
Eugene Pallette
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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...
Known For

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Friar Tuck

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Chick McGann

The Birth of a Nation
Union Soldier (uncredited)

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Prosper Latour (French Story)

Heaven Can Wait
E.F. Strabel

The Lady Eve
Horace Pike

My Man Godfrey
Alexander Bullock

The Mark of Zorro
Friar Felipe
Filmography

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

Suspense
1946
as Harry Wheeler

In Old Sacramento
1946
as Sheriff Jim Wales

The Cheaters
1945
as James C. Pidgeon

Pin Up Girl
1944
as Barney Briggs

Step Lively
1944
as Simon Jenkins

Heavenly Days
1944
as Senator Bigbee

In the Meantime, Darling
1944
as Henry B. Preston

Sensations of 1945
1944
as Gus Crane

Lake Placid Serenade
1944
as Carl Cermak

The Gang's All Here
1943
as Andrew Mason Sr.

The Kansan
1943
as Tom Waggoner

Heaven Can Wait
1943
as E.F. Strabel

It Ain't Hay
1943
as Gregory Warner

Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Durstin

The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)

Tales of Manhattan
1942
as Luther

The Big Street
1942
as Nicely Nicely Johnson

Silver Queen
1942
as Steve Adams

Lady in a Jam
1942
as Billingsley

Are Husbands Necessary?
1942
as Bunker

The Male Animal
1942
as Ed Keller

The Forest Rangers
1942
as Howard Huston

Almost Married
1942
as Doctor Dobson

The Lady Eve
1941
as Horace Pike

The Bride Came C.O.D.
1941
as Lucius K. Winfield

Swamp Water
1941
as Jeb McKane

Unfinished Business
1941
as Elmer

Appointment for Love
1941
as George Hastings

Ride, Kelly, Ride
1941
as Duke Martin

World Premiere
1941
as Gregory Martin

Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Mark of Zorro
1940
as Friar Felipe

Young Tom Edison
1940
as Mr. Nelson

It's a Date
1940
as Gov. Allen

He Stayed for Breakfast
1940
as Maurice Duval

Sandy Is a Lady
1940
as P.J. Barnett

A Little Bit of Heaven
1940
as Herrington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Chick McGann

First Love
1939
as James Clinton

Wife, Husband and Friend
1939
as Mike Craig

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as Friar Tuck

There Goes My Heart
1938
as Mr. Stevens - Editor

Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Friar Tuck (archive footage) (uncredited)

