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Harry Gribbon(1885-1961)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Harry Gribbon
Harry Gribbon was born on 9 June 1885 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Show People (1928), The Cameraman (1928) and Art Trouble (1934). He was married to May Emory. He died on 28 July 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 9, 1885
DiedJuly 28, 1961(76)
BornJune 9, 1885
DiedJuly 28, 1961(76)
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Known for

Marion Davies and William Haines in Show People (1928)
Show People
7.6
  • Comedy Director
  • 1928
Buster Keaton and Harry Gribbon in The Cameraman (1928)
The Cameraman
8.0
  • Cop
  • 1928
Art Trouble (1934)
Art Trouble
6.3
Short
  • Tall Painter
  • 1934
You Said a Mouthful (1932)
You Said a Mouthful
6.1
  • Harry Daniels
  • 1932

Credits

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Actor

  • Cactus Caballeros
    5.0
    Short
    • 1938
  • Money on Your Life (1938)
    Money on Your Life
    7.0
    Short
    • The Window Cleaner
    • 1938
  • Who's Crazy? (1937)
    Who's Crazy?
    5.6
    Short
    • 1937
  • Her Accidental Hero
    5.4
    Short
    • Harry - The Professor
    • 1937
  • Pixilated
    Short
    • 1937
  • The Blonde Bomber (1936)
    The Blonde Bomber
    6.9
    Short
    • Diner Manager
    • 1936
  • Sleepless Hollow (1936)
    Sleepless Hollow
    5.1
    Short
    • Harry
    • 1936
  • Rural Romeos
    5.2
    Short
    • The Tramp
    • 1934
  • What! No Groceries
    Short
    • 1934
  • My Mummy's Arms (1934)
    My Mummy's Arms
    6.1
    Short
    • Harry
    • 1934
  • Art Trouble (1934)
    Art Trouble
    6.3
    Short
    • Tall Painter
    • 1934
  • Trailing Along
    Short
    • 1934
  • Mary Doran, Harry Gribbon, and Shemp Howard in Corn on the Cop (1934)
    Corn on the Cop
    6.1
    Short
    • Tramp
    • 1934
  • Shemp Howard, Lionel Stander, and Marie Marion in Mushrooms (1934)
    Mushrooms
    6.7
    Short
    • Prof. Horace Glutz
    • 1934
  • Tom Kennedy in Suits to Nuts (1933)
    Suits to Nuts
    Short
    • Lawyer
    • 1933

Director

  • Alice Howell in Blue Blood and Yellow Backs (1915)
    Blue Blood and Yellow Backs
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915

Writer

  • Helen Darling and Harry Gribbon in Scrappily Married (1921)
    Scrappily Married
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1921

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Harry Gribbons
  • Height
    • 6′ 5¼″ (1.96 m)
  • Born
    • June 9, 1885
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 28, 1961
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • May Emory? - October 15, 1948 (her death)
  • Other works
    Stage and vaudeville actor. Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Started in vaudeville, including a stint with the Gayety Musical stock company. From 1915, worked in silent cinema, first at Lubin under the sobriquet 'Rubber-faced Harry', which became 'Silk Hat Harry', when he joined Keystone later that year as top-hatted, amply moustachioed comic villain. During the sound era, acted in several RKO/Pathe short comedies.
  • Nickname
    • Silk Hat Harry

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