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Gilbert Roland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gilbert Roland (December 11, 1905 – May 15, 1994) was a Mexican-born American film actor. He was born Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and originally intended to become a bullfighter like his father. When the family moved to the United States, however, he became interested in acting when he was picked at random for a role as an extra. He chose his screen name by combining the names of his favorite actors, John Gilbert and Ruth Roland. He was often cast in the typical "Latin Lover" role. Roland's first major role was in the collegiate comedy The Plastic Age (1925) together with Clara Bow, who he became engaged with. In 1927, he played Armand in Camille opposite Norma Talmadge, whom he was romantically involved with and they starred together in several productions. Roland later appeared in Spanish language adaptations of American films in romantic leads. Beginning in the 1940s, critics began to take notice of his acting and he was praised for his supporting roles in John Huston's We Were Strangers (1949), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Thunder Bay (1953), and Cheyenne Autumn (1964). He also appeared in a series of films in the mid 1940s as the popular character "The Cisco Kid". He played Hugo, the agnostic (and totally fictional) friend of the three shepherd children in The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, based on the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in 1917. In 1953 he starred in the epic Beneath the 12-Mile Reef as Greek-American sponge diver Mike Petrakis. His last film appearance was in the 1982 Western Barbarosa. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gilbert Roland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Dec 11, 1905 In Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Movie/TV Credits:
117
First Appeared:
In the movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1923-09-06
Latest Project:
Movie Complicated Women 2003-05-06
Known For
Poster of The Black Pearl
Poster of No Living Witness
Poster of Rose of the Golden West
Poster of The Plastic Age
Filmography
Movie Complicated Women Self (archive footage) 2003-05-06
Movie Barbarosa Don Braulio 1982-02-19
Movie Cabo Blanco Dr. Rudolfo Ramirez 1980-03-13
Series The Sacketts Don Luis Alvarado 1979-05-15
Movie Islands in the Stream Captain Ralph 1977-03-09
Movie The Black Pearl 1977-08-01
Movie The Deadly Tower Narrator (voice) 1975-10-18
Movie The Pacific Connection Allan 1974-11-14
Movie Treasure of Tayopa Himself - Host 1974-01-01
Movie The Mark of Zorro Don Alejandro Vega 1974-10-29
Movie Incident on a Dark Street Dominic Leopold 1973-01-13
Movie Running Wild Chief Tomicito 1973-08-15
Series Kung Fu Unknown 1972-10-14
Movie The Christian Licorice Store Jonathan 'JC' Carruthers 1971-11-01
Series Night Gallery Unknown 1970-12-16
Series McCloud Unknown 1970-02-17
Series Medical Center Unknown 1969-09-24
Movie Johnny Hamlet Dazio 1968-03-22
Movie The Ruthless Four Mason 1968-02-09
Movie Between God, The Devil and a Winchester Juan Chasquido / Jess Guido 1968-10-07
Movie Sartana Does Not Forgive Kirchner 1968-10-25
Series The High Chaparral Unknown 1967-09-10
Series Garrison's Gorillas Unknown 1967-09-06
Movie Any Gun Can Play Monetero 1967-09-26
Movie Poppies Are Also Flowers Serge Marko 1966-05-20
Movie The Reward Captain Carbajal 1965-09-15
Series The F.B.I. Unknown 1965-09-19
Movie Cheyenne Autumn Dull Knife 1964-10-15
Series The Greatest Show on Earth Unknown 1963-09-17
Series The Fugitive Unknown 1963-09-17
Movie Samar Col. Juan Sebastian Salazar 1962-04-11
Series Combat! Unknown 1962-10-02
Movie Guns of the Timberland Monty Walker 1960-02-01
Movie The Wild and the Innocent Paul 1959-05-27
Movie The Big Circus Zach Colino - the aerialist 1959-07-05
Movie The Last of the Fast Guns Miles Lang 1958-07-01
Series Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Unknown 1958-10-06
