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David Kirby


1880 - 1954

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The actor David Kirby who was also called Red Kirby began his cinematical career in 1917 with the silent movie "The Girl in the Checkered Coat (17).
In the next years followed other movies like "Blindfolded" (17), "The White Lie" (18) and "Marked Men" (19).

The heyday of his film career followed in the 20s where he impersonated numerous roles in different productions like western, crime, adventure and melodrama. 
To his well-known movies of those years belong "Shame" (21), "The Greatest Menace" (23), "The Mask of Lopez" (24), "The Spirit of the USA" (24), "The Dangerous Coward" (24), "Easy Money" (25), "The Lawful Cheater" (25), "The Fighting Edge" (26), "The Night Owl" (26), "The Royal American" (27) and "Burning Bridges" (28).

After a longer interruption followed his only sound film with "Ann Vickers" (33).

David "Red" Kirby died at the age of 73 in 1954.
 

Other movies with David Kirby:
The Poppy Girl's Husband (19) Virtuous Sinners (19) The Ranger and the Law (21) Danger Ahead (23) In the Palace of the King (23) The Mailman (23) Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model (24) The Man Who Came Back (24) Life's Greatest Game (24) Darwin Was Right (24) Lightning Romance (24) The Man Who Played Square (24) The Bandit's Baby (25) The Snob Buster (25) Youth's Gamble (25) Ridin' the Wind (25) The Last Edition (25) Is That Nice? (26) Danger Quest (26) The King of the Turf (26) The Dangerous Dude (26) The Silent Avenger (27) The Sunset Derby (27) The Shield of Honor (27) The Upland Rider (28)


 
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