Acting

Harry Gribbon

Born June 8, 1885 · New York City, New York, USA

Died July 28, 1961 · aged 76

No biography available.

Known For

Baby Face

Baby Face · 1933

A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.

The Cameraman

The Cameraman · 1928

MovieComedyRomance

A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.

The Shakedown

The Shakedown · 1929

MovieDramaRomance

A grifter in a boxing scam learns a better way from an orphan and a beautiful girl.

Show People

Show People · 1928

MovieComedyRomance

Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.

In Conference

In Conference · 1931

Walter MacIntosh and Abe Salisbury are filmmakers in the process of viewing their swashbuckling romance epic, 'The Loves of LaVorees', starring silent screen idol, Romaine Salisbury, hotly contested within Hollywood and part of an expensive silent film production, only for Bovine Productions to switch to sound production and reveal to them for the first time, Romaine's real all-talking, all-singing voice.

Ladies They Talk About

Ladies They Talk About · 1933

Ladies They Talk About

MovieCrimeDrama

A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy · 1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

MovieComedyDocumentary

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

High Hats and Low Brows

High Hats and Low Brows · 1932

High Hats and Low Brows

Sixth entry in the Rufftown 2-reel comedy series based on stories by Arthur 'Bugs' Baer.

Filmography

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Baby Face

Baby Face · 1933

A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.

Doorman (uncredited)

The Cameraman

The Cameraman · 1928

MovieComedyRomance

A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.

Cop

The Shakedown

The Shakedown · 1929

MovieDramaRomance

A grifter in a boxing scam learns a better way from an orphan and a beautiful girl.

Dugan

Show People

Show People · 1928

MovieComedyRomance

Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.

Comedy Director

In Conference

In Conference · 1931

Walter MacIntosh and Abe Salisbury are filmmakers in the process of viewing their swashbuckling romance epic, 'The Loves of LaVorees', starring silent screen idol, Romaine Salisbury, hotly contested within Hollywood and part of an expensive silent film production, only for Bovine Productions to switch to sound production and reveal to them for the first time, Romaine's real all-talking, all-singing voice.

Romain Salisbury

Ladies They Talk About

Ladies They Talk About · 1933

Ladies They Talk About

MovieCrimeDrama

A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.

Bank Guard (uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy · 1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

MovieComedyDocumentary

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

Cop in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage) (uncredited)

High Hats and Low Brows

High Hats and Low Brows · 1932

High Hats and Low Brows

Sixth entry in the Rufftown 2-reel comedy series based on stories by Arthur 'Bugs' Baer.

Ham Hand McShelly

Ride Him, Cowboy

Ride Him, Cowboy · 1932

Ride Him, Cowboy

MovieActionWestern

John Drury saves Duke, a wild horse accused of murder, and trains him. When he discovers that the real murderer, a bad guy known as The Hawk, is the town's leading citizen, Drury arrested on a fraudulent charge.

Deputy Sheriff Clout

Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm · 1920

Down on the Farm

The day starts off as any normal day on Roach's farm, where Teddy, the farmhouse dog, is doing more productive work than everyone else combined. But the day changes when Roach's farmhand sees an opportunity to be the knight in shining armor to Louise, Roach's daughter, who he wants to marry.

The Rustic Sweetheart

You Said a Mouthful

You Said a Mouthful · 1932

You Said a Mouthful

Two men bear the name Joe Holt. One is a shipping clerk, the other a champion Canadian swimmer. When a socialite gets them confused, thinking the clerk is the inventor of an unsinkable swim suit, she enters him in a 20 mile swim race.

Harry Daniels

The Golden Age of Comedy

The Golden Age of Comedy · 1957

The Golden Age of Comedy

MovieDocumentaryComedy

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy, and the Keystone Cops.

archive footage

On With the Show!

On With the Show! · 1929

On With the Show!

MovieRomanceMusic

With unpaid actors and staff, the stage show Phantom Sweetheart seems doomed. To complicate matters, the box office takings have been robbed and the leading lady refuses to appear. Can the show be saved?

Joe

Skirts

Clyde is a handyman around a circus. His mother is the bearded lady in the side-show; his father is a millionaire separated from his family. Clyde is endeavoring to get the old man's fortune, with the strong man of the circus scheming to beat him to it.

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Yankee Doodle in Berlin · 1919

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Behind enemy lines, Captain Bob White disguises himself as a woman in order to fool members of the German High Command, including the Kaiser himself.

German Guard

A Hollywood Theme Song

A Hollywood Theme Song · 1930

A Hollywood Theme Song

During the war, a hick soldier bursts into song at every turn.

Clarence Triplett

Ghost Parade

Ghost Parade · 1931

MovieComedyMystery

A series of strange, inexplicable, and increasingly frightening events takes place in Mosby Manor.

The Constable

My Mummy's Arms

My Mummy's Arms · 1934

My Mummy's Arms

Two Americans attempt to make time with the daughter of the British financier of an archaeological expedition to Egypt.

Harry

Ten Dollars or Ten Days

Ten Dollars or Ten Days · 1924

Ten Dollars or Ten Days

In this silent comedy, a pretty department store cashier is charged with a robbery that occurred overnight at the store. However, circumstantial evidence points to the store's soda clerk having committed both the $10,000 robbery and the assumed murder of the store's nightwatchman, who is missing.

The Ribbon Clerk

The Extra Girl

The Extra Girl · 1923

MovieComedyRomance

Sue Graham is a small town girl who wants to be a motion picture star. She wins a contract when a picture of a very pretty girl is sent to a studio instead of her picture. When she arrives in Hollywood, the mistake is discovered and she starts working in the props department of the studio instead. Her parents then come out to California and invest some money with a very shifty individual.

Comedy Director

Mabel, Fatty and the Law

Mabel, Fatty and the Law · 1915

Mabel, Fatty and the Law

When Mabel catches her husband flirting with their maid, it leads to a sharp dispute. As part of making up, the couple decide to take a walk to the park. Nearby, another married couple have just had a similar domestic squabble, and they too go to the park together. But at the park, all parties involved find it difficult to avoid getting themselves into further trouble.

Hubby

The Great Junction Hotel

The Great Junction Hotel · 1931

The Great Junction Hotel

A Masquers' Club spoof short. Newly-weds spend their wedding night in a run-down hotel, watched over by an under-employed house detective. When the bride goes missing, the groom (Horton) is chief suspect number one. Fortunately, the cops are completely incompetent.

The House Detective

Nip and Tuck

Nip and Tuck · 1923

Billy Bevan, Harry Gribbon, Kewpie Morgan and their dog engage in a poker game.

Nip

So Long Letty

So Long Letty · 1929

MovieComedyMusic

Uncle Claude goes on vacation with his granddaughters and meets and dislikes boisterous Letty. When he finds nephew Tommy, he mistakes Grace for his wife, unaware that he is married to Letty. To get a check from Uncle Claude, the two couples switch spouses.

Joe Casey