1901-02-01 Cadiz, Ohio, USA
William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American actor. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable the seventh-greatest male star of all-time. His most famous role was Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh. His performance earned him his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor; he won for It Happened One Night (1934) and was also nominated for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). Later performances were in Run Silent, Run Deep, a submarine war film, and his final film, The Misfits (1961), which paired Gable with Marilyn Monroe, also in her last screen appearance. During his long film career, Gable appeared opposite some of the most popular actresses of the time. Joan Crawford, who was his favorite actress to work with, was partnered with Gable in eight films, Myrna Loy was with him seven times, and he was paired with Jean Harlow in six productions. He also starred with Lana Turner in four features, and with Norma Shearer in three. Gable was often named the top male star in the mid-30s, and was second only to the top box-office draw of all, Shirley Temple.
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Gene Kelly mène la danse | Self (archive footage) | 2025-01-02 |
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The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell | Self (archive footage) | 2023-02-20 |
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Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-11 |
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Normandie ne partira pas ce soir | 2021-09-01 | |
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Elle s'appelait Grace Kelly | Self (archive footage) | 2021-03-20 |
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Arthur Miller: Writer | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-08 |
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Discovering Jean Harlow | archive footage | 2015-12-01 |
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Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo | Self (archive footage) | 2014-06-11 |
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Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies | 2012-07-15 | |
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Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe | Self (archive footage) | 2012-05-15 |
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Marilyn at the Movies | Self (archive footage) | 2011-10-13 |
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) | 2009-07-02 |
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Hollywood sul Tevere | 2009-09-07 | |
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood | Various Roles (archive footage) | 2008-03-03 |
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Marilyn, dernières séances | Self(archive footage) | 2008-09-01 |
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The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk | Self (archive footage) | 2007-09-02 |
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Le vampire déchu | Himself (archive footage) | 2007-10-24 |
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42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage | Self (archive footage) | 2006-03-21 |
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self (archive footage) | 2004-02-03 |
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Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland | Himself (archive footage) | 2004-11-09 |
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Judy Garland: By Myself | Self (archive footage) | 2004-02-25 |
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Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
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Making 'The Misfits' | Self (archive footage) | 2002-10-02 |
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Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night' | Self (archive footage) | 1999-12-27 |
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Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe | 1998-07-18 | |
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Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | Self (archiveFootage) | 1997-11-18 |
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Joan Crawford: Always the Star | Self (archive footage) | 1996-09-30 |
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That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
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La Classe américaine | The Actor (archive footage) | 1993-12-31 |
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Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1992-01-01 |
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Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | Self (archive footage) | 1991-07-15 |
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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To | (archive footage) | 1990-06-04 |
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Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow | 1989-04-09 | |
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Remembering Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | 1988-08-20 |
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John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick | Self (archive footage) | 1988-10-24 |
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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage) | 1988-10-01 |
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self (archive footage) | 1987-06-08 |
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Self (archive footage) | 1986-03-09 |
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Marilyn Monroe | archive footage | 1986-01-01 |
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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | archive footage | 1986-04-19 |
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That's Dancing! | Self (archive footage) | 1985-01-18 |
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Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
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Showbiz Ballyhoo | Self (archive footage) | 1982-05-05 |
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Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | 1982-12-31 |
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Arthur Miller on Home Ground | 1979-11-01 | |
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Hooray for Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 1976-01-01 |
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That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
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Gable: The King Remembered | Himself (archive footage) | 1975-02-26 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1974-06-21 |
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
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Dear Mr. Gable | (archive footage) | 1968-03-05 |
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The Legend of Marilyn Monroe | 1966-11-30 | |
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La verifica incerta | (archive footage) | 1965-04-30 |
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The Big Parade of Comedy | Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage) | 1964-09-02 |
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Actor 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1961-12-31 |
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The Misfits | Gay Langland | 1961-02-01 |
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It Started in Naples | Michael Hamilton | 1960-08-06 |
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But Not for Me | Russell 'Russ' Ward | 1959-08-19 |
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Run Silent, Run Deep | Cmdr. Richardson | 1958-03-27 |
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Teacher's Pet | James Gannon | 1958-04-01 |
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The James Dean Story | Self | 1957-08-13 |
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Band of Angels | Hamish Bond | 1957-08-03 |
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The King and Four Queens | Dan Kehoe | 1956-12-21 |
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The Tall Men | Col. Ben Allison | 1955-09-22 |
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Soldier of Fortune | Hank Lee | 1955-05-24 |
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A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 1954-09-28 |
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Betrayed | Col. Pieter Deventer | 1954-09-07 |
