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Clarence Kolb

Date of birth: 1874-07-30

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: C. William Kolb, William Kolb, Clarence William Kolb

Clarence Kolb

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

His Girl Friday
3.7

His Girl Friday

1940-01-18

Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star

Blondie in the Dough
3.3

Blondie in the Dough

1947-10-16

BBlondie opens a bakery in her home to help fill the family cookie jar. Her tasty cookies become so

Impact
3

Impact

1949-03-20

After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime

Adam's Rib
3.6

Adam's Rib

1949-11-18

A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam

Two Flaming Youths
0

Two Flaming Youths

1927-12-17

Sheriff Ben Holden is in love with hotel owner Madge Malarkey when down-and-out carnival man Gabby G

Carefree
3.3

Carefree

1938-09-02

Dr. Tony Flagg's friend Steven has problems in the relationship with his fiancée Amanda, so he persu

Bluff
0

Bluff

1916-10-16

Louie, the janitor of a large New York building, leaves New York for a small town to try to work out

The Falcon in Danger
2.8

The Falcon in Danger

1943-07-17

Two industrialists disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air. Also missing is $100,00

Christmas Eve
2.5

Christmas Eve

1947-10-31

The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administe

Nothing But the Truth
3.5

Nothing But the Truth

1941-10-10

A stockbroker bets his new partners $10,000 that he can tell the truth, and only the truth, for twen

The Night of January 16th
2.5

The Night of January 16th

1941-11-28

Accused of killing her employer, financier Bjorn Faulkner, Kit is championed by wisecracking sailor-

Caught in the Draft
2.8

Caught in the Draft

1941-07-04

Don Bolton is a movie star who can't stand loud noises. To evade the draft, he decides to get marrie

The Kid from Brooklyn
3.1

The Kid from Brooklyn

1946-03-21

Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who

Merrily We Live
3.5

Merrily We Live

1938-03-04

Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find

Road to Alcatraz
0

Road to Alcatraz

1945-07-10

The police think a young lawyer (Robert Lowery) killed his partner, but he was drugged when it happe

Wells Fargo
2.6

Wells Fargo

1937-12-31

In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, wil

No Time for Comedy
2.5

No Time for Comedy

1940-09-14

An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.

The Law West of Tombstone
2

The Law West of Tombstone

1938-11-18

A blustering gunfighter talks himself into the position of mayor in a small western town.

It Could Happen to You
0.8

It Could Happen to You

1939-06-08

In this comedy/mystery a milquetoast ad man finds his good ideas constantly copped by ambitious cowo

Give Me a Sailor
2.9

Give Me a Sailor

1938-08-19

Jim and Walter are two brother sailors in the United States Navy. Walter tells Jim as soon as they g

The Amazing Mr. Williams
2.9

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939-11-22

Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's secret

Society Lawyer
2.5

Society Lawyer

1939-03-21

Society lawyer Christopher Durant agrees to defend his friend Phil Siddall who was arrested for the

Tugboat Annie Sails Again
2.8

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

1940-10-26

Two rival tugboat captains compete for local business.

Irish Eyes Are Smiling
2.5

Irish Eyes Are Smiling

1944-10-19

Climbing to fame, Irish-American composer Ernest R. Ball romances a showgirl, who catches the eye of

Standing Room Only
2.5

Standing Room Only

1944-01-07

During WWII, an executive and his secretary arrive in Washington, DC on business but, because of the

Beware Spooks!
3.5

Beware Spooks!

1939-10-24

A bumbling detective chases an escaped convict in an amusement park haunted house in Coney Island.

