Helen Gilmore
born: 04 January 1862
Washington, District of Columbia,
United States of America
died: 16 November 1936
LA General Hospital,
Los Angeles, California,
United States of America
(cardiac arrest, age 74)
American actress who supported Harold Lloyd, Stan Laurel and others in the mid-1910s to the mid-1920s.
Some sources list her date of death as 08 October 1947, and in New York City.  This is incorrect.
Real name: Antoinette Field
Height: 5'10½"
Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography;
plus all films with Babe Hardy.

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1918
On The Jump
[unidentified character]
 

1918
Follow The Crowd
The 'queen'

1918
Pipe The Whiskers
[unidentified character]
 

1918
It's A Wild Life
The girl's mother

1918
Hey There!
[unidentified character]
 

1918
Kicked Out
[unidentified character]
 

1918
The Non-Stop Kid
Party guest next to Harold


1918
Two-Gun Gussie
Woman in saloon

1918
Fireman, Save My Child
Mrs. Little

1918
The City Slicker
Wife

1918
Sic 'Em, Towser
Girl's mother
 

1918
Somewhere In Turkey
[?]
 

1918
Are Crooks Dishonest?
[?]

1918
An Ozark Romance
[?]
 

1918
Kicking The Germ Out Of Germany
[?]
 

1918
That's Him
Busybody

1918
Bride And Gloom
[?]
 

1918
Two Scrambled
[?]
 

1918
Bees In His Bonnet
[?]
 

1918
Swing Your Partners
Woman on street

1918
Why Pick On Me?
Bebe's mother

1918
Nothing But Trouble
[unidentified character]
 

1918
Hear 'Em Rave
[?]

1918
Take A Chance
[?]

1919
Ring Up The Curtain
Manager's wife
[DISPUTED]

1919
Ring Up The Curtain
Manager's wife
 

1919
Bumping Into Broadway
'Bearcat' the landlady
 

1919
Captain Kidd's Kids
The girl's mother

1919
From Hand To Mouth
Hag
 

1920
His Royal Slyness
Queen Razzamatazz

1920
Haunted Spooks
[?]

1921
Never Weaken
Mother-in-law

1922
One Terrible Day
Carlene Culpepper

1922
Our Gang
Emil's wife

1922
Newly Rich
[unidentified character]
 

1923
Mr. Hyppo
Woman in front row (left side)

1923
Tight Shoes
Customer who loses shoes

1923
Where Am I?
Mrs. Schmaltz

1923
Safety Last!
Department store customer
 

1923
Boys To Board
Mother Malone
 

1923
Kill Or Cure
Aggressive non-customer
 

1923
Jack Frost
Ma

1923
Post No Bills
Bride
 

1923
No Noise
Nurse
 

1923
Jus' Passin' Through
Dinner guest
 

1923
Stage Fright
Mickey's mother
 

1923
The Whole Truth
Wife

1923
Sunday Calm
Mrs. McTeeter

1923
Mother's Joy
Dippy

1923
It's A Joy!
Mother-in-law

1924
The Cowboy Sheik
Gussie, the cook

1924
Just A Minute
Caroline, the Mayor's wife

1924
Postage Due
[unidentified character]
 

1924
Love's Detour
[?]

1924
Big Moments From Little Pictures
Poor house matron

1924
The 'Fraidy Cat
Lem Tucker's mother

1924
Zeb vs. Paprika
[?]
 

1924
Seein' Things
Baby's mother
 

1924
Commencement Day
Joe's mother
 

1924
Near Dublin
Villager

1924
April Fool
The editor's wife

1924
Cradle Robbers
Jackie's mother
 

1924
Young Oldfield
Lucretia's mother

1924
Stolen Goods
Shopper

1924
Our Congressman
Dowager Lady Hemingway Abbott

1924
It's A Bear
Farmer's wife

1924
Short Kilts
Mrs. McHungry
 

1924
Sittin' Pretty
[unidentified character]
 

1924
Should Landlords Live?
[unidentified character]
 

1924
Every Man For Himself
Pedestrian

1924
Bungalow Boobs
Neighbor's wife
 

1924
Fast Company
Woman from Traveler's Aide Society
 

1924
Deaf, Dumb And Daffy
Pie victim

1924
Meet The Missus
Mother-in-law

1924
The Rubber-Neck
Woman with hat on bus

1925
Wages Of Tin
The girl's mother

1925
The Rat's Knuckles
Diner who stands on chair

1925
The Big Town
Train passenger
 

1925
Circus Fever
Mickey's & Jackie's mom

1925
The Haunted Honeymoon
[unidentified character]
 

1925
Excuse My Glove
[?]

1925
The Love Bug
Beauty parlor customer

1925
Hold My Baby!
Train passenger

1925
Big Red Ridinghood
Book buyer/
Red Ridinghood in fantasy
DVD screencapture - Lord Heath - Laurel & Hardy - Another Nice Mess - http://www.lordheath.com/

1925
Wild Papa
[unidentified character]
 

1925
Chasing The Chaser
Neighbor
 

1925
Sherlock Sleuth
[unidentified character]
 

1925
The Bouncer
Dance hall patron

1925
Tame Men And Wild Women
Arthur's mother
 

1925
Mary, Queen Of Tots
Doll maker's wife

1925
Unfriendly Enemies
Laughing woman

1925
Moonlight And Noses
[unidentified character]
 

1925
Should Sailors Marry?
Train passenger

1925
Laughing Ladies
Dentist's assistant

1925
Starvation Blues
[unidentified character]
 

1925
His Wooden Wedding
Dress maker

1925
Tol'able Romeo
Woman on bench

1926
What's The World Coming To?
Neighbor

1926
Your Husbands Past
[unidentified character]
 

1926
Madame Mystery
[unidentified character]
 

1926
Baby Clothes
Joe's mother
 

1926
Say It With Babies
[?]

1926
Don Key (Son Of Burro)
[unidentified character]
 

1926
Long Fliv The King
Helga's lady-in-waiting
 

1926
Never Too Old
[unidentified character]
 

1926
Thundering Fleas
Pedestrian

1926
The Merry Widower
[unidentified character]
 

1926
Crazy Like A Fox
[unidentified character]
 

1926
Should Husbands Pay?
[unidentified character]
 

1926
Bromo And Juliet
[unidentified character]
 

1928
Their Purple Moment
Pink Pup patron
 

1928
Two Tars
Motorist
 

1930
Shivering Shakespeare
Woman in audience

1930
The Real McCoy
Mother at dance

1930
The Shrimp
Tenant

1930
Pups Is Pups
Woman with hat

1932
Any Old Port!
Audience member (2 scenes)
NON-HAL ROACH FILMS

1916
This Way Out
[?]
[*image is from a still]

1916
Chickens
[?]
[*image is from a still]

1916
Never Again
Mrs. Dale
 

1916
Life Savers
Old maid

Acknowledgements:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Helen_Gilmore (Wikipedia)
https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturestu00moti#page/96/mode/1up/search/gilmore
Jim Clewer (help and information, some screenshots)
Jesse Brisson (information relating to her height and identification in The Real McCoy, The Bouncer; crowd identification in Any Old Port!)
Craig Calman (ringside identification in Any Old Port!)
Jim Jarvis (help)
Christin Gleditzsch (identification in His Wooden Wedding)

† The IMDb credits her for "Just Neighbors", "Are Crooks Dishonest?" and "Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes" - all are wrong.
Other sources lists her height at 5'9"; and cause of death as leukemia.

This page was last updated on 25 March 2024