Anthony Dexter 100th birthday; question about him and Rudy

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Anthony Dexter 100th birthday; question about him and Rudy

Post by sepiatone » Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:27 am

Recently January 19 2013 was Anthony Dexter's 100th birthday. As everyone here probably knows he was a deadringer lookalike to Rudolph Valentino and played him in a 1951 biopic. Just speculating, could Dexter possibly have Rudy's biological son?

ANTHONY DEXTER
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Re: Anthony Dexter 100th birthday; question about him and Ru

Post by rudyfan » Sun Feb 17, 2013 12:22 pm

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Re: Anthony Dexter 100th birthday; question about him and Ru

Post by sepiatone » Sun Feb 17, 2013 1:59 pm

I know, I know...by the way I think I saw you on some part of that website during luncheon any way. Unless Dexter's mother went to Italy sometime before Jan. 1913, it would be a fat chance and Rudy immigrated in Dec 1913. Hugs. 8)

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Anthony Dexter : Valentino Bambino?

Post by JFK » Sun Feb 17, 2013 2:08 pm

sepiatone wrote: Recently January 19 2013 was Anthony Dexter's 100th birthday. As everyone here probably knows he was a deadringer lookalike to Rudolph Valentino and played him in a 1951 biopic. Just speculating, could Dexter possibly have been Rudy's biological son?


1. Adding to the genetic speculation, Dexter also portrayed Captain John Smith, Captain Kidd, Billy The Kid, and Christopher Columbus

2. Somewhat off-topic, this doppelgänger played Dick Powell in at least one film, and my question is...

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Re: Anthony Dexter : Valentino Bambino?

Post by Paul Penna » Sun Feb 17, 2013 2:28 pm

JFK wrote:Somewhat off-topic, this doppelgänger played Dick Powell in at least one film, and my question is...
Day of the Triffids, right?

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Re: Anthony Dexter 100th birthday; question about him and Ru

Post by Lamar » Mon Feb 18, 2013 8:04 am

Dick Powell Jr in "The Day of the Locust?"

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