become chief building inspector in Newport Beach, California
.
Custer died of a heart attack in 1974 in Torrance, California
.
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
, between 1924 and 1937, including The Fighting Hombre, Arizona Days
Arizona Days
- Cast :*Tex Ritter*Bob Custer*Peggy Montgomery*John Lowell*J.P. McGowan*Mack V. Wright*Jack Ponder...
, The Last Roundup, The Oklahoma Kid, Law of the Rio Grande
Law of the Rio Grande
Law of the Rio Grande is a 1931 American film directed by Forrest Sheldon.- Cast :*Bob Custer as Jim*Betty Mack as Judy Lanning*Carlton S. King as Colonel Lanning*Nelson McDowell as Wolf Hardy*Harry Todd as Cookie*Edmund Cobb as The Blanco Kid...
, The Law of the Wild
The Law of the Wild
The Law of the Wild is a 1934 American Mascot movie serial directed by B. Reeves Eason and Armand Schaefer.-Plot:John Sheldon is falsely accused by Frank Nolan of killing Lou Salters. With his owner now in prison, Nolan steals Sheldon's horse Rex with plans to ride him in a big race...
and Ambush Valley
Ambush Valley
Ambush Valley is a 1936 American film directed by Bernard B. Ray starring Bob Custer and Victoria Vinton.- Cast :*Bob Custer*Victoria Vinton*Vane Calvert*Eddie Phillips*Hal Taliaferro*Oscar Gahan*Ed Cassidy)*Victor Adamson*Wally West*Jimmy Aubrey...
. Using his original name Raymond Glenn, he actor also appeared in non-Western movies, including the 1927 film The Return of Boston Blackie
The Return of Boston Blackie
The Return of Boston Blackie is a 1927 low-budget, silent, drama genre film. Based upon a character created by Jack Boyle for short stories appearing in The American, Cosmopolitan and Redbook magazines in the 1900s. It was directed by Harry O...
as the title character.
Custer was born Raymond Glenn in Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...
in 1898 and attended the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
After he retired from acting, with a degree in engineering, he become a building inspector in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and eventually become chief building inspector in Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, south of downtown Santa Ana. The population was 85,186 at the 2010 census.The city's median family income and property values consistently place high in national rankings...
.
Custer died of a heart attack in 1974 in Torrance, California
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...
.