Robert McKenzie

Robert McKenzie was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. McKenzie began his acting career with roles in such films as the western "A Six Shootin' Romance" (1926) with Jack Hoxie, the western "Bad Man's Bluff" (1926) with Buffalo Bill Jr and the adaptation "Cimarron" (1930) with Richard Dix. He also appeared in the Buck Jones western "Ridin' For Justice" (1932), the Lupe Velez comedy "Half Naked Truth" (1932) and "Inside Information" (1934). He kept working in film throughout the thirties, starring in the W C Fields comedy "You're Telling Me" (1934), the Tim McCoy western "The Man From Guntown" (1935) and the western "Lawless Riders" (1935) with Ken Maynard. He also appeared in "Heart of the West" (1936). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in "The Cowboy and the Kid" (1936) with Buck Jones, "God's Country and the Man" (1937) with Tom Keene and "Smoke Tree Range" (1937). He also appeared in the musical "Sing, Cowboy, Sing" (1937) with Tex Ritter and the Robert Allen western "Reckless Ranger" (1937). McKenzie more recently acted in the Dickie Moore musical "Jive Junction" (1943). McKenzie passed away in July 1949 at the age of 69.