Clarence Kolb
Clarence Kolb is known for His Girl Friday (1940), Adam's Rib (1949), Fury (1936).
Biography
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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.
Questions about Clarence Kolb
How many Clarence Kolb films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 42 films with Clarence Kolb, from 1936 to 1957.
What is the best rated Clarence Kolb film?
The best rated Clarence Kolb film in the catalogue is Fury (1936), rated 7.5.
What was the first Clarence Kolb film?
The first Clarence Kolb film in the catalogue is Fury, from 1936.
Who has Clarence Kolb worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Clarence Kolb shares the most credits with Ralph Bellamy (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
Full filmography
58 films — 42 in the catalogue
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6.8 Man of a Thousand Faces
1957 · Clarence Kolb
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5.6 Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956 · Judge McCombs
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4.3 The Rose Bowl Story
1952 · Gramps Burke
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7.1 Adam's Rib
1949 · Judge Reiser
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6.1 Impact
1949 · Darcy
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5.4 Christmas Eve
1947 · Judge Alston
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6.5 Blondie in the Dough
1947 · J.T. Thorp
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5.5 The Fabulous Joe
1947 · Cornelius Belmont, II
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7.2 Fun on a Weekend
1947 · Quigley Quackenbush
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5.9 Lost Honeymoon
1947 · Mr. Evans
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6.0 The Pilgrim Lady
1947 · Prof. Rankin
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7.3 White Tie and Tails
1946 · Mr. Arkwright
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6.3 The Kid from Brooklyn
1946 · Mr. Austin
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9.0 Road to Alcatraz
1945 · Philip Angreet
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4.3 What a Blonde
1945 · Charles DaFoe
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9.0 3 Is a Family
1944 · Mr. Steele
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6.5 Something for the Boys
1944 · Colonel Grubbs (uncredited)
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5.8 Irish Eyes Are Smiling
1944 · Leo Betz
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5.7 Standing Room Only
1944 · Glen Ritchie
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8.0 True to Life
1943 · Mr. Huggins
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6.1 The Falcon in Danger
1943 · Stanley Harris Palmer
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6.3 The Sky's the Limit
1943 · Harvey J. Sloan (uncredited)
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8.0 True to the Army
1942 · Gen. Marlowe
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5.8 Bedtime Story
1941 · Collins
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4.4 You're in the Army Now
1941 · General Winthrop
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7.2 Hellzapoppin'
1941 · Andrew Rand
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5.8 The Night of January 16th
1941 · Tilton
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7.3 Nothing but the Truth
1941 · Mr. Van Dusen
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6.6 Blossoms in the Dust
1941 · Senator
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5.9 Caught in the Draft
1941 · Col. Peter Fairbanks
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6.6 Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940 · Hiram P. Brighton
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6.0 Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940 · J.B. Armstrong
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5.3 No Time for Comedy
1940 · Richard Benson
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6.4 The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940 · E.A. Smith
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7.0 Five Little Peppers at Home
1940 · J.H. King
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7.4 His Girl Friday
1940 · Mayor
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6.0 The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 · Captain McGovern
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8.5 Beware Spooks!
1939 · Lester Lewis
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8.0 Our Leading Citizen
1939 · Jim Hanna
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7.0 Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939 · J.H. King
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7.1 Good Girls Go to Paris
1939 · Ted Dayton Sr.
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4.8 It Could Happen to You
1939 · Alfred Wiman
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5.4 Society Lawyer
1939 · Mr. Leonard
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6.5
I Was a Convict
1939 · John B. Harrison
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6.5 Honolulu
1939 · Mr. Horace Grayson
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6.0 The Law West of Tombstone
1938 · Samuel 'Sam' Kent
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6.7 Carefree
1938 · Judge Travers
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6.1 Give Me a Sailor
1938 · Captain Tallant
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7.0 Merrily We Live
1938 · Henry Kilbourne
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7.0 Gold Is Where You Find It
1938 · Senator Walsh
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5.5 Wells Fargo
1937 · John Butterfield
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5.8 Portia on Trial
1937 · John Condon
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6.2 The Toast of New York
1937 · Cornelius Vanderbilt
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6.2 Maid of Salem
1937 · Town Crier (Uncredited)
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6.0 A Girl's Best Years
1936 · Doctor (uncredited)
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7.5 Fury
1936 · Durkin's Friend (uncredited)
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Two Flaming Youths
1927 · Kolb - as Kolb and Dill
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7.0 Bluff
1916 · Louie
People data: TMDb.
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