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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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.
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
3 Godfathersas Judge
Fort Apacheas Capt. Dr. Wilkens
The Horn Blows at Midnightas Radio Director / The Chief
Girl Crazyas Dean Phineas Armour
There's One Born Every Minuteas Lester Cadwalader, Sr.
It Started with Eveas Bishop Maxwell
Babes in Armsas Judge Black
It's a Wonderful Worldas Fred 'Cap' Streeter
Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonas Governor Hopper
Of Human Heartsas George Ames
Three Comradesas Alfons
Captain Januaryas Captain January
Earthworm Tractorsas Sam Johnson
Little Lord Fauntleroyas Silas Hobbs
Captain Bloodas Hagthorpe
Damesas Horace Hemingway
Wonder Baras Henry Simpson
42nd Streetas Abner Dillon
Footlight Paradeas Gould
Gold Diggers of 1933as Faneul H. Peabody
Lady for a Dayas Judge Henry G. Blake
Rainas Joe Horn
Taxi!as Mack 'Pop' Riley
The Crowd Roarsas Pop Greer
Two Secondsas Bookie
Union Depotas Scrap Iron Scratch
Blonde Crazyas A. Rupert Johnson Jr.
City Streetsas Pop Cooley
Man of the Worldas Harry Taylor
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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.










Films together
Joan Blondell6 films together, 1931 to 1934
Joan Blondell's page 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
Dick Powell's page 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
Irving Bacon's page 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
Ward Bond's page 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
James Cagney's page 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
Nat Pendleton's page 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 Wonder Bar1934IMDb rating 6.4Kibbee as Henry Simpson
42nd Street1933IMDb rating 7.3Kibbee as Abner Dillon
Footlight Parade1933IMDb rating 7.5Kibbee as Gould
Frank CapraDirector, 2 films, 1933 to 1939
All films by Frank Capra Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939IMDb rating 8.1Kibbee as Governor Hopper
Lady for a Day1933IMDb rating 7.4Kibbee as Judge Henry G. Blake
John FordDirector, 2 films, 1948
All films by John Ford 3 Godfathers1948IMDb rating 7.0Kibbee as Judge
Fort Apache1948IMDb rating 7.4Kibbee as Capt. Dr. Wilkens
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.
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$9.6M38.4% of the total
- 2$3.2M12.8% of the total
- 3$3.0M12.0% of the total
- 4$2.8M11.4% of the total
- 5$2.4M9.7% of the total
- 6$2.3M9.1% of the total
- 7$1.0M4.1% of the total
- 8$637K2.5% of the total
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