Billy Engle (May 28, 1889 – November 28, 1966) was an Austro-Hungarian Empire-born American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1917 and 1957. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and died in

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. Engle's stage debut occurred when he portrayed a cartoonist in ''Now and Then'' at Miner's Theater in New York City. He was a featured player with the Christie comedies.

Partial filmography

* '' Special Delivery'' (1922) as Undetermined Secondary Role * '' The Soilers'' (1923) as Prospector * '' Scorching Sands'' (1923) as Undetermined Secondary Role * ''

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'' (1924) as Undetermined Secondary Role (Uncredited) * '' Zeb vs. Paprika'' (1924) as Undetermined Secondary Role (Uncredited) * '' Near Dublin'' (1924) as Villager (Uncredited) * '' Rupert of Hee Haw'' (1924) as Short Officer * '' Wide Open Spaces'' (1924) as Phil Sheridan * '' What Happened to Jones'' (1926) as Milkman (Uncredited) * ''

Cruise of the Jasper B ''Cruise of the Jasper B'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent action comedy, action comedy film produced by Cecil B. DeMille and directed by James W. Horne. The film is loosely based on the 1916 novel of the same name by American poet Don Ma ...

'' (1926) as Little Mover (Uncredited) * '' Red Hot Leather'' (1926) as 'Dinkey' Hook * '' The Western Whirlwind'' (1927) as 'Beans' Baker * '' Ridin' for Justice'' (1932) as Sam the Stutterer * '' Exposed'' (1932) as Undetermined Secondary Role * ''

It Happened One Night ''It Happened One Night'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic comedy film with elements of screwball comedy directed and co-produced by Frank Capra, in collaboration with Harry Cohn, in which a pampered socialite ( Claudette Colbert) tr ...

'' (1934) as Bus Passenger (Uncredited) * ''

The Gold Ghost ''The Gold Ghost'' is a 1934 short American pre-code comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Plot Two wealthy fathers Jim and George try to arrange their children Gloria and Wally to marry in order to strengthen their families. Gloria refuses to ...

'' (1934) as Short Miner (Uncredited) * ''

It's a Gift ''It's a Gift'' is a 1934 American comedy film starring W.C. Fields. It was Fields's 16th sound film and his fifth in 1934 alone. The film concerns the trials and tribulations of a grocer as he battles a shrewish wife, an incompetent assista ...

'' (1934) as Campground Patron (uncredited) * '' Pop Goes the Easel'' (1935) as Storekeeper (Uncredited) * '' Uncivil Warriors'' (1935) as Captain (Uncredited) * ''

Mrs. Miniver ''Mrs. Miniver'' is a 1942 American romantic war drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel '' Mrs. Miniver'' by Jan Struther, it shows how the life of an unassuming Britis ...

'' (1942) as Townsman (Uncredited) * ''

The Best Years of Our Lives ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (also known as ''Glory for Me'' and ''Home Again'') is a 1946 American drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and Harold Ru ...

'' (1946) as Customer (Uncredited) * '' Flying Saucer Daffy'' (1958) as Auntie's boyfriend (Uncredited)

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* * 1889 births 1966 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to the United States Male actors from Hollywood, Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors Place of birth missing {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub