[2] Livingston was born in Quincy, Illinois, and died in Tarzana, California, from emphysema at age 83.

[2] Often billed as "Bob Livingston," he was the original "Stony Brooke" in the "Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie series, a role later played by John Wayne for eight films.

He also portrayed Zorro in The Bold Caballero (1936) and The Lone Ranger in the 1939 film serial The Lone Ranger Rides Again[3] directed by William Witney and co-starring Chief Thundercloud as Tonto.

Livingston also appeared as the title character in The Lone Rider series,[4] starring alongside sidekicks Al "Fuzzy" St. John and Dennis "Smoky" Moore.

He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.