Guy Kibbee
| Guy Kibbee | |
|---|---|
 from Mama Steps Out (1937) | |
| Born |
Guy Bridges Kibbee March 6, 1882 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Died |
May 24, 1956 (aged 74) East Islip, New York, U.S. |
Resting place | Kensico Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1931–1950 |
| Spouse(s) |
Helen Shea (m. 1918–23) 4 children Esther Reed (m. 1925–56) (his death), 3 children |
Guy Bridges Kibbee (March 6, 1882 – May 24, 1956) was an American stage and film actor.
History
Kibbee was born in El Paso, Texas and began his entertainment career on Mississippi riverboats. He eventually became a successful Broadway actor. In the 1930s, Kibbee moved to California and became part of what became known as "Warner Bros.' stock company", contracted actors who cycled through different productions in supporting roles. Kibbee's specialty was daft and jovial characters and he is best remembered for the films 42nd Street (1933), The Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Captain Blood (1935), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), though he gives a deftly subtle performance as the expat inn owner in Joan Crawford's Rain (1932).
He is also remembered for his performance as Mr. Webb, editor of the Grover's Corners, New Hampshire newspaper, and father of Emily Webb played by Martha Scott in the film version of the classic Thornton Wilder play Our Town.
Kibbee died from complications arising from Parkinson's disease in Long Island, New York in 1956. His younger brother was actor Milton Kibbee.
In popular culture
Guy Kibbee eggs[1] is the name for a breakfast dish which consists of a hole cut out of the center of a slice of bread, and an egg cracked into it, all of which is fried in a skillet. The actor prepared this dish in the 1935 Warner Bros. film Mary Jane's Pa, hence the eponym. This dish is also known by other names, such as "egg in a basket."
Selected filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1931 | City Streets | Pop Cooley | |
| Side Show | Colonel Gowdy | ||
| New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford | Police Sergeant McGonigal | ||
| 1932 | Union Depot | Scrap Iron Scratch | Alternative title: Gentleman for a Day |
| Play-Girl | Finkelwald | ||
| The Crowd Roars | Pop Greer | ||
| Rain | Joe Horn | ||
| Scarlet Dawn | Mr. Murphy | ||
| High Pressure | |||
| 1933 | 42nd Street | Abner Dillon | |
| Lilly Turner | Doc McGill | ||
| Footlight Parade | Si Gould | ||
| The Gold Diggers of 1933 | Faneul H. Peabody | ||
| The Life of Jimmy Dolan | Phlaxer | Alternative title: The Kid's Last Fight | |
| Lady for a Day | Judge Henry G. Blake | ||
| 1934 | Convention City | George Ellerbe | Lost film |
| Dames | Horace Peter Hemingway | ||
| Big Hearted Herbert | Herbert Kalness | ||
| Merry Wives Of Reno | Tom Fraser | ||
| Babbitt | George F. Babbitt | Title role | |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes | Colonel Jefferson Davis Youngblood | |
| Going Highbrow | |||
| Captain Blood | Hagthorpe | ||
| 1936 | Little Lord Fauntleroy | Mr. Silas Hobbs | |
| Captain January | Captain January | ||
| 1937 | The Bad Man of Brimstone | Francis X. "Eight Ball" Harrison | |
| Riding on Air | J. Rutherford "Doc" Waddington | ||
| 1938 | Of Human Hearts | George Ames | |
| Three Loves Has Nancy | Pa Briggs | ||
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World | "Cap" Streeter | |
| Babes in Arms | Judge John Black | ||
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Governor Hubert 'Happy' Hopper | ||
| Bad Little Angel | Luther Marvin | ||
| 1940 | Our Town | Mr. Webb | |
| Chad Hanna | Huguenine | ||
| 1941 | It Started with Eve | Bishop Maxwell | |
| Scattergood Baines | Scattergood Baines | ||
| Design for Scandal | Judge Graham | ||
| 1942 | Miss Annie Rooney | Grandpa Rooney | |
| There's One Born Every Minute | Lester Cadwalader, Sr. | ||
| Whistling in Dixie | Judge George Lee | ||
| 1943 | Learn and Live | Angel | |
| Girl Crazy | Dean Phineas Armour | ||
| 1944 | Dixie Jamboree | Captain Jackson of the Ellabella | |
| 1945 | The Horn Blows at Midnight | Radio Director/The Chief | |
| 1946 | Singing on the Trail | Dusty Wyatt | Alternative title: Lookin' for Someone |
| Lone Star Moonlight | Amos Norton | Alternative title: Amongst the Thieves | |
| 1947 | The Romance of Rosy Ridge | Cal Baggett | |
| The Red Stallion | Ed Thompson | ||
| 1948 | Fort Apache | Captain Dr. Wilkens | Alternative title: War Party |
| 3 Godfathers | Judge | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1948 | Kraft Television Theatre | 1 episode | |
| 1949–1950 | The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre | 4 episodes | |
| 1950 | The Billy Rose Show | 1 episode | |
References
- ↑ "Guy Kibbee Eggs". seriouseats.com. Retrieved Dec 16, 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guy Kibbee. |
- Guy Kibbee at the Internet Movie Database
- Guy Kibbee at the Internet Broadway Database
- Guy Kibbee at the TCM Movie Database
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