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Never Let Me Go | Philip Sutherland | 1953-03-18 |
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Mogambo | Victor Marswell | 1953-09-23 |
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Lone Star | Devereaux Burke | 1952-10-24 |
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Across the Wide Missouri | Flint Mitchell | 1951-10-12 |
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Callaway Went Thataway | Clark Gable (uncredited) | 1951-11-15 |
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Screen Actors | Self (uncredited) | 1950-05-13 |
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To Please a Lady | Mike Brannan | 1950-10-13 |
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Key to the City | Steve Fisk | 1950-02-02 |
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Any Number Can Play | Charley Enley Kyng | 1949-07-15 |
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Command Decision | Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis | 1948-12-23 |
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Homecoming | Col. Ulysses Delby 'Lee' Johnson | 1948-04-29 |
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The Hucksters | Victor Albee Norman | 1947-07-17 |
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Adventure | Harry Patterson | 1945-12-28 |
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Combat America | Self - Narrator | 1943-01-01 |
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Show-Business at War | Self | 1943-05-21 |
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Wings Up | Narrator / Host | 1943-05-27 |
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Somewhere I'll Find You | Jonathon 'Jonny' Davis | 1942-08-27 |
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Honky Tonk | "Candy" Johnson | 1941-10-01 |
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They Met in Bombay | Gerald Meldrick | 1941-06-27 |
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You Can't Fool a Camera | Himself | 1941-05-23 |
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | 1940-10-24 |
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self (archive footage) | 1940-07-31 |
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Northward, Ho! | Himself | 1940-02-10 |
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | 1940-05-29 |
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Comrade X | McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson | 1940-12-13 |
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Trifles of Importance | Self (archive footage) | 1940-07-13 |
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Boom Town | Big John McMasters | 1940-08-30 |
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Strange Cargo | André Verne | 1940-03-01 |
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Idiot's Delight | Harry Van | 1939-01-27 |
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Gone with the Wind | Rhett Butler | 1939-12-15 |
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Hollywood Hobbies | Self (uncredited) | 1939-05-03 |
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Another Romance of Celluloid | Self (uncredited) | 1938-02-05 |
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Too Hot to Handle | Chris Hunter | 1938-09-16 |
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Test Pilot | Jim Lane | 1938-04-16 |
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Parnell | Charles Stewart Parnell | 1937-06-04 |
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The Romance of Celluloid | Self | 1937-08-27 |
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Hollywood Party | Himself | 1937-04-03 |
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Saratoga | Duke Bradley | 1937-07-23 |
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Cain and Mabel | Larry Cain | 1936-09-26 |
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Love on the Run | Michael Anthony | 1936-11-20 |
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Wife vs. Secretary | Van 'V.S.' Stanhope | 1936-02-28 |
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San Francisco | Blackie Norton | 1936-06-26 |
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Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel | Himself | 1936-01-01 |
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Call of the Wild | Jack Thornton | 1935-08-09 |
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Starlit Days at the Lido | Self | 1935-09-28 |
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China Seas | Cpt Alan Gaskell | 1935-08-09 |
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Hollywood Hobbies | Himself | 1935-07-05 |
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After Office Hours | Jim Branch | 1935-02-22 |
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Mutiny on the Bounty | Lieutenant Fletcher Christian | 1935-11-22 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 | 1934-03-02 | |
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Manhattan Melodrama | Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher | 1934-05-04 |
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Men in White | Dr. George Ferguson | 1934-04-06 |
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It Happened One Night | Peter Warne | 1934-02-22 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 | Self | 1934-04-26 |
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Chained | Michael 'Mike' Bradley | 1934-08-31 |
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Forsaking All Others | Jeffrey Williams | 1934-12-23 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 | Self (Archival) | 1933-01-12 |
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Dancing Lady | Patch Gallagher | 1933-11-24 |
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The White Sister | Giovanni Severi | 1933-03-17 |
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Night Flight | Jules | 1933-10-06 |
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Hold Your Man | Eddie Hall | 1933-06-30 |
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Red Dust | Dennis Carson | 1932-10-22 |
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Strange Interlude | Dr. Ned Darrell | 1932-12-30 |
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Polly of the Circus | John Hartley | 1932-02-27 |
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Hell Divers | Steve Nelson | 1932-01-16 |
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No Man of Her Own | Babe Stewart | 1932-12-30 |
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Susan Lenox | Rodney Spencer | 1931-10-10 |
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Laughing Sinners | Carl Loomis | 1931-05-30 |
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Night Nurse | Nick | 1931-07-16 |
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Possessed | Mark Whitney | 1931-11-21 |
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Dance, Fools, Dance | Jake Luva | 1931-02-07 |
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A Free Soul | Ace Wilfong | 1931-06-02 |
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The Easiest Way | Nickolas (Nick) Feliki | 1931-02-07 |
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The Painted Desert | Rance Brett | 1931-01-18 |
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The Secret Six | Carl Luckner | 1931-04-18 |
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The Finger Points | Louis J. Blanco | 1931-04-11 |
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The Christmas Party | Himself | 1931-12-17 |
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Sporting Blood | Warren 'Rid' Riddell | 1931-08-08 |
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Du Barry, Woman of Passion | Extra (voice) | 1930-10-10 |
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The Johnstown Flood | Townsman Standing at Bar in Saloon (uncredited) | 1926-02-28 |
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The Merry Widow | 1926-09-27 | |
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One Minute to Play | Extra | 1926-09-12 |
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The Plastic Age | Athlete (uncredited) | 1925-12-15 |
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | Roman Guard (uncredited) | 1925-12-25 |
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North Star | Archie West | 1925-12-27 |
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Forbidden Paradise | Soldier in Czarina's Guard (uncredited) | 1924-01-02 |
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White Man | Lady Andrea's Brother | 1924-11-01 |
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Fighting Blood | Bit Part | 1923-04-01 |