Eugene Pallette
Acting
Biography
Eugene William Pallette (July 8, 1889 – September 3, 1954) was an American actor. He appeared in over 240 silent era and sound era motion pictures between 1913 and 1946. An overweight man with large stomach and deep, gravelly voice, Pallette is probably best-remembered for comic character roles such as Alexander Bullock, Carole Lombard's father, in My Man Godfrey (1936), his role as Friar Tuck in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) starring Errol Flynn and his similar role as Fray Felipe in The Mark of Zorro (1940) starring Tyrone Power Description above from the Wikipedia article Eugene Pallette, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: July 7, 1889
Place of Birth: Winfield, Kansas, USA
Known For
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.
Men Are Like That
A loud-mouthed lout alienates everyone except his patient wife.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
My Man Godfrey
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.
First Love
In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. She's hardly received with open arms, especially by her snobby cousin Barbara. When the entire family is invited to a major social ball, Barbara sees to it that Connie is forced to stay home. With the aid of her uncle, who acts as her fairy godfather, Connie makes it to the ball and meets her Prince Charming in Ted Drake, her cousin's boyfriend.
Steamboat Round the Bend
A Louisiana con man enters his steamboat into a winner-take-all race with a rival while trying to find a witness to free his nephew, about to be hanged for murder.
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellent reviews for a bit part in a Broadway play — and she had a new name: Barbara Stanwyck.
Let's Go Native
The company of a musical comedy gets shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by a "king" from Brooklyn and his coterie of wild native girls.
The Luckiest Girl in the World
A wealthy society girl must live on $150 a month to prove to her father that she can stand being married to a poor man.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Harry Wheeler
as Sheriff Jim Wales
as James C. Pidgeon
as Carl Cermak
as Senator Bigbee
as Henry B. Preston
as Simon Jenkins
as Gus Crane
as Barney Briggs
as Andrew Mason Sr.
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
as Tom Waggoner
as E.F. Strabel
as Durstin
as Gregory Warner
as Steve Adams
as Howard Huston
as Nicely Nicely Johnson
as Luther
as Billingsley
as Bunker
as Doctor Dobson
as Ed Keller
as Jeb McKane
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as George Hastings
as Elmer
as Gregory Martin
as Lucius K. Winfield
as Horace Pike
as Duke Martin
as Friar Felipe
as Herrington
as Maurice Duval
as P.J. Barnett
as Gov. Allen
as Mr. Nelson
as James Clinton
as Chick McGann
as Mike Craig
as Friar Tuck (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Mr. Stevens - Editor
as Friar Tuck
as John R. Frost
as Casey
as Raymond Q. Nash
as 'Babe' Lawton
as Mr. Wheeler
as The Colonel
as Reginald "Doc" Kraft
as Campbell Duncan
as Busby
as Alexander Bullock
as Mr. Samuel Burke-Meyers
as Mr. Joe Martin
as Sheriff Rufe Jeffers
as Col. Upton Calhoun Belcher
as Uncle Henry
as Conrad Q. Conley
as Charles 'Charlie' Roark
as Gypsy Chief
as Kleinsilber
as Sgt. Ernest Heath
as Wynn Rixey
as Sourwood
as Joseph 'Joe' Flood
as Willy Bronson
as Cliff Merriweather
as Sgt. Boggs
as Detective Heath
as Jonesy
as Lobo Lonergan
as Janos
as Mac Dougal - Chief Torpedo Man
as Terwilliger
as Achilles
as Yuba Bill
as Hymie Shane
as Deaf Diner
as Bill Horner
as Detective Brubacher
as Gus
as Sam Salt
as Benjamin Thomas
as Duke of Bilgewater
as Judd
as Stub Wallock
as Reporter
as Cyrus Martin
as Seth Higgins
as Hyacinth Nitouche
as Pierre Bourdin
as Doc Brady
as J.C. Effingham
as Square Deal McCarthy
as Deputy Sheriff 'Careful' Cuthbert
as Bunco Davis
as Sergeant Heath
as Sgt. Edward Heath
as Traffic Cop
as Sylvester Corbett
as Minister of War
as Klaus
as Joe Carrington
as 'Honey' Wiggin
as Sergeant Heath
as Detective Lieutenant Dirk
as Madison
as Sergeant Heath
as Henri Bérgere
as Sergeo
as Volange
as Gene
as Insurance agent (uncredited)
as Rodney Casley
as Charley's Boss
as Dinner Host (uncredited)
as Charley's Brother-in-Law
as Hardy look-alike
as Motorcycle Cop
as Rent Collector
as Barney Mulholland
as Detective, Intelligence Bureau
as Wellington - Charley's Brother
as Deputy
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as E. Wesson Woodbury
as Revolutionary
as Bill Dancing
as Side Money
as Simon Linke
as Melberne Townsman
as Stub (as Gene Pallette)
as Richard Peeling
as Percy
as Anti-Volstead Esquire
as Pierre
as Israelite Slave (uncredited)
as Peter Dane
as Pablo
as Simm Bruce
as Tommy Ainsworth
as Aramis
as Bob Reynolds
as Guy Mourdant
as 'Red' Jocelyn
as Dick Nevins
as Gene Harris
as George Goodie
as Sidney Dundas
as Jim Hawley
as Eddie Barrett
as Clifford Nordhoff
as Lieutenant Conroy
as Captain Benevido
as Spud Foster
as Larry Payne
as Clyde Holt
as Mr. Murray
as Sir John Gorham
as Dick Larimer
as Prosper Latour (French Story)
as Rodgers
as Jimmy Briggs
as Arthur Vincent
as Alfred Evergreen
as Manfredi
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
as Billy Bartlett