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Robert Agnew(1899-1983)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Robert Agnew
Robert Agnew was born on 4 June 1899 in Dayton, Kentucky, USA. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Clarence (1922), The Spanish Dancer (1923) and Man-Eater of Kumaon (1948). He died on 8 November 1983 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
BornJune 4, 1899
DiedNovember 8, 1983(84)
BornJune 4, 1899
DiedNovember 8, 1983(84)
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Known for

Wallace Reid in Clarence (1922)
Clarence
  • Bobby Wheeler
  • 1922
Antonio Moreno and Pola Negri in The Spanish Dancer (1923)
The Spanish Dancer
6.6
  • Juan
  • 1923
Wendell Corey, Jimmy Moss, Joy Page, and Sabu in Man-Eater of Kumaon (1948)
Man-Eater of Kumaon
5.8
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1948
Harrison Ford, Alice May, and Norma Talmadge in Passion Flower (1921)
Passion Flower
6.7
  • Faustino Eusebio
  • 1921

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Frank Cady, Linda Henning, Jeannine Riley, Pat Woodell, and Higgins in Petticoat Junction (1963)
    Petticoat Junction
    7.0
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1967–1969
  • Don Adams and Barbara Feldon in Get Smart (1965)
    Get Smart
    8.2
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1965
  • Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone, and Joyce Jameson in The Comedy of Terrors (1963)
    The Comedy of Terrors
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • Frankie Avalon, Jim Backus, Tab Hunter, Scott Brady, Judy Lewis, and Eva Six in Operation Bikini (1963)
    Operation Bikini
    3.7
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • Julie Adams and William Lundigan in The Underwater City (1962)
    The Underwater City
    4.7
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • Anna Sten and Robert Webber in The Nun and the Sergeant (1962)
    The Nun and the Sergeant
    5.2
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • Vincent Price, Henry Hull, and Mary Webster in Master of the World (1961)
    Master of the World
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • This Man Dawson (1959)
    This Man Dawson
    8.0
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • No Greater Love (1960)
    No Greater Love
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Robert Fuller and John Smith in Laramie (1959)
    Laramie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Johnny Midnight (1960)
    Johnny Midnight
    7.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Lock Up (1959)
    Lock Up
    7.7
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1959–1960
  • Bat Masterson (1958)
    Bat Masterson
    7.3
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1958–1960
  • Bold Venture (1959)
    Bold Venture
    8.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1959

Actor

  • Douglass Montgomery and Margaret Sullavan in Little Man, What Now? (1934)
    Little Man, What Now?
    7.2
    • Bit Role (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Business Is a Pleasure
    Short
    • 1934
  • Edna Callahan, Maxine Cantway, Margaret Cathew, Virginia Dabney, Marlo Dwyer, Muriel Gordon, Mildred Dixon, and Kathy Cunningham in Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
    Gold Diggers of 1933
    7.7
    • Dance Director (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • The Love Bargain
    Short
    • Jack Van Vleck aka Perkins
    • 1931
  • Myrna Loy, Douglas Gilmore, Paul Page, and Alice White in The Naughty Flirt (1930)
    The Naughty Flirt
    5.7
    • Wilbur Fairchild
    • 1930
  • Hold the Baby
    Short
    • 1930
  • Extravagance (1930)
    Extravagance
    5.7
    • Billy (as Bobbie Agnew)
    • 1930
  • Robert Agnew and Dorothy Gulliver in Mind Your Business (1930)
    Mind Your Business
    5.4
    Short
    • Tommy Seymour
    • 1930
  • French Kisses
    Short
    • 1930
  • Pick 'Em Young
    Short
    • 1930
  • Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet in The Woman Racket (1930)
    The Woman Racket
    6.2
    • Rags (as Bobby Agnew)
    • 1930
  • All Stuck Up (1930)
    All Stuck Up
    4.0
    Short
    • Jimmy Bronson (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Myrna Loy, Helene Costello, Antonio Moreno, and William Russell in The Midnight Taxi (1928)
    The Midnight Taxi
    5.6
    • Jack Madison (as Bobby Agnew)
    • 1928
  • The Heart of Broadway (1928)
    The Heart of Broadway
    • Billy Winters (as Bobby Agnew)
    • 1928
  • Robert Agnew, Rex Lease, Charles Paddock, Churchill Ross, and Ben Turpin in The College Hero (1927)
    The College Hero
    5.1
    • Bob Cantfield (as Bobbie Agnew)
    • 1927

Soundtrack

  • Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet in The Woman Racket (1930)
    The Woman Racket
    6.2
    • performer: "Call Me to Arms" (uncredited)
    • 1930

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Bobbie Agnew
  • Height
    • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
  • Born
    • June 4, 1899
    • Dayton, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • November 8, 1983
    • Palm Springs, California, USA(kidney failure)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Dark-haired adolescent lead of silent films in the 1920s, often billed as "Bobby Agnew". Did not survive the transition to sound well and retired in 1934 to become an assistant director and unit manager of the special effects unit at Warner Brothers.

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