Jody Gilbert
Jody Gilbert
Cruelly but accurately described by one film historian as "that female mountain of flesh," actress/singer Jody Gilbert was one of moviedom's busiest "large" ladies. The major difference between Gilbert and other "sizeable" character actresses is that she could give back as good as she got in the insult department. As the surly waitress in Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941), Gilbert was more than a match for her troublesome customer W. C. Fields. She went on to trade quips with Shemp Howard in Olsen and Johnson's Hellzapoppin' (1941) and to aggressively pursue the hapless Lou Costello in Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942). On television, Gilbert was seen as J. Carroll Naish's plump would-be sweetheart Rosa in Life with Luigi (1952), a role she'd previously essayed on radio. One of Gilbert's last screen appearances was the belligerent railroad passenger whom holdup man Paul Newman imitates in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). Jody Gilbert died at the age of 63 as the result of injuries sustained in an auto accident. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Jody Gilbert:
- Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven with Guy Madison , Diana Lynn , James Dunn , Lionel Stander , Florence Bates , Michael Chekhov , Margaret Hamilton , Irene Ryan , Colin Campbell , Clem Bevans , Roscoe Karns , William Frawley , Erskine Sanford , James Burke , Guy Wilkerson , Audie Murphy , Tom Dugan , John Gallaudet , Ralph Peters , Dewey Robinson , Frank Scannell , Mary Louise Treen , Herb Vigran , Jesse White
- Sergeant York with Gary Cooper , Walter Brennan , Joan Leslie , Ward Bond , Margaret Wycherly , Stanley Ridges , George Tobias , Noah Jr. Beery , June Lockhart , Dickie Moore , Clem Bevans , Harvey Stephens , David Bruce , Joseph Sawyer , Pat Flaherty , Erville Alderson , Murray Alper , Arthur Aylesworth , Lane R. Chandler , Clyde Cook , Elisha Jr. Cook , Howard DaSilva , Jean DelVal , Donald Douglas , Charles Drake , Frank Faylen , Kit Guard , William Haade , Creighton Hale , Russell Hicks , George S. Irving , Selmer Jackson , Si Jenks , Edward Keane , Victor Kilian , Frank Marlowe , Tully Marshall , Frank Sr. McGlynn , Charles B. Middleton , Frank Orth , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , Walter Sande , Ray Teal , Charles Trowbridge , Theodore vonEltz , Frank Wilcox , Guy Wilkerson , Douglas Wood , Gig Young , Jack Pennick
- Reunion in France with Joan Crawford , John Wayne , Philip Dorn , Reginald Owen , Albert Basserman , John Carradine , J. Edward Bromberg , Moroni Olsen , Henry Daniell , Howard DaSilva , Charles Arnt , Morris Ankrum , Peter Whitney , Barbara Bedford , Ann Codee , Jean DelVal , Claudia Drake , William Edmunds , Ava Gardner , Henry Kolker , Louis Mercier , Natalie Schafer , Arthur Space , Philip vanZandt , Michael Visaroff , Paul Weigel , Jacqueline White
- The Prodigal with Lana Turner , Edmund Purdom , Louis Calhern , Audrey Dalton , Neville Brand , Taina Elg , Walter Hampden , Francis L. Sullivan , Joseph Wiseman , Cecil Kellaway , Henry Daniell , Paul Cavanagh , Jay Novello , Dorothy Adams , Richard Devon , Charles Wagenheim , Paul Bryar , John Dehner , Allison Hayes , George J. Lewis , Chuck Roberson , Almira Sessions
- The Paleface with Bob Hope , Jane Russell , Robert Armstrong , Iris Adrian , Jackie Searl , Charles Trowbridge , Clem Bevans , Jeff York , Stanley Andrews , Iron Eyes Cody , Tom Kennedy , Henry Brandon , Francis J. McDonald , Frank S. Hagney , Skelton Knaggs , Olin Howland , George Chandler , Nestor Paiva , Trevor Bardette , Stanley Blystone , Al Bridge , Paul E. Burns , Lane R. Chandler , Edgar Dearing , Dick Elliott , Dorothy Granger , Harry Sr. Harvey , Al Hill , Earl Hodgins , Robert F. Kortman , Ethan Laidlaw , Ted Mapes , Kermit Maynard , John "Skins" Miller , Sid Saylor , Arthur Space , Houseley Sr. Stevenson , Duke York , Chief Yowlachie , Hall Bartlett
- Ninotchka with Greta Garbo , Melvyn Douglas , Bela Lugosi , Sig Rumann , Felix Bressart , Rolfe Sedan , Richard Carle , Dorothy Adams , Bess Flowers , Mary Forbes , Lawrence Grant , Charles Judels , Armand Kaliz , Edwin Maxwell , Peggy Moran , Frank Reicher , Harry Semels , Edwin Stanley , George Tobias , Paul Weigel
- Julius Caesar with Marlon Brando , James Mason , John Gielgud , Louis Calhern , Greer Garson , Edmond O'Brien , Deborah Kerr , George MacReady , Michael Pate , Richard Hale , Alan Napier , John Hoyt , Tom Powers , Ian Wolfe , Douglas Dumbrille , Rhys Williams , Edmund Purdom , Paul Guilfoyle , John Doucette , Lawrence Dobkin , Michael Ansara , Ned Glass , Lumsden Hare , John Lupton , Michael Tolan
- Christmas in Connecticut with Barbara Stanwyck , Dennis Morgan , Sydney Greenstreet , Reginald Gardiner , Robert Shayne , Una O'Connor , Frank Jenks , Joyce Compton , Dick Elliott , Charles Arnt , Arthur Aylesworth , Marie Blake , John Dehner , Olaf Hytten , Fred A. Kelsey , Jack Mower , S.Z. Sakall , Charles Sherlock
Jody Gilbert Trivia
Who did Jody Gilbert play in The House by the River?
Jody Gilbert was Flora Bantam in The House by the River
What role did Jody Gilbert play in Albuquerque?
Jody Gilbert played Pearl in Albuquerque
Who did Jody Gilbert play in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
Jody Gilbert was Large Woman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Who did Jody Gilbert play in My Dear Secretary?
Jody Gilbert was Hilda Sneebacher in My Dear Secretary
Who did Jody Gilbert portray in Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven?
Jody Gilbert was Lady in Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven
What role did Jody Gilbert play in Sergeant York?
Jody Gilbert played Fat Woman in Sergeant York
Who did Jody Gilbert play in Reunion in France?
Jody Gilbert was Brunhilde in Reunion in France
What role did Jody Gilbert play in The Prodigal?
Jody Gilbert played Mother in The Prodigal
Who did Jody Gilbert play in The Paleface?
Jody Gilbert was Woman in Bath House in The Paleface
Who did Jody Gilbert play in Ninotchka?
Jody Gilbert was Streetcar Conductress in Ninotchka
Who did Jody Gilbert portray in Christmas in Connecticut?
Jody Gilbert was Mrs. Gerseg in Christmas in Connecticut
