Billy Gilbert
Acting • Born 1891-09-15 – Died 1961-04-29
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
74 credits
Dynamite Allen
Movie • 1921
'Simp' Hallett
Those Country Kids
Movie • 1914
Man whose Carriage is Stolen
Motorboat Mamas
Movie • 1928
Boat Officer
The Bees' Buzz
Movie • 1929
Country Club Drinker, Farmer
Hayfoot, Strawfoot?
Movie • 1926
Doctor
The Soapsuds Lady
Movie • 1926
Grandpa Tucker
The Jolly Jilter
Movie • 1927
Short Servant
Flirty Four-Flushers
Movie • 1926
Soup Drinking Customer / Hotel Desk Clerk
Peaches and Plumbers
Movie • 1927
The Attorney
A Small Town Princess
Movie • 1927
Gateman
For Sale, a Bungalow
Movie • 1927
The Gas Man
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
Movie • 1914
Short Man
Fickle Fatty's Fall
Movie • 1915
Man at Test-of-Strength Concession
A Sweet Pickle
Movie • 1925
Bakery Chef
Movie Mania
Movie • 1928
Tim Murphy
Smith's Pony
Movie • 1927
Ship's Purser
Fiddlesticks
Movie • 1927
Bystander
Ice Cold Cocos
Movie • 1926
Ice Rink Usher
His Bitter Pill
Movie • 1916
Barfly
The Pride of Pikeville
Movie • 1927
Hawkins House Guest
Whispering Whiskers
Movie • 1926
Indian
Crazy to Act
Movie • 1927
Projectionist
The Rodeo
Movie • 1929
Minor Role (uncredited)
Smith's Uncle
Movie • 1926
Messenger
Mabel's Dramatic Career
Movie • 1913
Audience Member
The Star Boarder
Movie • 1914
Boarder (uncredited)
A Submarine Pirate
Movie • 1915
Torpedo Loader (uncredited)
The Knockout
Movie • 1914
Society Singer
The Masquerader
Movie • 1914
Cameraman
Love, Speed and Thrills
Movie • 1915
Cop
All Wet
Movie • 1921
Stuck Up
Movie • 1921
He Would a Hunting Go
Movie • 1913
Villager
Cruel, Cruel Love
Movie • 1914
Short Ambulance Attendant
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Movie • 1914
Café Patron
Tango Tangles
Movie • 1914
Guest in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
A One Night Stand
Movie • 1915
Audience Spectator
Fatty at San Diego
Movie • 1913
Theatre Patron / Man on Dock
A Busy Day
Movie • 1914
Policeman
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
Movie • 1915
The Groom
A Hash House Fraud
Movie • 1915
Freeloading Customer
His Favorite Pastime
Movie • 1914
Shoeshine Boy
The Rounders
Movie • 1914
Doorman in Blackface
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Movie • 1914
Policeman (uncredited)
Fatty Joins the Force
Movie • 1913
Fighter
His Trysting Places
Movie • 1914
Diner in Overalls
Gentlemen of Nerve
Movie • 1914
Spectator
That Little Band Of Gold
Movie • 1915
Audience Member
Mother's Boy
Movie • 1913
Mug
Rebecca's Wedding Day
Movie • 1914
The Thief
Making a Living
Movie • 1914
Jealous Husband (uncredited)
Caught in a Cabaret
Movie • 1914
Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
His Musical Career
Movie • 1914
Piano Store Salesman
A Quiet Little Wedding
Movie • 1913
Wedding Guest
The Speed Kings
Movie • 1913
Man Ford Bumps into
A Film Johnnie
Movie • 1914
Theater Usher (uncredited)
Fatty's New Role
Movie • 1915
Mabel’s Wilful Way
Movie • 1915
Blackface Man in Sideshow Game / Man Going Down Slide
Mabel's Strange Predicament
Movie • 1914
Bellboy (uncredited)
Those Love Pangs
Movie • 1914
Movie Patron
Leading Lizzie Astray
Movie • 1914
Cafe Waiter
His Prehistoric Past
Movie • 1914
Caveman Masher (uncredited)
Wished on Mabel
Movie • 1915
Police Chief
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
Movie • 1915
Bellhop
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
Movie • 1924
Customer with Cane
Smith's Baby
Movie • 1926
Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
Hogan Out West
Movie • 1915
The Cowboy
Smith's Fishing Trip
Movie • 1927
The Fisherman
Smith's Landlord
Movie • 1926
Small Mover
Give Us This Night
Movie • 1936
Leader of Clacque
Smith's Army Life
Movie • 1928
Officer
The Campus Carmen
Movie • 1928
Horse Doctor
Noisy Neighbors
Movie • 1929
Third Son
Never the Twins Shall Meet
Movie • 1932
Mr. Clark