Eugene Pallette
| Eugene Pallette | |
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Photoplay Magazine, December, 1915
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| Born |
July 8, 1889 Winfield, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | September 3, 1954 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1913–1946 |
| Spouse(s) |
Phyllis Gordon (1912-before 1920) (divorce) Marjorie Cagnacc (1932–1954) (his death) |
Eugene William Pallette (July 8, 1889 – September 3, 1954) was an American actor. He appeared in over 240 silent era and sound era motion pictures between 1913 and 1946.
After an early career as a slender leading man, Pallette appeared for decades as very obese with a large stomach and deep, gravelly voice, probably best-remembered for comic character roles such as Alexander Bullock, Carole Lombard's father, in My Man Godfrey (1936), as Friar Tuck in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) starring Errol Flynn, and his similar role as Fray Felipe in The Mark of Zorro (1940) starring Tyrone Power.
He was born in Winfield, Kansas, the son of William Baird Pallette (1858–?) and Elnora "Ella" Jackson (1860–1906). His sister was Beulah L. Pallette (1880–1968).
Pallette attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana. He then began his acting career on the stage in stock company roles, appearing for a period of six years.
Pallette began his silent film career as an extra in about 1911. His first credited appearance was in the one-reel short western/drama The Fugitive (1913) which was directed by Wallace Reid for Flying "A" Studios at Santa Barbara.
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