Background
Kilgour was born in Ayr, Ontario, Canada to Joseph Kilgour Senior and Mary Anderson, who married 29 September 1856.
Kilgour was born in Ayr, Ontario, Canada to Joseph Kilgour Senior and Mary Anderson, who married 29 September 1856.
He was a well-known veteran stage actor in Broadway theatre before entering silent films. He appeared in 57 films between 1909 and 1926. Kilgour was one of seven children of the general store owner.
Kilgour left Ayr and moved to the United States to pursue his acting career.
Kilgour retired from acting and died in Long Island, New York in 1933.
