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Terry Kilburn
Acting

Terry Kilburn
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1926-11-25,West Ham, Essex, Greater London, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Terence Edward Kilburn (born 25 November 1926), known for his acting work prior to 1953 as Terry Kilburn, is an English-American actor. Born in London, he moved to Hollywood in the U.S. at the age of 10, and is best known for his roles as a child actor, in films such as A Christmas Carol (1938) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) in the late 1930s and the early 1940s. Kilburn was born in West Ham, Essex, in Greater London in 1926, to working-class parents. He did some unpaid acting as a young child, and an agent encouraged him to go to Hollywood. Kilburn and his mother immigrated to the U.S. in 1937, and his father arrived the following year. A talent scout for MGM discovered him rehearsing for Eddie Cantor's radio show, and he was cast in the British-set film Lord Jeff (1938). Known for his innocent, dreamy, doe-eyed look, Kilburn achieved fame at the age of 11 portraying Tiny Tim in the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film version of A Christmas Carol, and also as four generations of the Colley family in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939). He also played leading roles in two films which starred Freddie Bartholomew: Lord Jeff (1938) and Swiss Family Robinson (1940). He was featured in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) with Basil Rathbone. In addition to Lord Jeff (1938), Kilburn worked alongside Mickey Rooney in Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939), A Yank at Eton (1942), and National Velvet (1944). In 1946 he was in Black Beauty. In his early 20s, in 1947 and 1948, he was in four back-to-back Bulldog Drummond films, as Seymour, a reporter; and in 1950 he had small roles in two seagoing films. After high school, Kilburn concentrated on stage work, and studied drama at UCLA. He made his Broadway debut, credited as Terrance Kilburn, as Eugene Marchbanks in a 1952 revival of George Bernard Shaw's Candida. He thereafter remained committed to live performances, as both actor and director. After 1952 he was credited on screen as Terence Kilburn. His final feature film role was a small part in Lolita (1962). Between 1951 and 1969, he was also in nearly a dozen teleplays, television movies, and television series episodes.

Filmography

A Christmas Carol

7

A Christmas Carol
1938-12-16

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

7.4

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939-07-28

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

6.908

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939-09-01

Fortunes of Captain Blood

7.3

Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950-05-19

7.2

Lord Jeff
1938-06-17

They Shall Have Music

6.5

They Shall Have Music
1939-08-18

Swiss Family Robinson

5.7

Swiss Family Robinson
1940-02-08

5.7

Black Beauty
1946-08-29

6.2

Mercy Island
1941-10-09

Song of Scheherazade

6.6

Song of Scheherazade
1947-02-26

The Great Man Votes

6.4

The Great Man Votes
1939-01-13

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

6.4

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1947-09-04

Slaves of Babylon

5.8

Slaves of Babylon
1953-10-21

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

7.2

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
1939-11-01

Fiend Without a Face

6.1

Fiend Without a Face
1958-07-03

Only the Valiant

6.5

Only the Valiant
1951-04-13

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

5.7

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939-07-21

National Velvet

7.2

National Velvet
1945-01-26

Tyrant of the Sea

6.5

Tyrant of the Sea
1950-02-22

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

6.5

Bulldog Drummond at Bay
1947-05-15

5.8

Sweethearts
1938-12-30

7.5

The Challenge
1948-04-02

7.292

Lolita
1962-06-13

13 Lead Soldiers

6.2

13 Lead Soldiers
1948-04-30

6.7

The Red Danube
1949-10-14

6

The Fan
1949-04-01

7.5

MGM Parade
1955-09-14

8

Get Smart
1965-09-18