Robert Haines

born: 16 September 1894
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire,
England		 died: 18 April 1961
Los Angeles, California,
United States of America
(age 66)

He immigrated to the United States with his family in 1906, filing two declarations of intention (in 1914 and in 1935) before being naturalized in January 1938 after filing his petition for such three months prior. Born George Frederick Sleight Plumtree, in 1922 he legally sliced off the Plumtree, from then on going by the full name of George Frederick Sleight. He married Alice Agatha Dwyer (1898-1994) in 1923; they had one son, George Frederick Sleight, Jr. (1925-1973), who worked as a child actor in films.
He is not to be confused with another older actor, Robert T. Haines (1868-1943).
Real name: George Frederick Sleight Plumtree
Height: 5'5"		 Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1937		 Topper
Nightclub patron

1943		 Taxi, Mister
Reception guest

1943		 Prairie Chickens
Townsman

Acknowledgements:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS85-WTX (1901 England Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q3H-KW2 (1905 pass. list)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVLK-CGV (1910 Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGG3-P51R (1914 declaration of intention - height: 5'5")
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVH-KQ5 (WWI draft reg. card)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHWY-WG9 (1920 Census)
https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?date-end=1922-09-30&date-start=1922-08-01&keyword=%22george+frederick+sleight%22&sort=paper-date-asc (Newspapers.com, search)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL41-MZYQ (1923 marriage)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVS-3Z3 (1930 Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6YDS-BDX6 (1935 declaration of intention - height: 5'5½")
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6YDS-BDXF (1937 petition for citizenship)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KX3T-G4N (CA Nat. Index)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9CT-RMW (1940 Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DH-9RL (WWII draft reg. card - height: 5'5")
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XL4-VYZD (1950 Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP49-X29 (CA Death Index - "George F Sleight")
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP68-YH4 (CA Death Index - "Robert G Haines")
Jesse Brisson (bio notes and research)

This page was last updated on: 23 May 2026