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Clarence Kolb
Actor
Born July 30, 1874Died November 25, 1964 (90 years)
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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. 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.
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.
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Filmography
| 1956 | Shake, Rattle & Rock! · as Judge Mccombs |
| 1952 | The Rose Bowl Story · as Gramps Burke |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) · as Mr. Honeywell |
| 1949 | Adam's Rib · as Judge Reiser |
| 1949 | |
| 1947 | Christmas Eve · as Judge Alston |
| 1947 | Blondie in the Dough · as J.t. Thorp |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Joe · as Cornelius Belmont, Ii |
| 1947 | Fun on a Weekend · as Quigley Quackenbush |
| 1947 | Lost Honeymoon · as Mr. Evans |
| 1946 | White Tie and Tails · as Mr. Arkwright |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn · as Mr. Austin |
| 1945 | What a Blonde · as Charles Dafoe |
| 1944 | Three Is a Family · as Mr. Steele |
| 1944 | Something for the Boys · as Colonel Grubbs (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Irish Eyes Are Smiling · as Leo Betz |
| 1944 | Standing Room Only · as Glen Ritchie |
| 1943 | True to Life · as Mr. Huggins |
| 1943 | The Falcon in Danger · as Stanley Harris Palmer |
| 1943 | The Sky's the Limit · as Harvey J. Sloan (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Hellzapoppin' · as Andrew Rand |
| 1941 | Bedtime Story · as Collins |
| 1941 | You're in the Army Now · as General Winthrop |
| 1941 | The Night of January 16th · as Tilton |
| 1941 | Nothing But the Truth · as Mr. Van Dusen |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust · as Senator |
| 1941 | Caught in the Draft · as Col. Peter Fairbanks |
| 1940 | Michael Shayne: Private Detective · as Hiram P. Brighton |
| 1940 | Tugboat Annie Sails Again · as J.b. Armstrong |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy · as Richard Benson |
| 1940 | The Man Who Talked Too Much · as E.a. Smith |
| 1940 | Five Little Peppers at Home · as J.h. King |
| 1940 | His Girl Friday · as Mayor |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams · as Captain Mcgovern |
| 1939 | Beware Spooks! · as Lester Lewis |
| 1939 | Our Leading Citizen · as Jim Hanna |
| 1939 | Five Little Peppers and How They Grew · as J.h. King |
| 1939 | Good Girls Go to Paris · as Ted Dayton Sr. |
| 1939 | Land of Liberty · as John Butterfield (edited From 'wells Fargo') |
| 1939 | It Could Happen to You · as Alfred Wiman |
| 1939 | Society Lawyer · as Mr. Leonard |
| 1939 | Honolulu · as Mr. Horace Grayson |
| 1938 | The Law West of Tombstone · as Samuel 'sam' Kent |
| 1938 | Carefree · as Judge Travers |
| 1938 | Give Me a Sailor · as Captaintallant |
| 1938 | Merrily We Live · as Henry Kilbourne |
| 1938 | Gold Is Where You Find It · as Senator Walsh |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo · as John Butterfield |
| 1937 | Portia on Trial · as John Condon |
| 1937 | The Toast of New York · as Cornelius Vanderbilt |
| 1937 | Maid of Salem · as Town Crier (uncredited) |
| 1936 | After the Thin Man · as The General |
| 1936 | Fury · as Durkin's Friend (uncredited) |