Allene Roberts

Born: 1928-09-01

Allene Roberts (September 1, 1928 - May 9, 2019) was an American actress. Born in Fairfield Highlands, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham, she starred in twelve movies between 1947 and 1954 and appeared on TV in Four Star Playhouse, The Adventures of Superman and Dragnet. Her first big picture was The Red House starring Rory Calhoun, Julie London and Edward G. Robinson. That movie was considered by the critics to be the 'sleeper hit' of the year. She starred in Knock on Any Door starring John Derek and Humphrey Bogart, and in Union Station with William Holden. As well other films, such as the serial Bomba on Panther Island (Monogram Pictures, 1949). As of 2009, she resides in Huntsville, Alabama, the widow of Ralph Cochran; the couple had four children, John, Leslie, Julie and Laurie.


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The Red House

as Meg Morgan
Released: 1947-02-04

An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter,...

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Knock on Any Door

as Emma
Released: 1949-02-22

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the...

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Union Station

as Lorna Murchison
Released: 1950-10-04

Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union...

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The Hoodlum

as Rosa
Released: 1951-07-05

Vincent Lubeck is a vicious ex-convict. His criminal activities are despised by his family, but...

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Santa Fe

as Ella Sue Canfield
Released: 1951-04-01

After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find...

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Bomba on Panther Island

as Judy Maitland
Released: 1949-12-18

In this second film in the Bomba, the Jungle Boy series, Bomba tracks a dangerous panther.

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The Sign of the Ram

as Jane St. Aubyn
Released: 1948-03-03

A wheelchair-bound woman manipulates her family to a point where they suspect she may be unhinged.

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Kid Monk Baroni

as Emily Brooks
Released: 1952-05-01

Leonard Nimoy is "Kid" Monk Baroni, the leader of a street gang who becomes a professional boxer...

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Michael O'Halloran

as Lily Nelson
Released: 1948-08-08

A young crippled girl and her love for a teenage newsboy despite her over-protective and...

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Dragnet

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-12-16

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his...

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Adventures of Superman

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-09-19

Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a...

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Public Defender

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-03-11

The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as...

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City Detective

as uncredited
First aired: 1953-09-07

Crime drama starring Rod Cameron as 43-year-old Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police...

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The Living Christ

as Dora
First aired: 1951-01-07

The first ever made for TV miniseries documents the story of Jesus Christ from birth to...

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Joan
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Patricia Marsh
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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