Robert Greig

Known for

Acting

Born

December 26, 1879

Birthplace

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died

June 27, 1958 (aged 78)

Biography

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.

Best known work

Sullivan's Travels

1941

You Can't Take It with You

1938

The Lady Eve

1941

Trouble in Paradise

1932

The Thief of Bagdad

1940

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945

Animal Crackers

1930

Horse Feathers

1932

I Married a Witch

1942

The Palm Beach Story

1942

Filmography

1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1949
Bride of Vengeance
as Councillor
1948
Unfaithfully Yours
as Jules
1947
Forever Amber
1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Algernon McNiff
1945
Love, Honor and Goodbye
as Charles, the Butler
1945
The Cheaters
as MacFarland
1945
Hollywood and Vine
as Jenkins
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Vonce the Butler
1945
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Sir Thomas
1944
Mrs. Parkington
as Mr. Orlando (uncredited)
1944
Summer Storm
as Gregory
1944
Million Dollar Kid
as Spevin
1943
Three Hearts for Julia
as Cairns, Anton's Butler (uncredited)
1942
Arabian Nights
as Eunuch
1942
Laugh Your Blues Away
as Wilfred
1942
I Married a Witch
as Town Crier (uncredited)
1942
Girl Trouble
as Fields
1942
The Palm Beach Story
as Third Member Ale and Quail Club
1942
The Mad Martindales
as Wallace Butler
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Judge
1941
Sullivan's Travels
as Burroughs
1941
Moon Over Miami
as Brearley, Boulton's Butler
1941
The Lady Eve
as Burrows