Clarence Kolb
Acting
1874-07-30 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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.
Filmography
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957 · Movie
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956 · Movie
The Rose Bowl Story
1952 · Movie
My Little Margie
1952 · Series
Adam's Rib
1949 · Movie
Impact
1949 · Movie
Christmas Eve
1947 · Movie
Blondie in the Dough
1947 · Movie
The Fabulous Joe
1947 · Movie
Fun on a Weekend
1947 · Movie
Lost Honeymoon
1947 · Movie
The Pilgrim Lady
1947 · Movie
White Tie and Tails
1946 · Movie
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946 · Movie
Road to Alcatraz
1945 · Movie
What a Blonde
1945 · Movie
3 Is a Family
1944 · Movie
Something for the Boys
1944 · Movie
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
1944 · Movie
Standing Room Only
1944 · Movie
True to Life
1943 · Movie
The Falcon in Danger
1943 · Movie
The Sky's the Limit
1943 · Movie
True to the Army
1942 · Movie
Hellzapoppin'
1941 · Movie
You're in the Army Now
1941 · Movie
Bedtime Story
1941 · Movie
The Night of January 16th
1941 · Movie
Nothing but the Truth
1941 · Movie
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 · Movie
Caught in the Draft
1941 · Movie
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940 · Movie
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940 · Movie
No Time for Comedy
1940 · Movie
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940 · Movie
Five Little Peppers at Home
1940 · Movie
His Girl Friday
1940 · Movie
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 · Movie
Beware Spooks!
1939 · Movie
Our Leading Citizen
1939 · Movie
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939 · Movie
Good Girls Go to Paris
1939 · Movie
It Could Happen to You
1939 · Movie
Society Lawyer
1939 · Movie
I Was a Convict
1939 · Movie
Honolulu
1939 · Movie
The Law West of Tombstone
1938 · Movie
Carefree
1938 · Movie
Give Me a Sailor
1938 · Movie
Merrily We Live
1938 · Movie
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938 · Movie
Wells Fargo
1937 · Movie
Portia on Trial
1937 · Movie
The Toast of New York
1937 · Movie
Maid of Salem
1937 · Movie
A Girl's Best Years
1936 · Movie
Fury
1936 · Movie
Two Flaming Youths
1927 · Movie
Bluff
1916 · Movie