Portrait of Percy Kilbride

Acting

Percy Kilbride

Career

Active from 1933 to 1955, busiest in 1948 and 1949 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Southerner
The Southerner
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Percy Kilbride Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Musical Comedy 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Slapstick 2
  • 1940s 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 65
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)
GoodWatch score 60

as Pa Kettle

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)
GoodWatch score 68

as Pa Kettle

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

as Pa Kettle

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

as Pa Kettle

Ellis in Freedomland
Ellis in Freedomland (1952)

as The Dehumidifier (voice)

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
GoodWatch score 66

as Pa Kettle

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

as Pa Kettle

Riding High
Riding High (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Pop Jones

1940s

23 titles ยท average score 60
Ma and Pa Kettle
Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

as Frank 'Pa' Kettle

Free For All
Free For All (1949)

as Henry J. Abbott

Mr. Soft Touch
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Rickle

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948)

as Billy Caswell

You Gotta Stay Happy
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mr. Racknell

Black Bart
Black Bart (1948)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jersey Brady

Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

as Pop

The Egg and I
The Egg and I (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

as Frank 'Pa' Kettle

The Southerner
The Southerner (1945)
GoodWatch score 82

as W. Harmie

She Wouldn't Say Yes
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
GoodWatch score 58

as Judge Whittaker

The Woman of the Town
The Woman of the Town (1943)
GoodWatch score 41

as Rev. Samuel Small

George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here (1942)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mr. Kimber

1930s

2 titles ยท average score 52
Soak the Rich
Soak the Rich (1936)

as Everett, 2nd Detective

White Woman
White Woman (1933)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jakey