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Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

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Born July 30, 1874 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died November 25, 1964

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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.

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Man of a Thousand Faces Poster

Man of a Thousand Faces Feature Film1957Clarence Kolb

Shake, Rattle & Rock! Poster

Shake, Rattle & Rock! Feature Film1956Judge McCombs

My Little Margie Poster

My Little Margie TV Series1952George Honeywell

The Rose Bowl Story Poster

The Rose Bowl Story Feature Film1952'Gramps' Burke

Adam's Rib Poster

Adam's Rib Feature Film1949Judge Reiser

Impact Feature Film1949Darcy

Blondie in the Dough Poster

Blondie in the Dough Feature Film1947J.T. Thorpe

Christmas Eve Poster

Christmas Eve Feature Film1947Judge Alston

Fun on a Weekend Poster

Fun on a Weekend Feature Film1947Quigley Quackenbush

Lost Honeymoon Poster

Lost Honeymoon Feature Film1947Mr. Evans

The Fabulous Joe Poster

The Fabulous Joe Feature Film1947Cornelius Belmont, II

The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival Poster

The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival Feature Film1947Cornelius Belmont Sr.

The Pilgrim Lady Poster

The Pilgrim Lady Feature Film1947Prof. Rankin

The Kid from Brooklyn Poster

The Kid from Brooklyn Feature Film1946Mr. Austin

White Tie and Tails Poster

White Tie and Tails Feature Film1946Mr. Arkwright

Road to Alcatraz Poster

Road to Alcatraz Feature Film1945Philip Angreet

What a Blonde Poster

What a Blonde Feature Film1945Charles DaFoe

Irish Eyes Are Smiling Poster

Irish Eyes Are Smiling Feature Film1944Leo Betz

Something for the Boys Poster

Something for the Boys Feature Film1944Colonel Grubbs

Standing Room Only Poster

Standing Room Only Feature Film1944Glen Ritchie

Three Is a Family Poster

Three Is a Family Feature Film1944Mr. Steele

The Falcon in Danger Poster

The Falcon in Danger Feature Film1943Stanley Harris Palmer - Industrialist

The Sky's the Limit Poster

The Sky's the Limit Feature Film1943Harvey J. Sloan

True to Life Poster

True to Life Feature Film1943Mr. Huggins

True to the Army Poster

True to the Army Feature Film1942Gen. Marlowe

Bedtime Story Poster

Bedtime Story Feature Film1941Collins

Blossoms in the Dust Poster

Blossoms in the Dust Feature Film1941Texas Senator T.R. Cotton

Caught in the Draft Poster

Caught in the Draft Feature Film1941Col. Peter Fairbanks

Hellzapoppin' Poster

Hellzapoppin' Feature Film1941Andrew Rand

Nothing But the Truth Poster

Nothing But the Truth Feature Film1941Mr. Van Dusen

The Night of January 16th Poster

The Night of January 16th Feature Film1941Tilton

You're in the Army Now Poster

You're in the Army Now Feature Film1941General Winthrop

Five Little Peppers at Home Poster

Five Little Peppers at Home Feature Film1940Mr. King

His Girl Friday Poster

His Girl Friday Feature Film1940Mayor

Michael Shayne: Private Detective Poster

Michael Shayne: Private Detective Feature Film1940Brighton

No Time for Comedy Poster

No Time for Comedy Feature Film1940Richard Benson

The Man Who Talked Too Much Poster

The Man Who Talked Too Much Feature Film1940E.A. Smith

Tugboat Annie Sails Again Poster

Tugboat Annie Sails Again Feature Film1940J.B. Armstrong

Beware Spooks! Poster

Beware Spooks! Feature Film1939Commissioner Lester Lewis

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Poster

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Feature Film1939Mr. King

Good Girls Go to Paris Poster

Good Girls Go to Paris Feature Film1939Ted Dayton Sr.

Honolulu Poster

Honolulu Feature Film1939Mr. Horace Grayson

I Was a Convict Poster

I Was a Convict Feature Film1939John B. Harrison

It Could Happen to You Poster

It Could Happen to You Feature Film1939Alfred Wiman

Land of Liberty Poster

Land of Liberty Feature Film1939John Butterfield

Our Leading Citizen Poster

Our Leading Citizen Feature Film1939Jim Hanna

Society Lawyer Poster

Society Lawyer Feature Film1939Mr. Leonard

The Amazing Mr. Williams Poster

The Amazing Mr. Williams Feature Film1939Police Captain McGovern

Carefree Poster

Carefree Feature Film1938Judge Travers

Give Me a Sailor Poster

Give Me a Sailor Feature Film1938CaptainTallant

Gold Is Where You Find It Poster

Gold Is Where You Find It Feature Film1938Senator Walsh

Merrily We Live Poster

Merrily We Live Feature Film1938Mr. Kilbourne

The Law West of Tombstone Poster

The Law West of Tombstone Feature Film1938Sam Kent

Maid of Salem Poster

Maid of Salem Feature Film1937Town Crier

Portia on Trial Poster

Portia on Trial Feature Film1937John Condon

The Toast of New York Poster

The Toast of New York Feature Film1937Cornelius Vanderbilt

Wells Fargo Poster

Wells Fargo Feature Film1937John Butterfield

A Girl's Best Years Poster

A Girl's Best Years Short Film1936Doctor

After the Thin Man Poster

After the Thin Man Feature Film1936The General

Fury Feature Film1936Durkin's Friend

Two Flaming Youths Poster

Two Flaming Youths Feature Film1927Kolb - as Kolb and Dill

Beloved Rogues Poster

Beloved Rogues Feature Film1917Louie Vandergriff

Glory Feature Film1917Louie Bohn

A Million for Mary Feature Film1916Louie

Bluff Feature Film1916Louie

Lonesome Town Feature Film1916Louie

Peck o' Pickles Poster

Peck o' Pickles Feature Film1916Rudolph Schlitz

The Three Pals Poster

The Three Pals Feature Film1916Louie

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Man of a Thousand Faces Poster

Man of a Thousand Faces Feature Film1957

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