Eddie Gribbon (January 3, 1890 – September 29, 1965) was an American film actor.
He appeared in more than 180 films from the 1910s to the 1950s. Gribbon began working in Mack Sennett films in 1916 and continued through the 1920s. He usually had significant roles in two-reel films, but his roles in feature films were lesser ones.
Gribbon was the brother of actor
Harry Gribbon.
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Selected filmography
* '' Salome vs. Shenandoah'' (1919) - Audience Spectator/ Soldier
* '' Down on the Farm'' (1920) (with Louise Fazenda and Harry Gribbon) - Banker's Henchman
* '' Love, Honor and Behave'' (1920) - The Lawyer's Left-Hand Man
* '' A Small Town Idol'' (1921) - Bandit Chief
* ''Home Talent'' (1921) - Stranded Actor
* '' Molly O''' (1921) (with Mabel Normand
Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their K ...
) - Danny Smith
* '' Playing with Fire'' (1921) - Danny Smith
* '' The Crossroads of New York'' (1922) - Star Boarder
* ''Alias Julius Caesar
''Alias Julius Caesar'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Ray and written by Edward Withers. The film stars Charles Ray, Barbara Bedford, William Scott, Robert Fernandez, Fred Miller and Eddie Gribbon. The film was re ...
'' (1922) - 'Nervy' Norton
* '' A Tailor-Made Man'' (1922) - Russell
* '' The Village Blacksmith'' (1922) - The Village Gossip
* '' Captain Fly-by-Night'' (1922) - Sgt. Cassara
*'' The Fourth Musketeer'' (1923) - Mike Donovan
* '' Crossed Wires'' (1923) - Tim Flanagan
* '' Double Dealing'' (1923) - Alonzo B. Keene
* '' The Victor'' (1923) - Porky Schaup, Boxer
* '' Hoodman Blind'' (1923) - Battling Brown
* '' After the Ball'' (1924) - A Crook
* '' Jack O'Clubs'' (1924) - Spike Kennedy
* ''The Border Legion
''The Border Legion'' is a 1916 Western novel written by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1916.
Plot
It tells the story of a cold hearted man named Jack Kells who falls in love with Miss Joan Randle, a girl his legion has ta ...
'' (1924) - Blicky
* '' East of Broadway'' (1924) - Danny McCabe
* '' Code of the West'' (1925) - Tuck Merry
* '' Forty Winks'' (1925) - Tough guy (uncredited)
* ''The Mansion of Aching Hearts
''The Mansion of Aching Hearts'' is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Ethel Clayton, Barbara Bedford, and Priscilla Bonner.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, believing his wife is unfait ...
'' (1925) - Fritz Dahlgren
* '' Just a Woman'' (1925) - Oscar Dunn
* '' Seven Days'' (1925) - Burglar
* '' The Limited Mail'' (1925) - 'Spike' Nelson
* '' Under Western Skies'' (1926) - Reed
* '' The Bat'' (1926) - Detective Anderson
* '' Desert Gold'' (1926) - One-Found Kelley
* '' The Flaming Frontier'' (1926) - Jonesy
* '' Bachelor Brides'' (1926) - Glasgow Willie - aka Limehouse Herbert
* '' The Flying Mail'' (1926) - 'Gluefoot' Jones
* '' There You Are!'' (1926) - Eddie Gibbs
* '' Tell It to the Marines'' (1926) - Corporal Madden
* '' Man Bait'' (1927) - Red Welch
* ''Convoy
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'' (1927) - Eddie
* '' The Callahans and the Murphys'' (1927) - Jim Callahan
* '' Night Life'' (1927) - Nick
* '' Cheating Cheaters'' (1927) - Steve Wilson
* '' Streets of Shanghai'' (1927) - Swede
* '' Buck Privates'' (1928) - Sgt. Butts
* '' Nameless Men'' (1928) - Blackie
* '' Stop That Man!'' (1928) - Bill O'Brien
* '' Bachelor's Paradise'' (1928) - Terry Malone
* ''United States Smith
''United States Smith'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Eddie Gribbon, Lila Lee and Kenneth Harlan.Hemenez p.537
Cast
* Eddie Gribbon as Sgt. Steve Riley
* Lila Lee as Molly Malone
* Mickey Bennet ...
