Guy Kibbee

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Guy Kibbee
from Mama Steps Out (1937)
Born	Guy Bridges Kibbee March 6, 1882(1882-03-06) El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 24, 1956 (aged 74) (parkinson's disease) East Islip, Long Island, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Spouse(s)	Esther Reed (1925-1956) (his death) 3 Children Helen Shea (1918-1923) 4 Children

Guy Kibbee (March 6, 1882 – May 24, 1956) was an American stage and film actor.

[edit] Biography

Born in El Paso, Texas, Kibbee began his entertainment career on Mississippi riverboats and 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).

Kibbee died from complications arising out of Parkinson's disease in New York in 1956.

[edit] Partial filmography

• City Streets (1931)
• Side Show (1931)
• Blonde Crazy (1931)
• The Mouthpiece (1932)
• The Dark Horse (1932)
• Winner Take All (1932)
• Rain (1932)
• Union Depot (1932)
• 42nd Street (1933)
• Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
• The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
• Lady for a Day (1933)
• Footlight Parade (1933)
• The World Changes (1933)
• Convention City (1933)
• Wonder Bar (1934)
• Dames (1934)
• Captain Blood (1935)
• Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
• Captain January (1936)
• Three Men on a Horse (1936)
• The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)
• Of Human Hearts (1938)
• Three Comrades (1938)
• Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
• It's a Wonderful World (1939)
• Babes in Arms (1939)
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
• Our Town (1940)
• Girl Crazy (1943)
• The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
• The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
• Fort Apache (1948)
• 3 Godfathers (1948)

[edit] External links

• Guy Kibbee at the Internet Movie Database