--- name: "Milton Kibbee" canonical: "https://film.one/person/milton-kibbee" roles: [] born: "27 January 1896" died: "17 April 1970" reviewed_on_fi1m: 7 average_fi1m_score: 74 average_over: 7 updated: "2026-09-20T02:16:39.195670+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Milton Kibbee Actor. Born 27 January 1896 in Roswell, New Mexico, USA. Died 17 April 1970. ## Details - **Born:** 27 January 1896, Roswell, New Mexico, USA - **Died:** 17 April 1970 - **Also known as:** Miltin Kibbee, Milt Kibbee, Mil Kibbee, Milne Bryan Kibbee - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 80 (4), 1940s 72 (2), 1950s 56 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 77 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 4, Romance 4, Music 1, War 1 - **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $50m across 4 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Kibbee, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6861274, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0452133/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/117036 ## Biography Milton Kibbee (born Milne Bryan Kibbee) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 360 films between 1933 and 1953, frequently in uncredited bit parts. He was the younger brother of character actor Guy Kibbee and the father of actress Lois Kibbee. Kibbee began in stock theatre before signing with Warner Bros. in 1932; among his credited appearances are roles in *Citizen Kane* (1941), *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946) and *It Happened One Night* (1934). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, dejascene.com.* ## On Fi1m (7) - *The Greatest Show on Earth* (1952), Fi1m 56, as Picked-pocket Customer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-greatest-show-on-earth.md) - *Anchors Aweigh* (1945), Fi1m 70, as Bartender (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/anchors-aweigh.md) - *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), Fi1m 74, as Alf McAfee (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md) - *Here Comes the Navy* (1934), Fi1m 70, as Mike (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/here-comes-the-navy.md) - *It Happened One Night* (1934), Fi1m 88, as Drunk Reporter (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/it-happened-one-night.md) - *42nd Street* (1933), Fi1m 82, as News Spreader (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/42nd-street.md) - *Lady for a Day* (1933), Fi1m 78, as Man in Mayor's Office (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/lady-for-a-day.md) ## Complete filmography (254) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Born to the Saddle* (1953), as Dr. Granden - *Adventures of Superman* (1952), series, as Harry Hansen - *The Narrow Margin* (1952), as Tenant (uncredited) - *Rodeo* (1952), Actor - *The Greatest Show on Earth* (1952), as Picked-pocket Customer (uncredited) — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-greatest-show-on-earth.md) - *The Las Vegas Story* (1952), as Coroner (uncredited) - *The Whip Hand* (1951), as Produce Company Proprietor (uncredited) - *Flying Leathernecks* (1951), as Indian Affairs Clerk (uncredited) - *Blue Blood* (1951), as Ryan - *Woman on the Run* (1950), as Man Yelling from Apartment House (uncredited) - *The Desert Hawk* (1950), as Merchant - *County Fair* (1950), as Racing Secretary - *On the Town* (1949), as Sign Poster (uncredited) - *The Lone Ranger* (1949), series, as Jessup (uncredited) - *Challenge of the Range* (1949), as Ezra (uncredited) - *State Department: File 649* (1949), as Bill Sneed - *An Old-Fashioned Girl* (1949), as Farmer Brown - *Whispering Smith* (1948), as Train Engineer (uncredited) - *River Lady* (1948), as Limpy - *Jingle, Jangle, Jingle* (1948), as Announcer - *The Lady from Shanghai* (1947), as Policeman (uncredited) - *High Wall* (1947), as Counterman (uncredited) - *Body and Soul* (1947), as Dan - Marlowe's Manager (uncredited) - *The Sea Hound* (1947), as Milton Kibbee - *Desert Fury* (1947), as Mike (uncredited) - *Desperate* (1947), as Mac (uncredited) - *Little Miss Broadway* (1947), as Jeff Parks - *Welcome Stranger* (1947), as Ben - Bus Driver (uncredited) - *High Barbaree* (1947), as Waiter (uncredited) - *Buck Privates Come Home* (1947), as Street Gawker (uncredited) - *Homesteaders of Paradise Valley* (1947), as Editor A. C. Blaine - *The Luckiest Guy in the