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