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William "Willie" Best, sometimes known as Sleep n' Eat, was an American television and film actor.
Born
Tuesday, 27 May 1913
Died
Tuesday, 27 February 1962
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Am Not Your Negro | Exodus (clip from The Monster Walks (1932)) | 2016 |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | Self | 2004 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | (archive footage) | 1975 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Janitor (clip from Feet First (1930)) | 1963 |
| World of Comedy | Charlie (archive footage) / Charlie | 1962 |
| Waterfront | Billy Slocum | 1954 |
| My Little Margie | Charlie, Charlie the Elevator Operator, Willie, Elevator Boy, Charley | 1952 |
| South of Caliente | Willie, Stable Boy | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Cleaning Man, Janitor | 1951 |
| The Stu Erwin Show | Willie | 1950 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Am Not Your Negro | Exodus (clip from The Monster Walks (1932)) | 2016 |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | Self | 2004 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | (archive footage) | 1975 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Janitor (clip from Feet First (1930)) | 1963 |
| World of Comedy | Charlie (archive footage) / Charlie | 1962 |
| Waterfront | Billy Slocum | 1954 |
| My Little Margie | Charlie, Charlie the Elevator Operator, Willie, Elevator Boy, Charley | 1952 |
| South of Caliente | Willie, Stable Boy | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Cleaning Man, Janitor | 1951 |
| The Stu Erwin Show | Willie | 1950 |
| Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters | Willie | 1949 |
| Shanghai Chest | Custodian | 1948 |
| Smart Woman | Train Porter | 1948 |
| Half Past Midnight | Andy Jones | 1948 |
| The Red Stallion | Jackson | 1947 |
| Suddenly It's Spring | Porter on Train | 1947 |
| Dangerous Money | Chattanooga Brown | 1946 |
| No Leave, No Love | Piano Delivery Man | 1946 |
| The Bride Wore Boots | Joe | 1946 |
| The Face of Marble | Shadrach | 1946 |
| The Red Dragon | Chattanooga Brown | 1945 |
| She Wouldn't Say Yes | Porter | 1945 |
| Hold That Blonde! | Willie Shelley | 1945 |
| Pillow to Post | Lucille, Colonial Auto Court Porter / Lucille - Colonial Auto Court Porter | 1945 |
| The Monster and the Ape | Flash | 1945 |
| Music for Millions | Red Cap | 1944 |
| The Mark of the Whistler | Men's Room Attendant | 1944 |
| The Girl Who Dared | Woodrow | 1944 |
| The Adventures of Mark Twain | George / Butler | 1944 |
| Home in Indiana | Mo' Rum | 1944 |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars | Soldier in 'Ice Cold Katy' Number | 1943 |
| The Kansan | Bones | 1943 |
| Dixie | Steward | 1943 |
| Cabin in the Sky | Second Idea Man | 1943 |
| Cinderella Swings It | Hipp | 1943 |
| The Powers Girl | Men's Room Attendant | 1943 |
| The Hidden Hand | Eustis the Chauffeur / Eustis, the chauffeur | 1942 |
| Scattergood Survives a Murder | Hipp | 1942 |
| Busses Roar | Sunshine | 1942 |
| A-Haunting We Will Go | Waiter | 1942 |
| Maisie Gets Her Man | Sam, Room Service Waiter / Sam (Uncredited) | 1942 |
| Juke Girl | Jo-Mo | 1942 |
| Whispering Ghosts | Euclid Brown / Euclid White Brown | 1942 |
| The Body Disappears | Willie | 1941 |
| Breakdowns of 1941 | Self | 1941 |
| Nothing But the Truth | Samuel | 1941 |
