Rex Allen

Acting

Rex Allen

Born December 31, 1920 · Willcox, Arizona, USA

Died December 17, 1999 · aged 78

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Rex Elvie Allen (December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999) was an American film actor, singer and songwriter who is particularly known as the narrator in many Disney nature and Western film productions. For contributions to the recording industry, Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rex E…

Known For

Charlotte's WebCharlotte's Web · 1973
Charlotte's Web
6.91973
MovieFamilyAnimation
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
The Incredible JourneyThe Incredible Journey · 1963
The Incredible Journey
6.61963
MovieAdventureFamily
The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?
Trail of Robin HoodTrail of Robin Hood · 1950
Trail of Robin Hood
6.31950
MovieWestern
Retired actor Jack Holt is raising Christmas trees for sale at a cost which permits every family to have one. A commercial tree company tries to drive Holt out of business. Roy saves the day, of course.
Old Overland TrailOld Overland Trail · 1953
Old Overland Trail
7.01953
MovieActionWestern
Anchor is building a railroad and to get cheap labor he gets Black Hawk's Indians to attack and burn the incoming wagon train. This forces the settlers to work for Anchor and he pays them in devalued scrip. When Rex figures out Anchor's swindle, Anchor gets Black Hawk to capture him. When Anchor turns on Black Hawk and shoots him, Black Hawk gets a chance to repay a debt to Rex.
Phantom StallionPhantom Stallion · 1954
Phantom Stallion
9.01954
MovieWestern
Ex-cavalry buddies, Rex and Slim, band together to capture a wild stallion, solve a murder and thwart the killers from cheating a boy out of his inheritance.
The Saga of Windwagon SmithThe Saga of Windwagon Smith · 1961
The Saga of Windwagon Smith
7.21961
MovieAnimation
Sea Captain Windwagon Smith hits Westport, Kansas, the starting point of the old Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, and is quickly the laughing stock of the town; instead of traveling in the usual oxen-drawn covered wagon, he is at the helm and wheel of a Contestoga-type wagon with a full set of sails. He plans to go to Oregon by taking advantage of the prairie winds. First, he wins over the town mayor, falls in love with the mayor's beautiful daughter, Molly Crum, and then secures financial backing from the townspeople. He sets sail across the plains, with Molly Crum as a covered-wagon stowaway, and a Kansas twister looming on the horizon. And, then, the wind hits the sails. And the fan, too, if he had had one.
I Dream of JeanieI Dream of Jeanie · 1952
I Dream of Jeanie
4.01952
MovieDramaMusic
The life and career of famed American composer Stephen Foster.
Old Oklahoma PlainsOld Oklahoma Plains · 1952
Old Oklahoma Plains
7.01952
MovieWestern
One-time cavalry officer Rex Allen, between jobs as a star rodeo rider, is asked by his former commanding officer, Colonel Bigelow, to help settle a dispute between the army and local ranchers. The cavalry has commandeered a large parcel of land needed to test their newly-designed tank and prominent rancher Jenson has encited the locals to rebel at this intrusion. It is up to Rex and his sidekick, Slim, to thwart Jenson and convince the residents that these army tests are essential.

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The Saga of Windwagon SmithThe Saga of Windwagon Smith · 1961
The Saga of Windwagon Smith
7.21961
MovieAnimation
Sea Captain Windwagon Smith hits Westport, Kansas, the starting point of the old Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, and is quickly the laughing stock of the town; instead of traveling in the usual oxen-drawn covered wagon, he is at the helm and wheel of a Contestoga-type wagon with a full set of sails. He plans to go to Oregon by taking advantage of the prairie winds. First, he wins over the town mayor, falls in love with the mayor's beautiful daughter, Molly Crum, and then secures financial backing from the townspeople. He sets sail across the plains, with Molly Crum as a covered-wagon stowaway, and a Kansas twister looming on the horizon. And, then, the wind hits the sails. And the fan, too, if he had had one.

Narrator

Border SaddlematesBorder Saddlemates · 1952
Border Saddlemates
6.51952
MovieWestern
Rex Allen ('Rex Allen'), a U. S. government veterinarian, rides into the picturesque town of Pine Rock, near the Canadian border, to take the place of the regular vet who is on vacation. Used to doctoring animals in Texas, Allen finds out that herein the heart of the fox-farming industry, he is to doctor the most finicky and high-priced of fur on four feet. On the farm of Mel Richards (Tom London), Allen learns the habits of the valuable creatures from Richard's niece, Jane (Mary Ellen Kay, and her ten-year-old brother Danny (Jimmy Moss'), and on his own learns that the trusted owner of the trading post, Steve Baxter (Roy Barcroft) heads a gang that is smuggling counterfeit money across the American/Canadian border in the fox cages.

Rex Allen