Donald Kirke (May 17, 1901 – May 18, 1971) was an American stage, film and television actor.Vogel p.132
Career In the early 1920s, Kirke acted in stock theater, including the Gene Lewis-Olga Worth and the Lewis-Worth companies.
Kirke's Broadway credits include The Constant Sinner (1931), A Woman Denied (1931), The Old Rascal (1930), Remote Control (1929), and Gang War (1928).
On December 18, 1922, Kirke signed a contract with the Christie Film Company, for which he had worked two years before going into stock theater. He ventured into vaudeville in August 1923. He left the Keith's State Stock Company to be in the drama The Song of India, which was opening in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Death Kirke died in Los Angeles, California on May 18, 1971, one day after his 70th birthday.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1930 Follow the Leader R.C. Black 1931 A Lesson in Love Short, Uncredited1932 The Fourth Horseman Thad - Henchman 1932 Hidden Gold Doc Griffin 1933 Women Won't Tell Alvin Thompson 1933 Blondie Johnson Joe 1934 The Ghost Walks Terry Shaw aka Terry Gray 1935 Let 'Em Have It Curley 1936 Sunset of Power Page Cothran 1936 Border Flight Heming 1936 Oh, Susanna! Flash Baldwin 1936 Ride 'Em Cowboy Sam Parker Jr. 1936 In His Steps Reynard 1936 Country Gentlemen Mr. Martin 1937 Rich Relations 1937 Paradise Express Armstrong 1937 Venus Makes Trouble Lon Stanton 1937 Smoke Tree Range Wirt Stoner 1937 Range Defenders Townsman Uncredited1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks Anton - the Thief 1937 Midnight Madonna Alonzo Hall Uncredited1937 The Big Shot Johnny Cullen 1937 Mannequin Dave McIntyre Uncredited1937 The Shadow Peter Martinet 1938 Hawaii Calls Regon 1938 Rawhide Reporter Uncredited1938 I Demand Payment Mr. Twitchett 1938 Sharpshooters Lasher Uncredited1939 Inside Story Attorney Uncredited1939 Big Town Czar Minor Role Uncredited1940 The Showdown Harry Cole 1941 Ziegfeld Girl Playboy Dating Sheila Uncredited1942 Outlaws of Pine Ridge Jeff Cardeen 1943 G-Men vs. the Black Dragon Muller - Pier 17 Thug Serial, [Ch.1]1943 A Night for Crime Hamilton Hart 1946 The Well Groomed Bride Maitre d' Uncredited1947 Hoppy's Holiday Sheriff 1956 Scandal Incorporated Sidney M. Woods 1957 The Garment Jungle Salesman Uncredited
References
Bibliography Vogel, Michelle. Marjorie Main: The Life and Films of Hollywood's "Ma Kettle. McFarland, 2011.
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