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
3.1

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

1939-08-22

The first of four films in the "Five Little Peppers" series, based on Margaret Sinclair's popular bo

Five Little Peppers at Home
3.1

Five Little Peppers at Home

1940-02-08

The second entry in the four "Five Little Peppers" films finds the family struggling to keep their c

True to Life
3

True to Life

1943-12-24

A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents

Honolulu
3

Honolulu

1939-02-03

Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to

Michael Shayne: Private Detective
3.3

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940-12-19

Millionaire sportsman Hiram Brighton hires gumshoe Michael Shayne to keep his spoiled daughter Phyll

Lost Honeymoon
2.6

Lost Honeymoon

1947-03-29

An American architect learns he has two children whom he fathered during his military service.

The Sky's the Limit
3.1

The Sky's the Limit

1943-07-13

Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes in

Something for the Boys
3.1

Something for the Boys

1944-11-01

The oddly-assorted Hart cousins: revue singer Blossom, con man Harry, and machinist Chiquita (who ge

What a Blonde
1.4

What a Blonde

1945-02-03

American gas rationing during WWII results in comic mayhem as a lingerie executive finds his home ov

The Pilgrim Lady
2.5

The Pilgrim Lady

1947-01-22

Dennis Carter, the head of a detective agency, and his secretary, Henrietta Rankin, get involved in

The Man Who Talked Too Much
3

The Man Who Talked Too Much

1940-07-16

A young law graduate joins his older brother's legal practice, only to discover the firm's clients a

Good Girls Go to Paris
3.5

Good Girls Go to Paris

1939-06-20

Jenny Swanson, a waitress on a college campus, is dying to visit Paris. Thanks to English professor

Shake, Rattle and Rock!
2.3

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

1956-11-01

A TV star meets with opposition from adults who object to the opening of a rock 'n' roll palace for

Portia on Trial
2.7

Portia on Trial

1937-11-08

Lady lawyer Portia Merryman defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners, who is on trial for shooting her lo

Fury
3.7

Fury

1936-06-05

Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the

Bedtime Story
2.8

Bedtime Story

1941-12-25

A Broadway playwright wants to keep on writing plays for his wife to star in, but all she wants is t

3 Is a Family
0

3 Is a Family

1944-11-23

Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles plays

The Toast of New York
2.9

The Toast of New York

1937-07-22

After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, a

I Was a Convict
2.5

I Was a Convict

1939-03-06

In this crime drama a wealthy business tycoon serves a sentence for tax fraud. While there he become

The Rose Bowl Story
1.5

The Rose Bowl Story

1952-08-24

The newly crowned Rose Bowl Princess and a tough but tender football player find the California Rose

Gold Is Where You Find It
3.5

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938-02-12

Colonel Ferris, a wealthy farmer in northern California, is strongly opposed to hydraulic mining, a

You're in the Army Now
2

You're in the Army Now

1941-12-25

Incompetent door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesmen become enlisted without their knowledge.

Our Leading Citizen
0

Our Leading Citizen

1939-08-23

Lem Schofield, a lawyer in a one-time small-town turned industrialized big city, runs his firm on ex

Blossoms in the Dust
3.3

Blossoms in the Dust

1941-08-15

Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very y

Hellzapoppin'
3.6

Hellzapoppin'

1941-12-25

Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together

True to the Army
0

True to the Army

1942-03-21

A wire-walker, on the run from gangsters, masquerades as a soldier at her boyfriend's Army base.

A Girl's Best Years
2.5

A Girl's Best Years

1936-12-25

A woman reporter is hired by an author-songwriter to help him avoid additional breach-of-promise sui

Fun on a Weekend
3.5

Fun on a Weekend

1947-05-15

Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by P

Maid of Salem
3

Maid of Salem

1937-02-12

When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a sc

Man of a Thousand Faces
3.3

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957-08-15

The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Cha

White Tie and Tails
3.5

White Tie and Tails

1946-08-30

When his employer goes to Florida, a butler masquerades as a millionaire and winds up getting involv

The Fabulous Joe
2.6

The Fabulous Joe

1947-08-28

Milo Terkel's life is never the same after he is willed a dog named Joe. Milo buys his wife a diamon