World* (1947), as Mr. Ashland - *Vacation Days* (1947), as Professor Owen Townley - *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), as Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md) - *Wake Up and Dream* (1946), as Mailman - *Undercurrent* (1946), as Minister (uncredited) - *High School Hero* (1946), as Professor Owen Townley - *Conquest of Cheyenne* (1946), as Banker Tuttle - *Freddie Steps Out* (1946), as Professor Owen Townley - *Somewhere in the Night* (1946), as Herman - *One Exciting Week* (1946), as George Coffey (uncredited) - *The Bride Wore Boots* (1946), as Hotel Manager (uncredited) - *Larceny in Her Heart* (1946), as Joe Morell - *Junior Prom* (1946), as Professor Owen Townley - *Miss Susie Slagle's* (1946), as Little Man (uncredited) - *From This Day Forward* (1946), as Factory Foreman - *Tomorrow Is Forever* (1946), as Baltimore Postman - *The Flying Serpent* (1946), as Hastings (as Miltin Kibbee) - *Scarlet Street* (1945), as Employee (uncredited) - *White Pongo* (1945), as Gunderson - *Strange Holiday* (1945), as Sam Morgan - *Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood* (1945), as Counterman (uncredited) - *Come Out Fighting* (1945), as Police chief - *Anchors Aweigh* (1945), as Bartender (uncredited) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/anchors-aweigh.md) - *Mr. Muggs Rides Again* (1945), as Veterinarian - *The Affairs of Susan* (1945), as Whortle (uncredited) - *The Body Snatcher* (1945), as Dan (uncredited) - *The Scarlet Clue* (1945), as Herbert Sinclair (uncredited) - *The Phantom of 42nd Street* (1945), as Peters - Newspaper Editor (uncredited) - *Dillinger* (1945), as Bank Employee (uncredited) - *The Big Show-Off* (1945), as Slaughterhouse Shannon - *Together Again* (1944), as Workman (uncredited) - *Guest in the House* (1944), as Station Master - *Rogues' Gallery* (1944), as Wheeler - *The Missing Juror* (1944), as Joe, Train Engineer (uncredited) - *I Won't Play* (1944), as U.S.O. Show Emcee (uncredited) - *It's Murder* (1944), as Train conductor - *In the Meantime, Darling* (1944), as Mailman - *Casanova Brown* (1944), as Father at Baby Window (uncredited) - *When Strangers Marry* (1944), as Charlie - *The Soul of a Monster* (1944), as Man in Sedan (uncredited) - *Three Little Sisters* (1944), as Tom Scott - *Three of a Kind* (1944), as Welfare Worker - *The Story of Dr. Wassell* (1944), as 'Janssen' Passenger (uncredited) - *The Contender* (1944), as Pop Turner - *Rationing* (1944), as Wright (uncredited) - *Cover Girl* (1944), as Reporter Asking About Flowers (uncredited) - *Happy Land* (1943), as Shep Wayne (uncredited) - *Northern Pursuit* (1943), as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) - *The Iron Major* (1943), as Mr. Watkins - *Top Man* (1943), as Mac - *Blazing Frontier* (1943), as Clem Barstow - *The Seventh Victim* (1943), as Joseph (Uncredited) - *Black Hills Express* (1943), as Match Salesman Wetherby - *Crime Doctor* (1943), as Man in Bar Booth - *Wolves of the Range* (1943), as Rancher - *Western Cyclone* (1943), as Senator - *Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case* (1943), as Briggs (uncredited) - *She Has What It Takes* (1943), as Man (uncredited) - *Dixie Dugan* (1943), as Pressman - *Keep 'Em Slugging* (1943), as McGann - *Queen of Broadway* (1942), as Joe (as Milt Kibbee) - *Gentleman Jim* (1942), as (uncredited) - *The Major and the Minor* (1942), as Station Agent (uncredited) - *Jungle Siren* (1942), as Dr. Thomas Harrigan - *In Old California* (1942), as Ezra Tompkins - *Dr. Broadway* (1942), as Patient (uncredited) - *Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns* (1942), as Dr. Hagen - *Saboteur* (1942), as Man Killed in Movie Theater (uncredited) - *The Lone Rider in Cheyenne* (1942), as Joe Carson - *Heart of the Rio Grande* (1942), as Connie's Cabbie (uncredited) - *Billy the Kid Trapped* (1942), as Judge Clarke - *Raiders of the West* (1942), as The Judge (as Milt Kibbee) - *Fly By Night* (1942), as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited) - *The Lone Rider and the Bandit* (1942), as Sam Turner - *The Mad Doctor of Market Street* (1942), as Hadley - *Inflation* (1942), as Fred (uncredited) - *Main Street on the March!