Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

Deceased · Born: Jul 7, 1889 · Died: Sep 3, 1954

Personal Details

Born Jul 7, 1889 Winfield, Kansas, USA
Spouse
  • Marjorie Maude Cagnacci

    ( Sep 18, 1932 to Sep 3, 1954 )
  • Ann Slater

    ( Feb 2, 1916 to Dec 18, 1919 )
  • Lulu I Olson

    ( Apr 13, 1912 to May 13, 2024 )
  • Phyllis Gordon

Parents
  • William Baird Pallette
  • Elnora Jackson

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.

Career

1946
In Old Sacramento
In Old Sacramento as Sheriff Jim Wales
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Suspense
Suspense as Harry Wheeler
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1945
The Cheaters
The Cheaters as James C. Pidgeon
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1944
Step Lively
Step Lively as Simon Jenkins
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In the Meantime, Darling
In the Meantime, Darling as Henry B. Preston
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Lake Placid Serenade
Lake Placid Serenade as Carl Cermak
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Pin Up Girl
Pin Up Girl as Barney Briggs
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Sensations of 1945
Sensations of 1945 as Gus Crane
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Heavenly Days
Heavenly Days as Senator Bigbee
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1943
The Gang's All Here
The Gang's All Here as Andrew Mason Sr.
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Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous as Durstin
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It Ain't Hay
It Ain't Hay as Gregory Warner
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The Kansan
The Kansan as Tom Waggoner
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Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait as E.F. Strabel
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1942
The Male Animal
The Male Animal as Ed Keller
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Almost Married
Almost Married as Doctor Dobson
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Are Husbands Necessary?
Are Husbands Necessary? as Bunker
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Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam as Mr. John Billingsley
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Silver Queen
Silver Queen as Steve Adams
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The Big Street
The Big Street as Nicely Nicely Johnson
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The Forest Rangers
The Forest Rangers as Howard Huston
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1941
World Premiere
World Premiere as Gregory Martin
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Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love as George Hastings
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The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve as Horace Pike
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Swamp Water
Swamp Water as Jeb McKane
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Ride, Kelly, Ride
Ride, Kelly, Ride as Duke Martin
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Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business as Elmer
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The Bride Came C.O.D.
The Bride Came C.O.D. as Lucius K. Winfield
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1940
Sandy Is a Lady
Sandy Is a Lady as P.J. Barnett
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A Little Bit of Heaven
A Little Bit of Heaven as Herrington
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Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison as Mr. Nelson
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It's a Date
It's a Date as Gov. Allen
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The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro as Friar Felipe
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He Stayed for Breakfast
He Stayed for Breakfast as Maurice Duval
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1939
First Love
First Love as James Clinton
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Wife, Husband and Friend
Wife, Husband and Friend as Mike Craig
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Chick McGann
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1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood as Friar Tuck
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There Goes My Heart
There Goes My Heart as Mr. Stevens - Editor
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1937
One Hundred Men and a Girl
One Hundred Men and a Girl as John R. Frost
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Topper
Topper as Casey
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She Had to Eat
She Had to Eat as Raymond Q. Nash
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The Crime Nobody Saw
The Crime Nobody Saw as 'Babe' Lawton
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1936
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey as Alexander Bullock
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Stowaway
Stowaway as The Colonel
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The Golden Arrow
The Golden Arrow as Mr. Samuel Burke-Meyers
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1935
Steamboat Round the Bend
Steamboat Round the Bend as Sheriff Rufe Jeffers
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All the King's Horses
All the King's Horses as Conrad Q. Conley
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The Ghost Goes West
The Ghost Goes West as Mr. Joe Martin
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Bordertown
Bordertown as Charles 'Charlie' Roark
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Black Sheep
Black Sheep as Col. Upton Calhoun Belcher
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Baby Face Harrington
Baby Face Harrington as Uncle Henry
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1934
I've Got Your Number
I've Got Your Number as Joseph 'Joe' Flood
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The Dragon Murder Case
The Dragon Murder Case as Sgt. Ernest Heath
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Cross Country Cruise
Cross Country Cruise as Willy Bronson
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Caravan
Caravan as Gypsy Chief
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Strictly Dynamite
Strictly Dynamite as Sourwood
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1933
Storm at Daybreak
Storm at Daybreak as Janos
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Hell Below
Hell Below as Mac Dougal - Chief Torpedo Man
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The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case as Detective Heath
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Made on Broadway
Made on Broadway as Terwilliger
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Shanghai Madness
Shanghai Madness as Lobo Lonergan
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From Headquarters
From Headquarters as Sgt. Boggs
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1932
The Half-Naked Truth
The Half-Naked Truth as Achilles
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Dancers in the Dark
Dancers in the Dark as Gus
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The Night Mayor
The Night Mayor as Hymie Shane
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Strangers of the Evening
Strangers of the Evening as Detective Brubacher
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Shanghai Express
Shanghai Express as Sam Salt
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1931
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn as Duke of Bilgewater
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Fighting Caravans
Fighting Caravans as Seth Higgins
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It Pays to Advertise
It Pays to Advertise as Cyrus Martin
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Girls About Town
Girls About Town as Benjamin Thomas
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1930
The Benson Murder Case
The Benson Murder Case as Sgt. Edward Heath
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The Border Legion
The Border Legion as Bunco Davis
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Let's Go Native
Let's Go Native as Deputy Sheriff 'Careful' Cuthbert
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Follow Thru
Follow Thru as J.C. Effingham
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The Love Parade
The Love Parade as Minister of War
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1929
The Dummy
The Dummy as Madison
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The Canary Murder Case
The Canary Murder Case as Sgt. Ernest Heath
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The Virginian
The Virginian as 'Honey' Wiggin
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The Greene Murder Case
The Greene Murder Case as Sergeant Ernest Heath
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The Studio Murder Mystery
The Studio Murder Mystery as Detective Lieutenant Dirk
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1928
Lights of New York
Lights of New York as Gene
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1927
The Second 100 Years
The Second 100 Years as Dinner Host (uncredited)
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Chicago
Chicago as Rodney Casley
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1926
Mantrap
Mantrap as E. Wesson Woodbury
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1921
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers as Aramis
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1920
Terror Island
Terror Island as Guy Mourdant
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