Fred Gamble (actor)

{{short description|American actor}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Fred Gamble

| image = Fred Gamble 001.JPG

| caption = Who's Who in the Film World, 1914

| birth_name = Fred Alvin Gambold

| birth_date = {{birth date|1868|10|26}}

| birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, US

| death_date = {{death date and age|1939|2|17|1868|10|26}}

| death_place = Hollywood, California, US

| years_active = 1913–1928

| occupation = Actor

| other_names = Fred Gambold

}}

Fred Gamble (born Fred Alvin Gambold, October 26, 1868 – February 17, 1939){{cite book |last1=Katchmer |first1=George A. |title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses |date=2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0905-8 |pages=127–128 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&q=%22Fred+Gamble%22+actor&pg=PA127 |access-date=March 24, 2020 |language=en}} was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1913 and 1928. He was sometimes billed as Fred Gambold.

Biography

Gamble was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. At age 15, he left his home to join a minstrel show, beginning his career as an entertainer.{{cite news|title=Fred Gamble, Actor, at 70|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19367147/fred_gamble/|work=Democrat and Chronicle|date=February 18, 1939|location=New York, Rochester|page=6|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = April 18, 2018}} {{Open access}} He performed in vaudeville as a member of the Queen City Four and acted in stock theater.{{cite news |title=(untitled brief) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47259106/fred-gambold/ |access-date=March 24, 2020 |work=Los Angeles Herald |date=May 31, 1908 |location=California, Los Angeles |page=13|via = Newspapers.com}} In 1912 he became a part of the American Film Company.

On February 17, 1939, Gamble died in Hollywood, California, at 70.

Partial filmography

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