Digby Bell

Info

Role

Actor

Date of birth

11/07/1849

Date of death

06/20/1917

Place of birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Digby Bell

Biography

Digby Bell, a 5' 5" singing comedian, starred in many Gilbert & Sullivan comic operas. He introduced the song, "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo", while playing the Charles Dana Gibson character, Mr. Pipp. Bell was a fervent golfer and New York Giant baseball fan, as was his best friend and frequent co-star DeWolf Hopper.