Sidney Kibrick
Born
Sidney Henry Kibrick

(1928-07-02) July 2, 1928
OccupationFormer film child actor
Years active1933–1969

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
1933Out All NightLitte Boy (uncredited)
1933The Kid's Last Fight (film short)Thug (uncredited)
1933The BoweryLittle boy on pier eating sandwich (uncredited)
1933Allez Oop (film short)Boy watching Buster (uncredited)
1934Tomorrow's YouthBoy waiting to play Baseball (uncredited)
1935Anniversary Trouble (film short)As Our Gang
1935Beginner's Luck (film short)Our Gang Member (credited as Our Gang)
1935Little Papa (film short)Our Gang Member
1935Little Sinner (film Short)Our Gang Member (as Our Gang)
1935Our Gang Follies of 1936 (film short)Our Gang Member (as Our Gang)
1935Babes in Hollywood ( film short)Boy (uncredited)
1936The Pinch Singer (film short)Our Gang Member, (as Our Gang)
1936The Peppery Salt (film short)Boy (uncredited)
1936Bored of Education (film short)Student
1936Two Too Young (film short)Student
1936Pay As You Exit (film short)Audience Member
1937Reunion in Rhythm (film short)Our Gang Member
1937The Great O'MalleyStreet Kid (uncredited)
1937Glove Taps (film short)Woim
1937Hearts Are Thumps (film short)Woim
1937Rushin' Ballet (film short)Woim (as Our Gang)
1937Dead EndBoy (uncredited)
1937Fishy Tales (film short)Woim (as Our Gang)
1937The Pigskin Palooka (film short)Woim (as Our Gang)
1937Nothing SacredBoy Chorister with Squirrel
1938Rawtide (film short)Boy playing Baseball
1938Came the Brawn (film short)Woim (as Our Gang)
1938The Little Ranger (film short)Woim (as Our Gang)
1938Party Fever (film short)Woim (as Our Gang)
1938Just Around the CornerGang Member (uncredited)
1938Football Romeo (film short)The Woim
1938Practical Jokers (film short)Woim
1939Jesse JamesBoy (uncredited)
1939Duel Personalities (film short)Woim
1939Cousin Wilbur (film short)Woim (as Our Gang member)
1939Baby Daze (film short)Neighbor, Boy wearing a Fedora (uncredited)
1939The Jones Family in HollywoodYoung Boy (uncredited)
1939Dog Daze (film short)Woim (as Our Gang)
1939Auto Antics (film short)Woim (as Our Gang)
1939Captain Spanky's Show Boat (film short)Woim (uncredited)
1939Time Out for Lessons (film short)Football Player
1940Music in My HeartBoy (uncredited)
1940Pier 13Boy Catcher
1940Spring ParadeBoy (uncredited)
1940Little ManYoung Danny (uncredited)
1942The Man Who Returned to LifeNewsboy (uncredited)
1942Flight LieutenantPudgy (uncredited)
1943Keep 'Em SluggingKid at Meeting (uncredited)

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Sidney Kibrick". Lord Heath. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. "Hollywood Stars Visit Clear Lake Celebration". Globe Gazette. July 5, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  4. "Grand opening scheduled today at Desert Shadows resort near Palm Springs". Los Angeles Times. October 20, 1984. p. 266. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  5. "Little Rascals 50th reunion planned at Desert Shadows". The Desert Sun. December 13, 1985. p. 23. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  6. "Child stars on the brink". Chillicothe Gazette. April 22, 1991. p. 9. Retrieved July 5, 2020.


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