William Gillespie
Born: 1894-01-23 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Died: 1938-06-23
Known For: Acting
Biography
William Gillespie (24 January 1894 – 23 June 1938) was a Scottish actor. Gillespie started in Hollywood films from the silent era. He played in about 180 films between 1915 and 1939, although his appearances were often uncredited. Gillespie frequently appeared in Hal Roach comedies from 1917, usually as stuffy official or manager. He supported such "slapstick comedians" as Charlie Chaplin, Charley Chase, Our Gang, and Laurel and Hardy, but was most prolific supporting Harold Lloyd in 60 films.
Filmography
1943
- Cabin in the Sky as Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
1933
- Thundering Taxis as Salesman
1932
- The Music Box as Piano Salesman (uncredited)
1931
- Helping Grandma as Billy
1929
- Wrong Again as Horse owner
- Double Whoopee as Hotel manager
1928
- Horse Shy as Gillroy Gibbs
1926
- Madame Mystery
- Wandering Papas as Construction Worker (uncredited)
- Bromo and Juliet as The Great Brandenburg - Stage Magician (uncredited)
- Exit Smiling as Jack Hastings (uncredited)
- Don Key (Son of Burro)
1925
- Sherlock Sleuth as Haughty Guest
- Innocent Husbands as The Bachelor
- Your Own Back Yard as Man in Quarrelsome Couple
- Moonlight and Noses
- Should Sailors Marry? as Train Passenger
- Sure-Mike! as The New Manager
- The Rat's Knuckles as Jimmy's rival
- Isn't Life Terrible? as Medical Officer (uncredited)
- Is Marriage the Bunk? as Patent medicine salesman
- Chasing the Chaser as Salesman
1924
- All Wet as Other Driver
- Postage Due as C.W. Lyons - Chief Postal inspector
- Brothers Under the Chin
- Zeb vs. Paprika
- The Poor Fish
- Wide Open Spaces
- Why Men Work
- The Cowboy Sheik as Fiddler at party
- The Goofy Age
- Smithy as The Boss
1923
- Why Worry? as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
- Fully Insured as The Boss
- Dogs of War! as Director of 'Should Husbands Work?'
- Scorching Sands as French officer
- Safety Last! as General Manager's Assistant (uncredited)
- Her Dangerous Path as John Dryden
- It's a Joy! as Movie Actor
- Sold at Auction! as Aviator with False Teeth
- Under Two Jags
- The Green Cat as Fire Insurance Salesman
- It's a Gift as Weller Pump, oil executive
- Dear Ol' Pal as Ebben Tizzle
- White Wings
- Pick and Shovel as The Boss
1922
- Dr. Jack as Card Player (uncredited)
- Pardon Me
- The Dumb-Bell as Abe Silverstein - Film producer
- Punch the Clock
- Do Me a Favor as A Fireman
- Shine 'Em Up as Prison guard
- The Sleuth as The Prince
1921
- Now or Never as The Child's Daddy (uncredited)
- Fifteen Minutes
- Among Those Present as Hard-Boiled Party
- I Do as Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
- Never Weaken as The Doctor (uncredited)
- On Location
- Dodge Your Debts as Pub Patron
1920
- Number, Please? as Cop (uncredited)
- Haunted Spooks as The Lawyer (uncredited)
- His Royal Slyness as Courtier
- Run 'Em Ragged
- High and Dizzy as (uncredited)
- Raise the Rent
- Any Old Port
- Get Out and Get Under as Dope Fiend (uncredited)
- The Dippy Dentist as Cop
1919
- Do You Love Your Wife? as Elmer - the faithless husband
- Next Aisle Over as (uncredited)
- Looking for Trouble as Undertaker
1918
- Hey There as Actor
- Pipe the Whiskers
- A Gasoline Wedding
- It's a Wild Life as Band leader
- Take a Chance
- Look Pleasant, Please as The Photographer (uncredited)
- An Ozark Romance
- Here Come the Girls
- The City Slicker
- Let's Go
- Somewhere in Turkey
- Bride and Gloom
- Bees in His Bonnet
- That's Him
- Beat It
- The Tip
1917
- The Cure as Patient (uncredited)
- The Immigrant as Violinist (uncredited)
- Step Lively
- Bashful
- Bliss as Cop / Violinist
- Move On
- The Flirt