Terry Kilburn
Terry Kilburn
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Terence E. 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.
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Known For
Acting
Known Credits
26
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-11-25 (98 years old)
Place of Birth
West Ham, Essex, Greater London, England, UK
Acting

1962

Lolita as Man

1958

Fiend Without a Face as Capt. Al Chester

1953

Slaves of Babylon as King Cyrus

1951

Only the Valiant as Trooper Saxton

1950

Tyrant of the Sea as Dick Savage

1950

Fortunes of Captain Blood as Kenny Jensen

1949

The Fan as Messenger

1949

The Red Danube as Sloppily-dressed Airman

1948

13 Lead Soldiers as Seymour

1948

The Challenge as Seymour

1947

Song of Scheherazade as Midshipman Lorin

1947

Bulldog Drummond at Bay as Seymour - Cub Reporter

1946

Black Beauty as Joe

1945

National Velvet as Theodore 'Ted'

1941

Mercy Island as Wiccy

1940

Swiss Family Robinson as Ernest Robinson

1939

Goodbye, Mr. Chips as John Colley / Peter Colley I / Peter Colley II / Peter Colley III

1939

They Shall Have Music as Limey

1939

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery as Errand Boy

1939

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever as Stickin Plaster

1939

The Great Man Votes as Student

1938

A Christmas Carol as 'Tiny Tim' Cratchit

1938

Lord Jeff as Albert Baker

1938

Sweethearts as Brother