Billy Gilbert

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 15, 1891

died

April 29, 1961

place of birth

Hollywood, California, USA

also known as

William V. Campbell · William Gilbert · Little Billy Gilbert

total credits

50 movies

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]

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Tillie's Punctured Romance
6.2

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914as Policeman (uncredited)
Noisy Neighbors
9.0

Noisy Neighbors

1929as Third Son
Mabel's Strange Predicament
5.3

Mabel's Strange Predicament

1914as Bellboy (uncredited)
Making a Living
5.7

Making a Living

1914as Jealous Husband (uncredited)
The Masquerader
5.7

The Masquerader

1914as Cameraman
His Trysting Places
6.2

His Trysting Places

1914as Diner in Overalls
His Bitter Pill
5.2

His Bitter Pill

1916as Barfly
Those Love Pangs
5.6

Those Love Pangs

1914as Movie Patron
His Musical Career
6.0

His Musical Career

1914as Piano Store Salesman
The Rounders
6.1

The Rounders

1914as Doorman in Blackface
Give Us This Night
7.0

Give Us This Night

1936as Leader of Clacque
The Knockout
5.7

The Knockout

1914as Society Singer
His Prehistoric Past
5.6

His Prehistoric Past

1914as Caveman Masher (uncredited)
Fatty Joins the Force
5.4

Fatty Joins the Force

1913as Fighter
A Film Johnnie
5.4

A Film Johnnie

1914as Theater Usher (uncredited)
The Star Boarder
5.2

The Star Boarder

1914as Boarder (uncredited)
Wished on Mabel
5.4

Wished on Mabel

1915as Police Chief
A Hash House Fraud
4.5

A Hash House Fraud

1915as Freeloading Customer
The Speed Kings
4.6

The Speed Kings

1913as Man Ford Bumps into
Caught in a Cabaret
5.7

Caught in a Cabaret

1914as Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
A Busy Day
4.7

A Busy Day

1914as Policeman
Tango Tangles
5.1

Tango Tangles

1914as Guest in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
Gentlemen of Nerve
5.7

Gentlemen of Nerve

1914as Spectator
Ice Cold Cocos
9.0

Ice Cold Cocos

1926as Ice Rink Usher
Cruel, Cruel Love
5.1

Cruel, Cruel Love

1914as Short Ambulance Attendant
Fatty's New Role
5.2

Fatty's New Role

1915
The Campus Carmen
6.0

The Campus Carmen

1928as Horse Doctor
Love, Speed and Thrills
5.0

Love, Speed and Thrills

1915as Cop
Mabel’s Wilful Way
4.9

Mabel’s Wilful Way

1915as Blackface Man in Sideshow Game / Man Going Down Slide
The Rodeo
9.0

The Rodeo

1929as Minor Role (uncredited)
Motorboat Mamas
9.0

Motorboat Mamas

1928as Boat Officer
His Favorite Pastime
5.2

His Favorite Pastime

1914as Shoeshine Boy
Mabel's Dramatic Career
5.5

Mabel's Dramatic Career

1913as Audience Member
Fiddlesticks
7.3

Fiddlesticks

1927as Bystander
Those Country Kids
4.1

Those Country Kids

1914as Man whose Carriage is Stolen
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
5.3

Ten Dollars or Ten Days

1924as Customer with Cane
Flirty Four-Flushers
6.5

Flirty Four-Flushers

1926as Soup Drinking Customer / Hotel Desk Clerk
Fatty at San Diego

Fatty at San Diego

1913as Theatre Patron / Man on Dock
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
5.2

Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life

1915as The Groom
Ambrose's First Falsehood
4.2

Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914as Café Patron
Whispering Whiskers
10.0

Whispering Whiskers

1926as Indian
He Would a Hunting Go

He Would a Hunting Go

1913as Villager
Smith's Army Life
8.0

Smith's Army Life

1928as Officer
The Pride of Pikeville
7.0

The Pride of Pikeville

1927as Hawkins House Guest
Smith's Baby
4.5

Smith's Baby

1926as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
Fickle Fatty's Fall

Fickle Fatty's Fall

1915as Man at Test-of-Strength Concession
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
5.0

Fatty and Minnie He-Haw

1914as Short Man
Hogan Out West

Hogan Out West

1915as The Cowboy
Leading Lizzie Astray
4.4

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914as Cafe Waiter
A Submarine Pirate
4.9

A Submarine Pirate

1915as Torpedo Loader (uncredited)