- He was best remembered for his distinctive voice which was often described as "froggy". He actually started his acting career in the silent period with over 130 silent films to his credit.
- During the silent era, Pallette was a handsome and athletic lead and second lead who was frequently cast in adventures or epics, including those directed by D.W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. He already had gained a tremendous amount of weight by the late 1920s, and started to segue into character roles and comedy bits, and his gravelly, bullfrog voice proved a tremendous asset in helping him to land such parts with the advent of sound.
- Died while undergoing treatment for throat cancer.
- Was once employed as a jockey.
- On the set of The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), he would cook lavish feasts for the cast, similar to the ones portrayed in the film.
- He was good friends with matinée idol Wallace Reid and was a pallbearer at Reid's funeral in 1923.
- He gave up acting after being diagnosed with what he referred to as a throat problem.
- Appears in six Oscar Best Picture nominees: The Love Parade (1929), Shanghai Express (1932), One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and Heaven Can Wait (1943).
- Guy Kibbee originally was listed for the part of Friar Tuck in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).
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