Personal Info
George Kirby
Acting
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 the height of the Civil Rights era, appe…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This
as George
Beverly Hills Brats
as Elmo
Leonard Part 6
as Duchamp
Cameo by Night
as Gruddy
Trouble in Mind
as Lieutenant Gunther
Puss in Boots
as King
Sunset Limousine
as Elmer
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
as Self / Narrator
On Location with George Kirby
as Self
TV Shows
Baby Talk
2 ep.
227
3 ep.
Murder, She Wrote
as Eubie Sherwin · 1 ep.
Crazy like a Fox
as Manny · 4 ep.
Fame
1 ep.
Faerie Tale Theatre
as King Fortuitous · 1 ep.
Gimme a Break!
1 ep.
Dinah!
as Self · 2 ep.
The ABC Comedy Hour
13 ep.
The Pearl Bailey Show
as Self · 3 ep.