- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 30, 1874
- Place of Birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Died
- November 25, 1964
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…
Filmography
movieMan of a Thousand Faces
1957 · Clarence Kolb, Technical Advisor
movieShake, Rattle and Rock!
1956 · Judge McCombs
movieThe Rose Bowl Story
1952 · Gramps Burke
tvMy Little Margie
1952 · , Mr. Honeywell
movieAdam's Rib
1949 · Judge Reiser
movieImpact
1949 · Darcy
movieChristmas Eve
1947 · Judge Alston
movieBlondie in the Dough
1947 · J.T. Thorp
movieThe Fabulous Joe
1947 · Cornelius Belmont, II
movieFun on a Weekend
1947 · Quigley Quackenbush
movieLost Honeymoon
1947 · Mr. Evans
movieThe Pilgrim Lady
1947 · Prof. Rankin
movieWhite Tie and Tails
1946 · Mr. Arkwright
movieThe Kid from Brooklyn
1946 · Mr. Austin
movieRoad to Alcatraz
1945 · Philip Angreet
movieWhat a Blonde
1945 · Charles DaFoe
movie3 Is a Family
1944 · Mr. Steele
movieSomething for the Boys
1944 · Colonel Grubbs (uncredited)
movieIrish Eyes Are Smiling
1944 · Leo Betz
movieStanding Room Only
1944 · Glen Ritchie
movieTrue to Life
1943 · Mr. Huggins
movieThe Falcon in Danger
1943 · Stanley Harris Palmer
movieThe Sky's the Limit
1943 · Harvey J. Sloan (uncredited)
movieTrue to the Army
1942 · Gen. Marlowe
movieBedtime Story
1941 · Collins
movieYou're in the Army Now
1941 · General Winthrop
movieHellzapoppin'
1941 · Andrew Rand
movieThe Night of January 16th
1941 · Tilton
movieNothing but the Truth
1941 · Mr. Van Dusen
movieBlossoms in the Dust
1941 · Senator
movieCaught in the Draft
1941 · Col. Peter Fairbanks
movieMichael Shayne: Private Detective
1940 · Hiram P. Brighton
movieTugboat Annie Sails Again
1940 · J.B. Armstrong
movieNo Time for Comedy
1940 · Richard Benson
movieThe Man Who Talked Too Much
1940 · E.A. Smith
movieFive Little Peppers at Home
1940 · J.H. King
movieHis Girl Friday
1940 · Mayor
movieThe Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 · Captain McGovern
movieBeware Spooks!
1939 · Lester Lewis
movieOur Leading Citizen
1939 · Jim Hanna
movieFive Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939 · J.H. King
movieGood Girls Go to Paris
1939 · Ted Dayton Sr.
It Could Happen to You
movieIt Could Happen to You
1939 · Alfred Wiman
movieSociety Lawyer
1939 · Mr. Leonard
I Was a Convict
movieI Was a Convict
1939 · John B. Harrison
movieHonolulu
1939 · Mr. Horace Grayson
movieThe Law West of Tombstone
1938 · Samuel 'Sam' Kent
movieCarefree
1938 · Judge Travers
movieGive Me a Sailor
1938 · Captain Tallant
movieMerrily We Live
1938 · Henry Kilbourne
movieGold Is Where You Find It
1938 · Senator Walsh
movieWells Fargo
1937 · John Butterfield
moviePortia on Trial
1937 · John Condon
movieThe Toast of New York
1937 · Cornelius Vanderbilt
movieMaid of Salem
1937 · Town Crier (Uncredited)
movieA Girl's Best Years
1936 · Doctor (uncredited)
movieFury
1936 · Durkin's Friend (uncredited)
movieTwo Flaming Youths
1927 · Kolb - as Kolb and Dill
movieBluff
1916 · Louie