Guy Kibbee (March 6, 1882 – May 24, 1956) was an American stage and film actor.
Early life and career
Born in
El Paso, Texas, Kibbee began his entertainment career on
Mississippi riverboats and eventually became a successful
Broadway actor. In the 1930s, Kibbee moved to
California and became part of what became known as "
Warner Bros.' stock company", contracted actors who cycled through different productions in supporting roles. Kibbee's specialty was daft and jovial characters and he is best remembered for the films
42nd Street (1933),
The Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933),
Captain Blood (1935), and
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), though he gives a deftly subtle performance as the expat inn owner in
Joan Crawford's
Rain (1932).