'' (1928) - Sgt. Steve Riley
* ''Gang War Film
* ''Gang War (1928 film)'', an American film about gangsters
* ''Gang War (1940 film)'', a Million Dollar Productions film
* ''Gang War'', an alternative name for ''Paper Bullets'', a 1941 American film
* ''Gang War'' (1958 film) a 1958 Ameri ...
'' (1928) - Blackjack
* '' Fancy Baggage'' (1929) - Steve
* '' From Headquarters'' (1929) - Pvt. Murphy
* '' Two Weeks Off'' (1929) - Sid Winters
* '' Two Men and a Maid'' (1929) - Adjutant
* '' Twin Beds'' (1929) - Red Trapp
* '' They Learned About Women'' (1930) - Brennan
* '' Dames Ahoy!'' (1930) - Mac Dougal
* '' Song of the West'' (1930) - Sergeant Major
* '' Born Reckless'' (1930) - Bugs
* '' Good Intentions'' (1930) - Liberty Red
* ''Not Exactly Gentlemen
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'' (1931) - Bronco Dawson
* ''Mr. Lemon of Orange
''Mr. Lemon of Orange'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring El Brendel, Fifi D'Orsay and Ruth Warren. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation.
Plot
El Brendel plays the dual ro ...
'' (1931) - Walter (uncredited)
* '' Law and Order'' (1932) - Elder's Deputy (uncredited)
* ''Hidden Gold
''Hidden Gold'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Gerald Geraghty and Jack Merserveau. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Minor Watson, Ruth Rogers, Britt Wood, Ethel Wales and Lee Phelps. The ...
'' (1932) - Big Ben Cooper
* '' Arizona to Broadway'' (1933) - Max Rigby (uncredited)
* '' Search for Beauty'' (1934) - Adolph Knockler
* '' I Like It That Way'' (1934) - Joe
* '' I Can't Escape'' (1934) - Regan - Beat Cop
* ''The Cyclone Ranger'' (1935) - Duke
* ''Stone of Silver Creek
''Stone of Silver Creek'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Nick Grinde, written by Earle Snell, and starring Buck Jones, Noel Francis, Niles Welch, Marion Shilling, Peggy Campbell and Murdock MacQuarrie. It was released on Apr ...
'' (1935) - Masher (uncredited)
* '' Rio Rattler'' (1935) - Soapy
* '' She Couldn't Take It'' (1935) - Detective (uncredited)
* '' Rip Roaring Riley'' (1935) - Sparko - Henchman
* ''The Shadow of Silk Lennox
''The Shadow of Silk Lennox'' is a 1935 American gangster film directed by Ray Kirkwood and Jack Nelson and starring Lon Chaney Jr before his breakthrough into horror films.
Plot summary
John Arthur Lennox is an underworld chieftain who runs ...
'' (1935) - Lefty Sloan - Henchman
* '' Love on a Bet'' (1936) - Donovan - Escaped Convict
* '' The Millionaire Kid'' (1936) - Hogan
* '' The Phantom Rider'' (1936, Serial) - Sheriff Mark
* '' Bulldog Edition'' (1936) - Mr. Patrick McManus (uncredited)
* ''I Cover Chinatown
''I Cover Chinatown'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Norman Foster and starring Foster, Elaine Shepard and Theodore von Eltz.Pitts p.130 A San Francisco Chinatown tour guide gets mixed up with a murder. It was Foster's debut as a direct ...
