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Clarence Kolb
Actor

Clarence Kolb

30 Jul 1874Born
25 Nov 1964Died
90Age at death
59Credits

Biography

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Clarence William Kolb (July 31, 1874 – November 25, 1964) was an American vaudeville performer and actor.

He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the only child of second generation Austrian parents who owned a local meat company.

Kolb started out as one half of a vaudeville comedy team, Kolb and Dill, with Max Dill. They styled their act on the famous team of Weber and Fields. In addition to their stage work, they appeared in a series of short films and a feature length movie in 1917.

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Afterwards, Kolb made a return to vaudeville, and he only returned to the movies in the late 1930s.

He became famous for portraying the same type of character in many films, namely a politician or businessman. He is best remembered for his role as the grumpy father in the multi-Academy Awards nominated hit comedy film Merrily We Live (1938), the corrupt mayor in the comedy His Girl Friday (1940), and as Mr. Honeywell in the television sitcom My Little Margie (1952). Kolb played himself in his last movie appearance, Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), opposite Danny Beck (who played the late Max Dill).

Clarence Kolb died at age 90 of a stroke at the Orchard Gables Sanitarium in Hollywood. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1957Man of a Thousand FacesFilm: Clarence Kolb
  2. 1956Shake, Rattle and Rock!Film: Judge McCombs
  3. 1952The Rose Bowl StoryFilm: Gramps Burke
  4. 1952My Little MargieSeries: Mr. Honeywell (5 episodes)
  5. 1949Adam's RibFilm: Judge Reiser
  6. 1949ImpactFilm: Darcy
  7. 1947Christmas EveFilm: Judge Alston
  8. 1947Blondie in the DoughFilm: J.T. Thorp
  9. 1947The Fabulous JoeFilm: Cornelius Belmont, II
  10. 1947Fun on a WeekendFilm: Quigley Quackenbush
  11. 1947Lost HoneymoonFilm: Mr. Evans
  12. 1947The Pilgrim LadyFilm: Prof. Rankin
  13. 1946White Tie and TailsFilm: Mr. Arkwright
  14. 1946The Kid from BrooklynFilm: Mr. Austin
  15. 1945Road to AlcatrazFilm: Philip Angreet
  16. 1945What a BlondeFilm: Charles DaFoe
  17. 19443 Is a FamilyFilm: Mr. Steele
  18. 1944Something for the BoysFilm: Colonel Grubbs (uncredited)
  19. 1944Irish Eyes Are SmilingFilm: Leo Betz
  20. 1944Standing Room OnlyFilm: Glen Ritchie
  21. 1943True to LifeFilm: Mr. Huggins
  22. 1943The Falcon in DangerFilm: Stanley Harris Palmer
  23. 1943The Sky's the LimitFilm: Harvey J. Sloan (uncredited)
  24. 1942True to the ArmyFilm: Gen. Marlowe
  25. 1941Bedtime StoryFilm: Collins
  26. 1941You're in the Army NowFilm: General Winthrop
  27. 1941Hellzapoppin'Film: Andrew Rand
  28. 1941The Night of January 16thFilm: Tilton
  29. 1941Nothing but the TruthFilm: Mr. Van Dusen
  30. 1941Blossoms in the DustFilm: Senator
  31. 1941Caught in the DraftFilm: Col. Peter Fairbanks
  32. 1940Michael Shayne: Private DetectiveFilm: Hiram P. Brighton
  33. 1940Tugboat Annie Sails AgainFilm: J.B. Armstrong
  34. 1940No Time for ComedyFilm: Richard Benson
  35. 1940The Man Who Talked Too MuchFilm: E.A. Smith
  36. 1940Five Little Peppers at HomeFilm: J.H. King
  37. 1940His Girl FridayFilm: Mayor
  38. 1939The Amazing Mr. WilliamsFilm: Captain McGovern
  39. 1939Beware Spooks!Film: Lester Lewis
  40. 1939Our Leading CitizenFilm: Jim Hanna
  41. 1939Five Little Peppers And How They GrewFilm: J.H. King
  42. 1939Good Girls Go to ParisFilm: Ted Dayton Sr.
  43. 1939It Could Happen to YouFilm: Alfred Wiman
  44. 1939Society LawyerFilm: Mr. Leonard
  45. 1939I Was a ConvictFilm: John B. Harrison
  46. 1939HonoluluFilm: Mr. Horace Grayson
  47. 1938The Law West of TombstoneFilm: Samuel 'Sam' Kent
  48. 1938CarefreeFilm: Judge Travers
  49. 1938Give Me a SailorFilm: Captain Tallant
  50. 1938Merrily We LiveFilm: Henry Kilbourne
  51. 1938Gold Is Where You Find ItFilm: Senator Walsh
  52. 1937Wells FargoFilm: John Butterfield
  53. 1937Portia on TrialFilm: John Condon
  54. 1937The Toast of New YorkFilm: Cornelius Vanderbilt
  55. 1937Maid of SalemFilm: Town Crier (Uncredited)
  56. 1936A Girl's Best YearsFilm: Doctor (uncredited)
  57. 1936FuryFilm: Durkin's Friend (uncredited)
  58. 1927Two Flaming YouthsFilm: Kolb - as Kolb and Dill
  59. 1916BluffFilm: Louie

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