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Born: January 3, 1890 – Died: September 28, 1965
Eddie Gribbon, the iconic actor known for his memorable roles, was born on January 3, 1890, in the bustling city of New York, USA. He hailed from a working-class background, and his parents were ordinary folks trying to make ends meet. Eddie's upbringing was marked by the hustle and bustle of the city, shaping his early years.
Early Life and Career
In the shadow of the city's skyscrapers, Eddie Gribbon found his passion for entertainment. He embarked on a journey that led him to Hollywood's dazzling lights. His initial steps in the industry were humble, with his first professional role in the early years of the 20th century. The exact year may have faded into history, but it marked the beginning of his remarkable career.
But it wasn't until later that Eddie Gribbon's star truly began to shine. The role that catapulted him into stardom came with "The Bat" in 1926. This film not only showcased his talent but also laid the foundation for a successful career in Hollywood.
Throughout his illustrious career, Eddie earned the admiration of both audiences and critics alike. His exceptional talent led to several accolades, although specifics about awards are scarce. Beyond the silver screen , Eddie's personal life was adorned with love as he married Marion L. Duffy, a bond that lasted until his death.
Eddie Gribbon's legacy extends beyond the film industry. While his career was marked by notable achievements, he remained a down-to-earth figure. Though details about his personal life are limited, he was undoubtedly a multifaceted individual, possibly with talents and interests that extended beyond acting.
As the final curtain fell on his life on September 28, 1965, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, Eddie Gribbon left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. He became an icon, celebrated for his contributions to Hollywood's golden era. His unique talent, combined with his dedication, ensured that his name would forever be etched in the annals of showbiz history. Eddie Gribbon stood out as a true luminary, leaving a lasting impact on Hollywood and the hearts of his fans.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | You Asked for It (TV Series) | Butcher Shop Owner |
| 1951 | Joe Palooka in Triple Cross | Canvasback |
| 1951 | The Buster Keaton Show (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1951 | So You Want to Be a Cowboy (Short) | Barfly in Western Movie (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Father's Wild Game | Delivery Man (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle | Canvasback |
| 1950 | Triple Trouble | Hobo Barton |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance | Canvasback |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey | Canvasback |
| 1949 | Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch | Canvasback |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Hoodlum (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Fighting Fools | Highball (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Joe Palooka in the Big Fight | Canvasback |
| 1948 | Street Corner | Mike - Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Smugglers' Cove | Digger, the Caretaker |
| 1948 | Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Canvasback |
| 1948 | Smart Woman | Man in Bar (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad | Scranton |
| 1947 | Joe Palooka in the Knockout | Canvasback |
| 1946 | Mr. Hex | Blackie |
| 1946 | Gentleman Joe Palooka | Ziggy - Sparring Partner |
| 1946 | Joe Palooka, Champ | Louie - the Louisiana Lion |
| 1944 | Busy Buddies (Short) | The Champ (uncredited) |
| 1944 | To Heir Is Human (Short) | Bobo |
| 1943 | Who's Hugh? (Short) | George Finklesmith |
| 1943 | Canyon City | Deputy Frank |
| 1943 | Mr. Muggs Steps Out | Butch Grogan (as Eddie Gribbons) |
| 1943 | Blazing Guns | Cactus Joe |
| 1943 | Sleepy Lagoon | A Lug (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Radio Runaround (Short) | Butch, Errol's Masseur |
| 1943 | Indian Signs (Short) | Policeman |
| 1942 | Golf Slappy (Short) | Mr. Duffer |
| 1942 | The Secret Code | First Mate (uncredited) |
| 1942 | About Face (Short) | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Honky Tonk | Pallbearer (scenes deleted) |
| 1941 | Pot o' Gold | Expressman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Mr. District Attorney | Detective in Café (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Li'l Abner | Barney Bargrease |
| 1940 | The Great Dictator | Tomanian Storm Trooper |
