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Billy Gilbert was involved in more 150 American films between 1913 and 1936, working as either an actor, extra, or director.
Birth Name
William V. Campbell
Born
Tuesday, 15 September 1891
Died
Saturday, 29 April 1961
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dance of the Cookoos | Doctor / Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen | 1982 |
| Five Weeks in a Balloon | Auctioneer / Sultan / Sultan/Actioneer | 1962 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Willie the Giant | 1954 |
| Fun and Fancy Free | Willie the Giant (voice) / Willie the Giant | 1947 |
| Wing and a Prayer | Sheik (edited from: 'Tin Pan Alley') / (archive footage) | 1945 |
| Take It or Leave It | Sheik: Clip from 'Tin Pan Alley' / Himself | 1944 |
| Mr. Wise Guy | Knobby / Knobby Duffy | 1942 |
| Valley of the Sun | Judge Homer Burnaby / Homer Burnaby - Justice of the Peace | 1942 |
| The Great Dictator | Herring / Field Marshal Herring | 1940 |
| The Girl Downstairs | Garage Proprietor / Garage Mechanic | 1938 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dance of the Cookoos | Doctor / Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen | 1982 |
| Five Weeks in a Balloon | Auctioneer / Sultan / Sultan/Actioneer | 1962 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Willie the Giant | 1954 |
| Fun and Fancy Free | Willie the Giant (voice) / Willie the Giant | 1947 |
| Wing and a Prayer | Sheik (edited from: 'Tin Pan Alley') / (archive footage) | 1945 |
| Take It or Leave It | Sheik: Clip from 'Tin Pan Alley' / Himself | 1944 |
| Mr. Wise Guy | Knobby / Knobby Duffy | 1942 |
| Valley of the Sun | Judge Homer Burnaby / Homer Burnaby - Justice of the Peace | 1942 |
| The Great Dictator | Herring / Field Marshal Herring | 1940 |
| The Girl Downstairs | Garage Proprietor / Garage Mechanic | 1938 |
| Mr. Doodle Kicks Off | Professor Minorous / Prof. Minorous | 1938 |
| Army Girl | Cantina Pete / Canteen waiter | 1938 |
| She's Got Everything | Chaffee - a Creditor / Chaffee | 1937 |
| Fight for Your Lady | Boris / Boris - Reporter | 1937 |
| Sea Devils | Billy (policeman) / Billy | 1937 |
| When You're in Love | Jose / Jose the Bartender | 1937 |
| We're on the Jury | Mr. Ephraim Allen / Ephraim Allen | 1937 |
| One Rainy Afternoon | Courtroom Doorman / Court Doorman (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| Give Us This Night | Leader of Clacque | 1936 |
| Hi, Gaucho! | Cappa Rosa / Cappa Rosa - Del Campo's Foreman | 1935 |
| Another Wild Idea | Uncle Percy (voice) / Uncle Percy | 1934 |
| The Cracked Ice Man | Prof. Wm. Gilbert, Dean of School / William Gilbert | 1934 |
| Luncheon at Twelve | Betty's Father / Mr. Schmaltz, Betty's Father | 1933 |
| This Day and Age | Manager of Nightclub / Nightclub Manager | 1933 |
| Taxi Barons | Billy / Dutchie | 1933 |
| Asleep in the Feet | Mr. Gilbert, Dance Hall Proprietor / Mr. Gilbert - Dance Hall Proprietor | 1933 |
| The Chimp | Joe - the Landlord / Joe the Landlord | 1932 |
| Just a Pain in the Parlor | Musician | 1932 |
| On the Loose | Pierre, the Dressmaker (as William Gilbert) / Pierre, the Dressmaker | 1931 |
| Midnight Daddies | Drunk | 1930 |
| The Bees' Buzz | Country Club Drinker / Farmer | 1929 |
| Noisy Neighbors | Third Son | 1929 |
| The Burglar | Mabel's Father - Jimmy's Father-in-Law | 1928 |
| The Campus Carmen | Horse Doctor | 1928 |
| A Simple Sap | Grandpa | 1928 |
| Smith's Army Life | Officer | 1928 |
