Robert Livingston (actor)
Robert Edward Randall was an American film actor known under his stage name, Robert Livingston. He appeared in 136 films between 1921 and 1975. He was one of the original Three Mesquiteers. He also played The Lone Ranger and Zorro.
Life and career
Livingston was born in Quincy, Illinois, and died in Tarzana, California, from emphysema at age 83.
Often billed as "Bob Livingston," he was the original "Stony Brooke" in the "Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie series, a role later played by John Wayne for eight films. He also portrayed Zorro in The Bold Caballero and The Lone Ranger in the 1939 film serial The Lone Ranger Rides Again directed by William Witney and co-starring Chief Thundercloud as Tonto. Livingston also appeared as the title character in The Lone Rider series, starring alongside sidekicks Al "Fuzzy" St. John and Dennis "Smoky" Moore. The role of the Rider had previously been played by George Houston.
Personal life
On December 18, 1947, he married Margaret Roach, daughter of director/producer Hal Roach. Together they had one son, actor and writer Addison Randall. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.
Selected filmography
Man-Woman-Marriage - The Queen of Sheba - Brown of Harvard - Harvard Student / Yale Cheering Section / Harvard Spectator Aloma of the South Seas - Swimmer Old Ironsides - Seaman Casey at the Bat - Male Chorus Member, Sextette Number Special Delivery - Postal Ball Guest Wings - Recruit in Examination Office Man, Woman and Sin - DancerVamping Venus - SoldierOur Dancing Daughters - Party Boy Redskin - Student College Love - Rio Rita - Dancer Why Bring That Up? - Chorus Boy Hit the Deck - Sailor / Chorus Member Sunny Skies - DaveHot Curves - Baseball PlayerDixiana - Circus Troupe / Bachelor Party / Plantation Party Borrowed Wives - Joe BlairDance, Fools, Dance - Jack Strangers May Kiss Shipmates - Man on Patio Escorting Girls Neck and Neck Night World - Nightclub Patron Paris Interlude - Reporter Death on the Diamond - HigginsEvelyn Prentice - Reporter The Band Plays On - Bob StoneBuried Loot - Bob West Point of the Air - PippingerBaby Face Harrington - GeorgeMurder in the Fleet - Dr. Spencer Mutiny on the Bounty - Lt. Young Whipsaw - Airline Steward / Radio Announcer in Trailer Tough Guy - Three Godfathers - Frank BensonSmall Town Girl - Wedding Celebrant Absolute Quiet - Co-PilotSpeed - George Saunders Suzy - Pierre Women Are Trouble - Hotel Clerk The Vigilantes Are Coming - Don Loring, The EagleThe Three Mesquiteers - Stony BrookeGhost-Town Gold - Stony BrookeThe Bold Caballero – Don Diego Vega / ZorroRoarin' Lead - Stony BrookeRiders of the Whistling Skull - Stony BrookeLarceny on the Air - Dr. Lawrence BaxterCircus Girl - Bob McAvoyHit the Saddle - Stony BrookeGunsmoke Ranch - Stony BrookeCome On, Cowboys - Stony BrookeRange Defenders - Stony BrookeHeart of the Rockies - Stony BrookeWild Horse Rodeo - Stony BrookeThe Purple Vigilantes - Stony BrookeCall the Mesquiteers - Stony BrookeArson Gang Busters - Bill O'ConnellOutlaws of Sonora - Stony Brooke / Dude BrannenLadies in Distress - Pete BraddockRiders of the Black Hills - Stony BrookeHeroes of the Hills - Stony BrookeThe Night Hawk - Slim TorrenceOrphans of the Street - Bob ClaytonFederal Man-Hunt - Bill HasfordThe Lone Ranger Rides Again - The Lone Ranger / Bill AndrewsThe Kansas Terrors - Stony BrookeCowboys from Texas - Stony BrookeHeroes of the Saddle - Stony BrookePioneers of the West - Stony BrookeCovered Wagon Days - Stony BrookeRocky Mountain Rangers - Stony Brooke / Laredo KidOklahoma Renegades - Stony BrookeUnder Texas Skies - Stony BrookeThe Trail Blazers - Stony BrookeLone Star Raiders - Stony BrookePrairie Pioneers - Stony BrookePals of the Pecos - Stony BrookeSaddlemates - Stony BrookeOverland Stagecoach - Tom Cameron aka The Lone RiderWild Horse Rustlers - Tom Cameron aka The Lone RiderDeath Rides the Plains - Rocky Cameron alias The Lone RiderThe Black Raven - Allen BentleyWolves of the Range - Rocky Cameron alias The Lone RiderLaw of the Saddle - Rocky Cameron aka The Lone RiderRaiders of Red Gap - Rocky CameronPistol Packin' Mama - Nick WinnerPride of the Plains - Johnny RevereBeneath Western Skies - Johnny RevereThe Laramie Trail - Johnny RapidanGoodnight, Sweetheart - Johnny NewsomeStorm Over Lisbon - Bill FlanaganBrazil - Rod WalkerLake Placid Serenade - Paul JordanThe Big Bonanza - Sam BallouBells of Rosarita - Bob LivingstonSteppin' in Society - MontanaThe Cheaters - Stephen BatesTell It to a Star - Gene RitchieDon't Fence Me In - Jack ChandlerDakota - LieutenantThe Undercover Woman - Sheriff Don LongValley of the Zombies - Dr. Terrance 'Terry' EvansDaredevils of the Clouds - Terry O'RourkeGrand Canyon Trail - Bill ReganThe Feathered Serpent - Prof. John StanleyThe Mysterious Desperado - Honest John JordanRiders in the Sky - Rock McClearyMule Train - Sam BradyLaw of the Badlands - DurkinSaddle Legion - ReganNight Stage to Galveston -Adjutant General SlaydenSomething for the Birds - General Winning of the West - Art SelbyOnce Upon a Horse... - Bob LivingstonGirls for Rent - H.R.The Naughty Stewardesses - Ben BrewsterBlazing Stewardesses - Ben Brewster