| 1940 | The Leather Pushers | Pete Manson |
| 1940 | Gold Rush Maisie | Gus - Customer (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man | Cashier (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Big Premiere (Short) | Officer |
| 1939 | Fast and Furious | Hennessy - a Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Another Thin Man | Baggage Man (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Moving Vanities (Short) | Moving Van Driver |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight | Cop (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Little Orphan Annie | Monk |
| 1938 | On the Great White Trail | Constable Patsy (as Edward Gribbon) |
| 1938 | Anaesthesia (Short) | English Dentist (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Maid's Night Out | Tim Hogan |
| 1938 | The Spy Ring | Sergeant Who Threatens Mayhew (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Wise Girl | Fight Referee (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Mannequin | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Live, Love and Learn | Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Big City | Slow-Witted Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Big Shot | Soapy - aka Mr. Stratford Enright III |
| 1937 | Super-Sleuth | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The 13th Man | Iron Man |
| 1937 | San Quentin | Singing Convict 51310 (uncredited) |
| 1937 | There Goes My Girl | Mike - Whelan's Strong Arm Man (uncredited) |
| 1937 | You Can't Buy Luck | Chuck (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Too Many Wives | Owner of Oscar's Diner (uncredited) |
| 1936 | I Cover Chinatown | Truck Driver |
| 1936 | Bulldog Edition | Mr. Patrick McManus (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Phantom Rider | Sherrif Mark |
| 1936 | The Millionaire Kid | Hogan |
| 1936 | Love on a Bet | Donovan - Escaped Convict |
| 1935 | The Shadow of Silk Lennox | Lefty Sloan - Henchman |
| 1935 | Rip Roaring Riley | Sparko - Henchman |
| 1935 | She Couldn't Take It | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Rio Rattler | Soapy |
| 1935 | Tramp Tramp Tramp (Short) | Tramp (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Flying Down to Zero (Short) | Unknown |
| 1935 | Stone of Silver Creek | Masher (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Cyclone Ranger | Duke |
| 1934 | Everything's Ducky (Short) | Eddie Taylor |
| 1934 | I Can't Escape | Regan - Beat Cop |
| 1934 | I Like It That Way | Joe |
| 1934 | Search for Beauty | Adolph Knockler |
| 1933 | Arizona to Broadway | Max Rigby (uncredited) |
| 1933 | A Wrestler's Bride (Short) | Scissors Jackson |
| 1932 | Hidden Gold | Big Ben Cooper |
| 1932 | Officer, Save My Child (Short) | Unknown |
| 1932 | Kid Glove Kisses (Short) | The Army Sergeant |
| 1932 | Stealin' Home (Short) | Unknown |
| 1932 | Law and Order | Elder's Deputy (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Eyes Have It (Short) | Unknown |
| 1931 | Wedding Belles (Short) | Unknown |
| 1931 | ¡Hola, Rusia! (Short) | Unknown |
| 1931 | Peeking in Peking (Short) | Unknown |
| 1931 | Bless the Ladies (Short) | Sergeant Eddie |
| 1931 | Hotter Than Haiti (Short) | Unknown |
| 1931 | First to Fight (Short) | Eddie, Marine Sergeant |
| 1931 | Crashing Reno (Short) | Unknown |
| 1931 | Parisian Gaities (Short) | Unknown |
| 1931 | Here's Luck (Short) | Unknown |
| 1931 | Mr. Lemon of Orange | Walter (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Not Exactly Gentlemen | Bronco Dawson |
| 1931 | The Royal Bluff (Short) | Unknown |
| 1931 | The Sargie's Playmate (Short) | Unknown |
| 1930 | Ooh La-La (Short) | Sargent |
| 1930 | We! We! Marie! (Short) | Sarge |
| 1930 | Parlez Vous (Short) | Sergeant Gribbon |
| 1930 | Good Intentions | Liberty Red |
| 1930 | Born Reckless | Bugs |
| 1930 | Song of the West | Sergeant Major |
| 1930 | Dames Ahoy | Mac Dougal |
| 1930 | They Learned About Women | Brennan |
| 1929 | Twin Beds | Red Trapp |
| 1929 | Two Men and a Maid | Adjutant |
| 1929 | Two Weeks Off | Sid Winters |
| 1929 | From Headquarters | Pvt. Murphy |
| 1929 | Fancy Baggage | Steve |
| 1928 | Gang War | Blackjack |
| 1928 | United States Smith | Sgt. Steve Riley |
| 1928 | Bachelor's Paradise | Terry Malone |
| 1928 | Stop That Man! | Bill O'Brien |
| 1928 | Nameless Men | Blackie |
| 1928 | Buck Privates | Sgt. Butts |
| 1927 | Streets of Shanghai | Swede |
| 1927 | Cheating Cheaters | Steve Wilson |
| 1927 | Night Life | Nick |
| 1927 | The Callahans and the Murphys | Jim Callahan |
| 1927 | Convoy | Eddie |
| 1927 | Man Bait | Red Welch |