| The Beach Club | 1st Chess Player | 1928 |
| Fiddlesticks | Bystander | 1927 |
| Smith's Pony | Ship's Purser | 1927 |
| The Pride of Pikeville | Hawkins House Guest | 1927 |
| Catalina, Here I Come | Water Traffic Cop | 1927 |
| The Jolly Jilter | Short Servant | 1927 |
| Flirty Four-Flushers | Soup Drinking Customer / Hotel Desk Clerk | 1926 |
| Smith's Uncle | Messenger | 1926 |
| A Harem Knight | Rajah's Henchman | 1926 |
| Ice Cold Cocos | Ice Rink Usher | 1926 |
| Fight Night | Delivery Man | 1926 |
| Hooked at the Altar | Wedding Guest | 1926 |
| Wandering Willies | Produce Vendor / Hot Soup Customer / Driver | 1926 |
| Circus Today | Spectator | 1926 |
| Whispering Whiskers | Indian | 1926 |
| Water Wagons | Old Sailor | 1925 |
| All Night Long | Mr. Burgundy - Nanette's Father | 1924 |
| Ten Dollars or Ten Days | Customer with Cane | 1924 |
| Oh, Mabel Behave | Inn Patron | 1922 |
| Stuck Up | 1921 | |
| All Wet | 1921 | |
| Dynamite Allen | 'Simp' Hallett | 1921 |
| The Grab Bag Bride | Secondary Supporting Role | 1917 |
| His Bitter Pill | Barfly | 1916 |
| Wife and Auto Trouble | Tri-Stone Cop | 1916 |
| A Submarine Pirate | Torpedo Loader | 1915 |
| When Ambrose Dared Walrus | Insurance Company Assistant | 1915 |
| A Hash House Fraud | Freeloading Customer | 1915 |
| Those Bitter Sweets | Picnicker | 1915 |
| Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers | Bellhop | 1915 |
| Mabel's Wilful Way | Blackface Man in Sideshow Game / Man Going Down Slide | 1915 |
| Wished on Mabel | Police Chief | 1915 |
| Droppington's Family Tree | Belligerent Diner | 1915 |
| A One Night Stand | Audience Spectator | 1915 |
| That Little Band of Gold | Audience Member | 1915 |
| Ambrose's Sour Grapes | Bellhop | 1915 |
| Fatty's New Role | 1915 | |
| Love, Speed and Thrills | Cop | 1915 |
| Fatty and Mabel's Simple Life | The Groom | 1915 |
| Fatty and Minnie He-Haw | Short Cowboy in Saloon | 1914 |
| Tillie's Punctured Romance | Policeman | 1914 |
| Ambrose's First Falsehood | Café Patron | 1914 |
| His Prehistoric Past | Caveman Masher | 1914 |
| Leading Lizzie Astray | Cafe Waiter | 1914 |
| His Trysting Place | Diner in Overalls | 1914 |
| His Musical Career | Piano Store Salesman | 1914 |
| Gentlemen of Nerve | Spectator | 1914 |
| Those Love Pangs | Movie Patron | 1914 |
| Hello, Mabel | Man in Phone Booth | 1914 |
| He Loved the Ladies | Minor Role | 1914 |
| Lover's Luck | Villager | 1914 |
| The Rounders | Doorman in Blackface | 1914 |
| The Masquerader | Cameraman | 1914 |
| Those Country Kids | Man whose Carriage is Stolen | 1914 |
| The Knockout | Society Singer | 1914 |
| A Busy Day | Policeman | 1914 |
| Caught in a Cabaret | Cabaret Patron | 1914 |
| The Star Boarder | Boarder | 1914 |
| Cruel, Cruel Love | Short Ambulance Attendant | 1914 |
| His Favorite Pastime | Shoeshine Boy | 1914 |
| Tango Tangle | Guest in cowboy hat | 1914 |
| A Film Johnnie | Theatre Usher | 1914 |
| Mabel's Strange Predicament | Bellman | 1914 |
| Making a Living | Jealous Husband | 1914 |
| Rebecca's Wedding Day | The Thief | 1914 |
| He Would a Hunting Go | Villager | 1913 |
| Fatty Joins the Force | Fighter | 1913 |
| Fatty at San Diego | Theatre Patron / Man on Dock | 1913 |
| The Speed Kings | Man Ford Bumps into | 1913 |
| A Quiet Little Wedding | Wedding Guest | 1913 |
| Mother's Boy | Mug | 1913 |
| Mabel's Dramatic Career | Audience Member | 1913 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Tip | 1918 |
| Move On | 1917 |
| The Flirt | 1917 |
| Rainbow Island | 1917 |
