Billy Gilbert
Born: 1891-09-15 in Hollywood, California, USA
Died: 1961-04-29
Known For: Acting
Biography
*** FYI: NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ACTOR BILLY GILBERT (born William Gilbert Barron) WHO LIVED FROM 1894 TO 1971. *** Billy Gilbert (born William V. Campbell; September 15, 1891—April 29, 1961) was involved in more than 150 American films between 1913 and 1936, working as either an actor, extra, or director. Gilbert spent his entire career working almost exclusively in shorts, often uncredited. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Filmography
1936
- Give Us This Night as Leader of Clacque
1932
- Never the Twins Shall Meet as Mr. Clark
1929
- Noisy Neighbors as Third Son
- The Bees' Buzz as Country Club Drinker, Farmer
- The Rodeo as Minor Role (uncredited)
1928
- Comrades ... (Story)
- Smith's Army Life as Officer
- Movie Mania as Tim Murphy
- Motorboat Mamas as Boat Officer
- The Campus Carmen as Horse Doctor
1927
- The Pride of Pikeville as Hawkins House Guest
- The Jolly Jilter as Short Servant
- A Small Town Princess as Gateman
- Crazy to Act as Projectionist
- Smith's Fishing Trip as The Fisherman
- Smith's Pony as Ship's Purser
- For Sale, a Bungalow as The Gas Man
- Fiddlesticks as Bystander
- Peaches and Plumbers as The Attorney
1926
- Whispering Whiskers as Indian
- Flirty Four-Flushers as Soup Drinking Customer / Hotel Desk Clerk
- Hayfoot, Strawfoot? as Doctor
- The Soapsuds Lady as Grandpa Tucker
- Smith's Landlord as Small Mover
- Smith's Uncle as Messenger
- Smith's Baby as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
- Ice Cold Cocos as Ice Rink Usher
1925
- A Sweet Pickle as Bakery Chef
1924
- Ten Dollars or Ten Days as Customer with Cane
1921
- All Wet
- Dynamite Allen as 'Simp' Hallett
- Stuck Up
1918
- The Tip ... (Director)
1917
- Move On ... (Director)
- The Flirt ... (Director)
- Rainbow Island ... (Director)
1916
- His Bitter Pill as Barfly
1915
- A Hash House Fraud as Freeloading Customer
- A One Night Stand as Audience Spectator
- A Submarine Pirate as Torpedo Loader (uncredited)
- Fatty's New Role
- Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life as The Groom
- Love, Speed and Thrills as Cop
- That Little Band Of Gold as Audience Member
- Fickle Fatty's Fall as Man at Test-of-Strength Concession
- Mabel’s Wilful Way as Blackface Man in Sideshow Game / Man Going Down Slide
- Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers as Bellhop
- Hogan Out West as The Cowboy
- Wished on Mabel as Police Chief
1914
- The Rounders as Doorman in Blackface
- Caught in a Cabaret as Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
- Gentlemen of Nerve as Spectator
- Tango Tangles as Guest in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
- The Masquerader as Cameraman
- Mabel's Strange Predicament as Bellboy (uncredited)
- Cruel, Cruel Love as Short Ambulance Attendant
- Tillie's Punctured Romance as Policeman (uncredited)
- Making a Living as Jealous Husband (uncredited)
- Fatty and Minnie He-Haw as Short Man
- Those Love Pangs as Movie Patron
- A Film Johnnie as Theater Usher (uncredited)
- His Favorite Pastime as Shoeshine Boy
- A Busy Day as Policeman
- The Knockout as Society Singer
- Those Country Kids as Man whose Carriage is Stolen
- His Musical Career as Piano Store Salesman
- Ambrose's First Falsehood as Café Patron
- Rebecca's Wedding Day as The Thief
- His Trysting Places as Diner in Overalls
- His Prehistoric Past as Caveman Masher (uncredited)
- Leading Lizzie Astray as Cafe Waiter
- The Star Boarder as Boarder (uncredited)
1913
- Fatty at San Diego as Theatre Patron / Man on Dock
- Mabel's Dramatic Career as Audience Member
- Fatty Joins the Force as Fighter
- A Quiet Little Wedding as Wedding Guest
- He Would a Hunting Go as Villager
- Mother's Boy as Mug
- The Speed Kings as Man Ford Bumps into