| 1926 | Tell It to the Marines | Corporal Madden |
| 1926 | There You Are! | Eddie Gibbs |
| 1926 | The Flying Mail | 'Gluefoot' Jones |
| 1926 | Bachelor Brides | Glasgow Willie - aka Limehouse Herbert |
| 1926 | The Flaming Frontier | Jonesy |
| 1926 | Desert Gold | One-Found Kelley |
| 1926 | The Bat | Detective Anderson |
| 1926 | Under Western Skies | Reed |
| 1925 | Taming of the Shrewd (Short) | Unknown |
| 1925 | Battling Romeo (Short) | Unknown |
| 1925 | Seven Days | Burglar |
| 1925 | The Limited Mail | 'Spike' Nelson (as Edward Gribbon) |
| 1925 | Mac's Beth (Short) | One Round Mac |
| 1925 | Just a Woman | Oscar Dunn |
| 1925 | The Mansion of Aching Hearts | Fritz Dahlgren (as Edward Gribbon) |
| 1925 | Forty Winks | Tough guy (uncredited) |
| 1925 | Code of the West | Tuck Merry |
| 1924 | East of Broadway | Danny McCabe |
| 1924 | The Border Legion | Blicky (as Edward Gribbon) |
| 1924 | Jack O'Clubs | Spike Kennedy |
| 1924 | After the Ball | A Crook |
| 1923 | Hoodman Blind | Battling Brown |
| 1923 | The Victor | Porky Schaup, Boxer |
| 1923 | Double Dealing | Alonzo B. Keene |
| 1923 | Crossed Wires | Tim Flanagan |
| 1923 | The Fourth Musketeer | Mike Donovan |
| 1922 | Captain Fly-by-Night | Sgt. Cassara (as Edward Gribbon) |
| 1922 | The Village Blacksmith | The Village Gossip |
| 1922 | A Tailor-Made Man | Russell |
| 1922 | Trouble | Police Officer |
| 1922 | Alias Julius Caesar | 'Nervy' Norton |
| 1922 | The Crossroads of New York | Star Boarder |
| 1921 | Playing with Fire | Bill Butler |
| 1921 | Molly O' | Danny Smith |
| 1921 | Be Reasonable (Short) | The Lifeguard |
| 1921 | Call a Cop (Short) | The Detective |
| 1921 | Home Talent | Stranded Actor |
| 1921 | Astray from the Steerage (Short) | The Smuggler |
| 1921 | Officer Cupid (Short) | The Police Chief |
| 1921 | Wedding Bells Out of Tune (Short) | The Furniture Delivery Man |
| 1921 | Made in the Kitchen (Short) | The Neighbor |
| 1921 | The Unhappy Finish (Short) | Heroine's Brother in Scenario |
| 1921 | A Small Town Idol | Bandit Chief |
| 1921 | On a Summer Day (Short) | The Tiddlywinks Bandit |
| 1921 | Bungalow Troubles (Short) | 2nd Husband |
| 1920 | The Movie Bug (Short) | Unknown |
| 1920 | Love, Honor and Behave! | The Lawyer's Left-Hand Man |
| 1920 | Fickle Fancy (Short) | The Son of Toil |
| 1920 | Don't Weaken! (Short) | Dance Pupil (uncredited) |
| 1920 | His Youthful Fancy (Short) | The Deserted Wife's Son |
| 1920 | The Quack Doctor (Short) | Cop (uncredited) |
| 1920 | You Wouldn't Believe It (Short) | The Burglar |
| 1920 | Married Life | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1920 | By Golly! (Short) | The Crooked Waiter |
| 1920 | Fresh from the City (Short) | The Ex-Flame's Sweetheart |
| 1920 | Down on the Farm | Banker's Henchman |
| 1920 | Gee Whiz (Short) | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| 1920 | Ten Dollars or Ten Days (Short) | Unknown |
| 1919 | The Speakeasy (Short) | 1st Probationer |
| 1919 | His Last False Step (Short) | 1st Pickpocket |
| 1919 | Salome vs. Shenandoah (Short) | Audience Spectator | Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1919 | Back to the Kitchen (Short) | The Cop - the Cook's 2nd Suitor |
| 1919 | Uncle Tom Without a Cabin (Short) | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1919 | The Dentist (Short) | Dentist's 2nd (Tough) Brother-in-Law |
| 1919 | Among Those Present (Short) | A Versatile Participant |
| 1919 | Trying to Get Along (Short) | Diner with Food Stains |
| 1919 | Love's False Faces (Short) | The Detective |
| 1919 | The Little Widow (Short) | The Long Lost Soldier Husband |
| 1919 | Reilly's Wash Day (Short) | Man About Town |
| 1918 | His Nimble Twist (Short) | Unknown |
| 1918 | A Coward's Courage (Short) | Unknown |
| 1918 | Courts and Cabarets (Short) | Unknown |
| 1917 | Betty Wakes Up (Short) | The Farmer |
| 1917 | An Ice Man's Bride (Short) | Unknown |
| 1917 | Haunted by Himself (Short) | Unknown |
| 1917 | Local Color (Short) | Unknown |
| 1917 | Almost a Bigamist (Short) | Unknown |
| 1917 | A Hindu Hoodoo (Short) | Unknown |
| 1917 | Crazy by Proxy (Short) | Unknown |
| 1917 | Her Merry Mix-Up (Short) | Basement Ben |
| 1917 | A Smoky Love Affair (Short) | The Detective |
| 1917 | The Honeymooners (Short) | Unknown |
| 1917 | Down by the Sea (Short) | The Tough Lover |
| 1917 | Love and Fish (Short) | Unknown |
| 1917 | Petticoat Perils (Short) | Unknown |
| 1917 | A Finished Product (Short) | Unknown |
| 1917 | Dodging His Doom (Short) | Prison Guard |
| 1917 | A Film Exposure (Short) | Unknown |
| 1916 | His Baby (Short) | Undetermined Role (unconfirmed, uncredited) |