Введение
Американский актер (1913–1971)
Robert Lowery (born Robert Lowery Hanks,
Syndicated newspaper columnist Harrison Carroll reported that Lowery was "a direct descendant of Nancy Hanks" (Lincoln). He graduated from Paseo High School
During his career, Lowery was primarily known for roles in action films such as The Mark of Zorro (1940), The Mummy's Ghost (1944), and Dangerous Passage (1944). He became the second actor to play DC Comics' Batman (succeeding Lewis Wilson), starring in a 1949's Batman and Robin serial. Lowery also had roles in a number of Western films, including The Homesteaders (1953), The Parson and the Outlaw (1957), playing Gangster mastermind Arnold Rothstein in The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960), Young Guns of Texas (1962), and Johnny Reno (1966). He was also a stage actor and appeared in Born Yesterday, The Caine Mutiny, and in several other productions. On television, Lowery was best known for the role of Big Tim Champion on the series Circus Boy (1956–1957). In 1956, he guest starred in "The Deadly Rock," an episode of The Adventures of Superman (which was the first time a Batman actor shared screen time with a Superman actor, although Lowery and Reeves had appeared together in their presuperhero days in the 1942 World War II anti VD propaganda film, Sex Hygiene.) Lowery also had guest roles on Perry Mason, featured as murder victim Amos Bryant in "The Case of the Roving River" and as Andrew Collis in "The Case of the Provocative Protégé", Playhouse 90 ("The Helen Morgan Story"), Hazel, Cowboy G Men, as Foxy Smith on Maverick in the 1959 episode "Full House" starring James Garner with Joel Grey as Billy the Kid, Tales of Wells Fargo, Rawhide, 77 Sunset Strip, Hawaiian Eye, and Pistols 'n' Petticoats. He made his last on screen appearance in the 1967 comedy/Western film The Ballad of Josie, opposite Doris Day and Peter Graves.
Роберт Лоури (настоящее имя Роберт Лоури Хэнкс) – американский актер. Газетный обозреватель Харрисон Кэрролл сообщал, что Лоури был «прямым потомком Нэнси Хэнкс» (матери Авраама Линкольна). Окончил среднюю школу Пасео.
Robert Lowery (born Robert Lowery Hanks,
Syndicated newspaper columnist Harrison Carroll reported that Lowery was "a direct descendant of Nancy Hanks" (Lincoln). He graduated from Paseo High School
During his career, Lowery was primarily known for roles in action films such as The Mark of Zorro (1940), The Mummy's Ghost (1944), and Dangerous Passage (1944). He became the second actor to play DC Comics' Batman (succeeding Lewis Wilson), starring in a 1949's Batman and Robin serial. Lowery also had roles in a number of Western films, including The Homesteaders (1953), The Parson and the Outlaw (1957), playing Gangster mastermind Arnold Rothstein in The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960), Young Guns of Texas (1962), and Johnny Reno (1966). He was also a stage actor and appeared in Born Yesterday, The Caine Mutiny, and in several other productions. On television, Lowery was best known for the role of Big Tim Champion on the series Circus Boy (1956–1957). In 1956, he guest starred in "The Deadly Rock," an episode of The Adventures of Superman (which was the first time a Batman actor shared screen time with a Superman actor, although Lowery and Reeves had appeared together in their presuperhero days in the 1942 World War II anti VD propaganda film, Sex Hygiene.) Lowery also had guest roles on Perry Mason, featured as murder victim Amos Bryant in "The Case of the Roving River" and as Andrew Collis in "The Case of the Provocative Protégé", Playhouse 90 ("The Helen Morgan Story"), Hazel, Cowboy G Men, as Foxy Smith on Maverick in the 1959 episode "Full House" starring James Garner with Joel Grey as Billy the Kid, Tales of Wells Fargo, Rawhide, 77 Sunset Strip, Hawaiian Eye, and Pistols 'n' Petticoats. He made his last on screen appearance in the 1967 comedy/Western film The Ballad of Josie, opposite Doris Day and Peter Graves.
