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'' (1920)
* ''
Bullet Proof'' (1920)
* ''
Love Never Dies'' (1921)
* ''
Golf
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'' (1922)
* ''
Boy Crazy'' (1922)
* ''
The Firebrand'' (1922)
* ''
Black Oxen'' (1923)
* ''
The Tornado'' (1924)
* ''
A Woman of the World'' (1925)
* ''
Tumbleweeds
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Films
* Tumbleweeds (1925 film), ''Tumbleweeds'' (1925 film), William S. Hart film
* Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935 film), ''Tumbling Tumble ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Tonio, Son of the Sierras'' (1925)
* ''
Chasing Trouble'' (1926)
* ''
Born to Battle'' (1926)
* ''
The Blackbird
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'' (1926)
* ''
The Red Mill'' (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
American vaudeville performers
American male stage actors