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Gilbert Roland(1905-1994)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Gilbert Roland in Cas de conscience (1950)
A young cowboy hooks up with a legendary outlaw, and before long both are on the run from the law.
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La Vengeance mexicaine (1982)
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Luis Antonio Damaso de Alonso, later known as Gilbert Roland, was born in 1905 in Mexico. Following his parents to the USA, he did not become the bullfighter he had dreamed of being but became an actor instead. His Mexican roots, his half macho half romantic ways, his handsome virile figure helped him land roles in movies from the early twenties to 1982. A long and varied career in which Roland was in turns an extra, a matinée idol (Armand Duval in Camille (1926)), a Latin Lover, a star of English-speaking films made in Hollywood in the early 1930s, a Mexican bandit in B-Movies, The Cisco Kid in a series of six popular Westerns, a brilliant character in major A movies (John Huston's Les insurgés (1949), Vincente Minnelli's Les ensorcelés (1952); Anthony Mann's Le port des passions (1953), John Ford's Les Cheyennes (1964)), a sinister character in Spaghetti Westerns... When he retired in 1982, twelve years before he died, he could be satisfied. His career had spanned six decades, the coming of sound had not ended it, he had played in all kinds of movies, he had held the most beautiful women in his arms, and maybe the most important thing, he had been given the opportunity to show his acting talents. Not every actor can boast such a life achievement.
BornDecember 11, 1905
DiedMay 15, 1994(88)
BornDecember 11, 1905
DiedMay 15, 1994(88)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations

Photos394

Gilbert Roland in Le port des passions (1953)
Sandra Dee and Gilbert Roland in Le bagarreur solitaire (1959)
Constance Bennett and Gilbert Roland in Haute société (1933)
Suzanne Alexander, Suzanne Ames, Virginia Bates, Bobette Bentley, Eve Bernhardt, Shirley Buchanan, Toni Carroll, Sue Casey, Helen Chapman, Eileen Coghlan, Rosemary Colligan, Paula Corday, Barbara Darrow, Devvy Davenport, Barbara Dobbins, Millie Doff, Joyce Mackenzie, Kasey Rogers, and Gilbert Roland in French Line (1953)
Billie Dove, Armand Kaliz, and Gilbert Roland in The Love Mart (1927)
Gustav von Seyffertitz and Gilbert Roland in Rose of the Golden West (1927)
Billie Dove and Gilbert Roland in The Love Mart (1927)
Lana Turner and Gilbert Roland in Les ensorcelés (1952)
Luis Alberni, Elissa Landi, and Gilbert Roland in The Woman in Room 13 (1932)
Neil Hamilton, Elissa Landi, and Gilbert Roland in The Woman in Room 13 (1932)
Myrna Loy and Gilbert Roland in The Woman in Room 13 (1932)
Clara Bow and Gilbert Roland in Fille de feu (1932)

Known for:

Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner in Les ensorcelés (1952)
Les ensorcelés
7.8
  • 'Gaucho'
  • 1952
Mae West in Lady Lou (1933)
Lady Lou
6.3
  • Serge Stanieff
  • 1933
Errol Flynn and Brenda Marshall in L'aigle des mers (1940)
L'aigle des mers
7.6
  • Captain Lopez
  • 1940
Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, Sal Mineo, Karl Malden, Ricardo Montalban, Richard Widmark, Dolores del Rio, Carroll Baker, Arthur Kennedy, and Gilbert Roland in Les Cheyennes (1964)
Les Cheyennes
6.7
  • Dull Knife
  • 1964

Credits

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Actor

  • Gary Busey and Willie Nelson in La Vengeance mexicaine (1982)
    La Vengeance mexicaine
    6.4
    • Don Braulio
    • 1982
  • Pour l'amour du risque (1979)
    Pour l'amour du risque
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Jorge
    • 1980
  • Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, and Dominique Sanda in Cabo Blanco (1980)
    Cabo Blanco
    5.3
    • Dr. Ramirez
    • 1980
  • Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, and Jeff Osterhage in Le Clan des Sacketts (1979)
    Le Clan des Sacketts
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Don Luis
    • 1979
  • Carlos Estrada in La perle noire (1977)
    La perle noire
    6.3
    • Master Diver
    • 1977
  • George C. Scott in L'île des adieux (1977)
    L'île des adieux
    6.5
    • Captain Ralph
    • 1977
  • The Deadly Tower (1975)
    The Deadly Tower
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1975
  • The Pacific Connection (1974)
    The Pacific Connection
    5.5
    • Allan
    • 1974
  • Frank Langella in The Mark of Zorro (1974)
    The Mark of Zorro
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Don Alejandro Vega
    • 1974
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Juan DeVarga
    • 1974
  • Kung Fu (1972)
    Kung Fu
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Padre Braganza
    • 1973
  • Lloyd Bridges, Dina Merrill, and Gilbert Roland in Running Wild (1973)
    Running Wild
    5.5
    • Chief Tomacito
    • 1973
  • Incident on a Dark Street (1973)
    Incident on a Dark Street
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Dominic Leopold
    • 1973
  • James Daly in Médecins d'aujourd'hui (1969)
    Médecins d'aujourd'hui
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mondragon
    • 1972
  • Dennis Weaver in Un shérif à New York (1970)
    Un shérif à New York
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Marshal Ben Melendez
    • 1972

Writer

  • John McIntire in La grande caravane (1957)
    La grande caravane
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1958
  • Angela Greene, Chris-Pin Martin, and Gilbert Roland in King of the Bandits (1947)
    King of the Bandits
    6.1
    • additional dialogue
    • 1947
  • Evelyn Brent, Jack La Rue, Chris-Pin Martin, and Gilbert Roland in Robin des Bois de Monterey (1947)
    Robin des Bois de Monterey
    6.0
    • additional dialogue
    • 1947
  • Ramsay Ames and Gilbert Roland in La belle et le bandit (1946)
    La belle et le bandit
    5.9
    • additional dialogue
    • 1946

Additional Crew

  • Les cadets de la mer (1925)
    Les cadets de la mer
    4.8
    • stand-in: Ramon Novarro
    • 1925

Videos11

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Three Violent People
Trailer 2:25
Three Violent People
The Sea Hawk
Trailer 2:23
The Sea Hawk
Cheyenne Autumn
Trailer 4:34
Cheyenne Autumn
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
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Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Luis Alonso
  • Height
    • 1.78 m
  • Born
    • December 11, 1905
    • Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
  • Died
    • May 15, 1994
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Guillermina CantuDecember 12, 1954 - May 15, 1994 (his death)
  • Children
      Gyl Roland
  • Relatives
    • Francisco Day(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: He starred in a modern-day western pilot called "Amigo" about a detective living in Texas and his colleagues working in Mexico. The pilot was directed by Donald Siegel and written by Herb Meadow. Other actors include Rodolfo Hoyos, Russ Conway, Fay Spain and Rafael Campos.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview
    • 9 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    After his mother died, he always wore a ring on his left hand engraved with her dying words to him: Hijo mio, no te apures, no te asustes; adios, alma mia. The English translation is: My son, don't rush yourself, don't be scared, good-bye, my soul.
  • Quotes
    Death comes soon enough so why kill yourself crying about it?
  • Nicknames
    • Amigo
    • The Latin Lover
  • Salary
    • Les cadets de la mer
      (1925)
      $50 /week

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