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Percy William Kilbride was an American character actor. He made a career of playing country hicks, most memorably as Pa Kettle in the Ma and Pa Kettle series of feature films.
Birth Name
Percy William Kilbride
Born
Monday, 16 July 1888
Died
Friday, 11 December 1964
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki | Pa Kettle | 1955 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle at Home | Pa Kettle | 1954 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation | Pa Kettle | 1953 |
| Ellis in Freedomland | The Dehumidifier / The Dehumidifier (voice) | 1952 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair | Pa Kettle | 1952 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm | Pa Kettle | 1951 |
| Riding High | Pop Jones | 1950 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town | Pa Kettle | 1950 |
| Free for All | Henry J. Abbott | 1949 |
| Mr. Soft Touch | Rickle | 1949 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki | Pa Kettle | 1955 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle at Home | Pa Kettle | 1954 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation | Pa Kettle | 1953 |
| Ellis in Freedomland | The Dehumidifier / The Dehumidifier (voice) | 1952 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair | Pa Kettle | 1952 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm | Pa Kettle | 1951 |
| Riding High | Pop Jones | 1950 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town | Pa Kettle | 1950 |
| Free for All | Henry J. Abbott | 1949 |
| Mr. Soft Touch | Rickle | 1949 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle | Pa Kettle / Frank 'Pa' Kettle | 1949 |
| The Sun Comes Up | Mr. Willie B. Williegood | 1949 |
| You Gotta Stay Happy | Mr. Racknell | 1948 |
| Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' | Billy Caswell | 1948 |
| Black Bart | Jersey Brady | 1948 |
| You Were Meant for Me | Mr. Andrew Mayhew / Andrew Mayhew | 1948 |
| Riffraff | Pop | 1947 |
| Welcome Stranger | Nat Dorkas | 1947 |
| The Egg and I | Frank 'Pa' Kettle / Pa Kettle | 1947 |
| The Well Groomed Bride | Mr. Dawson | 1946 |
| She Wouldn't Say Yes | Judge Whittaker | 1945 |
| Fallen Angel | Pop | 1945 |
| State Fair | Dave Miller | 1945 |
| The Southerner | Harmie / W. Harmie | 1945 |
| Guest in the House | John - the Butler / John | 1944 |
| The Adventures of Mark Twain | Billings - Enterprise Typesetter | 1944 |
| She's a Soldier Too | Jonathan Kittredge | 1944 |
| Knickerbocker Holiday | Schermerhorn | 1944 |
| The Woman of the Town | Rev. Samuel Small | 1943 |
| Crazy House | Col. Cornelius Merriweather | 1943 |
| Keeper of the Flame | Orion Peabody | 1943 |
| George Washington Slept Here | Mr. Kimber | 1942 |
| Soak the Rich | Everett, 2d detective | 1936 |
| White Woman | Jakey | 1933 |
