Biography
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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.
Filmography
all 129
Movies 110
TV Shows 19
self 6
Voice 1
![Complicated Women](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/38704-complicated-women.jpg)
Complicated Women (2003)
![Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/472167-clara-bow-discovering-the-it-girl.jpg)
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (1999)
![Barbarosa](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54528-barbarosa.jpg)
Barbarosa (1982)
![Cabo Blanco](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18781-cabo-blanco.jpg)
Cabo Blanco (1980)
![The Sacketts](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/213656-the-sacketts.jpg)
The Sacketts (1979)
![Islands in the Stream](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54538-islands-in-the-stream.jpg)
Islands in the Stream (1977)
![The Deadly Tower](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/34905-the-deadly-tower.jpg)
The Deadly Tower (1975)
![The Mark of Zorro](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/53427-the-mark-of-zorro.jpg)
The Mark of Zorro (1974)
![Treasure of Tayopa](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Treasure of Tayopa (1974)
![Running Wild](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/278242-running-wild.jpg)
Running Wild (1973)
![Barnaby Jones](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/21655-barnaby-jones.jpg)
Barnaby Jones (1973)
![Incident on a Dark Street](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/37944-incident-on-a-dark-street.jpg)
Incident on a Dark Street (1973)
![The Christian Licorice Store](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54570-the-christian-licorice-store.jpg)
The Christian Licorice Store (1971)
![Between God, The Devil and a Winchester](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54541-between-god-the-devil-and-a-winchester.jpg)
Between God, The Devil and a Winchester (1968)
![Land's End](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Land's End (1968)
![Any Gun Can Play](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54530-any-gun-can-play.jpg)
Any Gun Can Play (1967)
![The High Chaparral](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69874-the-high-chaparral.jpg)
The High Chaparral (1967)
![Poppies Are Also Flowers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49328-poppies-are-also-flowers.jpg)
Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966)
![The F.B.I.](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103403-the-f-b-i.jpg)
The F.B.I. (1965)
![The Reward](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/42971-the-reward.jpg)
The Reward (1965)
![Cheyenne Autumn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11973-cheyenne-autumn.jpg)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
![The Fugitive](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12879-the-fugitive.jpg)
The Fugitive (1963)
![Combat!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/21718-combat.jpg)
Combat! (1962)
![The Alfred Hitchcock Hour](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13042-the-alfred-hitchcock-hour.jpg)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
![Samar](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54557-samar.jpg)
Samar (1962)
![Guns of the Timberland](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54523-guns-of-the-timberland.jpg)
Guns of the Timberland (1960)
![The Big Circus](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54529-the-big-circus.jpg)
The Big Circus (1959)
![The Wild and the Innocent](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54514-the-wild-and-the-innocent.jpg)
The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
![The Last of the Fast Guns](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54519-the-last-of-the-fast-guns.jpg)
The Last of the Fast Guns (1958)
![The Midnight Story](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54513-the-midnight-story.jpg)
The Midnight Story (1957)
![Three Violent People](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/45293-three-violent-people.jpg)
Three Violent People (1956)
![Around the World in Eighty Days](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6159-around-the-world-in-eighty-days.jpg)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
![Bandit!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54535-bandido.jpg)
Bandit! (1956)
![The Treasure of Pancho Villa](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54532-the-treasure-of-pancho-villa.jpg)
The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)
![Gunsmoke](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25893-gunsmoke.jpg)
Gunsmoke (1955)
![That Lady](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54548-that-lady.jpg)
That Lady (1955)
![Underwater!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54526-underwater.jpg)
Underwater! (1955)
![The Racers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54547-the-racers.jpg)
The Racers (1955)
![The French Line](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54539-the-french-line.jpg)
The French Line (1954)
![Beneath the 12-Mile Reef](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/37717-beneath-the-12-mile-reef.jpg)
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
![The Diamond Queen](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54521-the-diamond-queen.jpg)
The Diamond Queen (1953)
![Thunder Bay](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49841-thunder-bay.jpg)
Thunder Bay (1953)
![The Bad and the Beautiful](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/22693-the-bad-and-the-beautiful.jpg)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
![Apache War Smoke](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54512-apache-war-smoke.jpg)
Apache War Smoke (1952)
![The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54536-the-miracle-of-our-lady-of-fatima.jpg)
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
![Glory Alley](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54554-glory-alley.jpg)
Glory Alley (1952)
![My Six Convicts](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/45667-my-six-convicts.jpg)
My Six Convicts (1952)
![Ten Tall Men](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54522-ten-tall-men.jpg)
Ten Tall Men (1951)
![Schlitz Playhouse of Stars](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/487939-schlitz-playhouse-of-stars.jpg)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
![The Mark of the Renegade](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54562-the-mark-of-the-renegade.jpg)
The Mark of the Renegade (1951)
![Bullfighter and the Lady](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54544-bullfighter-and-the-lady.jpg)
Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)
![The Furies](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54525-the-furies.jpg)
The Furies (1950)
![Crisis](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54520-crisis.jpg)
Crisis (1950)
![The Torch](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/48418-the-torch.jpg)
The Torch (1950)
![Malaya](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49850-malaya.jpg)
Malaya (1949)
![We Were Strangers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/48410-we-were-strangers.jpg)
