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ActingBilly Gilbert
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]
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Billy Gilbert
Filmography
Acting (74)
1936
Give Us This Nightas Leader of Clacque
7.0
1932
Never the Twins Shall Meetas Mr. Clark
10.0
1929
The Bees' Buzzas Country Club Drinker, Farmer
5.0
1929
The Rodeoas Minor Role (uncredited)
9.0
1929
Noisy Neighborsas Third Son
9.0
1928
Motorboat Mamasas Boat Officer
9.0
1928
The Campus Carmenas Horse Doctor
6.0
1928
Movie Maniaas Tim Murphy
1928
Smith's Army Lifeas Officer
8.0
1927
Fiddlesticksas Bystander
7.0
1927
For Sale, a Bungalowas The Gas Man
8.0
1927
Smith's Ponyas Ship's Purser
8.0
1927
The Pride of Pikevilleas Hawkins House Guest
7.0
1927
Smith's Fishing Tripas The Fisherman
10.0
1927
Crazy to Actas Projectionist
6.7
1927
A Small Town Princessas Gateman
7.0
1927
The Jolly Jilteras Short Servant
9.0
1927
Peaches and Plumbersas The Attorney
9.0
1926
Flirty Four-Flushersas Soup Drinking Customer / Hotel Desk Clerk
6.5
1926
The Soapsuds Ladyas Grandpa Tucker
9.0
1926
Smith's Uncleas Messenger
1926
Smith's Landlordas Small Mover
1926
Smith's Babyas Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
4.5
1926
Ice Cold Cocosas Ice Rink Usher
9.0
1926
Hayfoot, Strawfoot?as Doctor
10.0
1926
Whispering Whiskersas Indian
10.0
1925
A Sweet Pickleas Bakery Chef
1924
Ten Dollars or Ten Daysas Customer with Cane
5.5
1921
1921
1921
Dynamite Allenas 'Simp' Hallett
9.0
1916
His Bitter Pillas Barfly
5.1
1915
A Submarine Pirateas Torpedo Loader (uncredited)
4.9
1915
Fickle Fatty's Fallas Man at Test-of-Strength Concession
1915
A Hash House Fraudas Freeloading Customer
4.5
1915
Miss Fatty's Seaside Loversas Bellhop
4.5
1915
Mabel’s Wilful Wayas Blackface Man in Sideshow Game / Man Going Down Slide
4.9
1915
Wished on Mabelas Police Chief
5.3
1915
A One Night Standas Audience Spectator
5.0
1915
That Little Band Of Goldas Audience Member
5.1
1915
Hogan Out Westas The Cowboy
1915
5.1
1915
Love, Speed and Thrillsas Cop
5.0
1915
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Lifeas The Groom
5.3
1914
Tillie's Punctured Romanceas Policeman (uncredited)
6.2
1914
Fatty and Minnie He-Hawas Short Man
5.3
1914
Ambrose's First Falsehoodas Café Patron
4.2
1914
His Prehistoric Pastas Caveman Masher (uncredited)
5.7
1914
Leading Lizzie Astrayas Cafe Waiter
4.4
1914
His Trysting Placesas Diner in Overalls
6.2
1914
His Musical Careeras Piano Store Salesman
6.0
1914
Gentlemen of Nerveas Spectator
5.8
1914
Those Love Pangsas Movie Patron
5.6
1914
The Roundersas Doorman in Blackface
6.1
1914
The Masqueraderas Cameraman
5.7
1914
Those Country Kidsas Man whose Carriage is Stolen
4.1
1914
The Knockoutas Society Singer
5.8
1914
A Busy Dayas Policeman
4.8
1914
Caught in a Cabaretas Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
5.8
1914
The Star Boarderas Boarder (uncredited)
5.2
1914
Cruel, Cruel Loveas Short Ambulance Attendant
5.2
1914
His Favorite Pastimeas Shoeshine Boy
5.3
1914
Tango Tanglesas Guest in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
5.2
1914
A Film Johnnieas Theater Usher (uncredited)
5.5
1914
Mabel's Strange Predicamentas Bellboy (uncredited)
5.4
1914
Making a Livingas Jealous Husband (uncredited)
5.7
1914
Rebecca's Wedding Dayas The Thief
1913
He Would a Hunting Goas Villager
1913
Fatty Joins the Forceas Fighter
5.3
1913
Fatty at San Diegoas Theatre Patron / Man on Dock
1913
The Speed Kingsas Man Ford Bumps into
4.3
1913
A Quiet Little Weddingas Wedding Guest
1913
Mother's Boyas Mug
1913
Mabel's Dramatic Careeras Audience Member
5.6
Production & Directing (5)
1928
ComradesStory
8.0
1918
The TipDirector
1917
Move OnDirector
4.7
1917
The FlirtDirector
3.9
1917
Rainbow IslandDirector
5.0