Guy Kibbee

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BIRTHDAY

March 06, 1882

El Paso, TX

DIED

May 24, 1956

RECENT CREDITS

The Three Godfathers (FILM) Dec. 1, 1948

Fort Apache (FILM) Mar. 9, 1948

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (FILM) Jan. 1, 1939

Of Human Hearts (FILM) Jan. 1, 1938

Cain and Mabel (FILM) Jan. 1, 1936

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BIOGRAPHY

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It is possible that when actor Guy Kibbee portrayed newspaper editor Webb in the 1940 film version of Our Town, he harked back to his own father's experiences as a news journalist. The cherubic, pop-eyed Kibbee first performed on Mississippi riverboats as a teenager, then matriculated to the legitimate stage. The 1930 Broadway play Torch Song was the production that brought Kibbee the Hollywood offers. From 1931 onward, Kibbee was one of the mainstays of the Warner Bros. stock companies, specializing in dumb politicos (The Dark Horse [1932]), sugar daddies (42nd Street [1933]) and the occasional straight, near-heroic role (Captain Blood [1935]). In 1934, Kibbee enjoyed one of his rare leading roles, essaying the title character in Babbitt (1934), a role he seemed born to play. During the 1940s, Kibbee headlined the Scattergood Baines B-picture series at RKO. He retired in 1949, after completing his scenes in John Ford's Three Godfathers. Kibbee was the brother of small-part play Milton Kibbee, and the father of Charles Kibbee, City University of New York chancellor.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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