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Kit Guard(1894-1961)

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Kit Guard
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The Green Archer (1940)
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Kit Guard was born Christen Klitgaard May 5, 1894 in Hals, Denmark. His parents, Jens and Thyra Klitgaard, were farmers and he had four bothers. The family immigrated to Canada in 1901 and later moved to San Francisco, California. He became an American citizen and went to New York City where he worked as a blacksmith. During World War 1 he joined the Army and served overseas in a military police unit. After the war he moved to Hollywood and was signed by F.B.O. Pictures. He starred in more than one hundred silent shorts including The Telephone Girl series with Alberta Vaiughn and The Beauty Parlor series with Lorraine Eason. Kit often costarred with Al Cooke and they became a popular onscreen comedy team. On August 1, 1924 her married 24 year old Nell Griffith Sullivan. She filed for divorce in 1928 claiming he was a a violent alcoholic. By the 1930s Kit was appearing in low low budget B-movies. He had bit parts in several Three Stooges shorts and was in numerous Westerns including The Fighting Champ and El Diablo Rides with Bob Steele. Sadly his second wife passed away. Kit married his third wife, Hazel Bowers, and continued to act until the late 1950s. He had uncredited roles on the TV shows Gunsmoke and Have Gun Will Travel. Kit died from stomach cancer on July 18, 1961. He was buried at Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood.
BornMay 5, 1894
DiedJuly 18, 1961(67)
BornMay 5, 1894
DiedJuly 18, 1961(67)
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Kit Guard and Charlotte Stevens in In a Moment of Temptation (1927)
Kit Guard, Cornelius Keefe, Charlotte Stevens, and Grant Withers in In a Moment of Temptation (1927)
Ernie Adams, Kit Guard, LeRoy Mason, and Larry Thompson in King of the Forest Rangers (1946)
Kit Guard, Arthur Loft, and Bob Steele in Kid Courageous (1934)
Renee Borden, John Cowell, Kit Guard, Perry Murdock, and Bob Steele in Kid Courageous (1934)
Silver Tip Baker, Kit Guard, Archie Ricks, and Bob Steele in Kid Courageous (1934)
Kit Guard in El Diablo Rides (1939)
Kit Guard, Al Herman, and Buck Jones in Headin' East (1937)
Dick Botiller, Eddie Fetherston, Kit Guard, and Victor Jory in The Shadow (1940)
Ernie Adams, Kit Guard, LeRoy Mason, and Larry Thompson in King of the Forest Rangers (1946)
Al Cooke, Kit Guard, Jack Luden, and Margaret Morris in Bruisers and Losers (1926)
Kit Guard, Clara Horton, and George O'Hara in Christopher of Columbus (1923)

Known for

Mischa Auer, Lane Chandler, Charles Delaney, Preston Foster, Huntley Gordon, Evalyn Knapp, Tully Marshall, Natalie Moorhead, and Warner Richmond in Corruption (1933)
Corruption
5.7
  • Pat
  • 1933
Edmund Breese, John Holland, and Catherine Dale Owen in Defenders of the Law (1931)
Defenders of the Law
4.8
  • Kit - Velet's Chief Henchman
  • 1931
Matthew Betz, Earl Dwire, William Farnum, Syd Saylor, Ray Walker, Roger Williams, Joan Woodbury, and Clara Kimball Young in The Fighting Coward (1935)
The Fighting Coward
  • Henchman
  • 1935
Trevor Bardette, Gregory Gaye, Paul Kelly, and Anne Nagel in The Secret Code (1942)
The Secret Code
7.6
  • Henchman Corrick [Ch.10]
  • 1942

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  • Robert Blake and Gene Evans in Revolt in the Big House (1958)
    Revolt in the Big House
    • Convict (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Malcolm Atterbury, Karin Booth, Neville Brand, William Bryant, Buster Crabbe, George Montgomery, and Gregory Walcott in Badman's Country (1958)
    Badman's Country
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
    Have Gun - Will Travel
    • Townsman
    • Barfly
    • Miner (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • Shirley MacLaine and Glenn Ford in The Sheepman (1958)
    The Sheepman
    • Town Loafer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    • Townsman
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1957–1958
  • Pat Conway in Tombstone Territory (1957)
    Tombstone Territory
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Neville Brand, and Michel Ray in The Tin Star (1957)
    The Tin Star
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    • Pioneer (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1957
  • Frank Sinatra, Jeanne Crain, and Mitzi Gaynor in The Joker Is Wild (1957)
    The Joker Is Wild
    • Doorman at the Valencia (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Eva Marie Saint and Don Murray in A Hatful of Rain (1957)
    A Hatful of Rain
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Dianne Foster and Cameron Mitchell in Monkey on My Back (1957)
    Monkey on My Back
    • Hospital Patient (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Cheyenne (1955)
    Cheyenne
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1957
  • Fear Strikes Out (1957)
    Fear Strikes Out
    • Fan in Stands (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • James Stewart in The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
    The Spirit of St. Louis
    • Crowd Member in France (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
    Around the World in 80 Days
    • Extra (uncredited)
    • 1956

Soundtrack

  • James Cagney and Ann Sheridan in City for Conquest (1940)
    City for Conquest
    • performer: "My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night" (1853) (uncredited)
    • 1940

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The Green Archer
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The Green Archer

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  • Alternative name
    • Kid Guard
  • Height
    • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
  • Born
    • May 5, 1894
    • Hals, Denmark
  • Died
    • July 18, 1961
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Nell Griffith SullivanAugust 1, 1924 - December 1929 (divorced)
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    • 3 Articles

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    Buried in Valhalla Memorial Park.

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