About Gilbert Holmes
Lived 1895 – 1936 (aged 41). Gilbert Holmes was an actor, silent film actor and stunt performer.
Gilbert "Pee Wee" Holmes was a Canadian actor and stunt performer known for his short stature. He appeared in more than 70 Hollywood films between 1920 and 1934, and often co-starred in Tom Mix comedy Westerns.
Biography Gilbert was born in Saskatchewan, Canada, and raised in Miles City, Montana. Before he became an actor, he competed in rodeos around the United States. In the early 1920s, he began appearing in Hollywood westerns. During that decade, he and Ben Corbett produced and starred in a series of comedy shorts that ran before Universal's feature-length Westerns.
Partial filmography
Ruth of the Rockies (1920) The Buster (1923) The Man Who Won (1923) The Mask of Lopez (1924) Ladies to Board (1924) The Tenth Woman (1924) Code of the West (1925) Chip of the Flying U (1926) The Phantom Bullet (1926) Hard Fists (1927) The Border Cavalier (1927) One Glorious Scrap (1927) Galloping Fury (1927) The Fearless Rider (1928) Put 'Em Up (1928) Thunder Riders (1928) Trail Riders (1928) The Arizona Cyclone (1928) Quick Triggers (1928) Beggars of Life (1928) The Cloud Dodger (1928) Burning the Wind (1928) The Sky Skidder (1929) Sunset Pass (1929) Points West (1929) Sagebrush Politics (1929) The Mounted Stranger (1930) Mountain Justice (1930) Trigger Tricks (1930) In Old Cheyenne (1931) Lightnin' Smith Returns (1931) Desert Vengeance (1931) The Man from Hell's Edges (1932) Law of the North (1932) Hidden Gold (1932) The Fighting Champ (1932) Flaming Guns (1932) Robbers' Roost (1932) The Border Sheriff (1926) The Rustler's Roundup (1933) Western Racketeers (1934)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Gilbert Holmes?
Canadian actor and stunt performer (1895-1936)
When was Gilbert Holmes born?
Gilbert Holmes was born on 15 June 1895 in Saskatchewan.
When did Gilbert Holmes die?
Gilbert Holmes died on 17 August 1936 in California, Los Angeles.
What was Gilbert Holmes's occupation?
Gilbert Holmes was an actor, silent film actor and stunt performer.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Gilbert Holmes (actor)
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