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