Harry Gribbon
Harry Peter Gribbon (June 9, 1885 – July 28, 1961) was an American film actor, comedian and director known for "The Cameraman" (1928), "Show People" (1928) and "Art Trouble" (1934). He appeared in more than 140 films between 1915 and 1938. Many of his films from this era have been lost. Early life. Harry Peter Gribbon was born on June 9, 1885 in New York City. He was the brother of actor Eddie Gribbon. Career. Gribbon started in vaudeville, performing on the Keith, Orpheum, and Pantages circuits, and in 1913 he became the leading man in the "Ziegfeld Follies ." He performed on stage in approximately 200 productions, including "Buster Brown", "The Man Who Owned Broadway", and "The Red Widow", after which Mack Sennett signed him to make films. Gribbon's Broadway credits included "Meet a Body" (1944), "Mr. Big" (1941), "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1944), "Delicate Story" (1940), and "Alley Cat" (1934). Gribbon worked for the L-KO Kompany. From 1915, Gribbon worked in silent cinema, first at Lubin under the sobriquet 'Rubber-faced Harry', which became 'Silk Hat Harry', when he joined Keystone later that year as top-hatted, amply moustachioed comic villain. During the sound era, acted  in several RKO/Pathe short comedies. Personal life and death. Gribbon was married to actress May Emory. He died on July 28, 1961, in Los Angeles, California at the Motion Picture Country Home.