Toby Lambert

born: 17 September 1916
Beaumont, Alberta,
United States of America
died: 14 June 1972
Santa Barbara, California,
United States of America
(age 55)

Canadian-born child actor. He later worked in the family moving business before moving to Santa Barbara, California, in 1947 and becoming a construction contractor for the Immaculate Heart training school. His obituary (Santa Barbara News-Press, 17 June 1972) mentions his time in the early Our Gang comedies. His brother was Rene Lambert.
Real name: Theophile Joseph Lambert
Height: 5'5½" (early 20s, 1938 & 1940)
Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1926
Mighty Like A Moose
Boy

Acknowledgements:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJB-XL7 (1930 Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W4JY-44T2 (1938 manifest)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K97C-C5Y (1940 Census) [?]
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXB-PFBG (WWII draft reg. card)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL4G-P81G (1943 marriage)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL4L-9FFK (1943 marriage)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL4L-1NRX (1943 marriage)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGH-HKTJ (1950 Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPZZ-438 (CA Death Index)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGCS-VT5 (Social Security Death Index)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K46-5F7C (Social Security Numident File)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74134780 (Find a Grave)
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1192276994/ (Santa Barbara News-Press, 15 Jun 1972)
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1192255620/ (Santa Barbara News-Press, 17 Jun 1972)
Robert Demoss (identification in Mighty Like A Moose)
Jesse Brisson (bio notes and research)

This page was last updated on: 12 January 2026