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{{short description|English actor (1856-1939)}}
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| birth_place = [[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| birth_place = [[London]], England
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1939|11|10|1856|02|22|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Hollywood]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| death_place = [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], California, U.S.
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| restingplace = [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]]
| restingplace = [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]]
| yearsactive = 1870s-1939
| yearsactive = 1870s-1939
| spouse = Dr. Violetta Shelton<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2228527/etienne-girardot-obituary-ii/ | title=Etienne Girardot obituary II | newspaper=The Bakersfield Californian | date=11 November 1939 | page=3 }}</ref>
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| occupation = [[Actor]]
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'''Etienne Girardot''' (22 February 1856 – 10 November 1939) was a diminutive stage and film actor of Anglo-French parentage born in [[London]], England.<ref name=AP>{{cite news |title=Etienne Girardot Veteran Actor Dies |newspaper=[[Ottawa Journal]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=11 November 1939 |url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/2228440/etienne_girardot_ap_obituary/ |via = [[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>
'''Etienne Girardot''' (22 February 1856 – 10 November 1939) was a diminutive stage and film actor of Anglo-French parentage born in [[London]], England.<ref name=AP>{{cite news |title=Etienne Girardot Veteran Actor Dies |newspaper=[[Ottawa Journal]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=11 November 1939 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2228440/etienne_girardot_ap_obituary/ |via = [[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>


==Biography==
The son of [[Ernest Gustave Girardot]], he studied at an art school, but left at age seventeen to go on stage. Having played in the provinces, he made his debut on the London stage at the [[Haymarket Theatre]]. He went to America in 1893,<ref name=AP/> where he continued his career. He was a success, with numerous [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] shows to his credit,<ref name=AP/> including the 1893 production of ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'', in which he played Lord Fancourt Babberley for three years.<ref>http://www.thanhouser.org/tcocd/Biography_Files/id_kixrn5.htm</ref>
The son of French painter [[Ernest Gustave Girardot]], he studied at an art school, but left at age seventeen to go on stage. Having played in the provinces, he made his debut on the London stage at the [[Haymarket Theatre]]. He went to America in 1893,<ref name=AP/> where he continued his career. He was a success, with numerous [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] shows to his credit,<ref name=AP/> including the 1893 production of ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'', in which he played Lord Fancourt Babberley for three years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thanhouser.org/tcocd/Biography_Files/id_kixrn5.htm |title=GIRARDOT, Etienne |access-date=18 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084304/http://www.thanhouser.org/tcocd/Biography_Files/id_kixrn5.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


He also worked in film, both silents and talkies, debuting in 1911 in ''Intrepid Davy''. Among his film roles were the harmless lunatic who fancies himself a millionaire in the 1934 screwball comedy ''[[Twentieth Century (film)|Twentieth Century]]'', with [[John Barrymore]] and [[Carole Lombard]], and the harassed coroner in three murder mysteries starring [[William Powell]] as detective [[Philo Vance]].
He also worked in film, both silents and talkies, debuting in 1911 in ''Intrepid Davy''. Among his film roles were the harmless lunatic who fancies himself a millionaire in the 1934 screwball comedy ''[[Twentieth Century (film)|Twentieth Century]]'', with [[John Barrymore]] and [[Carole Lombard]], and the harassed coroner in three murder mysteries starring [[William Powell]] as detective [[Philo Vance]].


Girardot died after a short stay in the hospital. He was survived by his wife Dr. Violetta Shelton, an "eye, ear, nose and throat specialist."<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran Film Actor Dies at Age of 83 |newspaper=[[The Bakersfield Californian]] |date=11 November 1939 |url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/2228527/etienne_girardot_obituary_ii/ |via = [[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>
Girardot died after a short stay in the hospital. He was survived by his wife Dr. Violetta Shelton, an "eye, ear, nose and throat specialist."<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran Film Actor Dies at Age of 83 |newspaper=[[The Bakersfield Californian]] |date=11 November 1939 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2228527/etienne_girardot_obituary_ii/ |via = [[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>


