Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Acted in 122
2000s
- 2002
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Movie
1980s
- 1982
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
The Sacketts
Don Luis Alvarado · 2 episodes
- 1977
The Black Pearl
Movie
Islands in the Stream
Captain Ralph
- 1974
The Pacific Connection
Allan
The Mark of Zorro
Don Alejandro Vega
- 1973
Running Wild
Chief Tomicito
- 1972
Kung Fu
Padre Braganza · 1 episode
- 1971
The Christian Licorice Store
Jonathan 'JC' Carruthers
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Sartana Does Not Forgive
Kirchner
Between God, The Devil and a Winchester
Juan Chasquido / Jess Guido
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
The Reward
Captain Carbajal
- 1964
Cheyenne Autumn
Dull Knife
- 1963
- 1962
Samar
Col. Juan Sebastian Salazar
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
The Big Circus
Zach Colino (Aerialist)
The Wild and the Innocent
Paul
Catch Me If You Can!
Gilberto Ramnes
- 1958
- 1957
The Midnight Story
Sylvio Malatesta
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Dancer
- 1956
Three Violent People
Innocencio Ortega
Bandido!
Col. Escobar
- 1955
The Treasure of Pancho Villa
Colonel Juan Castro
That Lady
Antonio Perez
Underwater!
Dominic Quesada
- 1954
The French Line
Pierre DuQuesne
- 1953
The Diamond Queen
Baron Paul de Cabannes
- 1952
Apache War Smoke
Peso Herrera
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Hugo da Silva
Glory Alley
Peppi Donnato
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Gino Bardi · 1 episode
The Mark of the Renegade
Don Pedro Garcia
Bullfighter and the Lady
Manolo Estrada
- 1950
Crisis
Roland Gonzales
The Torch
Father Sierra
1940s
- 1949
Malaya
Romano
We Were Strangers
Guillermo Montilla
Revolt of the Ghosts
Arturo Ruiz del Rosal
- 1948
The Dude Goes West
Pecos Kid
- 1947
Pirates of Monterey
Major de Roja
King of the Bandits
Cisco Kid aka Ramon Mojica
Robin Hood of Monterey
The Cisco Kid
High Conquest
Hugo Lanier
Riding the California Trail
The Cisco Kid
- 1946
South of Monterey
The Cisco Kid
- 1945
- 1944
The Desert Hawk
Kasim, The Desert Hawk / Hassan, Evil Twin Brother
- 1942
Isle of Missing Men
Dan Curtis
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Paul Gilette
- 1941
My Life with Caroline
Paco Del Valle
Angels with Broken Wings
Don Pablo Vincente
- 1940
Rangers of Fortune
Antonio Hernandez Sierra
Gambling on the High Seas
Greg Morella
Isle Of Destiny
Oliver Barton
1930s
- 1939
- 1938
Gateway
Tony Cadona
The Bohemian Life
Rodolfo
- 1937
Thunder Trail
Arizona Dick Ames
The Last Train from Madrid
Eduardo de Soto
Midnight Taxi
Flash Dillon
- 1935
Ladies Love Danger
Movie
Mystery Woman
Juan Santanda
- 1934
Elinor Norton
Rene Alba
- 1933
Yo, tú y ella
Movie
After Tonight
Capt. Rudolph Ritter
Gigolettes of Paris
Antoine 'Tony' Ferrand
Our Betters
Pepi D'Costa
She Done Him Wrong
Serge Stanieff
- 1932
Call Her Savage
Moonglow
No Living Witness
Jerry Bennett
Life Begins
Tony, Rita's Husband (uncredited)
The Woman in Room 13
Victor Legrand
The Men in Her Life
Jaime Gilman
The Passionate Plumber
Tony Lagorce
- 1931
Resurrection
Prince Dmitri Nekhludov
- 1930
Men of the North
Louis La Bey aka Monsieur Le Fox
1920s
- 1929
New York Nights
Fred Deverne
- 1928
The Woman Disputed
Paul Hartman
- 1927
The Dove
Johnny Powell
The Love Mart
Victor Jallot
Rose of the Golden West
Juan
Camille
Armand Duval
- 1926
The Blonde Saint
Annibale
The Campus Flirt
Graham Stearns
- 1925
The Lady Who Lied
Movie
The Spaniard
Matador (uncredited)
- 1923
Other crew 3
1940s
- 1947
King of the Bandits
Additional Dialogue
Robin Hood of Monterey
Additional Dialogue
- 1946
Appearances7
2000s
- 2003
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1999
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
1970s
- 1975
The Deadly Tower
Narrator (voice)
- 1974
Treasure of Tayopa
Himself - Host
1940s
- 1943
Wings Up
Himself
1930s
- 1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self