Dick Gilbert

born: 12 July 1889 Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

died: 06 May 1960 Goldfield, Nevada, United States of America (heart failure, age 70)

Pug faced, stocky American actor, a former boxer. He is the father of Dick Gilbert Jr. and Virginia Gilbert. See this page for a gallery of photos of him on this website.

Real name: Richard Lewis Gilbert Height: 5'8"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1922 Young Sherlocks Motorist/Kidnapper   1922 A Quiet Street Mugging victim/Cop 1923 The Cobbler Dandy Dick   1923 The Big Show Security guard   1923 Giants vs. Yanks Hungry Hogan 1923 Back Stage Outside worker   1923 Dogs Of War! Studio guard 1924 One Of The Family Would-be chauffeur 1924 Postage Due Villain   1924 Hard Knocks Pedestrian 1924 The Buccaneers Officer 1924 Zeb vs. Paprika [?]   1924 Big Moments From Little Pictures Crowd extra (Blood And Sand segment) 1924 One At A Time First opponent 1924 Near Dublin Card player 1924 Rupert Of Hee Haw [unidentified character]   1924 Don't Park There! Policeman 1924 Wide Open Spaces Gang member 1924 Radio Mad Neighbor fleeing fire 1924 Every Man For Himself Man who shoes get sprayed 1924 Hot Stuff Bystander 1924 Hot Heels Policeman (*image is from a still) 1924 The White Sheep Newt Randall 1924 The Mysterious Mystery! Henchman   1925 The Rat's Knuckles Piano mover 1925 Excuse My Glove [?] 1925 A Sailor Papa Seaman 1925 Bad Boy Dance hall tough guy 1925 Hold My Baby! Train passenger 1925 Big Red Ridinghood Car thief with glasses 1925 Tell It To A Policeman [unidentified character]   1925 Sure-Mike! Trolley rider 1925 Official Officers Traffic cop 1925 Sherlock Sleuth Police wagon driver/cop 1925 The Bouncer Dance hall patron 1925 All Wool Customer with large wife 1925 Laughing Ladies Pipe smoking bus passenger 1926 Don Key (Son Of Burro) [unidentified character]   1926 Thundering Fleas Skooter's dad   1927 Love My Dog Gas chamber attendant 1927 Fluttering Hearts Pedestrian 1927 Why Girls Love Sailors Sailor 1927 The Battle Of The Century Manhole worker 1928 You're Darn Tootin' Street combatant 1929 Going Ga-Ga Arrested drunk 1930 Ladies Last Short thug 1931 High Gear Thug 1931 One Of The Smiths Smoker 1931 Catch-As Catch-Can Opponent's cornerman 1931 Let's Do Things Waiter 1931 Pardon Us Insurgent convict 1931 One Good Turn Auction passerby 1931 Shiver My Timbers Pirate   1931 War Mamas German guard 1931 The Kick-Off! Hood 1931 Beau Hunks Weeping legionnaire 1931 Hasty Marriage Streetcar passenger 1932 Any Old Port! Mugsy's second 1932 The Knockout Locker room attendant 1932 Strictly Unreliable Stage manager 1932 Too Many Women Mug in soda shop 1932 The Chimp Audience member 1932 The Pooch Co-worker at dog stand   1932 Pack Up Your Troubles Ruffian 1932 A Lad An' A Lamp Officer/ Dick, the construction worker   1933 Wreckety Wrecks Cabbie messenger 1933 Forgetten Babies Officer 1933 The Kid From Borneo Worker 1933 His Silent Racket Racketeer 1933 The Devil's Brother Brigand 1933 Call Her Sausage Customer 1933 Thundering Taxis Blocker cabbie 1933 Crook's Tour John Doe, wedding guest 1933 Busy Bodies Shoveler 1933 Twin Screws Sailor with pipe 1934 Rhapsody In Brew Patron 1934 Babes In The Goods Spectator 1934 Roamin' Vandals Man in audience 1934 A Duke For A Day Wedding guest 1934 Maid In Hollywood Set grip 1934 Three Chumps Ahead Bartender 1934 The Live Ghost Sailor 1935 Tit For Tat Pedestrian 1935 The Fixer Uppers Policeman 1936 The Bohemian Girl Brute in torture chamber 1936 On The Wrong Trek Vagrant 1936 Our Relations Courtroom spectator   Acknowledgements: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-16386-75545-16?cc=1861144 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-16386-75691-57?cc=1861144 Jesse Brisson (help and information; identification in Sure-Mike!, Tit For Tat, Going Ga-Ga, Let's Do Things, Babes In The Goods, Three Chumps Ahead, War Mamas, Hasty Marriage) I personally identified him in A Sailor Papa, Big Moments From Little Pictures, A Duke For A Day, Hot Stuff, The Chimp) According to one website, some of these films are attributed to an actor named Pat West. This is wrong. Some sources mistake Gilbert as one of the phone gawkers in Blotto. This is also wrong. One source mistakes him in Free Wheeling. This page was last updated on: 02 January 2025