==Partial filmography==
==Complete filmography==
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*''Intrepid Davy'' (1911 short)
*''[[The Witness for the Defense (1919 film)|The Witness for the Defense]]'' (1919)
*''Her Hero'' (1911 short)
*''[[The Kennel Murder Case (film)|The Kennel Murder Case]]'' (1933)
*''An Innocent Burglar'' (1911 short) as The Real Burglar
*''[[Blood Money (1933 film)|Blood Money]]'' (1933)
*''A Slight Mistake'' (1911 short)
*''[[Mandalay (film)|Mandalay]]'' (1934)
*''One Touch of Nature'' (1911 short) as Mr. Grochberg - the Jewish Father, the Rabbi
*''[[Fashions of 1934]]'' (1934)
*''[[Twentieth Century (film)|Twentieth Century]]'' (1934)
*''[[Nicholas Nickleby (1912 film)|Nicholas Nickleby]]'' (1912 short) as Gryde
*''[[Beau Brummel (1913 film)|Beau Brummel]]'' (1913 short) as Isadore - Brummel's Valet
*''[[The Dragon Murder Case (film)|The Dragon Murder Case]]'' (1934)
*''[[The Firebird (1934 film)|The Firebird]]'' (1934)
*''Betty in the Lions' Den'' (1913 short)
*''Up in a Balloon'' (1913 short) as The Minister
*''[[Clive of India (film)|Clive of India]]'' (1935)
*''Goodness Gracious'' (1913 short)
*''[[The Whole Town's Talking]]'' (1935)
*''Bunny's Birthday'' (1914 short) as Neighbor Smith
*''[[Curly Top (film)|Curly Top]]'' (1935)
*''[[A Good Little Devil]]'' (1914) as Old Nick Jr.
*''[[The Bishop Misbehaves (film)|The Bishop Misbehaves]]'' (1935)
*''The Hall-Room Rivals'' (1914 short) as 2nd Sea Captain
*''[[I Live My Life]]'' (1935)
*''Cherry'' (1914 short)
*''[[Metropolitan (1935 film)|Metropolitan]]'' (1935)
*''Too Many Husbands'' (1914 short) as Chauncey Chilton
*''[[In Old Kentucky (1935 film)|In Old Kentucky]]'' (1935)
*''[[The Garden Murder Case]]'' (1936)
*''[[The Violin of Monsieur]]'' (1914 short) as Pere Gerome
*''[[Hearts Divided]]'' (1936)
*''Pigs Is Pigs'' (1914 short)
*''Bread Upon the Waters'' (1914 short) as Jean
*''[[The Devil is a Sissy|The Devil Is a Sissy]]'' (1936)
*''[[Go West, Young Man]]'' (1936)
*''David Garrick'' (1914 short)
*''The New Stenographer'' (1914 short) as Mr. Brown
*''[[College Holiday]]'' (1936)
*''The Barrel Organ'' (1914 short) as Bunions - the Organ Grinder
*''[[The Road Back (film)|The Road Back]]'' (1937)
*''Underneath the Paint'' (1914 short) as William Marsh
*''[[Wake Up and Live]]'' (1937)
*''The Treason of Anatole'' (1915 short) as Anatole
*''[[Danger – Love at Work]]'' (1937)
*''Mary's Duke'' (1915 short) as Duke d'Enfetti
*''[[Breakfast for Two]]'' (1937)
*''Uncle John'' (1915 short) as Uncle John Waldron - the Landlord
*''[[The Great Garrick]]'' (1937)
*''The Broken Toy'' (1915 short) as Sylvain - the Dancing Instructor
*''[[There Goes My Heart (film)|There Goes My Heart]]'' (1938)
*''The Blank Page'' (1915 short) as The Scientist
*''[[Fast and Loose (1939 film)|Fast and Loose]]'' (1939)
*''The Toy-Maker of Leyden'' (1915 short) as Martha's Father - the Toy-Maker
*''[[The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle]]'' (1939)
*''[[Exile Express]]'' (1939)
*''Circus Mary'' (1915 short)
*''Artie, the Millionaire Kid'' (1916) as The widow
*''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1939)
*''[[Isle of Destiny]]'' (1940)
*''[[The Belle of New York (1919 film)|The Belle of New York]]'' (1919)
*''[[The Witness for the Defense]]'' (1919) as Richard Pettifer
*''[[A Stage Romance]]'' (1922) as Salomon
*''[[Storm at Daybreak]]'' (1933) as Hungarian Officer (uncredited)
*''[[The Kennel Murder Case (film)|The Kennel Murder Case]]'' (1933) as Dr. Doremus
*''[[Blood Money (1933 film)|Blood Money]]'' (1933) as Bail Bond Clerk
*''[[Mandalay (film)|Mandalay]]'' (1934) as Mr. Abernathie
*''[[Fashions of 1934]]'' (1934) as Glass
*''[[Twentieth Century (film)|Twentieth Century]]'' (1934) as Mathew J. Clark
*''[[Born to Be Bad (1934 film)|Born to Be Bad]]'' (1934) as J. K. Brown - Claim Adjustor (uncredited)
*''[[Little Man, What Now? (1934 film)|Little Man, What Now?]]'' (1934) as Spannfuss
*''[[Return of the Terror]]'' (1934) as Mr. Tuttle
*''[[The Dragon Murder Case (film)|The Dragon Murder Case]]'' (1934) as Dr. Doremus
*''[[The Firebird (1934 film)|The Firebird]]'' (1934) as Prof. Peterson
*''[[Clive of India (film)|Clive of India]]'' (1935) as Mr. Warburton
*''[[Grand Old Girl]]'' (1935) as Mellis
*''[[The Whole Town's Talking]]'' (1935) as Seaver
*''[[Chasing Yesterday (film)|Chasing Yesterday]]'' (1935) as M. Mouche
*''[[Hooray for Love (film)|Hooray for Love]]'' (1935) as Judge Peterby
*''[[Curly Top]]'' (1935) as Mr. Wyckoff
*''[[The Bishop Misbehaves (film)|The Bishop Misbehaves]]'' (1935) as Brooke
*''[[I Live My Life]]'' (1935) as Professor
*''[[Metropolitan (1935 film)|Metropolitan]]'' (1935) as Nello
*''[[In Old Kentucky (1935 film)|In Old Kentucky]]'' (1935) as Pluvius J. Aspinwall, the Rainmaker
*''[[The Garden Murder Case (film)|The Garden Murder Case]]'' (1936) as Dr. Doremus
*''[[The Music Goes 'Round]]'' (1936) as Brewster
*''[[Half Angel (1936 film)|Half Angel]]'' (1936) as Dr. Alexander Cotton
*''[[Hearts Divided]]'' (1936) as Du Fresne
*''[[The Devil is a Sissy|The Devil Is a Sissy]]'' (1936) as Principal
*''[[The Longest Night (1936 film)|The Longest Night]]'' (1936) as Kendrick Kinney
*''[[Go West, Young Man (1936 film)|Go West, Young Man]]'' (1936) as Prof. Herbert Rigby
*''[[College Holiday]]'' (1936) as Prof. Hercules Dove
*''[[The Road Back (film)|The Road Back]]'' (1937) as Mayor
*''[[Wake Up and Live]]'' (1937) as Waldo Peebles
*''[[Danger – Love at Work]]'' (1937) as Albert Pemberton
*''[[Breakfast for Two]]'' (1937) as Mr. Meggs
*''[[The Great Garrick]]'' (1937) as Jean Cabot
*''[[Professor Beware]]'' (1938) as Judge Henry Pitts (uncredited)
*''[[Port of Seven Seas]]'' (1938) as Bruneau
*''[[Having Wonderful Time]]'' (1938) as Mr. G (scenes deleted)
*''[[There Goes My Heart (film)|There Goes My Heart]]'' (1938) as Hinkley - Secretary
*''[[The Arizona Wildcat]]'' (1939) as Judge White
*''[[Fast and Loose (1939 film)|Fast and Loose]]'' (1939) as Christopher Oates
*''[[The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle]]'' (1939) as Papa Aubel
*''[[For Love or Money (1939 film)|For Love or Money]]'' (1939) as Poindexte
*''[[Exile Express]]'' (1939) as Caretaker
*''[[Hawaiian Nights]]'' (1939) as Alonzo Dilman
*''[[Little Accident (film)|Little Accident]]'' (1939) as Professor Artemus Glenwater
*''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1939) as Doctor (posthumously)
*''[[Isle of Destiny]]'' (1940) as "Doc" Spriggs (posthumously)
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|0320761}}
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* [https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-abbf-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 A photo of Girardot in the play ''Charley's Aunt''] in the New York Public Library's Digital Collection
*{{Find a Grave|7901291}}


