George Kirby
Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA — Jun 08 1923• Died Sep 30 1995
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Biography
George Kirby (June 8, 1923 – September 30, 1995) was an American comedian, singer, and actor from Chicago, Illinois. Kirby broke into show business in the 1940s at the Club DeLisa, a South Side establishment that employed a variety-show format and preferred to hire local singers, dancers, and comedians. His first recording was as a stand-up blues singer, performing "Ice Man Blues" on a Tom Archia session done in 1947 for Aristocrat Records. He was one of the first African-American comedians to begin to appeal to white as well as black audiences during…
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Murder, She Wrote
Eubie Sherwin
Love, American Style
Mr. Mystic
Dinah!
Self
Fame
Faerie Tale Theatre
King Fortuitous
Kraft Music Hall
Self
Crazy like a Fox
Manny
227
Gimme a Break!
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
ABC Stage 67
Self
Joys
Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self (archive footage)
Leonard Part 6
Duchamp
The ABC Comedy Hour
Trouble in Mind
Lieutenant Gunther
A Man Called Adam
Party Guest (uncredited)
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
Moses
Saga of Sonora
Bartender
Sunset Limousine
Elmer
Puss in Boots
King
Beverly Hills Brats
Elmo
Cameo by Night
Gruddy
The Special London Bridge Special
Kirk Douglas Impressionist
You Must Remember This
George
Baby Talk
The Strolling '20s
Self
Dionne Warwick: Souled Out
Self
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
Self / Narrator
The Temptations Show
Himself
On Location with George Kirby
Self