Rex Allen(1920-1999)

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Charlotte's Web (1973)

Rex Allen started out as a singer in vaudeville, and sang on numerous radio shows before hooking up with a traveling rodeo show. He signed with Republic Pictures and became a popular singing cowboy, and was often paired with sidekick Slim Pickens. He starred in his own western TV series, Frontier Doctor (1956) and in the 1960s was the narrator on many nature documentaries for Walt Disney.

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Awards
- 2 wins

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Roy Rogers, Rex Allen, Gordon Jones, and Trigger in Trail of Robin Hood (1950)

Rex Allen, Trevor Bardette, and Michael Carr in Hills of Oklahoma (1950)

Buddy Ebsen, Stanley Andrews, Rex Allen, Roy Barcroft, and Duke Taylor in Utah Wagon Train (1951)

Buddy Ebsen, Rex Allen, and Louis Mason in Utah Wagon Train (1951)

Buddy Ebsen, Rex Allen, and Edwin Rand in Utah Wagon Train (1951)

Buddy Ebsen, Rex Allen, Roy Barcroft, Penny Edwards, Robert Karnes, Sarah Padden, and Forrest Taylor in Utah Wagon Train (1951)

Rex Allen, Nestor Paiva, and Estelita Rodriguez in South Pacific Trail (1952)

Buddy Ebsen and Rex Allen in Utah Wagon Train (1951)

Rex Allen and Penny Edwards in Utah Wagon Train (1951)

Known for:

Tomorrowland

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Soundtrack("There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow")

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The Last Musketeer

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Rex Allen

1952

Hills of Oklahoma

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Rex Allen

1950

Border Saddlemates

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Dr. Rex Allen

1952

Credits

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Actor

Hold the Back Page
- Bowls umpire
- TV Mini Series
- 1986
Foods and Fun: A Nutrition Adventure
- Narrator (voice)
- Short
- 1980
Disneyland
- Narrator
- Narrator (segment "Arizona Sheepdog")
- TV Series
- 1957–1978
The Secret of Old Glory Mine
- Narrator
- TV Movie
- 1976
The Secret of Navajo Cave
- Narrator
- 1976
Starbird and Sweet William
- Narrator (voice)
- 1973
Charlotte's Web
- Narrator (voice)
- 1973
The Virginian
- Square Dance Caller
- TV Series
- 1971
Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
- Narrator
- 1967
Run, Appaloosa, Run
- Narrator
- 1966
Swamp Country
- Sheriff Jim Turner
- 1966
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
- Narrator
- Short
- 1965
The Incredible Journey
- Narrator (voice)
- 1963
The Yellowstone Cubs
- Narrator (voice)
- 1963
The Legend of Lobo
- Narrator
- 1962

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Charlotte's Web (1973)

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Cactus Rex
Height
- 5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
Born
- December 31, 1920
- Willcox, Arizona, USA
Died
- December 17, 1999
- Tucson, Arizona, USA(run over by car)
Spouses
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Other works
He performed the voice of the father in Disneyland's "Carousel of Progress" attraction.
Publicity listings
- 2 Print Biographies
- 1 Article

Did you know

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Trivia
Had a heart attack and fell down behind his caretaker's car, which was parked in the driveway of his home, and which ran over him later. Apparently, the car actually killed him.

Quotes
My dad was a fiddle player. He used to play for all the dances and stuff, and I learned to play guitar when there was nobody to accompany him. And then I sang in all the church choirs and glee clubs in the school. Basically, all I ever wanted to do was try to be a singer and make a living at that. And then, went into radio and the recording field, and had a few hit records. Roy Rogers was getting ready to leave Republic Pictures and get into television, and they were looking around for another poobah in a white hat, so I got my foot in the door there.