Biografia

After his mother died, he always wore a ring on his left hand engraved with her dying words to him: Hijo mio, no te apures, no te asustes; adios, alma mia. The English translation is: My son, don't rush yourself, don't be scared, good-bye, my soul.

Considered El Paso his hometown, almost always referring to it as "mi casa".

Gilbert Roland chose his screen name in homage to his two favorite movie stars, John Gilbert and Ruth Roland.

He was the only man to have portrayed both the villain and the hero of a single serial.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6730 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.

Death comes soon enough so why kill yourself crying about it?

I don't have any delusions about myself as an actor. I'm grateful for being able to find enough work all these years.

[on Buster Keaton] He was brilliant. One of the greatest, one of the most wonderful, altruistic men I've ever met.

You go everywhere, do everything, still there are some places you can't forget. The people and the land. If you forget the beauty of your youth, you are no more than an animal.

I am a Spaniard, but Mexico is my second fatherland.