В течение своей карьеры Лоури был наиболее известен ролями в боевиках, таких как «Знак Зорро» (1940), «Призрак мумии» (1944) и «Опасный проход» (1944). Он стал вторым актером, исполнившим роль Бэтмена в комиксах DC (после Льюиса Уилсона), снявшись в 1949 году в киносериале «Бэтмен и Робин». Лоури также снимался во многих вестернах, включая «Оседлых» (1953), «Пастор и преступник» (1957), где он сыграл гангстерского босса Арнольда Ротштейна в фильме «Восхождение и падение Легс Даймонда» (1960), «Молодые стрелки Техаса» (1962) и «Джонни Рено» (1966). Он также был театральным актером и участвовал в постановках «Рожденные вчера», «Восстание на Кейне» и других. На телевидении Лоури наиболее известен ролью Биг Тима Чемпиона в сериале «Circus Boy» (1956–1957). В 1956 году он появился в эпизодической роли в «Смертельном камне» – эпизоде сериала «Приключения Супермена» (это был первый случай, когда актер, игравший Бэтмена, снимался в одной сцене с актером, игравшим Супермена, хотя Лоури и Ривз уже снимались вместе в 1942 году в анти-венерической пропагандистской военной драме «Сексуальное воспитание»). Лоури также исполнял гостевые роли в сериалах «Перри Мейсон» (в роли жертвы убийства Амоса Брайанта в эпизоде «Дело о блуждающей реке» и Эндрю Коллиса в эпизоде «Дело о провокационном протеже»), «Playhouse 90» («История Хелен Морган»), «Hazel», «Cowboy G Men», в роли Фокси Смита в «Maverick» в эпизоде 1959 года «Полный дом» с Джеймсом Гарнером и Джоэлем Греем в роли Билли Кида, «Tales of Wells Fargo», «Rawhide», «77 Sunset Strip», «Hawaiian Eye» и «Pistols 'n' Petticoats». Его последней ролью на экране стала комедия/вестерн «Баллада о Джози» (1967) с Дорис Дэй и Питером Грейвсом.
Robert Lowery (born Robert Lowery Hanks,
Syndicated newspaper columnist Harrison Carroll reported that Lowery was "a direct descendant of Nancy Hanks" (Lincoln). He graduated from Paseo High School
During his career, Lowery was primarily known for roles in action films such as The Mark of Zorro (1940), The Mummy's Ghost (1944), and Dangerous Passage (1944). He became the second actor to play DC Comics' Batman (succeeding Lewis Wilson), starring in a 1949's Batman and Robin serial. Lowery also had roles in a number of Western films, including The Homesteaders (1953), The Parson and the Outlaw (1957), playing Gangster mastermind Arnold Rothstein in The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960), Young Guns of Texas (1962), and Johnny Reno (1966). He was also a stage actor and appeared in Born Yesterday, The Caine Mutiny, and in several other productions. On television, Lowery was best known for the role of Big Tim Champion on the series Circus Boy (1956–1957). In 1956, he guest starred in "The Deadly Rock," an episode of The Adventures of Superman (which was the first time a Batman actor shared screen time with a Superman actor, although Lowery and Reeves had appeared together in their presuperhero days in the 1942 World War II anti VD propaganda film, Sex Hygiene.) Lowery also had guest roles on Perry Mason, featured as murder victim Amos Bryant in "The Case of the Roving River" and as Andrew Collis in "The Case of the Provocative Protégé", Playhouse 90 ("The Helen Morgan Story"), Hazel, Cowboy G Men, as Foxy Smith on Maverick in the 1959 episode "Full House" starring James Garner with Joel Grey as Billy the Kid, Tales of Wells Fargo, Rawhide, 77 Sunset Strip, Hawaiian Eye, and Pistols 'n' Petticoats. He made his last on screen appearance in the 1967 comedy/Western film The Ballad of Josie, opposite Doris Day and Peter Graves.
Личная жизнь и смерть
Он был женат трижды, на трех актрисах. У него и Джин Паркер родился сын Роберт Лоури Хэнкс II в 1952 году. Другими его женами были Виван Уилкокс и Барбара "Рэсти" Фаррелл, на которой он женился 21 марта 1947 года в Лас-Вегасе, штат Невада. Лоуэри умер от сердечной недостаточности в возрасте 58 лет в своей лос-анджелесской квартире 26 декабря 1971 года.