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Guy Kibbee

Biography

Beginning his show business career at age 13 as an entertainer on Mississippi riverboats, Guy Kibbee graduated to the legitimate stage and spent many years in the theater. In the 1930s he was signed by Warner Brothers, and became part of what was known as "the Warner Brothers Stock Company", a cadre of seasoned character actors and actresses who enlivened many a Warners musical or gangster film. Kibbee specialized in playing jovial, but not particularly bright, businessmen and government officials. He was memorable as the stuffy lawyer with a secret weakness for showgirls in Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933).

74years old at death

  • Born El Paso
  • Died Long Island
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Also credited as Guy Bridges Kibbee

Movie Career

Films
29
Career span
17 years1931 to 1948

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  1. Big break

    Kibbee first appeared on Broadway in 1930 in Torch Song, a play that earned praise in New York and caught Hollywood's attention. Paramount Pictures signed him soon after.

  2. A first

    A breakfast dish of an egg fried in a hole cut in a slice of bread became known as "Guy Kibbee eggs" after the actor prepared it in the 1935 Warner Bros. film Mary Jane's Pa.

Guy Kibbee movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 Comedy, Dramaas Governor Hopper

    IMDb rating 8.1130K votes

  2. 42nd Street1933 Comedy, Drama, Musicalas Abner Dillon

    IMDb rating 7.314K votes

  3. Captain Blood1935as Hagthorpe

    IMDb rating 7.718K votes

  4. Lady for a Day1933as Judge Henry G. Blake

    IMDb rating 7.45.3K votes

  5. Gold Diggers of 19331933as Faneul H. Peabody

    IMDb rating 7.710K votes

  6. It's a Wonderful World1939as Fred 'Cap' Streeter

    IMDb rating 6.83.8K votes

  7. Footlight Parade1933as Gould

    IMDb rating 7.56.7K votes

  8. 3 Godfathers1948as Judge

    IMDb rating 7.012K votes

Most often with

Lloyd Bacon directed three of these films, Frank Capra two and John Ford two. Joan Blondell appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

  • Joan Blondell6 films together, 1931 to 1934
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    • Dames1934IMDb rating 7.0Kibbee as Horace HemingwayBlondell as Mabel Anderson
    • Footlight Parade1933IMDb rating 7.5Kibbee as GouldBlondell as Nan
    • Gold Diggers of 19331933IMDb rating 7.7Kibbee as Faneul H. PeabodyBlondell as Carol King
    • The Crowd Roars1932IMDb rating 6.2Kibbee as Pop GreerBlondell as Anne Scott
    • Union Depot1932IMDb rating 7.1Kibbee as Scrap Iron ScratchBlondell as Ruth Collins
    • Blonde Crazy1931IMDb rating 7.1Kibbee as A. Rupert Johnson Jr.Blondell as Anne Roberts
  • Dick Powell5 films together, 1933 to 1934
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    • Dames1934IMDb rating 7.0Kibbee as Horace HemingwayPowell as Jimmy Higgens
    • Wonder Bar1934IMDb rating 6.4Kibbee as Henry SimpsonPowell as Tommy
    • 42nd Street1933IMDb rating 7.3Kibbee as Abner DillonPowell as Billy Lawler
    • Footlight Parade1933IMDb rating 7.5Kibbee as GouldPowell as Scotty
    • Gold Diggers of 19331933IMDb rating 7.7Kibbee as Faneul H. PeabodyPowell as Brad Roberts
  • Irving Bacon4 films together, 1932 to 1941
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    • It Started with Eve1941IMDb rating 7.6Kibbee as Bishop MaxwellBacon as Raven
    • Earthworm Tractors1936IMDb rating 6.3Kibbee as Sam JohnsonBacon as Taxicab Driver
    • Lady for a Day1933IMDb rating 7.4Kibbee as Judge Henry G. BlakeBacon as Pool Hall Dupe
    • Union Depot1932IMDb rating 7.1Kibbee as Scrap Iron ScratchBacon as Depot Hotel Waiter
  • Ward Bond4 films together, 1933 to 1948
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    • 3 Godfathers1948IMDb rating 7.0Kibbee as JudgeBond as Perley 'Buck' Sweet
    • Fort Apache1948IMDb rating 7.4Kibbee as Capt. Dr. WilkensBond as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
    • Of Human Hearts1938IMDb rating 6.8Kibbee as George AmesBond as Lout Laughing in Church
    • Lady for a Day1933IMDb rating 7.4Kibbee as Judge Henry G. BlakeBond as Mounted Policeman
  • James Cagney4 films together, 1931 to 1933
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    • Footlight Parade1933IMDb rating 7.5Kibbee as GouldCagney as Chester Kent
    • Taxi!1932IMDb rating 6.6Kibbee as Mack 'Pop' RileyCagney as Matt Nolan
    • The Crowd Roars1932IMDb rating 6.2Kibbee as Pop GreerCagney as Joe Greer
    • Blonde Crazy1931IMDb rating 7.1Kibbee as A. Rupert Johnson Jr.Cagney as Albert 'Bert' Harris
  • Nat Pendleton4 films together, 1931 to 1939
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    • It's a Wonderful World1939IMDb rating 6.8Kibbee as Fred 'Cap' StreeterPendleton as Sergeant Fred Koretz
    • Lady for a Day1933IMDb rating 7.4Kibbee as Judge Henry G. BlakePendleton as Shakespeare
    • Taxi!1932IMDb rating 6.6Kibbee as Mack 'Pop' RileyPendleton as Bull Martin
    • Blonde Crazy1931IMDb rating 7.1Kibbee as A. Rupert Johnson Jr.Pendleton as Hank aka Pete
  • Lloyd BaconDirector, 3 films, 1933 to 1934
    All films by Lloyd Bacon
  • Frank CapraDirector, 2 films, 1933 to 1939
    All films by Frank Capra
  • John FordDirector, 2 films, 1948
    All films by John Ford
  • Also four films together2 more actors
    • Hugh HerbertThere's One Born Every Minute (1942), Dames (1934), Wonder Bar (1934) and Footlight Parade (1933)
    • Ruby KeelerDames (1934), 42nd Street (1933), Footlight Parade (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Guy Kibbee's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$25.0 million

8 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 29 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 19 figure not found.

  • 8Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 19Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939as Governor Hopper
    $9.6M38.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Gold Diggers of 19331933as Faneul H. Peabody
    $3.2M12.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Fort Apache1948as Capt. Dr. Wilkens
    $3.0M12.0% of the total
  4. 4
    3 Godfathers1948as Judge
    $2.8M11.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Footlight Parade1933as Gould
    $2.4M9.7% of the total
  6. 6
    42nd Street1933as Abner Dillon
    $2.3M9.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Little Lord Fauntleroy1936as Silas Hobbs
    $1.0M4.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Union Depot1932as Scrap Iron Scratch
    $637K2.5% of the total