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
1947
- They Won't Believe Me as Waiter (uncredited)
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
- Double Whoopee as Hotel manager
- Wrong Again as Horse owner
1928
- Horse Shy as Gillroy Gibbs
1926
- Exit Smiling as Jack Hastings (uncredited)
- Bromo and Juliet as The Great Brandenburg - Stage Magician (uncredited)
- Madame Mystery
- Wandering Papas as Construction Worker (uncredited)
- Don Key (Son of Burro)
1925
- Sure-Mike! as The New Manager
- Isn't Life Terrible? as Medical Officer (uncredited)
- Should Sailors Marry? as Train Passenger
- Your Own Back Yard as Man in Quarrelsome Couple
- Innocent Husbands as The Bachelor
- Sherlock Sleuth as Haughty Guest
- Moonlight and Noses
- Chasing the Chaser as Salesman
- The Rat's Knuckles as Jimmy's rival
- Is Marriage the Bunk? as Patent medicine salesman
1924
- The Cowboy Sheik as Fiddler at party
- Wide Open Spaces
- The Poor Fish
- Brothers Under the Chin
- Zeb vs. Paprika
- Don't Park There as Druggist
- All Wet as Other Driver
- Postage Due as C.W. Lyons - Chief Postal inspector
- Why Men Work
- The Goofy Age
- Smithy as The Boss
1923
- Safety Last! as General Manager's Assistant (uncredited)
- Why Worry? as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
- Scorching Sands as French officer
- It's a Joy! as Movie Actor
- White Wings
- Dogs of War! as Director of 'Should Husbands Work?'
- Sold at Auction! as Aviator with False Teeth
- Her Dangerous Path as John Dryden
- It's a Gift as Weller Pump, oil executive
- Fully Insured as The Boss
- Pick and Shovel as The Boss
- The Green Cat as Fire Insurance Salesman
- Dear Ol' Pal as Ebben Tizzle
- Under Two Jags
1922
- Grandma's Boy
- Dr. Jack as Card Player (uncredited)
- Do Me a Favor as A Fireman
- Punch the Clock
- The Sleuth as The Prince
- Shine 'Em Up as Prison guard
- Pardon Me
- The Dumb-Bell as Abe Silverstein - Film producer
1921
- Never Weaken as The Doctor (uncredited)
- Among Those Present as Hard-Boiled Party
- Now or Never as The Child's Daddy (uncredited)
- I Do as Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
- Fifteen Minutes
- On Location
- Dodge Your Debts as Pub Patron
1920
- His Royal Slyness as Courtier
- High and Dizzy as (uncredited)
- Haunted Spooks as The Lawyer (uncredited)
- A Regular Pal
- Number, Please? as Cop (uncredited)
- Get Out and Get Under as Dope Fiend (uncredited)
- Raise the Rent
- Any Old Port
- The Dippy Dentist as Cop
- Run 'Em Ragged
1919
- Next Aisle Over as (uncredited)
- Looking for Trouble as Undertaker
- Do You Love Your Wife? as Elmer - the faithless husband
1918
- That's Him
- Bees in His Bonnet
- Bride and Gloom
- The City Slicker
- Here Come the Girls
- Take a Chance
- It's a Wild Life as Band leader
- A Gasoline Wedding
- Look Pleasant, Please as The Photographer (uncredited)
- Hey There as Actor
- Beat It
- Let's Go
- The Tip
- Pipe the Whiskers
- Somewhere in Turkey
- An Ozark Romance
1917
- The Immigrant as Violinist (uncredited)
- The Cure as Patient (uncredited)
- Move On
- Step Lively
- The Flirt
- Bashful
- Bliss as Cop / Violinist