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Sidney Kibrick
American former child actor (born 1928) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sidney Henry Kibrick (born July 2, 1928) is an American former child actor primarily active in Hollywood of the 1930s, most notable for appearing in the Our Gang short subjects film series, featuring in more than two dozen, between 1933 and 1939.[1] Kibrick is the last surviving featured Our Gang character.
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Early life
Kibrick was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on July 2, 1928; his elder brother was an actor and fellow Our Gang cast member Leonard Kibrick, born in 1924.[2] He attended Mount Vernon Junior High and the University of Southern California.[3]
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Kibrick's family relocated to Los Angeles when he was five and he was discovered at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre with his mother,[4] where the film producer was scouting for children to appear in the "Our Gang" film short subjects, which were created by Hal Roach. Kibrick initially featured in a brief non-dialogue appearance as an extra in the feature film Dead End, and was 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 as a regular in 1935. Although his character was then unnamed, from 1937 to 1939, he was given the character name of "Woim" (a Brooklyn accent vernacular pronunciation of "worm"),[5] who was the sidekick of the neighborhood bully "Butch", played by Tommy Bond.
In 2023, Kibrick described his time working on Our Gang: "We'd have two hours of schooling in the morning and then work anywhere from six to 16 hours until we finished There was a lot of work, no question about it, but our director Gordon Douglas was a terrific guy and he was really able to get a lot out of each kid".[4] He also mentioned he had a life long friendship with Spanky McFarland and still visited each other despite living in different states;[6] Kibrick said that Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer was difficult and created problems on set and was unkind to all the child actors on set, both the Our Gang cast and background extras.[4]
Sidney earned $750 a week working on Our Gang.[4] At age fifteen, Kibrick was tired of acting, and although his parents persuaded him to continue, they eventually went along with his wishes.[4]
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Post-Our Gang
Kibrick, after leaving his Hollywood showbiz career behind, worked as a real estate developer.[7] He kept in touch with Our Gang members at reunions, some of which he used to host.[8] In 1991, he acknowledged that he had avoided the tragic lives that former child actors often ended up having as adults.[9] Kibrick lives in Los Angeles.[4] In 2022, he attended an exhibit at the Hollywood Museum, honoring the 100th anniversary and celebrating the remastered Blu-ray release of the series. He is the last surviving main Our Gang cast member. [5]
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) |
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