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 Mirages (1928), Le caméraman (1928) and Art Trouble (1934). He was married to May Emory. He died on 28 July 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Marion Davies and William Haines in Mirages (1928)

7.6

Comedy Director

1928

Buster Keaton in Le caméraman (1928)

8.0

Cop

1928

Art Trouble (1934)

6.3

Short

Tall Painter

1934

À tour de brasses (1932)

À tour de brasses

6.1

Harry Daniels

1932

Credits

Actor

Cactus Caballeros
5.0
Short
- 1938
Money on Your Life
7.0
Short
- The Window Cleaner
- 1938
Who's Crazy?
5.5
Short
- 1937
Her Accidental Hero
5.4
Short
- Harry - The Professor
- 1937
Pixilated
Short
- 1937
The Blonde Bomber
6.8
Short
- Diner Manager
- 1936
Sleepless Hollow
5.2
Short
- Harry
- 1936
Rural Romeos
5.2
Short
- The Tramp
- 1934
What! No Groceries
Short
- 1934
My Mummy's Arms
6.1
Short
- Harry
- 1934
Art Trouble
6.3
Short
- Tall Painter
- 1934
Trailing Along
Short
- 1934
Corn on the Cop
6.0
Short
- Tramp
- 1934
Mushrooms
6.5
Short
- Prof. Horace Glutz
- 1934
Suits to Nuts
Short
- Lawyer
- 1933

Director

Writer

Personal details

Alternative name
- Harry Gribbons
Height
- 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

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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