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Robert Wilcox

Robert Wilcox

Born: 1910-05-10 • Rochester, New York, USA

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Robert Wilcox (May 19, 1910, Rochester, New York – June 11, 1955, New York City), was a U.S. movie actor of the 1930s and 40s. His career began in earnest in 1936 after being discovered doing a summer-stock production of The Petrified Forest. He was married twice, first to Florence Rice in 1937, and then later to Diana Barrymore in 1950.

He is perhaps best known for playing Bob Wayne and his alter ego, The Copperhead in the 1940 movie serial Mysterious Doctor Satan.

Wilcox died of a heart attack on June 11, 1955. He was 45 years old.

He is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Rochester, New York.

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Filmography
The Vigilantes Return poster
The Vigilantes Return
1947 • Clay Curtwright
Wild Beauty poster
Wild Beauty
1946 • Gordon Madison
The Unknown poster
The Unknown
1946 • Richard Arnold
Mysterious Doctor Satan poster
Mysterious Doctor Satan
1940 • Bob Wayne / Copperhead
Dreaming Out Loud poster
Dreaming Out Loud
1940 • Dr. Kenneth Barnes
Island of Doomed Men poster
Island of Doomed Men
1940 • Mark Sheldon
The Lone Wolf Strikes poster
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940 • Ralph Bolton
Buried Alive poster
Buried Alive
1939 • Johnny Martin
The Man They Could Not Hang poster
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939 • 'Scoop' Foley
Blondie Takes a Vacation poster
Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939 • John Larkin
Undercover Doctor poster
Undercover Doctor
1939 • Tom Logan
The Kid From Texas poster
The Kid From Texas
1939 • 'Duke' Hastings
No Image
Gambling Ship
1938 • Larry Mitchell
Swing That Cheer poster
Swing That Cheer
1938 • Larry Royal
Little Tough Guy poster
Little Tough Guy
1938 • Paul Wilson
Young Fugitives poster
Young Fugitives
1938 • Ray Riggins
Rascals poster
Rascals
1938 • Tony
Reckless Living poster
Reckless Living
1938 • Danny Farrell
City Girl poster
City Girl
1938 • Donald Sanford
No Image
Carnival Queen
1937 • Art Calhoun
Wild and Woolly poster
Wild and Woolly
1937 • Frank Bailey
Armored Car poster
Armored Car
1937 • Larry Wills
Let Them Live poster
Let Them Live
1937 • Dr. Donald Clipton