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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.
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).
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 was an American actor who played hundreds of roles, mostly rustic bumpkins, in theater and film. He is best known for his role as Pa Kettle in the "Ma and Pa Kettle" movies, which he starred in from 1947 to 1955.
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.
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.
Feb 20, 2024 · Percy Kilbride made a career of playing country "hicks," most memorably as Pa Kettle in the Ma and Pa Kettle series.
