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
- The Bees' Buzz as Country Club Drinker, Farmer
- Noisy Neighbors as Third Son
- The Rodeo as Minor Role (uncredited)
1928
- Comrades ... (Story)
- The Campus Carmen as Horse Doctor
- Motorboat Mamas as Boat Officer
- Smith's Army Life as Officer
- Movie Mania as Tim Murphy
1927
- Smith's Pony as Ship's Purser
- Crazy to Act as Projectionist
- The Pride of Pikeville as Hawkins House Guest
- A Small Town Princess as Gateman
- The Jolly Jilter as Short Servant
- Peaches and Plumbers as The Attorney
- Fiddlesticks as Bystander
- For Sale, a Bungalow as The Gas Man
- Smith's Fishing Trip as The Fisherman
1926
- Whispering Whiskers as Indian
- Smith's Uncle as Messenger
- Hayfoot, Strawfoot? as Doctor
- Ice Cold Cocos as Ice Rink Usher
- Smith's Baby as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
- The Soapsuds Lady as Grandpa Tucker
- Flirty Four-Flushers as Soup Drinking Customer / Hotel Desk Clerk
- Smith's Landlord as Small Mover
1925
- A Sweet Pickle as Bakery Chef
1924
- Ten Dollars or Ten Days as Customer with Cane
1921
- Dynamite Allen as 'Simp' Hallett
- All Wet
- Stuck Up
1918
- The Tip ... (Director)
1917
- Move On ... (Director)
- The Flirt ... (Director)
- Rainbow Island ... (Director)
1916
- His Bitter Pill as Barfly
1915
- Mabel’s Wilful Way as Blackface Man in Sideshow Game / Man Going Down Slide
- Hogan Out West as The Cowboy
- A Submarine Pirate as Torpedo Loader (uncredited)
- Love, Speed and Thrills as Cop
- A Hash House Fraud as Freeloading Customer
- Wished on Mabel as Police Chief
- Fatty's New Role
- Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers as Bellhop
- That Little Band Of Gold as Audience Member
- Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life as The Groom
- Fickle Fatty's Fall as Man at Test-of-Strength Concession
- A One Night Stand as Audience Spectator
1914
- The Masquerader as Cameraman
- Making a Living as Jealous Husband (uncredited)
- A Busy Day as Policeman
- The Rounders as Doorman in Blackface
- Mabel's Strange Predicament as Bellboy (uncredited)
- Tillie's Punctured Romance as Policeman (uncredited)
- His Prehistoric Past as Caveman Masher (uncredited)
- The Knockout as Society Singer
- Gentlemen of Nerve as Spectator
- Fatty and Minnie He-Haw as Short Man
- His Favorite Pastime as Shoeshine Boy
- Cruel, Cruel Love as Short Ambulance Attendant
- Caught in a Cabaret as Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
- Those Country Kids as Man whose Carriage is Stolen
- A Film Johnnie as Theater Usher (uncredited)
- Those Love Pangs as Movie Patron
- His Musical Career as Piano Store Salesman
- The Star Boarder as Boarder (uncredited)
- Tango Tangles as Guest in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
- His Trysting Places as Diner in Overalls
- Leading Lizzie Astray as Cafe Waiter
- Ambrose's First Falsehood as Café Patron
- Rebecca's Wedding Day as The Thief
1913
- Fatty at San Diego as Theatre Patron / Man on Dock
- Mabel's Dramatic Career as Audience Member
- The Speed Kings as Man Ford Bumps into
- Fatty Joins the Force as Fighter
- He Would a Hunting Go as Villager
- Mother's Boy as Mug
- A Quiet Little Wedding as Wedding Guest