* (1941), as News Vendor Rod Meakin (uncredited) - *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), as Alf McAfee (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md) - *New York Town* (1941), as Postman (uncredited) - *Honky Tonk* (1941), as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) - *Bad Men of Missouri* (1941), as Pop - *They Meet Again* (1941), as Defense Attorney Larkin - *Kansas Cyclone* (1941), as Cal Chambers (as Milt Kibbee) - *The Big Store* (1941), as Press Photographer (uncredited) - *Citizen Kane* (1941), as Reporter at Wedding (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/citizen-kane.md) - *Men of Boys Town* (1941), as Court Clerk (uncredited) - *Two Gun Sheriff* (1941), as Deputy Jones - *Across the Sierras* (1941), as Sheriff (as Milt Kibbee) - *Billy the Kid's Range War* (1941), as Leonard - *Maisie Was a Lady* (1941), as Carnival Show Spectator (Uncredited) - *Dr. Kildare's Crisis* (1940), as Patient with Hand Injury - *Little Nellie Kelly* (1940), as First Court Clerk (uncredited) - *Third Finger, Left Hand* (1940), as Ship Steward (uncredited) - *Strike Up the Band* (1940), as Mr. Holden - *That Gang of Mine* (1940), as Mr. Wilkes - *Dance, Girl, Dance* (1940), as Reporter at Taxi (uncredited) - *The Return of Frank James* (1940), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Lucky Cisco Kid* (1940), as Wells Fargo Man - *Edison, the Man* (1940), as Workman - *Young Tom Edison* (1940), as Baggage Man - *Abe Lincoln in Illinois* (1940), as Abe's Friend (uncredited) - *Wolf of New York* (1940), as Reporter - *Remember the Night* (1940), as Jury Member (uncredited) - *The Big Guy* (1939), as Second Citizen (uncredited) - *Another Thin Man* (1939), as Detective (uncredited) - *The Roaring Twenties* (1939), as Cabbie (uncredited) - *The Cat and the Canary* (1939), as Reporter - *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), as Senate Reporter (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-smith-goes-to-washington.md) - *The Escape* (1939), as Neighbor - *Those High Grey Walls* (1939), as Convict (uncredited) - *Thunder Afloat* (1939), as Fisherman (uncredited) - *Blondie Takes a Vacation* (1939), as Grocery Creditor (uncredited) - *The House of Fear* (1939), as Telephone Repair Man - *Confessions of a Nazi Spy* (1939), as Man Greeting Waiter Bill (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Women in the Wind* (1939), as Burbank Official (uncredited) - *Dodge City* (1939), as Printer (uncredited) - *The Flying Irishman* (1939), as New York Airport Manager - *Let Us Live* (1939), as Hardware Store Proprietor (uncredited) - *Three Smart Girls Grow Up* (1939), as Receptionist - *Sergeant Madden* (1939), as Train Conductor - *Exposed* (1938), as Reporter - *Kentucky Moonshine* (1938), as Photographer (uncredited) - *Gold Is Where You Find It* (1938), as Party Guest (uncredited) - *Hollywood Hotel* (1938), as Chauffeur (uncredited) - *City Girl* (1938), as Doctor's Assistant (uncredited) - *Missing Witnesses* (1937), as Steamship Clerk (uncredited) - *Live, Love and Learn* (1937), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Alcatraz Island* (1937), as Court Clerk (uncredited) - *That Certain Woman* (1937), as Newspaper Clerk (uncredited) - *Back in Circulation* (1937), as Pink Thomas - a Reporter (uncredited) - *The Devil's Saddle Legion* (1937), as Spane - *White Bondage* (1937), as Joe Tawney - *Talent Scout* (1937), as Extra in Carter's Outer Office (uncredited) - *The Lady Escapes* (1937), as American Express Man (uncredited) - *Empty Holsters* (1937), as Jim Hall - *Public Wedding* (1937), as Jailer - *Blazing Sixes* (1937), as Mort - Hess Henchman - *Kid Galahad* (1937), as Reporter in Hotel Lobby (uncredited) - *The Go-Getter* (1937), as Ship Line Clerk (uncredited) - *A Day at Santa Anita* (1937), as Racing Official (uncredited) - *The Cherokee Strip* (1937), as Blade Simpson - *Marked Woman* (1937), as Smith (uncredited) - *The Romance Of Robert Burns* (1937), as Tavern Customer (uncredited) - *Land Beyond the Law* (1937), as Sheriff Spence - *Ready, Willing and Able* (1937), as Steward - *The Great O'Malley* (1937), as Court Stenographer (uncredited) - *Black Legion* (1937), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Once a Doctor* (1937), as "Orlando" Radioman - *Smart Blonde* (1937), as Harms (uncredited) - *Gold Diggers of 1937* (1936), as Milt (uncredited) - *Guns of the Pecos* (1936), as Carlos, Blake's Henchman - *Fugitive in the Sky* (1936), as Kansas City Airport Official - *California Mail* (1936), as Bart Banton - *Polo Joe* (1936), as Marker - *The Case