Gilbert Holmes (actor)

Gilbert "Pee Wee" Holmes
Gilbert "Pee Wee" Holmes
	Pictured second from top left
Born	June 15, 1895; Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	August 17, 1936 (aged 41); Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation	Actor, stuntman

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.[1][2]

Biography

Gilbert was born in Saskatchewan, Canada, and raised in Miles City, Montana. He reportedly got his start competing in rodeos around the U.S. In the early 1920s, he began appearing in Hollywood westerns.[3] He and the similarly short actor Ben Corbett produced and starred in a series of comedy shorts during that decade that would run before Universal's feature-length westerns.[1] He died on August 17, 1936, in Los Angeles, California.[4]

Selected filmography

References

Katchmer, George A. (2015-05-20). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8.
Sinyard, Neil (2013-09-06). A Wonderful Heart: The Films of William Wyler. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0349-0.
"Wasp Causes Entry of Cowboy in Films". The Times Recorder. 18 Aug 1926. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
"More Forgotten Cowboys and Cowgirls". The Muscatine Journal. 1 Jul 1981. Retrieved 2020-03-26.

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[:0-1] Katchmer, George A. (2015-05-20). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8.

[2] Sinyard, Neil (2013-09-06). A Wonderful Heart: The Films of William Wyler. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0349-0.

[3] "Wasp Causes Entry of Cowboy in Films". The Times Recorder. 18 Aug 1926. Retrieved 2020-03-26.

[4] "More Forgotten Cowboys and Cowgirls". The Muscatine Journal. 1 Jul 1981. Retrieved 2020-03-26.