Warburton Gamble

He debuted on Broadway in Love and the Man (1905), appeared with Auriol Lee in Milestones (1912) and last performed on Broadway in Tonight or Never (1930). Gamble's film debut occurred in The Unforeseen (1917). He spent a number of years working in Hollywood during the silent and early sound eras. He played the role of Doctor Watson in the 1933 Sherlock Holmes film A Study in Scarlet. His final two films were at Ealing Studios. Gamble was married to English actress Gillian Scaife. He died on 27 August 1945 in London.

• Name — Warburton Gamble • Birth Name — Evelyn Charles Warburton Gamble • Born — 16 December 1882 • Birthplace — London, England, UK • Died — 27 August 1945 • Place of death — London, England, UK • Occupation — Actor • Spouse — Gillian Scaife • Illustration — Gamble with Elsie Ferguson in A Society Exile 1919.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1917 — The Unforeseen — Henry Traquair • 1918 — Thirty a Week — Freddy Ruyter • 1919 — The Silver King — Herbert Skinner • 1919 — The Two Brides — Count Gabrielle di Marchesi • 1919 — As a Man Thinks — Benjamin De Lota • 1919 — A Society Exile — Lord Bissett • 1919 — La Belle Russe — Phillip Sackton • 1919 — The Invisible Bond — Otis Vale • 1920 — The Paliser Case — Monty Paliser • 1920 — The Cost — Mowbray Langdon • 1920 — The Law of the Yukon — Medford Delaney • 1921 — Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby — Gordon Pell • 1921 — Fine Feathers — John Brand • 1921 — Dangerous Lies — Leonard Pearce • 1923 — Lights of London — Clifford Armytage • 1931 — Tonight or Never — Count Albert von Gronac • 1932 — As You Desire Me — Baron • 1932 — Fast Life — Halstead • 1933 — Tonight Is Ours — Alex • 1933 — Child of Manhattan — Eggleston • 1933 — A Study in Scarlet — Dr. Watson • 1933 — By Candlelight — Baron von Ballin • 1936 — Blind Man's Bluff — Tracy • 1936 — Lonely Road — Fedden • 1940 — Spare a Copper — Sir Robert — (final film role)