Percy Kilbride
Actor (1888-1964) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 76
Percy William Kilbride was an American character actor. He made a career of playing country "hicks," most memorably as Pa Kettle in the Ma and Pa Kettle series of feature films.
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1964Died11 December 19641955
Ma and Pa Kettle at WaikikiFilm, Pa Kettle1954
Ma and Pa Kettle at HomeFilm, Pa Kettle1952
Ellis in FreedomlandFilm, The Dehumidifier (voice)1951
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the FarmFilm, Pa Kettle1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownFilm, Pa Kettle1949
Free For AllFilm, Henry J. Abbott1948
Black BartFilm, Jersey Brady1946
The Well Groomed BrideFilm, Mr. Dawson1945
Fallen AngelFilm, Pop1944
Guest in the HouseFilm, John1943
Crazy HouseFilm, Col. Cornelius Merriweather1942
George Washington Slept HereFilm, Mr. Kimber1936
Soak the RichFilm, Everett, 2nd Detective1933
White WomanFilm, Jakey1888Born16 July 1888
Ma and Pa Kettle at WaikikiFilm, Pa Kettle1954Ma and Pa Kettle at HomeFilm, Pa Kettle1952Ellis in FreedomlandFilm, The Dehumidifier (voice)1951Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the FarmFilm, Pa Kettle1950Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownFilm, Pa Kettle1949Free For AllFilm, Henry J. Abbott1948Black BartFilm, Jersey Brady1946The Well Groomed BrideFilm, Mr. Dawson1945Fallen AngelFilm, Pop1944Guest in the HouseFilm, John1943Crazy HouseFilm, Col. Cornelius Merriweather1942George Washington Slept HereFilm, Mr. Kimber1936Soak the RichFilm, Everett, 2nd Detective1933White WomanFilm, Jakey1888Born16 July 1888Known for
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State Fair 1945
The Southerner 1945
Fallen Angel 1945
People around Percy
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Marjorie Main Also in Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
Charles Lamont Directed Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
Fred Kohlmar Produced You Were Meant for Me (1948)
Richard Long Also in The Egg and I and Ma and Pa Kettle- Charles Barton Directed Free for All (1949)
Esther Dale Also in The Egg and I and Ma and Pa Kettle
Beulah Bondi Also in The Southerner and She's a Soldier Too
Margaret Hamilton Also in Riding High and The Sun Comes Up
Fritz Feld Also in Riding High and You Gotta Stay Happy
Sidney Lanfield Directed The Well-Groomed Bride (1946)
Meg Randall Also in Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
Ida Moore Also in The Egg and I and She's a Soldier Too
Adele Jergens Also in Fallen Angel and She Wouldn't Say Yes
Willard Waterman Also in Free For All and Riding High
Frank Capra Directed Riding High (1950)
Jean Renoir Directed The Southerner (1945)
Margaret Hamilton Also in Guest in the House and Riding High
Jesse Louis Lasky Produced The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)- H. C. Potter Directed You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Wallace MacDonald Produced She's a Soldier Too (1944)
Percy Helton Also in Riding High and Free for All
Jean Heather Also in The Well-Groomed Bride (1946)
George Archainbaud Directed The Woman of the Town (1943)
Chester Erskine Directed The Egg and I (1947)
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 33
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1964 · aged 76