We Were Strangers (1949)
![La rebelión de los fantasmas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/505862-la-rebelion-de-los-fantasmas.jpg)
La rebelión de los fantasmas (1949)
![The Dude Goes West](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54533-the-dude-goes-west.jpg)
The Dude Goes West (1948)
![Pirates of Monterey](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54567-pirates-of-monterey.jpg)
Pirates of Monterey (1947)
![King of the Bandits](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54556-king-of-the-bandits.jpg)
King of the Bandits (1947)
![Robin Hood of Monterey](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54561-robin-hood-of-monterey.jpg)
Robin Hood of Monterey (1947)
![High Conquest](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/468563-high-conquest.jpg)
High Conquest (1947)
![The Other Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54516-the-other-love.jpg)
The Other Love (1947)
![Riding the California Trail](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54560-riding-the-california-trail.jpg)
Riding the California Trail (1947)
![Beauty and the Bandit](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54558-beauty-and-the-bandit.jpg)
Beauty and the Bandit (1946)
![South of Monterey](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54510-south-of-monterey.jpg)
South of Monterey (1946)
![The Gay Cavalier](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54559-the-gay-cavalier.jpg)
The Gay Cavalier (1946)
![Captain Kidd](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54534-captain-kidd.jpg)
Captain Kidd (1945)
![The Desert Hawk](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/251084-the-desert-hawk.jpg)
The Desert Hawk (1944)
![Isle of Missing Men](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54551-isle-of-missing-men.jpg)
Isle of Missing Men (1942)
![Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/4885-enemy-agents-meet-ellery-queen.jpg)
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942)
![My Life with Caroline](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54537-my-life-with-caroline.jpg)
My Life with Caroline (1941)
![Angels with Broken Wings](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54564-angels-with-broken-wings.jpg)
Angels with Broken Wings (1941)
![Rangers of Fortune](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54568-rangers-of-fortune.jpg)
Rangers of Fortune (1940)
![The Sea Hawk](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54517-the-sea-hawk.jpg)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
![Gambling on the High Seas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54524-gambling-on-the-high-seas.jpg)
Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
![Isle Of Destiny](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54527-isle-of-destiny.jpg)
Isle Of Destiny (1940)
![Juarez](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/53197-juarez.jpg)
Juarez (1939)
![Gateway](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54515-gateway.jpg)
Gateway (1938)
![La vida bohemia](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/168862-la-vida-bohemia.jpg)
La vida bohemia (1938)
![Thunder Trail](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54569-thunder-trail.jpg)
Thunder Trail (1937)
![The Last Train from Madrid](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/36269-the-last-train-from-madrid.jpg)
The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
![Midnight Taxi](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54566-midnight-taxi.jpg)
Midnight Taxi (1937)
![Ladies Love Danger](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/739014-ladies-love-danger.jpg)
Ladies Love Danger (1935)
![Mystery Woman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Mystery Woman (1935)
![Elinor Norton](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/173758-elinor-norton.jpg)
Elinor Norton (1934)
![After Tonight](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54555-after-tonight.jpg)
After Tonight (1933)
![Una viuda romántica](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Una viuda romántica (1933)
![Gigolettes of Paris](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54550-gigolettes-of-paris.jpg)
Gigolettes of Paris (1933)
![Our Betters](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54565-our-betters.jpg)
Our Betters (1933)
![She Done Him Wrong](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14075-she-done-him-wrong.jpg)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
![Call Her Savage](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54511-call-her-savage.jpg)
Call Her Savage (1932)
![No Living Witness](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/275545-no-living-witness.jpg)
No Living Witness (1932)
![Life Begins](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93428-life-begins.jpg)
Life Begins (1932)
![The Woman in Room 13](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/216991-the-woman-in-room-13.jpg)
The Woman in Room 13 (1932)
![The men in my life](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/688619-hombres-de-mi-vida.jpg)
The men in my life (1932)
![The Passionate Plumber](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54540-the-passionate-plumber.jpg)
The Passionate Plumber (1932)
![Resurrection](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/689741-resurreccion.jpg)
Resurrection (1931)
![Monsieur Le Fox](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Monsieur Le Fox (1930)
![Men of the North](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54563-men-of-the-north.jpg)
Men of the North (1930)
![New York Nights](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54549-new-york-nights.jpg)
New York Nights (1929)
![The Woman Disputed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54518-the-woman-disputed.jpg)
The Woman Disputed (1928)
![The Dove](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25311-the-dove.jpg)
The Dove (1927)
![The Love Mart](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/168566-the-love-mart.jpg)
The Love Mart (1927)
![Camille](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54543-camille.jpg)
Camille (1927)
![The Blonde Saint](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/380150-the-blonde-saint.jpg)
The Blonde Saint (1926)
![The Plastic Age](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132388-the-plastic-age.jpg)
The Plastic Age (1925)
![The Spaniard](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/772175-the-spaniard.jpg)
The Spaniard (1925)
![The Hunchback of Notre Dame](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/2947-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame.jpg)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1905-12-11
Deathday1994-05-15 (88 years old)
Birth NameLuis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso
Birth PlaceCiudad Juárez, Mexico
RelationshipsGuillermina Cantu (1954-12-12 - 1994-01-01), Constance Bennett (1941-01-01 - 1946-01-01)
ChildrenLorinda Roland, Christina Gyl Consuelo Roland
CitizenshipsMexico, United States of America
Also Known AsLuis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso, Luis Alonso, Гилберт Роланд
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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