Eugene Pallette

Acting · Born 1889-07-07 in Winfield, Kansas, USA

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.

Filmography

• Shanghai Express as Sam Salt
• Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Prosper Latour (French Story)
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Chick McGann
• The Lady Eve as Horace Pike
• The Adventures of Robin Hood as Friar Tuck
• Topper as Casey
• The Ten Commandments as Israelite Slave (uncredited)
• The Mark of Zorro as Friar Felipe
• Suspense as Harry Wheeler
• Bordertown as Charles 'Charlie' Roark