Acting
Clarence Kolb
Born Jul 30, 1874 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Died Nov 25, 1964
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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.
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Acting
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957
Drama
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956
Music · Comedy · Drama
The Rose Bowl Story
1952
Drama · Comedy
My Little Margie
1952
Comedy
Adam's Rib
1949
Comedy · Romance
Impact
1949
Thriller · Drama · Mystery
Christmas Eve
1947
Comedy · Drama
Blondie in the Dough
1947
Comedy
The Fabulous Joe
1947
Comedy
Fun on a Weekend
1947
Comedy · Romance
Lost Honeymoon
1947
Romance · Comedy
The Pilgrim Lady
1947
Comedy · Romance
White Tie and Tails
1946
Comedy
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
Comedy
Road to Alcatraz
1945
Mystery
What a Blonde
1945
Comedy
3 Is a Family
1944
Comedy
Something for the Boys
1944
Comedy · Music
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
1944
Drama · Music · Romance
Standing Room Only
1944
Comedy · Romance · War
True to Life
1943
Comedy
The Falcon in Danger
1943
Crime · Mystery · War
The Sky's the Limit
1943
Comedy · Romance · Music
True to the Army
1942
Comedy · Music
Bedtime Story
1941
Comedy · Romance
You're in the Army Now
1941
Comedy
Hellzapoppin'
1941
Music · Comedy · Romance
The Night of January 16th
1941
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Nothing but the Truth
1941
Comedy
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
Drama · Romance
Caught in the Draft
1941
Comedy · Romance · War
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
Comedy · Mystery
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940
Comedy · Drama · Romance
No Time for Comedy
1940
Romance · Comedy · Drama
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940
Drama
Five Little Peppers at Home
1940
Family · Comedy · Drama
His Girl Friday
1940
Comedy · Romance · Crime
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
Comedy · Mystery
Beware Spooks!
1939
Comedy
Our Leading Citizen
1939
Drama · Comedy
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939
Family · Comedy · Drama
Good Girls Go to Paris
1939
Comedy
It Could Happen to You
1939
Comedy · Mystery
Society Lawyer
1939
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Honolulu
1939
Comedy · Romance · Music
The Law West of Tombstone
1938
Western
Carefree
1938
Music · Comedy · Romance
Give Me a Sailor
1938
Comedy · Romance
Merrily We Live
1938
Comedy · Romance
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
Drama · Romance · Western
Wells Fargo
1937
History · Western
Portia on Trial
1937
Crime · Drama
The Toast of New York
1937
Comedy · Drama · History
Maid of Salem
1937
Drama
A Girl's Best Years
1936
Comedy
Fury
1936
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Two Flaming Youths
1927
Comedy
Bluff
1916
Comedy