Bob Custer

Bob Custer

Custer in Arizona Days (1928)
Born Raymond Glenn
October 18, 1898
Frankfurt, Kentucky
Died December 27, 1974 (aged 76)
Torrance, California, USA
Nationality American
Occupation Actor
Producer
Years active 1924-1937

Bob Custer (October 18, 1898 December 27, 1974) was an American film actor who appeared in over 50 films, mostly Westerns, between 1924 and 1937,[1] 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, the actor also appeared in non-Western movies, including the 1927 film The Return of Boston Blackie as the title character.[2]

Custer was born Raymond Glenn[3] 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.

Selected filmography

References

  1. "The Old Corral - Bwesterns.com - Bob Custer". Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  2. Hans J. Wollstein. "Return of Boston Blackie (1927)". New York Times. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  3. "Ex-actor Dies". Oxnard Press-Courier. 1974-12-30. p. 3. Retrieved 2011-04-15.

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