Billy Gilbert
Born: 1894-09-11 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Died: 1971-09-23
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Billy Gilbert (September 12, 1894 – September 23, 1971) was an American comedian and actor known for his comic sneeze routines. He appeared in over 200 feature films, short subjects and television shows starting in 1929. He is not to be confused with silent film actor Billy Gilbert (a.k.a. Little Billy Gilbert, born William V. Campbell, 1891–1961).
Filmography
2007
- Hitler: The Comedy Years as Field Marshal Herring (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
- Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 as Willie the Giant (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1997
- The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' as Self (archive footage)
1982
- Dance of the Cookoos as Doctor / Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen
1977
- Disney's Greatest Villains as Sneezy / Willie the Giant (voice) (archive footage)
1976
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
1968
- The Best of Laurel and Hardy as First Drunk / Doctor (archive footage)
1963
- The Sound of Laughter as Billy (Large Duck Hunter)
1962
- Five Weeks in a Balloon as Sultan/Actioneer
- Paradise Alley as Julius Wilson
1960
1958
- Shirley Temple's Storybook as Able Baker
1953
- The Danny Thomas Show as Mr. Hoffsteader
- Down Among the Sheltering Palms as King Jilouili
1950
1948
- The Kissing Bandit as General Felipe Toro
- Billie Gets Her Man as Suitor (uncredited)
1947
- Fun and Fancy Free as Willie the Giant (voice)
- Mickey and the Beanstalk as Willie the Giant (voice) (uncredited)
1945
- Anchors Aweigh as Cafe Manager
- Trouble Chasers as Billy
1944
- Wing and a Prayer as (archive footage)
- Crazy Knights as Billy
- Take It or Leave It as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Ever Since Venus as Tiny Lewis
- Crazy Like a Fox as Cabbie
- Three of a Kind as Billy
- Wedded Bliss
1943
- Crazy House as Sid Drake
- Always a Bridesmaid as Nicholas 'Nick' Neopolitan
- Spotlight Scandals as Billy Gilbert
- Shantytown as 'Papa' Ferrelli
- Shot in the Escape as Alexsos
1942
- Arabian Nights as Ahmad
- Mr. Wise Guy as Knobby
- Valley of the Sun as Judge Homer Burnaby
- Sleepytime Gal as Chef Popodopolis
- Song of the Islands as Palola's Father
1941
- Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 as Self
- Week-End in Havana as Arbolado
- Reaching for the Sun as Amos
- Model Wife as Mr. Dominic
- New Wine as Poldi
- Angels with Broken Wings as Billy Wilson
1940
- The Great Dictator as Field Marshal Herring
- His Girl Friday as Joe Pettibone
- Seven Sinners as Tony
- Tin Pan Alley as Sheik
- Queen of the Mob as Mr. Reier
- No, No, Nanette as Styles
- The Villain Still Pursued Her as Master of Ceremonies
- Lucky Partners as Charles (uncredited)
- Safari as Mondehare
- Cross-Country Romance as Orestes
- A Night at Earl Carroll's as Machinist's Mate
- Women in War as Pierre, the Cobbler
- Scatterbrain as Hoffman
- Sandy Is a Lady as Billy Pepino
- A Little Bit of Heaven as Tony
- Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot as Hector
1939
- Destry Rides Again as Loupgerou
- Rio as Manuelo
- The Under-Pup as Tolio
- Forged Passport as Nick Mendoza
- Million Dollar Legs as Dick Schultz (uncredited)
- The Star Maker as Stanislov Papadopoulos
1938
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Sneezy (voice) (uncredited)
- Block-Heads as Mr. Gilbert
- The Girl Downstairs as Garage Mechanic
- Maid's Night Out as Mr. Papalapoulas
- Hollywood Goes to Town as Self (uncredited)
- Happy Landing as Counter Man
- Mr. Doodle Kicks Off as Prof. Minorous
- Joy of Living as Cafe Owner
- Army Girl as Canteen waiter
- My Lucky Star as Nick
- Breaking the Ice as Mr. Small
- Once Over Lightly as Professor Dimitrius Kapouris
- Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus as Bud Boggs
1937
- Captains Courageous as Soda Steward (uncredited)
- Espionage as Turk
- Rosalie as Oloff
- The Toast of New York as Photographer
- She's Got Everything as Chaffee - a Creditor
- The Firefly as Innkeeper
- Broadway Melody of 1938 as George Papaloopas
- Fight for Your Lady as Boris
- The Man Who Found Himself as Fat hobo
- We're on the Jury as Ephraim Allen
- On the Avenue as Joe Papaloupas
- Live, Love and Learn as Newsboy (uncredited)
