Gilbert Roland

Gilbert Roland

Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gilbert Roland (born Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso, December 11, 1905 – May 15, 1994) was a Mexican-born American film and television actor whose career spanned seven decades from the 1920s until the 1980s. He was twice nominated for the Golden Globe Award in 1952 and 1964, and inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Roland was born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. When Pancho Villa took control of their town, Roland and his family fled to the United States. He lived in Texas until at age 14 he hopped on a freight train and went to Hollywood. He chose his screen name by combining the names of his favorite actors, John Gilbert and Ruth Roland. He was often cast in the stereotypical Latin lover role. Roland's first film contract was with Paramount. His first major role was in the collegiate comedy The Plastic Age (1925) together with Clara Bow, to whom he became engaged. In 1926, he played Armand in Camille opposite Norma Talmadge, with whom he was romantically involved, and they starred together in several productions. With the advent of sound films, Roland frequently appeared in Spanish language adaptations of American films, in romantic lead roles. Roland served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. 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 friend of the three shepherd children in The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima. In 1953, Roland played Greek-American sponge diver Mike Petrakis in the epic Beneath the 12-Mile Reef. His last film appearance was in the 1982 western Barbarosa. Roland married actress Constance Bennett in 1941. They were married until 1946 and had two daughters. His second marriage, to Guillermina Cantú in 1954, lasted until his death 40 years later. Gilbert Roland died of cancer in Beverly Hills, California in 1994, aged 88.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: December 11, 1905

Deathday: May 15, 1994

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Known For

Monsieur Le Fox
Monsieur Le Fox

1930-12-12

Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days

1956-10-17

The Lost World
The Lost World

1925-02-02

Any Gun Can Play
Any Gun Can Play

1967-09-26

Cabo Blanco
Cabo Blanco

1980-03-13

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

1953-12-02

Barbarosa
Barbarosa

1982-02-19

The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful

1952-12-25

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk

1940-08-10

The Furies
The Furies

1950-08-16

Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn

1964-10-15

Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay

1953-05-21

She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong

1933-02-09

Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd

1945-11-22

My Six Convicts
My Six Convicts

1952-03-20

Malaya
Malaya

1949-12-27

Bandit!
Bandit!

1956-09-01

The Wild and the Innocent
The Wild and the Innocent

1959-05-27

The men in my life
The men in my life

1932-02-13

Resurrection
Resurrection

1931-03-06

The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima

1952-08-20

My Life with Caroline
My Life with Caroline

1941-08-01

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

1942-07-30

Crisis
Crisis

1950-07-07

We Were Strangers
We Were Strangers

1949-04-27

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1923-09-06

The French Line
The French Line

1954-02-08

Islands in the Stream
Islands in the Stream

1977-03-09

The Passionate Plumber
The Passionate Plumber

1932-02-06

The Midnight Story
The Midnight Story

1957-06-04

Johnny Hamlet
Johnny Hamlet

1968-03-22

Three Violent People
Three Violent People

1956-12-01

The Deadly Tower
The Deadly Tower

1975-10-18

Between God, The Devil and a Winchester
Between God, The Devil and a Winchester

1968-10-07

The Ruthless Four
The Ruthless Four

1968-02-09

Camille
Camille

1927-09-04

The Treasure of Pancho Villa
The Treasure of Pancho Villa

1955-10-19

Juarez
Juarez

1939-06-10

Bullfighter and the Lady
Bullfighter and the Lady

1951-04-26

Treasure of Tayopa
Treasure of Tayopa

1974-01-01

Call Her Savage
Call Her Savage

1932-11-24

The Dove
The Dove

1927-12-31

Underwater!
Underwater!

1955-02-09

The Other Love
The Other Love

1947-05-14

The Reward
The Reward

1965-09-15

Apache War Smoke
Apache War Smoke

1952-09-25

Ten Tall Men
Ten Tall Men

1951-10-26

The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro

1974-10-29

Sartana Does Not Forgive
Sartana Does Not Forgive

1968-10-25

The Last of the Fast Guns
The Last of the Fast Guns

1958-07-01

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966-05-20

The Big Circus
The Big Circus

1959-07-05

New York Nights
New York Nights

1929-12-28

The Racers
The Racers

1955-02-04

That Lady
That Lady

1955-03-05

The Diamond Queen
The Diamond Queen

1953-11-28

Isle of Missing Men
Isle of Missing Men

1942-09-18

Gigolettes of Paris
Gigolettes of Paris

1933-10-05

Gambling on the High Seas
Gambling on the High Seas

1940-06-22

Mystery Woman
Mystery Woman

1935-01-08

A Parisian Romance
A Parisian Romance

1932-10-01

The Torch
The Torch

1950-06-02

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

1999-06-14

Ladies Love Danger
Ladies Love Danger

1935-05-03

Glory Alley
Glory Alley

1952-06-06

After Tonight
After Tonight

1933-11-10

Isle Of Destiny
Isle Of Destiny

1940-03-08

The Last Train from Madrid
The Last Train from Madrid

1937-06-11

King of the Bandits
King of the Bandits

1947-11-07

Samar
Samar

1962-04-11

Riding the California Trail
Riding the California Trail

1947-01-11

South of Monterey
South of Monterey

1946-06-15

The Gay Cavalier
The Gay Cavalier

1946-03-30

Beauty and the Bandit
Beauty and the Bandit

1946-11-09

Robin Hood of Monterey
Robin Hood of Monterey

1947-09-06

Guns of the Timberland
Guns of the Timberland

1960-02-01

The Mark of the Renegade
The Mark of the Renegade

1951-07-24

Men of the North
Men of the North

1930-09-27

The Dude Goes West
The Dude Goes West

1948-05-30

Angels with Broken Wings
Angels with Broken Wings

1941-05-27

The Spaniard
The Spaniard

1925-05-04

Life Begins
Life Begins

1932-09-10

The Woman Disputed
The Woman Disputed

1928-09-01

Gateway
Gateway

1938-08-05

Midnight Taxi
Midnight Taxi

1937-04-04

Our Betters
Our Betters

1933-03-17

Una viuda romántica
Una viuda romántica

1933-10-14

Pirates of Monterey
Pirates of Monterey

1947-12-01

Rangers of Fortune
Rangers of Fortune

1940-09-27

Thunder Trail
Thunder Trail

1937-10-21

The Pacific Connection
The Pacific Connection

1974-11-14

The Woman in Room 13
The Woman in Room 13

1932-05-15

La rebelión de los fantasmas
La rebelión de los fantasmas

1949-02-12

The College Flirt
The College Flirt

1926-09-18

The Christian Licorice Store
The Christian Licorice Store

1971-11-01

La vida bohemia
La vida bohemia

1938-01-01

Incident on a Dark Street
Incident on a Dark Street

1973-01-13

The Black Pearl
The Black Pearl

1977-08-01

No Living Witness
No Living Witness

1932-09-13

Rose of the Golden West
Rose of the Golden West

1927-09-25

Complicated Women
Complicated Women

2003-05-06

The Plastic Age
The Plastic Age

1925-12-15

The Love Mart
The Love Mart

1927-12-18

Elinor Norton
Elinor Norton

1934-11-02

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

1935-12-07

The Desert Hawk
The Desert Hawk

1944-07-07

Wings Up
Wings Up

1943-05-27

Running Wild
Running Wild

1973-08-15

High Conquest
High Conquest

1947-06-21

The Blonde Saint
The Blonde Saint

1926-11-20

The Lady Who Lied
The Lady Who Lied

1925-07-12