Gilbert Roland
Dec 11, 1905 — May 15, 1994 (88 years)
Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
98 Movies
10 Series
Gilbert Roland has spent over 103 years in front of the camera, with more than 108 film and TV credits. his Achmed Abdullah in 'Around the World in 80 Days' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Romance has been his most frequent territory.
88R.I.P.
98Movies
10Series
Gilbert Roland
98 Movies
10 Series
Gilbert Roland has spent over 103 years in front of the camera, with more than 108 film and TV credits. his Achmed Abdullah in 'Around the World in 80 Days' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Romance has been his most frequent territory.
88 R.I.P.
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98
Movies
10
Series
Movies
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Mystery Woman
1935
Thunder Trail
1937
Juarez
1939
Barbarosa
1982
Three Violent People
1956
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
The Sea Hawk
1940
Resurrection
1931
We Were Strangers
1949
Islands in the Stream
1977
The Big Circus
1959
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923
Call Her Savage
1932
Ten Tall Men
1951
The Dude Goes West
1948
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
Isle of Missing Men
1942
Guns of the Timberland
1960
Underwater!
1955
Malaya
1949
The Lost World
1925
Bullfighter and the Lady
1951
Isle Of Destiny
1940
That Lady
1955
The Wild and the Innocent
1959
The Passionate Plumber
1932
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
The Furies
1950
Any Gun Can Play
1967
The Other Love
1947
Captain Kidd
1945
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
The Ruthless Four
1968
Bandido!
1956
The Midnight Story
1957
The Treasure of Pancho Villa
1955
The Racers
1955
Beauty and the Bandit
1946
The Plastic Age
1925
The Mark of the Renegade
1951
Robin Hood of Monterey
1947
The Last of the Fast Guns
1958
Glory Alley
1952
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
1952
Gateway
1938
Crisis
1950
Johnny Hamlet
1968
The Christian Licorice Store
1971
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Don Braulio
1982
Film
Caboblanco
Dr. Rudolfo Ramirez
1980
Film
The Sacketts
Don Luis Alvarado
1979
TV
Islands in the Stream
Captain Ralph
1977
Film
The Pacific Connection
Allan
1974
Film
Running Wild
Chief Tomicito
1973
Film
Barnaby Jones
Juan DeVarga
1973–1974
TV
Kung Fu
Padre Braganza
1973
TV
The Christian Licorice Store
Jonathan 'JC' Carruthers
1971
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Gilbert Roland still alive?
Gilbert Roland passed away on May 15, 1994 at age 88.
What are the most famous roles of Gilbert Roland?
Gilbert Roland is best known for roles in Around the World in 80 Days, The Bad and the Beautiful, The Lost World.
How many movies has Gilbert Roland been in?
Over a 71-year career (since 1923), Gilbert Roland has appeared in 112 movies and 19 TV shows.
What was Gilbert Roland's first movie?
The career of Gilbert Roland began with The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923).
What is Gilbert Roland's most recent movie or series?
Gilbert Roland's most recent release is Barbarosa, which premiered on February 19, 1982.
What TV shows has Gilbert Roland appeared in?
On television, Gilbert Roland has appeared in Kung Fu, Combat!, Gunsmoke, Night Gallery.
Gilbert Roland
1905-12-11 · Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
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.