Bob Terry

Acting

Bob Terry

Born September 24, 1910 · New York City, New York, USA

Died May 28, 1988 · aged 77

Bob Terry's (aka Robert Terry and Bob Hodges) real name (birth name) was Robert T. Hodges and he was born in New York City, New York, USA in 1910. He was a fixture in many Poverty Row features and serials for a short period circa 1936 to 1940, when he dropped out of movies and became a car salesman in Los Angeles.

Known For

Citizen KaneCitizen Kane · 1941
Citizen Kane
★ 8.01941
MovieMysteryDrama
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
Blake of Scotland YardBlake of Scotland Yard · 1937
Blake of Scotland Yard
★ 3.71937
MovieAdventureCrime
A 15 episode serial in which Blake battles the "Scorpion" over possession of a 'death ray' machine.
Dick Tracy's G-MenDick Tracy's G-Men · 1939
Dick Tracy's G-Men
★ 5.21939
MovieActionCrime
A mad doctor named Zanoff uses a drug to bring himself back from the dead after his execution in prison. Dick Tracy sets out to capture Zanoff before he can put his criminal gang back together again.
Strike Me PinkStrike Me Pink · 1936
Strike Me Pink
★ 6.61936
MovieComedy
Meek Eddie Pink becomes manager of an amusement park beset by mobsters.
Blake of Scotland YardBlake of Scotland Yard · 1937
Blake of Scotland Yard
★ 4.11937
MovieCrimeMystery
Sir James Blake has retired from Scotland Yard so that he can assist his niece Hope and her friend Jerry in developing an apparatus they have invented. Sir James thinks that their invention has the potential to prevent wars, and plans to donate it to the League of Nations. But a gang of criminals led by the elusive "Scorpion" steals the device, and Blake and his associates must recover the invention and determine the identity of the "Scorpion".
Dick Tracy ReturnsDick Tracy Returns · 1938
Dick Tracy Returns
★ 6.01938
MovieCrimeAction
Dick Tracy battles spies and saboteurs in his efforts to bring to justice the Stark gang, a criminal family led by the vicious Pa Stark.
Lightning Carson Rides AgainLightning Carson Rides Again · 1938
Lightning Carson Rides Again
★ 5.31938
MovieWestern
Lightning Carson's nephew has been falsely accused of murder. To get in with the gang, Lightning poses as a Mexican. He also appears as himself making his costume changes at his sister's ranch. Just as he about to bring in the gang, a henchman finds evidence of his masquerade and arrives to expose the hoax.
Up in the AirUp in the Air · 1940
Up in the Air
★ 5.81940
MovieComedyMystery
A none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio. Radio page boy, Frankie Ryan, and his janitor pal, Jeff, solve the mystery for the none-too-sharp police.

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Yukon FlightYukon Flight · 1940
Yukon Flight
★ 4.11940
MovieAdventureMystery
When the plane owned by the "Yukon and Columbia Mail Service" crashes, RCMP Sergeant Renfrew (James Newill) and Constable Kelly (Dave O'Brien) suspect murder. Their suspicions are confirmed when Renfrew finds the control stick has been jammed, forcing the plane to fly in one direction until the gas ran out. Mine owner Louise Howard (Louise Stanley) reports that her superintendent is missing. The Mounties find him murdered and that too has been made to look like an accident. A new mail service pilot, Bill Shipley (Warren Hull), arrives. He had gone to training school with Renfrew but had been cashiered for misconduct. The Mounties discover that Raymond (Karl Hackett), who had been working for Louise, really owns the flying line managed by Yuke Cardoe (William Pawley.) They find proof that all the gold from the mine isn't being turned over to Louise, and suspect that Raymond and Yuke are stealing the gold and shipping it to Seattle by plane.

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