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Terry Kilburn
ActorBorn November 25, 1926 (98 years)
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Terence E. Kilburn (born 25 November 1926), known for his acting work prior to 1953 as Terry Kilburn, is an English-American actor. Born in London, he moved to Hollywood in the U.S. at the age of 10, and is best known for his roles as a child actor, in films such as A Christmas Carol (1938) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) in the late 1930s and the early 1940s.
Kilburn was born in West Ham, Essex, in Greater London in 1926, to working-class parents. He did some unpaid acting as a young child, and an agent encouraged him to go to Hollywood. Kilburn and his mother immigrated to the U.S. in 1937, and his father arrived the following year. A talent scout for MGM discovered him rehearsing for Eddie Cantor's radio show, and he was cast in the British-set film Lord Jeff (1938).
Known for his innocent, dreamy, doe-eyed look, Kilburn achieved fame at the age of 11 portraying Tiny Tim in the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film version of A Christmas Carol, and also as four generations of the Colley family in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939). He also played leading roles in two films which starred Freddie Bartholomew: Lord Jeff (1938) and Swiss Family Robinson (1940). He was featured in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) with Basil Rathbone.
In addition to Lord Jeff (1938), Kilburn worked alongside Mickey Rooney in Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939), A Yank at Eton (1942), and National Velvet (1944). In 1946 he was in Black Beauty. In his early 20s, in 1947 and 1948, he was in four back-to-back Bulldog Drummond films, as Seymour, a reporter; and in 1950 he had small roles in two seagoing films.
After high school, Kilburn concentrated on stage work, and studied drama at UCLA. He made his Broadway debut, credited as Terrance Kilburn, as Eugene Marchbanks in a 1952 revival of George Bernard Shaw's Candida. He thereafter remained committed to live performances, as both actor and director.
After 1952 he was credited on screen as Terence Kilburn. His final feature film role was a small part in Lolita (1962). Between 1951 and 1969, he was also in nearly a dozen teleplays, television movies, and television series episodes.
Terence E. Kilburn (born 25 November 1926), known for his acting work prior to 1953 as Terry Kilburn, is an English-American actor. Born in London, he moved to Hollywood in the U.S. at the age of 10, and is best known for his roles as a child actor, in films such as A Christmas Carol (1938) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) in the late 1930s and the early 1940s.
Kilburn was born in West Ham, Essex, in Greater London in 1926, to working-class parents. He did some unpaid acting as a young child, and an agent encouraged him to go to Hollywood. Kilburn and his mother immigrated to the U.S. in 1937, and his father arrived the following year. A talent scout for MGM discovered him rehearsing for Eddie Cantor's radio show, and he was cast in the British-set film Lord Jeff (1938).
Known for his innocent, dreamy, doe-eyed look, Kilburn achieved fame at the age of 11 portraying Tiny Tim in the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film version of A Christmas Carol, and also as four generations of the Colley family in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939). He also played leading roles in two films which starred Freddie Bartholomew: Lord Jeff (1938) and Swiss Family Robinson (1940). He was featured in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) with Basil Rathbone.
In addition to Lord Jeff (1938), Kilburn worked alongside Mickey Rooney in Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939), A Yank at Eton (1942), and National Velvet (1944). In 1946 he was in Black Beauty. In his early 20s, in 1947 and 1948, he was in four back-to-back Bulldog Drummond films, as Seymour, a reporter; and in 1950 he had small roles in two seagoing films.
After high school, Kilburn concentrated on stage work, and studied drama at UCLA. He made his Broadway debut, credited as Terrance Kilburn, as Eugene Marchbanks in a 1952 revival of George Bernard Shaw's Candida. He thereafter remained committed to live performances, as both actor and director.
After 1952 he was credited on screen as Terence Kilburn. His final feature film role was a small part in Lolita (1962). Between 1951 and 1969, he was also in nearly a dozen teleplays, television movies, and television series episodes.
Filmography
| 1965 | Get Smart (TV Series) · as Shirtsinger |
| 1962 | Lolita · as Man |
| 1958 | Fiend Without a Face · as Capt. Al Chester |
| 1957 | The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) · as Bill Shaw |
| 1956 | West Point (TV Series) · as Cadet Eddie Garley |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | Slaves of Babylon · as King Cyrus |
| 1953 | Ponds Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Samuel Slater |
| 1951 | Only the Valiant · as Trooper Saxton |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Peter |
| 1950 | Fortunes of Captain Blood · as Kenny Jensen |
| 1949 | The Red Danube · as Sloppily-Dressed Airman |
| 1949 | Family Theatre (TV Series) · as Stephen |
| 1949 | The Fan · as Messenger |
| 1949 | Captain Video And His Video Rangers (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1948 | The Challenge · as Seymour |
| 1948 | 13 Lead Soldiers · as Seymour |
| 1948 | The Swordsman · as Shepherd Boy |
| 1947 | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back · as Seymour |
| 1947 | Bulldog Drummond at Bay · as Seymour - Cub Reporter |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Hadrian |
| 1947 | Song of Scheherazade · as Midshipman Lorin |
| 1946 | Black Beauty · as Joe |
| 1944 | National Velvet · as Theodore 'ted' |
| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom · as Malcolm Glennie |
| 1942 | Random Harvest · as Newsboy On Sidewalk |
| 1942 | A Yank at Eton · as Hilspeth |
| 1941 | Mercy Island · as Wiccy |
| 1940 | Swiss Family Robinson · as Ernest Robinson |
| 1939 | The Arsenal Stadium Mystery · as Errand Boy |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes · as Billy |
| 1939 | They Shall Have Music · as Limey |
| 1939 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips · as John Colley / Peter Colley I / Peter Colley Ii / Peter Colley Iii |
| 1939 | Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever · as Stickin Plaster |
| 1939 | The Great Man Votes · as Student |
| 1938 | Sweethearts · as Brother |
| 1938 | A Christmas Carol · as 'tiny Tim' Cratchit |
| 1938 | Lord Jeff · as Albert Baker |