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Robert Greig

Actor

Robert Greig

Born December 26, 1879 in Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaDied June 27, 195889 films

Robert Greig (December 27, 1879 – June 27, 1958) was an Australian-American actor who appeared in more than 100 films between 1930 and 1949, usually as the dutiful butler.

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You Can't Take It with You posterFirst watchYou Can't Take It with You19387.5as Lord Melville (uncredited)Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Sullivan's Travels poster7.4Sullivan's Travels1941The Lady Eve poster7.3The Lady Eve1941Trouble in Paradise poster7.4Trouble in Paradise1932The Thief of Bagdad poster7.1The Thief of Bagdad1940The Picture of Dorian Gray poster7.1The Picture of Dorian Gray1945Animal Crackers poster6.9Animal Crackers1930Horse Feathers poster6.9Horse Feathers1932The Palm Beach Story poster7.0The Palm Beach Story1942

Filmography

89 films as actor
  1. 1949Bride of VengeanceCouncillor
  2. 1948Unfaithfully YoursJules
  3. 1947Forever Amber
  4. 1947The Sin of Harold DiddlebockAlgernon McNiff
  5. 1945Love, Honor and GoodbyeCharles, the Butler
  6. 1945The CheatersMacFarland
  7. 1945Hollywood and VineJenkins
  8. 1945Earl Carroll VanitiesVonce the Butler
  9. 1945The Picture of Dorian GraySir Thomas
  10. 1944Mrs. ParkingtonMr. Orlando (uncredited)
  11. 1944Summer StormGregory
  12. 1944Million Dollar KidSpevin
  13. 1943Three Hearts for JuliaCairns, Anton's Butler (uncredited)
  14. 1942Arabian NightsEunuch
  15. 1942Laugh Your Blues AwayWilfred
  16. 1942I Married a WitchTown Crier (uncredited)
  17. 1942Girl TroubleFields
  18. 1942The Palm Beach StoryThird Member Ale and Quail Club
  19. 1942The Mad MartindalesWallace Butler
  20. 1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeJudge
  21. 1941Sullivan's TravelsBurroughs
  22. 1941Moon Over MiamiBrearley, Boulton's Butler
  23. 1941The Lady EveBurrows
  24. 1940Hudson's BaySir Robert
  25. 1940No Time for ComedyRobert
  26. 1940The Thief of BagdadMan of Basra (uncredited)
  27. 1939Charlie McCarthy, Detective2nd Buther
  28. 1939The Honeymoon's OverHorace Kellogg
  29. 1939Tower of LondonFriar Cautioning John Wyatt (uncredited)
  30. 1939Drums Along the MohawkMr. Borst
  31. 1939Way Down SouthJudge Ravenal
  32. 1939It Could Happen to YouPedley
  33. 1938You Can't Take It with YouLord Melville (uncredited)
  34. 1938The Adventures of Marco PoloChamberlain
  35. 1938Midnight IntruderWilletts
  36. 1938AlgiersGiraux
  37. 1937Lady Behave!Alfred
  38. 1937My Dear Miss AldrichThe Major Domo
  39. 1937Easy LivingButler
  40. 1937Michael O'HalloranCraig, the Butler
  41. 1936StowawayCaptain
  42. 1936Lloyd's of LondonLord Drayton
  43. 1936Theodora Goes WildUncle John
  44. 1936Easy to TakeJudd
  45. 1936The Devil-DollÉmile Coulvet
  46. 1936Trouble for TwoFat Man
  47. 1936Small Town GirlChilders, Dakin's Butler
  48. 1936The Unguarded HourHenderson
  49. 1936The Great ZiegfeldZiegfeld's Butler (uncredited)
  50. 1936Rose MarieHotel Manager
  51. 1936Three Live GhostsJohn Ferguson, Brockton's Butler
  52. 1935I Live for LoveNightclub patron
  53. 1935The Gay DeceptionAdolph
  54. 1935The Bishop MisbehavesRosalind
  55. 1935Woman WantedPeedles
  56. 1935Mark of the VampireFat Man (uncredited)
  57. 1935Les MisérablesPrison Governor at Jean's Release (uncredited)
  58. 1935Folies Bergère de ParisHenri
  59. 1935Clive of IndiaMr. Pemberton
  60. 1934One More RiverBlore
  61. 1934Cockeyed CavaliersThe Duke
  62. 1934StingareeThe Innkeeper
  63. 1934UpperworldMarc Caldwell
  64. 1934Easy to LoveAndrews
  65. 1933FemaleJames, Alison's Main Butler (Uncredited)
  66. 1933Meet the BaronExplorer (uncredited)
  67. 1933Broadway to Hollywood'Diamond Jim' Brady
  68. 1933It's Great to Be AlivePerkins
  69. 1933Midnight MaryTom's Butler Potter (uncredited)
  70. 1933Peg o' My HeartJarvis (butler)
  71. 1933The Mind ReaderSwami (uncredited)
  72. 1933Pleasure CruiseCrum
  73. 1933Dangerously YoursWhite
  74. 1933Men Must FightAlbert
  75. 1933They Just Had to Get MarriedRadcliff
  76. 1932Robbers' RoostTulliver the Butler
  77. 1932Jitters the ButlerJitters, the butler
  78. 1932Trouble in ParadiseJacques
  79. 1932Horse FeathersBiology Professor (uncredited)
  80. 1932Love Me TonightMajor Domo Flammand
  81. 1932Jewel RobberyMan Reading 'Wiener Journal' (uncredited)
  82. 1932Merrily We Go to HellBaritone Bartender (uncredited)
  83. 1932The TenderfootMack
  84. 1932Beauty and the BossChappel
  85. 1932The Cohens and Kellys in HollywoodChesterfield
  86. 1931Born to LoveHansom Cabby (uncredited)
  87. 1931Tonight or NeverConrad
  88. 1930Animal CrackersHives
  89. 1930Paramount on Parade(uncredited)