Fred Gamble (born Fred Alvin Gambold, October 26, 1868 – February 17, 1939)
was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1913 and 1928. He was sometimes billed as Fred Gambold.
Biography
Gamble was born in
Indianapolis, Indiana
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. At age 15, he left his home to join a minstrel show, beginning his career as an entertainer. He performed in vaudeville as a member of the Queen City Four
and acted in
stock theater. In 1912 he became a part of the American Film Company.
On February 17, 1939, Gamble died in
Hollywood, California
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, at 70.
Partial filmography
* ''
Susie's New Shoes'' (1914)
* ''
A Broadway Scandal'' (1918)
* ''
The Woman Under Cover'' (1919)
* ''
Homespun Folks'' (1920)
* ''
The Screaming Shadow
''The Screaming Shadow'' is a 1920 American 15-chapter silent action film serial directed by Ben F. Wilson and Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost. The serial's themes of "eternal life" and "premature burial" seem to tilt it into the ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Bullet Proof'' (1920)
* ''
Love Never Dies'' (1921)
* ''
Golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Boy Crazy'' (1922)
* ''
The Firebrand
* ''The Firebrand'' (1922 film), a silent film directed by Alan James
* ''The Firebrand'' (1962 film), a film directed by Maury Dexter
* ''The Firebrand'' (Bradley novel), a 1987 novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley
* ''The Firebrand'' (Kemp novel), ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Black Oxen'' (1923)
* ''
The Tornado'' (1924)
* ''
A Woman of the World
''A Woman of the World'' is a 1925 American silent comedy-drama film starring Pola Negri, directed by Mal St. Clair, produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine, C ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Tumbleweeds
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Tumbleweed, tumble-weed or tumble weed may also refer to:
Films
* ''Tumbleweeds'' (1925 film), William S. Hart film
* ''Tumbling Tumbleweeds'' (1935 film), Gene Autry film
* ''Tumbleweed'' (1 ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Tonio, Son of the Sierras'' (1925)
* ''
Chasing Trouble'' (1926)
* ''
Born to Battle'' (1926)
* ''
The Blackbird
''The Blackbird'' is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney. The screenplay was written by Waldemar Young, based on a story "The Mockingbird" by Tod Browning (which was originally supposed to be the ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The Red Mill
''The Red Mill'' is an operetta written by Victor Herbert, with a libretto by Henry Blossom. The farcical story concerns two American vaudevillians who wreak havoc at an inn in Holland, interfering with two marriages; but all ends well. The mus ...
'' (1927)
* ''
The Fighting Stallion'' (1927)
* ''
Laddie Be Good'' (1928)
References
External links
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1868 births
1939 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
20th-century American male actors
Male actors from Indiana
Vaudeville performers
American male stage actors