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Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

Acting

July 30, 1874 – November 25, 1964 (died at 90)
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Male
59 Movies
2 TV Shows

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.

His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

1940 7.4

as Mayor

Age 65 (now 90)
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1949 7.1

as Judge Reiser

Age 75 (now 90)
Carefree
Carefree

Carefree

1938 6.7

as Judge Travers

Age 64 (now 90)
Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'

1941 7.2

as Andrew Rand

Age 67 (now 90)
Impact
Impact

Impact

1949 6.1

as Darcy

Age 74 (now 90)
Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live

Merrily We Live

1938 6.9

as Henry Kilbourne

Age 63 (now 90)
Caught in the Draft
Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft

1941 5.9

as Col. Peter Fairbanks

Age 66 (now 90)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939 6.0

as Captain McGovern

Age 65 (now 90)
Man of a Thousand Faces
Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957 6.8

as Clarence Kolb

Age 83 (now 90)
The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York

The Toast of New York

1937 6.2

as Cornelius Vanderbilt

Age 62 (now 90)
The Falcon in Danger
The Falcon in Danger

The Falcon in Danger

1943 6.0

as Stanley Harris Palmer

Age 68 (now 90)
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

1940 5.3

as Richard Benson

Age 66 (now 90)
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940 6.6

as Hiram P. Brighton

Age 66 (now 90)
Nothing but the Truth
Nothing but the Truth

Nothing but the Truth

1941 7.3

as Mr. Van Dusen

Age 67 (now 90)
The Kid from Brooklyn
The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn

1946 6.3

as Mr. Austin

Age 71 (now 90)
The Sky's the Limit
The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit

1943 6.4

as Harvey J. Sloan (uncredited)

Age 68 (now 90)