Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

Actor. Born 30 July 1874 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Died 25 November 1964.

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Born
30 July 1874, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died
25 November 1964

Biography

Clarence Kolb was an American actor. He began his career in vaudeville as half of the comedy team Kolb and Dill, which performed stage routines and appeared in a small number of early films before he returned to the stage.

Kolb resumed film work in the late 1930s and appeared in dozens of features, often cast as politicians or businessmen. He played the mayor in His Girl Friday (1940), Henry Kilbourne in Merrily We Live (1938), Judge Reiser in Adam's Rib (1949) and Mr Honeywell in the television series My Little Margie (1952–1955). His final screen appearance was as himself in Man of a Thousand Faces (1957). He died in 1964.

Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, Clarence Kolb is known for Adam's Rib (1949), Fury (1936), Hellzapoppin' (1941), Carefree (1938), Impact (1949), Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) and Merrily We Live (1938).