1938Nominee
Best Performance
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Eugene Pallette
Actor
Winfield, Kansas, USA
July 7, 1889
Biography
Eugene William Pallette (July 8, 1889 – September 3, 1954) was an American actor. He appeared in over 240 silent era and sound era motion pictures between 1913 and 1946. An overweight man with large stomach and deep, gravelly voice, Pallette is probably best-remembered for comic character roles such as Alexander Bullock, Carole Lombard's father, in My Man Godfrey (1936), his role 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Eugene Pallette, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1939Winner
Best Performance
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1915Nominee
Best Performance
The Birth of a Nation
Career Highlights
1940Highlight
Best Performance
The Mark of Zorro
1916Highlight
Best Performance
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Birth of a Nation