| The Smiling Ghost | Clarence | 1941 |
| Highway West | Bub Wellington | 1941 |
| Kisses for Breakfast | Arnold | 1941 |
| The Lady from Cheyenne | George | 1941 |
| Scattergood Baines | Hipp | 1941 |
| Road Show | Willie | 1941 |
| Flight from Destiny | George | 1941 |
| High Sierra | Algernon | 1941 |
| Who Killed Aunt Maggie? | Andrew | 1940 |
| Money and the Woman | George Washington Jones, Dave's Servant / George Washington Jones | 1940 |
| The Ghost Breakers | Alex | 1940 |
| Blondie on a Budget | Newsboy | 1940 |
| I Take This Woman | Sambo | 1940 |
| Slightly Honorable | Art, the Elevator Operator / Art, Elevator Operator | 1939 |
| Private Detective | Norton's Valet | 1939 |
| The Covered Trailer | Baltimore | 1939 |
| Blondie Brings Up Baby | Hotel Janitor | 1939 |
| At the Circus | Redcap | 1939 |
| Blackmail | Bunny - the Janitor | 1939 |
| Way Down South | Chimney Sweep | 1939 |
| Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Driver | 1939 |
| Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter | Apollo Johnson | 1939 |
| Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Launch Pilot | 1939 |
| The Saint Strikes Back | Algernon, Simon's Butler / Algernon, Simon's Butler (Uncredited) | 1939 |
| Blondie | Porter | 1938 |
| Spring Madness | Porter on Train | 1938 |
| Straight Place and Show | Hannibal | 1938 |
| Youth Takes a Fling | George | 1938 |
| I'm from the City | Train Porter | 1938 |
| Vivacious Lady | Train Porter | 1938 |
| Goodbye Broadway | Jughead | 1938 |
| Merrily We Live | George | 1938 |
| Gold Is Where You Find It | Joshua | 1938 |
| Everybody's Doing It | Jasper - Elevator Operator | 1938 |
| Crashing Hollywood | Train Porter | 1938 |
| Saturday's Heroes | Sam | 1937 |
| The Lady Fights Back | McTavish | 1937 |
| Super-Sleuth | Warts / Warts, Martin's manservant | 1937 |
| Meet the Missus | Bootblack / Mose - Shoe Shine Boy | 1937 |
| You Can't Buy Luck | Airline Porter | 1937 |
| Breezing Home | Speed | 1937 |
| Criminal Lawyer | Janitor | 1937 |
| Racing Lady | Brass | 1937 |
| Deep South | 1937 | |
| We Who Are About to Die | Airport Porter | 1937 |
| Night Waitress | Black Pedestrian | 1936 |
| General Spanky | Henry | 1936 |
| Make Way for a Lady | William Townley - Jackson's Chauffeur | 1936 |
| Mummy's Boys | Catfish | 1936 |
| Down the Stretch | Noah | 1936 |
| The Green Pastures | Henry - the Angel | 1936 |
| The Bride Walks Out | Smokie | 1936 |
| Murder on a Bridle Path | 'High-Pockets' | 1936 |
| Two in Revolt | Eph | 1936 |
| Silly Billies | Excitement | 1936 |
| Muss 'em Up | Janitor at Spivali's Bar | 1936 |
| The Lady Consents | Sam - Jim's Servant | 1936 |
| The Littlest Rebel | James Henry | 1935 |
| To Beat the Band | Elevator Operator | 1935 |
| Annie Oakley | Second Cook | 1935 |
| Hot Tip | Apollo | 1935 |
| Jalna | Sam, the Janitor / Sam | 1935 |
| The Arizonian | Pompey | 1935 |
| The Nitwits | Sleepy | 1935 |
| Hit and Rum | Shoe Shine Man | 1935 |
| Murder on a Honeymoon | Willie (as Sleep 'n' Eat) / Willie | 1935 |
| West of the Pecos | Jonah (as Sleep 'n' Eat) / Jonah | 1934 |
| Kentucky Kernels | Buckshot | 1934 |
| Little Miss Marker | Dizzy Memphis | 1934 |
| Disorderly Conduct | Man at Police Station | 1932 |
| The Monster Walks | Exodus / Exodus (as Sleep n' Eat) | 1932 |
| The Guilty Generation | Club Merlin Doorman | 1931 |
| Feet First | Charcoal - Janitor / Janitor | 1930 |
| Ladies of Leisure | George - the Elevator Operator | 1930 |