- Music for Madame as Krause
- The Life of the Party as Dr. Molnac
- One Hundred Men and a Girl as Garage Owner
- When You're in Love as Jose
- Sea Devils as Billy
- China Passage as Bartender
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Charley - the Bartender
- Swing Fever
1936
- Early to Bed as Burger
- One Rainy Afternoon as Court Doorman (Uncredited)
- Love on the Run as Cafe Manager
- The Bride Walks Out as Mr. Donovan
- The Big Game as Fisher
- The Devil-Doll as Matin's Butler (uncredited)
- Night Waitress as Torre
- Sutter's Gold as Gen. Ramos
- Love on a Bet as New York Policeman
- Dangerous Waters as Carlos (uncredited)
- Grand Jury as Otto, the Janitor (uncredited)
- Three of a Kind as The Tailor
- So and Sew as Rudolpho
- The First Baby as Italian in Park
- Bulldog Edition as George Poppupoppalas (uncredited)
- Who's Looney Now as Dr. Von Blatt
- The Brain Busters as Billy
- Grandma's Buoys as Von Muller
1935
- A Night at the Opera as Orchestra Member Asking Fiorello Not to Play Piano (uncredited)
- Mad Love as Autograph Seeker on Train (Uncredited)
- I Dream Too Much as Cook at Cafe (uncredited)
- Paris in Spring as First Chef
- Coronado as Waiter (uncredited)
- Here Comes the Band as Oswald Carroll (uncredited)
- Millions in the Air as Nikolas Popadopolis
- Pardon My Scotch as Senor Luis Balero Cantino (uncredited)
- His Old Flame
- Hi, Gaucho! as Cappa Rosa
- His Bridal Sweet as Lesh the Lush
- Just Another Murder as Mr. Quick
- Hail, Brother
- Nurse to You! as Dr. W.J. Gilbert
1934
- Them Thar Hills as The Doctor
- Men in Black as Dangerous Patient (uncredited)
- Happy Landing as Husband
- Cockeyed Cavaliers as Innkeeper
- Maid in Hollywood as Sneezing Man
- Soup and Fish as Count Gustav
- Roamin' Vandals as Doc Gilbert
- The Cracked Ice Man as William Gilbert
- Apples to You! as Pinsky
- Tripping Through the Tropics as Fritz, Jack's Dad
- Another Wild Idea as Uncle Percy (voice)
- Music in Your Hair as Meyer Schmaltz
- Super Stupid
- Next Week-End
1933
- Sons of the Desert as Mr. Ruttledge (voice) (uncredited)
- The Girl in 419 as Sneezing Patient
- This Day and Age as Nightclub Manager
- The Keyhole as Cuban Carriage Driver (uncredited)
- Made on Broadway as Commissioner Jerry Allesandro (uncredited)
- Forgotten Babies as Radio Voice
- Fallen Arches as Mr. Gilbert
- The Bargain of the Century as Captain Schmaltz
- Maids a la Mode as Von Smaltz
- Keg o' My Heart as Schmaltz
- Asleep in the Feet as Mr. Gilbert, Dance Hall Proprietor
- The Rummy as Schmaltz
- Call Her Sausage as Heinie Schmaltz
- Wreckety Wrecks as Bill
- One Track Minds as Train Conductor
- Rhapsody in Brew as Louie Schmaltz
- Taxi Barons as Billy / Dutchie
- Bring 'Em Back a Wife as Billy Gilbert
- Luncheon at Twelve as Betty's Father
1932
- Pack Up Your Troubles as Mr. Hathaway
- The Music Box as Professor von Schwarzenhoffen (uncredited)
- Skyscraper Souls as Second Ticket Agent (uncredited)
- Towed in a Hole as Joe - Junkyard Owner
- County Hospital as The Doctor
- Spanky as Spanky's Father
- The Chimp as Joe the Landlord (uncredited)
- Their First Mistake as Process server
- Million Dollar Legs as Secretary of the Interior (uncredited)
- Sealskins as Mr. Morton (uncredited)
- Blondie of the Follies as Kinskey's Friend (uncredited)
- Strange Innertube as Billy
- The Tabasco Kid as Mr. Jones a Rancher
- Sneak Easily as Attorney for the Prosecution
- The Nickel Nurser as Todd's Butler
- Free Eats as Head of the Family of Thieves
- You're Telling Me as Bill Morgan
- What Price Taxi as Jealous Husband
- Hot Spot as Cabbie
- The Hollywood Handicap
- Just a Pain in the Parlor as Musician
- Red Noses as Tailor's Customer
- First in War as Commanding General
- Taxi for Two as Billy Gilbert
- Yoo-Hoo as I.M. Sweet, truck driver
- Strictly Unreliable as The Actor
1931
- One Good Turn as Drunk
- On the Loose as Pierre, the Dressmaker (as William Gilbert)
- Chinatown After Dark as Dooley
- Catch-As Catch-Can as Ring Announcer (uncredited)
- The Pajama Party as Butler (uncredited)
- Dogs Is Dogs as Mr. Brown (uncredited)
- Hasty Marriage as Distraught Passenger On Streetcar (uncredited)
- First Aid as Jenkins
- Shiver My Timbers as The Sea Captain
- The Panic Is On as Smith - Investment Broker aka The Spot (uncredited)
1930
- Sea Legs as Naval Officer
- The Happy Hottentots as Stage Manager (uncredited)
- Railroad Follies