Eugene William Pallette (July 8, 1889 â€" September 3, 1954) was an
American film actor who worked in both the silent and sound eras,
performing in more than 240 productions between 1913 and 1946.After an
early career as a slender leading man, Pallette became a stout
character actor. He had a deep voice, which some critics have likened
to the sound of a croaking frog, and is probably best-remembered for
comic character roles such as Alexander Bullock, Carole Lombard's
character's father, in My Man Godfrey (1936), as Friar Tuck in The
Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) starring Errol Flynn, and his similar
role as Fray Felipe in The Mark of Zorro (1940) starring Tyrone Power.
He also starred in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and Heaven Can
Wait (1943).He was born in Winfield, Kansas, the son of William Baird
Pallette (1858â€"1932) and Elnora "Ella" Jackson (1860â€"1906). Both
of his parents had been actors in their younger years, but by 1889
Pallette's father was an insurance salesman. His sister was Beulah L.
Pallette (1880â€"1968).
American film actor who worked in both the silent and sound eras,
performing in more than 240 productions between 1913 and 1946.After an
early career as a slender leading man, Pallette became a stout
character actor. He had a deep voice, which some critics have likened
to the sound of a croaking frog, and is probably best-remembered for
comic character roles such as Alexander Bullock, Carole Lombard's
character's father, in My Man Godfrey (1936), as Friar Tuck in The
Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) starring Errol Flynn, and his similar
role as Fray Felipe in The Mark of Zorro (1940) starring Tyrone Power.
He also starred in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and Heaven Can
Wait (1943).He was born in Winfield, Kansas, the son of William Baird
Pallette (1858â€"1932) and Elnora "Ella" Jackson (1860â€"1906). Both
of his parents had been actors in their younger years, but by 1889
Pallette's father was an insurance salesman. His sister was Beulah L.
Pallette (1880â€"1968).
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