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.
Acted in 58
1950s
- 1957
Man of a Thousand Faces
Clarence Kolb
- 1956
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Judge McCombs
- 1952
The Rose Bowl Story
Gramps Burke
1940s
- 1949
- 1947
Christmas Eve
Judge Alston
Blondie in the Dough
J.T. Thorp
The Fabulous Joe
Cornelius Belmont, II
Fun on a Weekend
Quigley Quackenbush
Lost Honeymoon
Mr. Evans
The Pilgrim Lady
Prof. Rankin
- 1946
White Tie and Tails
Mr. Arkwright
- 1945
Road to Alcatraz
Philip Angreet
What a Blonde
Charles DaFoe
- 1944
3 Is a Family
Mr. Steele
Something for the Boys
Colonel Grubbs (uncredited)
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Leo Betz
Standing Room Only
Glen Ritchie
- 1943
True to Life
Mr. Huggins
The Falcon in Danger
Stanley Harris Palmer
- 1942
True to the Army
Gen. Marlowe
- 1941
Bedtime Story
Collins
You're in the Army Now
General Winthrop
Hellzapoppin'
Andrew Rand
The Night of January 16th
Tilton
Nothing but the Truth
Mr. Van Dusen
Blossoms in the Dust
Senator
Caught in the Draft
Col. Peter Fairbanks
- 1940
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Hiram P. Brighton
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
J.B. Armstrong
No Time for Comedy
Richard Benson
The Man Who Talked Too Much
E.A. Smith
Five Little Peppers at Home
J.H. King
1930s
- 1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Captain McGovern
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
J.H. King
Good Girls Go to Paris
Ted Dayton Sr.
It Could Happen to You
Alfred Wiman
Society Lawyer
Mr. Leonard
Honolulu
Mr. Horace Grayson
- 1938
The Law West of Tombstone
Samuel 'Sam' Kent
Carefree
Judge Travers
Give Me a Sailor
Captain Tallant
Gold Is Where You Find It
Senator Walsh
- 1937
Portia on Trial
John Condon
The Toast of New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Maid of Salem
Town Crier (Uncredited)
- 1936
A Girl's Best Years
Doctor (uncredited)
Fury
Durkin's Friend (uncredited)
1920s
- 1927
Two Flaming Youths
Kolb - as Kolb and Dill
1910s
- 1916
Bluff
Louie
Other crew 1
1950s
- 1957
Man of a Thousand Faces
Technical Advisor