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Percy William Kilbride (July 16, 1888 – December 11, 1964) 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.
Kilbride, who was born in San Francisco, played more than 800 roles after his Broadway debut in 1928 in “Those We Love”. He became one of Hollywood's busiest character actors after appearing ...
Percy Kilbride. Actor: Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm. He had a long career in theater before making movies, playing hundreds of roles, mostly rustic bumpkins, in stage and stock. His film career included two isolated early films: White Woman (1933) and Soak the Rich (1936).
Percy Kilbride. Actor: Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm. He had a long career in theater before making movies, playing hundreds of roles, mostly rustic bumpkins, in stage and stock. His film career included two isolated early films: White Woman (1933) and Soak the Rich (1936).
After the success of The Egg and I, Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride starred in their own series of Ma and Pa Kettle movies, which became box-office bonanzas for Universal Pictures, having earned an estimated $35 million for the entire series.
Familiar to million as the twangy, bucolic Pa Kettle, Percy Kilbride first stepped on the stage in the role of an 18th-century French fop in a San Francisco production of Tale of Two Cities.
Jul 18, 2023 · In “Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki” (1955), the beloved Kettle family embarks on an adventurous trip to the tropical paradise of Hawaii. Ma (Marjorie Main) and Pa (Percy Kilbride) find themselves surrounded by the beauty of Waikiki Beach and the vibrant Hawaiian culture.
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Percy Kilbride Biography (1888-1964) Born July 16, 1888, in San Francisco, CA; died of arteriosclerosis and pneumonia, December 11, 1964, in Hollywood, California. Career: Actor.
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Percy Kilbride is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes Fallen Angel, The Southerner, Ma and Pa Kettle, The Egg and I, State Fair, Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town, Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm, and Riff-Raff.
