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Bob Custer
Custer in Arizona Days (1928)
Born
Raymond Anthony Glenn

(1898-10-18)October 18, 1898
DiedDecember 27, 1974(1974-12-27) (aged 76)
Occupation(s)Actor and producer
Years active1924–1937

Bob Custer (born Raymond Anthony Glenn,[1] October 18, 1898 – December 27, 1974) was an American film actor who appeared in over 50 films, mostly Westerns, between 1924 and 1937,[2] 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 also appeared in non-Western movies, including the 1927 film The Return of Boston Blackie as the title character.[3]

Custer was born Raymond Glenn[4] in Kentucky's capital city, Frankfort, and graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in engineering. After he left acting, he became a building inspector in Redondo Beach and El Segundo, California.[1] He eventually became chief building inspector in the nearby seaside city of Newport Beach.

Custer died of a heart attack in another nearby seaside city, Torrance, at the age of 76.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Hughes, Nicky; Hatter, Russell; Burch, Gene (2004). Historic Images of Frankfort. Gene Burch. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-9753697-0-8. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Old Corral - Bwesterns.com - Bob Custer". Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  3. ^ Hans J. Wollstein. "Return of Boston Blackie (1927)". New York Times. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Ex-actor Dies". Oxnard Press-Courier. 1974-12-30. p. 3. Retrieved 2011-04-15.