Movie The Midnight Story Sylvio Malatesta 1957-06-04
Movie Bandit! Col. Escobar 1956-09-01
Series The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Unknown 1956-10-05
Movie Around the World in Eighty Days Achmed Abdullah 1956-10-17
Movie Three Violent People Innocencio Ortega, Grand Vacaro 1956-12-01
Movie The Racers Dell'Oro 1955-02-04
Movie Underwater! Dominic Quesada 1955-02-09
Movie That Lady Antonio Perez 1955-05-11
Movie The Treasure of Pancho Villa Colonel Juan Castro 1955-10-19
Series Gunsmoke Unknown 1955-09-10
Movie The French Line Pierre DuQuesne 1954-02-08
Series December Bride Unknown 1954-10-04
Movie Thunder Bay Teche Bossier 1953-05-21
Movie Beneath the 12-Mile Reef Mike Petrakis 1953-12-02
Movie The Diamond Queen Baron Paul de Cabannes 1953-11-28
Movie Glory Alley Peppi Donnato 1952-06-06
Movie The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima Hugo da Silva 1952-08-20
Movie My Six Convicts Punch Pinero 1952-03-20
Movie The Bad and the Beautiful Victor "Gaucho" Ribera 1952-12-25
Movie Apache War Smoke Peso Herrera 1952-09-25
Series This Is Your Life Unknown 1952-10-01
Movie Bullfighter and the Lady Manolo Estrada 1951-04-26
Movie The Mark of the Renegade Don Pedro Garcia 1951-07-24
Movie Ten Tall Men Corporal Luis Delgado 1951-10-26
Series Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Unknown 1951-10-05
Movie The Torch Father Sierra 1950-06-02
Movie Crisis Roland Gonzales 1950-07-07
Movie The Furies Juan Herrera 1950-08-16
Movie We Were Strangers Guillermo Montilla 1949-04-27
Movie Malaya Romano 1949-12-27
Movie The Dude Goes West Pecos Kid 1948-05-30
Movie The Other Love Croupier 1947-05-14
Movie High Conquest Hugo Lanier 1947-06-21
Movie Riding the California Trail The Cisco Kid 1947-01-11
Movie Robin Hood of Monterey The Cisco Kid 1947-09-06
Movie Pirates of Monterey Major de Roja 1947-12-01
Movie King of the Bandits Cisco Kid aka Ramon Mojica 1947-11-07
Movie The Gay Cavalier The Cisco Kid 1946-03-30
Movie Beauty and the Bandit The Cisco Kid 1946-11-09
Movie South of Monterey The Cisco Kid 1946-06-15
Movie Captain Kidd Jose Lorenzo 1945-11-22
Movie Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen Paul Gilette 1942-07-30
Movie Isle of Missing Men Dan Curtis 1942-09-18
Movie My Life with Caroline Paco Del Valle 1941-08-01
Movie Angels with Broken Wings Don Pablo Vincente 1941-05-27
Movie Gambling on the High Seas Greg Morella 1940-06-22
Movie Isle Of Destiny Oliver Barton 1940-03-08
Movie The Sea Hawk Capt. Lopez 1940-08-10
Movie Rangers of Fortune Antonio Hernandez Sierra 1940-09-27
Movie Juarez Colonel Miguel Lopez 1939-06-10
Movie La vida bohemia Rodolfo 1938-01-01
Movie Gateway Tony Cadona 1938-08-05
Movie Midnight Taxi Flash Dillon 1937-04-04
Movie The Last Train from Madrid Eduardo de Soto 1937-06-11
Movie Thunder Trail Arizona Dick Ames 1937-10-21
Movie Mystery Woman Juan Santanda 1935-01-08
Movie La Fiesta de Santa Barbara Self 1935-12-07
Movie Elinor Norton Rene Alba 1934-11-02
Movie She Done Him Wrong Serge Stanieff 1933-02-09
Movie After Tonight Capt. Rudolph Ritter 1933-11-10
Movie Our Betters Pepi D'Costa 1933-03-17
Movie Gigolettes of Paris Antoine 'Tony' Ferrand 1933-10-05
Movie The Woman in Room 13 Victor Legrand 1932-05-15
Movie The Passionate Plumber Tony Lagorce 1932-02-06
Movie Life Begins Tony, Rita's Husband (uncredited) 1932-09-10
Movie Call Her Savage Moonglow 1932-11-24
Movie A Parisian Romance Victor 1932-10-01
Movie No Living Witness Jerry Bennett 1932-09-13
Movie Men of the North Louis La Bey aka Monsieur Le Fox 1930-09-27
Movie New York Nights Fred Deverne 1929-12-28
Movie The Woman Disputed Paul Hartman 1928-09-01
Movie Rose of the Golden West Juan 1927-09-25
Movie Camille Armand Duval 1927-09-04
Movie The Love Mart Victor Jallot 1927-12-18
Movie The Dove Johnny Powell 1927-12-31
Movie The Blonde Saint Annibale 1926-11-20
Movie The Lost World Extra 1925-02-02
Movie The Plastic Age Carl Peters 1925-12-15
Movie The Lady Who Lied 1925-07-12
Movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame Extra (uncredited) 1923-09-06