Billy Gilbert (born William V. Campbell in

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; September 15, 1891—April 29, 1961) was involved in more 150 American films between 1913 and 1936, working as either an actor, extra, or director. This Billy Gilbert should not be confused with the later film actor

Billy Gilbert William Gilbert Barron (September 12, 1894 – September 23, 1971), known professionally as Billy Gilbert, was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his comic sneeze routines. He appeared in over 200 feature films, short subjects a ...

(born William Gilbert Barron), who became well known working for

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in the 1930s. That "later" Gilbert's acting career in both

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and feature films continued into the early 1960s. The Billy Gilbert relevant to this page spent his entire career working almost exclusively in shorts, often uncredited. His last film appearance, again uncredited, was in ''

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'', a comedy released by

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in May 1936.

Selected filmography

As actor

*'' Fatty Joins the Force'' (1913) *''

Fatty at San Diego ''Fatty at San Diego'' is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. Plot Fatty sneaks off to the Carnival Cabrillo parade in San Diego. He tells his wife that he saved an endangered child, but his alibi is ...

'' (1914) *'' Fatty's Wine Party'' (1914) *'' The Star Boarder'' (1914) *''

Making a Living ''Making a Living'' (also known as ''Doing His Best'', ''A Busted Johnny'', ''Troubles'', and ''Take My Picture'') is the first film starring Charlie Chaplin. A one-reel comedy short, it was completed in three days at Keystone Studios in Los ...

'' (1914) *'' The Rounders'' (1914), directed and written by

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered o ...

*''

Mabel's Strange Predicament ''Mabel's Strange Predicament'' is a 1914 American film starring Mabel Normand and Charles Chaplin, notable for being the first film for which Chaplin donned the costume of The Tramp, although his appearance in the costume in ''Kid Auto Races ...

'' (1914) *'' A Film Johnnie'' (1914) *''

A Busy Day ''A Busy Day'' is a 1914 short film starring Charlie Chaplin and Mack Swain. Plot In ''A Busy Day'', a wife (played by an energetic Charlie Chaplin) becomes jealous of her husband's interest in another woman during a military parade. On her wa ...

'' (1914) *''

Caught in a Cabaret ''Caught in a Cabaret'' is a 1914 short comedy film written and directed by Mabel Normand and starring Normand and Charlie Chaplin. Plot Chaplin plays a waiter who fakes being the Prime Minister of Greenland to impress a girl. He then is invi ...

'' (1914) *'' Tillie's Punctured Romance'' (1914) as Policeman (uncredited) *'' Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers'' (1915) *'' Oh, Mabel Behave'' (1922) *''

Give Us This Night ''Give Us This Night'' is one of five movies produced by Paramount Pictures featuring Gladys Swarthout, a very popular Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano. The studio was attempting to build on the popularity of Grace Moore, another opera singer, w ...

'' (1936) *''

'' (1936)

As director

*'' Move On'' (1917) with

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*'' The Flirt'' (1917) with Harold Lloyd *'' Rainbow Island'' (1917) with Harold Lloyd *'' The Tip'' (1918) with Harold Lloyd

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Billy 1891 births 1961 deaths American male silent film actors Film directors from Los Angeles Male actors from Hollywood, Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors