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Clarence William Kolb (July 31, 1874 β 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
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Movies 58
self 1
TV Shows 1
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1956)
The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
My Little Margie (1952)
Adam's Rib (1949)
Impact (1949)
Christmas Eve (1947)
Blondie in the Dough (1947)
The Fabulous Joe (1947)
Fun on a Weekend (1947)
Lost Honeymoon (1947)
The Pilgrim Lady (1947)
White Tie and Tails (1946)
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
Road to Alcatraz (1945)
What a Blonde (1945)
3 Is a Family (1944)
Something for the Boys (1944)
Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)
Standing Room Only (1944)
True to Life (1943)
The Falcon in Danger (1943)
The Sky's the Limit (1943)
True to the Army (1942)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Bedtime Story (1941)
You're in the Army Now (1941)
The Night of January 16th (1941)
Nothing But the Truth (1941)
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Caught in the Draft (1941)
Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940)
Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940)
No Time for Comedy (1940)
The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
Five Little Peppers at Home (1940)
His Girl Friday (1940)
The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
Beware Spooks! (1939)
Our Leading Citizen (1939)
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew (1939)
Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
It Could Happen to You (1939)
Society Lawyer (1939)
I Was a Convict (1939)
Honolulu (1939)
The Law West of Tombstone (1938)
Carefree (1938)
Give Me a Sailor (1938)
Merrily We Live (1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
Wells Fargo (1937)
Portia on Trial (1937)
The Toast of New York (1937)
Maid of Salem (1937)
A Girl's Best Years (1936)
Fury (1936)
Two Flaming Youths (1927)
Bluff (1916)
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GenderMale
Birthday1874-07-31
Deathday1964-11-25 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceCleveland, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsC. William Kolb, William Kolb, Clarence William Kolb
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