Portrait of Harry Gribbon

Acting

Harry Gribbon

Career

Active from 1915 to 1942, busiest in 1929 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
53
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Cameraman
The Cameraman
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Harry Gribbon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 4
  • Physical Comedy 3
  • Slapstick Comedy 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • Early Talkie 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 65
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Cop in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

1 title ยท average score 71
The Golden Age of Comedy
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as archive footage

1940s

1 title
Wedding Yells
Wedding Yells (1942)

as Chester Chesty

1930s

34 titles ยท average score 59
Money on Your Life
Money on Your Life (1938)

as Window Cleaner

Rural Romeos
Rural Romeos (1934)

as The Tramp

Art Trouble
Art Trouble (1934)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tall Painter

Corn on the Cop
Corn on the Cop (1934)

as Tramp

My Mummy's Arms
My Mummy's Arms (1934)

as Harry

Dumb Dicks
Dumb Dicks (1932)

as Detective Harry Gribbon

Ride Him, Cowboy
Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
GoodWatch score 43

as Deputy Sheriff Clout

High Hats and Low Brows
High Hats and Low Brows (1932)

as Ham Hand McShelly

Ghost Parade
Ghost Parade (1931)

as The Constable

In Conference
In Conference (1931)

as Romain Salisbury

The Great Junction Hotel
The Great Junction Hotel (1931)

as The House Detective

A Hollywood Theme Song
A Hollywood Theme Song (1930)

as Clarence Triplett

1920s

31 titles ยท average score 64
The Bees' Buzz
The Bees' Buzz (1929)

as Homer Ashcraft

Uppercut O'Brien
Uppercut O'Brien (1929)

as Uppercut O'Brien

Clancy at the Bat
Clancy at the Bat (1929)

as Speed

The New Half Back
The New Half Back (1929)

as Elmer Buckley - The New Halfback

The Cameraman
The Cameraman (1928)
GoodWatch score 91

as Cop

Show People
Show People (1928)
GoodWatch score 84

as Comedy Director

Ten Dollars or Ten Days
Ten Dollars or Ten Days (1924)

as The Ribbon Clerk

The Half-Back of Notre Dame
The Half-Back of Notre Dame (1924)

as Phil McCavity

Nip and Tuck
Nip and Tuck (1923)

as Nip

The Dare-Devil
The Dare-Devil (1923)

as The Movie Director

Skylarking
Skylarking (1923)

as Victor Edison

Down on the Farm
Down on the Farm (1920)

as The Rustic Sweetheart

1910s

10 titles ยท average score 52
Rip & Stitch: Tailors
Rip & Stitch: Tailors (1919)

as Rip - the Tailor

Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
GoodWatch score 55

as German Guard

Hearts and Flowers
Hearts and Flowers (1919)

as Unwanted Visitor

The King of the Kitchen
The King of the Kitchen (1918)

as The Chef

Two Crooks
Two Crooks (1917)

as 1st Crook

A Social Cub
A Social Cub (1916)

as The Man of the Hour

A Dash of Courage
A Dash of Courage (1916)

as Silk Hat Charley - Gentleman Crook

Mabel, Fatty and the Law
Mabel, Fatty and the Law (1915)
GoodWatch score 45

as Hubby

Ye Olden Grafter
Ye Olden Grafter (1915)

as The Gentleman Flirt

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition (1915)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hula Show Audience Member (uncredited)