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)
- The Campus Carmen as Horse Doctor
- Motorboat Mamas as Boat Officer
- Movie Mania as Tim Murphy
- Smith's Army Life as Officer
1927
- Crazy to Act as Projectionist
- A Small Town Princess as Gateman
- Smith's Pony as Ship's Purser
- The Jolly Jilter as Short Servant
- Fiddlesticks as Bystander
- The Pride of Pikeville as Hawkins House Guest
- Peaches and Plumbers as The Attorney
- For Sale, a Bungalow as The Gas Man
- Smith's Fishing Trip as The Fisherman
1926
- Whispering Whiskers as Indian
- Hayfoot, Strawfoot? as Doctor
- Ice Cold Cocos as Ice Rink Usher
- Smith's Baby as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
- Smith's Uncle as Messenger
- Flirty Four-Flushers as Soup Drinking Customer / Hotel Desk Clerk
- Smith's Landlord as Small Mover
- The Soapsuds Lady as Grandpa Tucker
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
- Rainbow Island ... (Director)
- The Flirt ... (Director)
- Move On ... (Director)
1916
- His Bitter Pill as Barfly
1915
- Love, Speed and Thrills as Cop
- A Hash House Fraud as Freeloading Customer
- Fatty's New Role
- Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers as Bellhop
- Mabel’s Wilful Way as Blackface Man in Sideshow Game / Man Going Down Slide
- Hogan Out West as The Cowboy
- That Little Band Of Gold as Audience Member
- Wished on Mabel as Police Chief
- Fickle Fatty's Fall as Man at Test-of-Strength Concession
- A One Night Stand as Audience Spectator
- Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life as The Groom
- A Submarine Pirate as Torpedo Loader (uncredited)
1914
- Caught in a Cabaret as Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
- The Masquerader as Cameraman
- Fatty and Minnie He-Haw as Short Man
- Those Country Kids as Man whose Carriage is Stolen
- Cruel, Cruel Love as Short Ambulance Attendant
- Those Love Pangs as Movie Patron
- Making a Living as Jealous Husband (uncredited)
- Tillie's Punctured Romance as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Knockout as Society Singer
- A Busy Day as Policeman
- A Film Johnnie as Theater Usher (uncredited)
- Mabel's Strange Predicament as Bellboy (uncredited)
- Tango Tangles as Guest in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
- The Rounders as Doorman in Blackface
- His Musical Career as Piano Store Salesman
- His Prehistoric Past as Caveman Masher (uncredited)
- The Star Boarder as Boarder (uncredited)
- His Trysting Places as Diner in Overalls
- Gentlemen of Nerve as Spectator
- His Favorite Pastime as Shoeshine Boy
- Rebecca's Wedding Day as The Thief
- Ambrose's First Falsehood as Café Patron
- Leading Lizzie Astray as Cafe Waiter
1913
- Fatty at San Diego as Theatre Patron / Man on Dock
- Fatty Joins the Force as Fighter
- Mabel's Dramatic Career as Audience Member
- The Speed Kings as Man Ford Bumps into
- He Would a Hunting Go as Villager
- A Quiet Little Wedding as Wedding Guest
- Mother's Boy as Mug