of the Black Cat* (1936), as Brandon - Oafley's Butler (uncredited) - *Cain and Mabel* (1936), as Taxi Driver (uncredited) - *Trailin' West* (1936), as Henchman Steve - *Love Begins at Twenty* (1936), as Wilbur - Detective - *China Clipper* (1936), as Mechanic (uncredited) - *Jailbreak* (1936), as Cabbie - *Bengal Tiger* (1936), as Artificial Leg Sales Clerk (uncredited) - *Earthworm Tractors* (1936), as Hotel Clerk - *Two Against the World* (1936), as Writer #2 (uncredited) - *The Big Noise* (1936), as Thompson, Dry Cleaning Owner (uncredited) - *Murder by an Aristocrat* (1936), as Taxi Driver - *Bullets or Ballots* (1936), as Jury Foreman in Newsreel (uncredited) - *The Law in Her Hands* (1936), as Herman Sturm - *Sons o' Guns* (1936), as Military Policeman - *Treachery Rides the Range* (1936), as Man at Relay Station - *I Married a Doctor* (1936), as Train Ticket Clerk - *Brides Are Like That* (1936), as Bill - Drug Store Clerk - *The Singing Kid* (1936), as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited) - *Road Gang* (1936), as Convict Warning Larrabee - *The Walking Dead* (1936), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Song of the Saddle* (1936), as Henchman (uncredited) - *Man Hunt* (1936), as Sam / Art - *Dangerous* (1935), Actor - *Frisco Kid* (1935), as Shop Man (uncredited) - *Stars Over Broadway* (1935), as Hotel Desk Clerk - *Moonlight on the Prairie* (1935), as Henchman Pete - *Dr. Socrates* (1935), as Bank Teller - *The Goose and the Gander* (1935), as Hotel Garageman (uncredited) - *Special Agent* (1935), as Pinball Player (uncredited) - *Little Big Shot* (1935), as Chauffeur (uncredited) - *Broadway Gondolier* (1935), as Red's Pal - *Don't Bet on Blondes* (1935), as Joe, Cashier (Uncredited) - *Front Page Woman* (1935), as Telegraph Operator (uncredited) - *Stranded* (1935), as Pat, the Timekeeper (uncredited) - *Dinky* (1935), as Orphanage Employee - *Mary Jane's Pa* (1935), as Bill - Printing Press Mechanic - *Go Into Your Dance* (1935), as Waiter at Shim Sham Cafe - *The Case of the Curious Bride* (1935), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Traveling Saleslady* (1935), as Stenographer (uncredited) - *A Night at the Ritz* (1935), as Ritz Clerk (uncredited) - *The Casino Murder Case* (1935), as Reporter (uncredited) - *While the Patient Slept* (1935), as Evening Bulletin Archivist (uncredited) - *Bordertown* (1935), as Man Restraining Johnny in Courtroom Fight - *Maybe It's Love* (1935), as Backed-Into Driver (uncredited) - *The Payoff* (1935), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Murder in the Clouds* (1934), as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) - *The St. Louis Kid* (1934), as Paymaster (uncredited) - *I Sell Anything* (1934), as Spectator Bidding $3.50 (uncredited) - *A Lost Lady* (1934), as Reporter (uncredited) - *The Case of the Howling Dog* (1934), as Detective (uncredited) - *Dames* (1934), as Reporter (uncredited) - *The Dragon Murder Case* (1934), as Service Station Attendant (uncredited) - *Here Comes the Navy* (1934), as Mike (uncredited) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/here-comes-the-navy.md) - *Upperworld* (1934), as Pilot (uncredited) - *Jimmy the Gent* (1934), as Johnny (uncredited) - *Gambling Lady* (1934), as First Reporter (uncredited) - *It Happened One Night* (1934), as Drunk Reporter (uncredited) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/it-happened-one-night.md) - *Hi, Nellie!* (1934), as Charlie Dwyer (uncredited) - *The World Changes* (1933), as Organist at Wedding (uncredited) - *College Coach* (1933), as Photographer (uncredited) - *The Kennel Murder Case* (1933), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Wild Boys of the Road* (1933), as Movie Usher (uncredited) - *I Loved a Woman* (1933), as Lane's Secretary (uncredited) - *Lady for a Day* (1933), as Man in Mayor's Office (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/lady-for-a-day.md) - *Mary Stevens, M.D.* (1933), as SS Atlantis Deck Steward (uncredited) - *Picture Snatcher* (1933), as Reporter Outside Prison (uncredited) - *42nd Street* (1933), as News Spreader (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/42nd-street.md) - *Girl Missing* (1933), as Police Stenographer (Uncredited) - *Mystery of the Wax Museum* (1933), as Reporter (Uncredited) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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