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Etienne Girardot
Born(1856-02-22)22 February 1856
London, England
Died10 November 1939(1939-11-10) (aged 83)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1870s-1939
SpouseDr. Violetta Shelton[1]

Etienne Girardot (22 February 1856 – 10 November 1939) was a diminutive stage and film actor of Anglo-French parentage born in London, England.[2]

Biography

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The son of French painter Ernest Gustave Girardot, he studied at an art school, but left at age seventeen to go on stage. Having played in the provinces, he made his debut on the London stage at the Haymarket Theatre. He went to America in 1893,[2] where he continued his career. He was a success, with numerous Broadway shows to his credit,[2] including the 1893 production of Charley's Aunt, in which he played Lord Fancourt Babberley for three years.[3]

He also worked in film, both silents and talkies, debuting in 1911 in Intrepid Davy. Among his film roles were the harmless lunatic who fancies himself a millionaire in the 1934 screwball comedy Twentieth Century, with John Barrymore and Carole Lombard, and the harassed coroner in three murder mysteries starring William Powell as detective Philo Vance.

Girardot died after a short stay in the hospital. He was survived by his wife Dr. Violetta Shelton, an "eye, ear, nose and throat specialist."[4]

Complete filmography

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Etienne Girardot obituary II". The Bakersfield Californian. 11 November 1939. p. 3.
  2. ^ a b c "Etienne Girardot Veteran Actor Dies". Ottawa Journal. Associated Press. 11 November 1939 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "GIRARDOT, Etienne". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Veteran Film Actor Dies at Age of 83". The Bakersfield Californian. 11 November 1939 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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