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
- 3 wins total

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Known for

Tomorrowland

6.4

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

2015

The Last Musketeer

6.6

Rex Allen

1952

Border Saddlemates

7.0

Dr. Rex Allen

1952

Rodeo King and the Senorita

7.0

Rex Allen

1951

Credits

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Actor

Hold the Back Page
7.5
TV Mini Series
- Bowls Umpire
- 1986
Foods and Fun: A Nutrition Adventure
6.9
Short
- Narrator (voice)
- 1980
The Footloose Fox
8.5
Short
- Narrator
- 1979
The Magical World of Disney
8.3
TV Series
- Narrator
- Narrator (segment "Arizona Sheepdog")
- 1957–1978
The Secret of Old Glory Mine
8.3
TV Movie
- Narrator
- 1976
The Secret of Navajo Cave
5.7
- Narrator
- 1976
Starbird and Sweet William
6.0
- Narrator (voice)
- 1973
Charlotte's Web
6.9
- Narrator (voice)
- 1973
The City Fox
7.1
TV Movie
- Narrator (voice)
- 1972
The Virginian
7.6
TV Series
- Square Dance Caller
- 1971
Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
6.7
- Narrator
- 1967
Run, Appaloosa, Run
6.9
- Narrator
- 1966
Swamp Country
5.4
- Sheriff Jim Turner
- 1966
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
7.0
Short
- Narrator
- 1965
The Incredible Journey
7.0
- Narrator (voice)
- 1963

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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
Relatives
Other works
He performed the voice of the father in Disneyland's "Carousel of Progress" attraction.
Publicity listings
- 2 Print Biographies
- 1 Article

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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.