Topper
1937
as Casey

One Hundred Men and a Girl
1937
as John R. Frost

The Crime Nobody Saw
1937
as 'Babe' Lawton
Clarence
1937
as Mr. Wheeler

She Had to Eat
1937
as Raymond Q. Nash

Stowaway
1936
as Colonel

My Man Godfrey
1936
as Alexander Bullock

The Golden Arrow
1936
as Mr. Samuel Burke-Meyers

Dishonour Bright
1936
as Busby

Easy to Take
1936
as Reginald "Doc" Kraft

The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936
as Campbell Duncan

Bordertown
1935
as Charles 'Charlie' Roark

Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Sheriff Rufe Jeffers

The Ghost Goes West
1935
as Mr. Joe Martin

Black Sheep
1935
as Col. Upton Calhoun Belcher

All the King's Horses
1935
as Conrad Q. Conley

Baby Face Harrington
1935
as Uncle Henry

The Dragon Murder Case
1934
as Sgt. Ernest Heath

Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934
as Wynn Rixey

Strictly Dynamite
1934
as Sourwood

I've Got Your Number
1934
as Joseph 'Joe' Flood

Cross Country Cruise
1934
as Willy Bronson

Caravan
1934
as Gypsy Chief

One Exciting Adventure
1934
as Kleinsilber
Making the Rounds
1934

The Kennel Murder Case
1933
as Detective Heath

Made on Broadway
1933
as Terwilliger

From Headquarters
1933
as Sgt. Boggs

Hell Below
1933
as Mac Dougal - Chief Torpedo Man

Mr. Skitch
1933
as Cliff Merriweather

Shanghai Madness
1933
as Lobo Lonergan

Storm at Daybreak
1933
as Janos
Hip Zip Hooray
1933
as Sheriff Bell

Sailor Beware!
1933
as Jonesy

Shanghai Express
1932
as Sam Salt

The Half-Naked Truth
1932
as Achilles

Strangers of the Evening
1932
as Detective Brubacher

Wild Girl
1932
as Yuba Bill
Off His Base
1932
as Jerry Minor

Dancers in the Dark
1932
as Gus

The Night Mayor
1932
as Hymie Shane

Thunder Below
1932
as Bill Horner

Tom Brown of Culver
1932
as Deaf Diner

Always Kickin'
1932

The Stolen Jools
1931
as Reporter

Girls About Town
1931
as Benjamin Thomas

Fighting Caravans
1931
as Seth Higgins

It Pays to Advertise
1931
as Cyrus Martin

Huckleberry Finn
1931
as Duke of Bilgewater

Dude Ranch
1931
as Judd

Gun Smoke
1931
as Stub Wallock

The Benson Murder Case
1930
as Sgt. Edward Heath

Playboy of Paris
1930
as Pierre Bourdin

Sea Legs
1930
as Hyacinth Nitouche

Follow Thru
1930
as J.C. Effingham

The Border Legion
1930
as Bunco Davis

The Kibitzer
1930
as Klaus

Let's Go Native
1930
as Deputy Sheriff 'Careful' Cuthbert

Paramount on Parade
1930
as Sergeant Heath

The Sea God
1930
as Square Deal McCarthy

Slightly Scarlet
1930
as Sylvester Corbett

The Santa Fe Trail
1930
as Doc Brady

Men Are Like That
1930
as Traffic Cop

The Virginian
1929
as 'Honey' Wiggin

The Dummy
1929
as Madison

The Love Parade
1929
as Minister of War

The Canary Murder Case
1929
as Sergeant Heath

The Greene Murder Case
1929
as Sergeant Heath

The Studio Murder Mystery
1929
as Detective Lieutenant Dirk

Pointed Heels
1929
as Joe Carrington

Aching Youth
1928
as Gene

The Swell Head
1928

The Red Mark
1928
as Sergeo

Lights of New York
1928
as Gene

His Private Life
1928
as Henri Bérgere

Out of the Ruins
1928
as Volange
Should Women Drive?
1928

The Lighter That Failed
1927
as Charley's Brother-in-Law

Many Scrappy Returns
1927
as Wellington - Charley's Brother

Sugar Daddies
1927
as Hardy look-alike

Jewish Prudence
1927
as Rent Collector

Fluttering Hearts
1927
as Motorcycle Cop

Chicago
1927
as Rodney Casley

Should Men Walk Home?
1927
as Detective, Intelligence Bureau

The Battle of the Century
1927
as Insurance agent (uncredited)

The Second 100 Years
1927
as Dinner Host (uncredited)

Assistant Wives
1927
as Charley's Boss

Moulders of Men
1927
as Barney Mulholland

Mantrap
1926
as E. Wesson Woodbury

Whispering Smith
1926
as Bill Dancing

Rocking Moon
1926
as Side Money

The Volga Boatman
1926
as Revolutionary

Desert Valley
1926
as Deputy

You Never Know Women
1926
as Party Guest (uncredited)

Whispering Canyon
1926
as Harvey Hawes

Without Mercy
1925
as Simon Linke

The Light of Western Stars
1925
as Stub (as Gene Pallette)

Wild Horse Mesa
1925
as Melberne Townsman

Stupid, but Brave
1924
as Richard Peeling

The Wolf Man
1924
as Pierre

Wandering Husbands
1924
as Percy

The Galloping Fish
1924
as Anti-Volstead Esquire

The Cyclone Rider
1924
as Eddie

The Ten Commandments
1923
as Israelite Slave (uncredited)

Hell's Hole
1923
as Pablo

North of Hudson Bay
1923
as Peter Dane

To the Last Man
1923
as Simm Bruce

Without Compromise
1922
as Tommy Ainsworth

The Three Musketeers
1921
as Aramis

Fine Feathers
1921
as Bob Reynolds

Alias Jimmy Valentine
1920
as 'Red' Jocelyn

Terror Island
1920
as Guy Mourdant

Twin Beds
1920

Be a Little Sport
1919
as Dick Nevins

Words and Music by -
1919
as Gene Harris

The Amateur Adventuress
1919
as George Goodie

Tarzan of the Apes
1918

No Man's Land
1918
as Sidney Dundas

Breakers Ahead
1918
as Jim Hawley

Madam Who
1918
as Lieutenant Conroy

The Turn of a Card
1918
as Eddie Barrett

His Robe of Honor
1918
as Clifford Nordhoff

The Marcellini Millions
1917
as Mr. Murray

The World Apart
1917
as Clyde Holt
The Bond Between
1917
as Raoul Vaux

The Winning of Sally Temple
1917
as Sir John Gorham

Each to His Kind
1917
as Dick Larimer

A Man's Man
1917
as Captain Benevido

The Ghost House
1917
as Spud Foster

The Heir of the Ages
1917
as Larry Payne

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Prosper Latour (French Story)

Gretchen the Greenhorn
1916
as Rodgers

Going Straight
1916
as Jimmy Briggs

Sunshine Dad
1916
as Alfred Evergreen

The Children in the House
1916
as Arthur Vincent
Hell-to-Pay Austin
1916
as Harry Tracey
How Hazel Got Even
1915
as Patsy

The Spell of the Poppy
1915
as Manfredi

The Birth of a Nation
1915
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
After Twenty Years
1915
as Tom's Grown Son
The Terror of the Mountains
1915
as Soapy Smith
The Tardy Cannon Ball
1914
as Dink
The Stolen Ore
1914
as Dick Raleigh
The Sheriff's Prisoner
1914
as John Walsh - the Miner
A Pair of Cuffs
1914
The Thief and the Book
1914
as The Fly
Turned Back
1914
as Tom Johnston
When Jim Returned
1913
The Tattooed Arm
1913
as Jim Halliday
The Kiss
1913
Youth and Jealousy
1913
The Brothers
1913
as Estabon