Sidney Henry Kibrick (born July 2, 1928) is an American former child
actor, most notable for appearing in the Hal Roach short subjects
series Our Gang. He attended Mount Vernon Junior High. Kibrick made a
brief non-dialogue appearance as an extra in the feature film Dead
End, observed as one of three or so children huddled together during
one of the river dock scenes. He made his uncredited film debut in
1933's ""Out all Night", and after a few more uncredited roles was
cast in 1935 in Our Gang, from 1937 to 1939, in that series he
portrayed "Woim" (a vernacular pronunciation of "worm"), the sidekick
of the neighborhood bully "Butch", played by Tommy Bond. He was the
brother of Leonard Kibrick, who himself played an Our Gang bully.He
later worked as a real estate developer after leaving show business in
the 1940s. He kept in touch with Our Gang members at reunions, some of
which he used to host. In 1991, he acknowledged that he had avoided
the tragic lives that former child actors often ended up having as
adults. In July 2017, he was reported as one of the few surviving cast
members of the original Our Gang series.
actor, most notable for appearing in the Hal Roach short subjects
series Our Gang. He attended Mount Vernon Junior High. Kibrick made a
brief non-dialogue appearance as an extra in the feature film Dead
End, observed as one of three or so children huddled together during
one of the river dock scenes. He made his uncredited film debut in
1933's ""Out all Night", and after a few more uncredited roles was
cast in 1935 in Our Gang, from 1937 to 1939, in that series he
portrayed "Woim" (a vernacular pronunciation of "worm"), the sidekick
of the neighborhood bully "Butch", played by Tommy Bond. He was the
brother of Leonard Kibrick, who himself played an Our Gang bully.He
later worked as a real estate developer after leaving show business in
the 1940s. He kept in touch with Our Gang members at reunions, some of
which he used to host. In 1991, he acknowledged that he had avoided
the tragic lives that former child actors often ended up having as
adults. In July 2017, he was reported as one of the few surviving cast
members of the original Our Gang series.
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