Sidney Kibrick | |
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| Born | Sidney Henry Kibrick July 2, 1928 |
| Occupation | Former film child actor |
| Years active | 1933–1969 |
Sidney Henry Kibrick (born July 2, 1928) is an American former child actor, most notable for appearing in the Our Gang short subjects film series, over an eleven-year period from 1933 to 1943.[1]
Kibrick was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 2, 1928.[2] He attended Mount Vernon Junior High.[3] Kibrick made a brief non-dialogue appearance as an extra in the feature film Dead End, observed as one of three or so children huddled together during one of the river dock scenes. He made his uncredited film debut in Out all Night (1933), and after a few more uncredited roles was cast in 1935 in Our Gang, from 1937 to 1939, in that series he portrayed "Woim" (a vernacular pronunciation of "worm"), the sidekick of the neighborhood bully "Butch", played by Tommy Bond.
Kibrick worked as a real estate developer after leaving show business in 1969.[4] He kept in touch with Our Gang members at reunions, some of which he used to host.[5] In 1991, he acknowledged that he had avoided the tragic lives that former child actors often ended up having as adults.[6] In July 2017, he was reported as one of the few surviving cast members of the original Our Gang series.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1933 | Out All Night | Litte Boy (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Kid's Last Fight (film short) | Thug (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Bowery | Little boy on pier eating sandwich (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Allez Oop (film short) | Boy watching Buster (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Tomorrow's Youth | Boy waiting to play Baseball (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Anniversary Trouble (film short) | As Our Gang |
| 1935 | Beginner's Luck (film short) | Our Gang Member (credited as Our Gang) |
| 1935 | Little Papa (film short) | Our Gang Member |
| 1935 | Little Sinner (film Short) | Our Gang Member (as Our Gang) |
| 1935 | Our Gang Follies of 1936 (film short) | Our Gang Member (as Our Gang) |
| 1935 | Babes in Hollywood ( film short) | Boy (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Pinch Singer (film short) | Our Gang Member, (as Our Gang) |
| 1936 | The Peppery Salt (film short) | Boy (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Bored of Education (film short) | Student |
| 1936 | Two Too Young (film short) | Student |
| 1936 | Pay As You Exit (film short) | Audience Member |
| 1937 | Reunion in Rhythm (film short) | Our Gang Member |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley | Street Kid (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Glove Taps (film short) | Woim |
| 1937 | Hearts Are Thumps (film short) | Woim |
| 1937 | Rushin' Ballet (film short) | Woim (as Our Gang) |
| 1937 | Dead End | Boy (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Fishy Tales (film short) | Woim (as Our Gang) |
| 1937 | The Pigskin Palooka (film short) | Woim (as Our Gang) |
| 1937 | Nothing Sacred | Boy Chorister with Squirrel |
| 1938 | Rawtide (film short) | Boy playing Baseball |
| 1938 | Came the Brawn (film short) | Woim (as Our Gang) |
| 1938 | The Little Ranger (film short) | Woim (as Our Gang) |
| 1938 | Party Fever (film short) | Woim (as Our Gang) |
| 1938 | Just Around the Corner | Gang Member (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Football Romeo (film short) | The Woim |
| 1938 | Practical Jokers (film short) | Woim |
| 1939 | Jesse James | Boy (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Duel Personalities (film short) | Woim |
| 1939 | Cousin Wilbur (film short) | Woim (as Our Gang member) |
| 1939 | Baby Daze (film short) | Neighbor, Boy wearing a Fedora (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Jones Family in Hollywood | Young Boy (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Dog Daze (film short) | Woim (as Our Gang) |
| 1939 | Auto Antics (film short) | Woim (as Our Gang) |
| 1939 | Captain Spanky's Show Boat (film short) | Woim (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Time Out for Lessons (film short) | Football Player |
| 1940 | Music in My Heart | Boy (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Pier 13 | Boy Catcher |
| 1940 | Spring Parade | Boy (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Little Man | Young Danny (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Man Who Returned to Life | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Flight Lieutenant | Pudgy (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Keep 'Em Slugging | Kid at Meeting (uncredited) |
References
- 1 2 Rubin, Rebecca (2017-07-27). "Leonard Landy, 'Our Gang' Actor, Dies at 84". Variety. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ↑ "Sidney Kibrick". Lord Heath. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ↑ "Hollywood Stars Visit Clear Lake Celebration". Globe Gazette. July 5, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ↑ "Grand opening scheduled today at Desert Shadows resort near Palm Springs". Los Angeles Times. October 20, 1984. p. 266. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ↑ "Little Rascals 50th reunion planned at Desert Shadows". The Desert Sun. December 13, 1985. p. 23. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ↑ "Child stars on the brink". Chillicothe Gazette. April 22, 1991. p. 9. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
External links
- Sidney Kibrick at IMDb
- Sidney Kibrick at the TCM Movie Database
- Sidney Kibrick at AllMovie
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