'' (1936) - Truck Driver
* '' Too Many Wives'' (1937) - Owner of Oscar's Diner (uncredited)
* '' You Can't Buy Luck'' (1937) - Chuck (uncredited)
* '' There Goes My Girl'' (1937) - Mike - Whelan's Strong Arm Man (uncredited)
* '' San Quentin'' (1937) - Singing Convict 51310 (uncredited)
* '' The 13th Man'' (1937) - Iron Man
* '' Super-Sleuth'' (1937) - Policeman (uncredited)
* '' The Big Shot'' (1937) - Soapy - aka Mr. Stratford Enright III
* '' Big City'' (1937) - Slow-Witted Policeman (uncredited)
* '' Live, Love and Learn'' (1937) - Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)
* ''Mannequin
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'' (1937) - Detective (uncredited)
* '' Wise Girl'' (1937) - Fight Referee (uncredited)
* '' The Spy Ring'' (1938) - Sergeant Who Threatens Mayhew (uncredited)
* ''Maid's Night Out
''Maid's Night Out'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film made by RKO Radio Pictures and starring Joan Fontaine and Allan Lane. It was directed by Ben Holmes from a screenplay by Bert Granet, adapted by from the radio play ''Certified'' (also ...
'' (1938) - Tim Hogan
* '' On the Great White Trail'' (1938) - Constable Patsy
* '' Little Orphan Annie'' (1938) - Monk
* '' Idiot's Delight'' (1939) - Cop (uncredited)
* '' Fast and Furious'' (1939) - Hennessy - a Policeman (uncredited)
* '' Another Thin Man'' (1939) - Baggage Man (uncredited)
* '' Edison, the Man'' (1940) - Cashier (uncredited)
* '' Gold Rush Maisie'' (1940) - Gus - Customer (uncredited)
* '' The Leather Pushers'' (1940) - Pete Manson
* ''The Great Dictator
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'' (1940) - Tomanian Storm Trooper
* ''Li'l Abner
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'' (1940) - Barney Bargrease
* '' Mr. District Attorney'' (1941) - Detective in Café (uncredited)
* '' Pot o' Gold'' (1941) - Expressman (uncredited)
* '' Honky Tonk'' (1941) - Pallbearer (scenes deleted)
* '' The Secret Code'' (1942, Serial) - First Mate (uncredited)
* '' Sleepy Lagoon'' (1943) - A Lug (uncredited)
* '' Blazing Guns'' (1943) - Cactus Joe
* '' Mr. Muggs Steps Out'' (1943) - Butch Grogan
* '' Canyon City'' (1943) - Deputy Frank
* '' Busy Buddies'' (1944, Short) - The Champ (uncredited)
* '' Joe Palooka, Champ'' (1946) - Louie, the Louisiana Lion
* '' Gentleman Joe Palooka'' (1946) - Ziggy - Sparring Partner
* '' Mr. Hex'' (1946) - Blackie, a Henchman
* '' Joe Palooka in the Knockout'' (1947) - Canvasback
* '' Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad'' (1948) - Scranton
* '' Smart Woman'' (1948) - Man in Bar (uncredited)
* '' Joe Palooka in Winner Take All'' (1948) - Canvasback
* '' Smugglers' Cove'' (1948) - Digger, the Caretaker
* '' Street Corner'' (1948) - Mike - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
* '' Joe Palooka in the Big Fight'' (1949) - Canvasback
* '' Fighting Fools'' (1949) - Highball (uncredited)
* '' The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend'' (1949) - Hoodlum (uncredited)
* '' Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch'' (1949) - Canvasback
* '' Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey'' (1950) - Canvasback
* '' Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance'' (1950) - Canvasback
* '' Triple Trouble'' (1950) - Hobo Barton
* '' Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle'' (1950) - Canvasback
* '' Father's Wild Game'' (1950) - Delivery Man (uncredited)
* '' Joe Palooka in Triple Cross'' (1951) - Canvasback
References
External links
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1890 births
1965 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
Male actors from New York City
Deaths from cancer in California
Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Los Angeles)
20th-century American male actors