Billy Gilbert

Billy Gilbert

Known for
Acting
Born
September 11, 1894
Died
September 23, 1971 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Billy Gilbert (September 12, 1894 – September 23, 1971) was an American comedian and actor known for his comic sneeze routines. He appeared in over 200 feature films, short subjects and television shows starting in 1929. He is not to be confused with silent film actor Billy Gilbert (a.k.a. Little Billy Gilbert, born William V. Campbell, 1891–1961).

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years poster

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Movie · as Field Marshal Herring (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 poster

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Movie · as Willie the Giant (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

1997
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' poster

The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1982
Dance of the Cookoos poster

Dance of the Cookoos

Movie · as Doctor / Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen

1977
Disney's Greatest Villains poster

Disney's Greatest Villains

Movie · as Sneezy / Willie the Giant (voice) (archive footage)

1968
The Best of Laurel and Hardy

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

Movie · as First Drunk / Doctor (archive footage)

1963
The Sound of Laughter poster

The Sound of Laughter

Movie · as Billy (Large Duck Hunter)

1962
Five Weeks in a Balloon poster

Five Weeks in a Balloon

Movie · as Sultan/Actioneer

1962
Paradise Alley poster

Paradise Alley

Movie · as Julius Wilson

1960
The Roaring 20's poster

The Roaring 20's

TV · 1 ep

1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook poster

Shirley Temple's Storybook

TV · as Able Baker, Gypsy Father · 1 ep

1953
Down Among the Sheltering Palms poster

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Movie · as King Jilouili

1953
The Danny Thomas Show poster

The Danny Thomas Show

TV · as Mr. Hoffsteader · 1 ep

1950
Musical Comedy Time

Musical Comedy Time

TV · 1 ep

1948
Billie Gets Her Man poster

Billie Gets Her Man

Movie · as Suitor (uncredited)

1948
The Kissing Bandit poster

The Kissing Bandit

Movie · as General Felipe Toro

1947
Mickey and the Beanstalk poster

Mickey and the Beanstalk

Movie · as Willie the Giant (voice) (uncredited)

1947
Fun and Fancy Free poster

Fun and Fancy Free

Movie · as Willie (voice)

1945
Anchors Aweigh poster

Anchors Aweigh

Movie · as Cafe Manager

1945
Trouble Chasers poster

Trouble Chasers

Movie · as Billy

1944
Crazy Knights poster

Crazy Knights

Movie · as Billy

1944
Three of a Kind poster

Three of a Kind

Movie · as Billy

1944
Ever Since Venus poster

Ever Since Venus

Movie · as Tiny Lewis

1944
Crazy Like a Fox

Crazy Like a Fox

Movie · as Cabbie

1944
Wedded Bliss

Wedded Bliss

Movie

1944
Take It or Leave It poster

Take It or Leave It

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1944
Wing and a Prayer poster

Wing and a Prayer

Movie · as (archive footage)

1943
Spotlight Scandals poster

Spotlight Scandals

Movie · as Billy Gilbert

1943
Shantytown poster

Shantytown

Movie · as 'Papa' Ferrelli

1943
Always a Bridesmaid poster

Always a Bridesmaid

Movie · as Nicholas 'Nick' Neopolitan

1943
Shot in the Escape

Shot in the Escape

Movie · as Alexsos

1943
Crazy House poster

Crazy House

Movie · as Sid Drake

1942
Mr. Wise Guy poster

Mr. Wise Guy

Movie · as Knobby

1942
Arabian Nights poster

Arabian Nights

Movie · as Ahmad

1942
Song of the Islands poster

Song of the Islands

Movie · as Palola's Father

1942
Valley of the Sun poster

Valley of the Sun

Movie · as Judge Homer Burnaby

1942
Sleepytime Gal poster

Sleepytime Gal

Movie · as Chef Popodopolis

1941
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 poster

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

Movie · as Self

1941
Reaching for the Sun poster

Reaching for the Sun

Movie · as Amos

1941
Angels with Broken Wings poster

Angels with Broken Wings

Movie · as Billy Wilson

1941
Week-End in Havana poster

Week-End in Havana

Movie · as Arbolado

1941
Model Wife poster

Model Wife

Movie · as Mr. Dominic

1941
New Wine poster

New Wine

Movie · as Poldi

1940
The Great Dictator poster

The Great Dictator

Movie · as Field Marshal Herring

1940
His Girl Friday poster

His Girl Friday

Movie · as Joe Pettibone

1940
Seven Sinners poster

Seven Sinners

Movie · as Tony

1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her poster

The Villain Still Pursued Her

Movie · as Master of Ceremonies

1940
Queen of the Mob poster

Queen of the Mob

Movie · as Mr. Reier

1940
Safari poster

Safari

Movie · as Mondehare

1940
Scatterbrain poster

Scatterbrain

Movie · as Hoffman

1940
Cross-Country Romance poster

Cross-Country Romance

Movie · as Orestes

1940
A Little Bit of Heaven poster

A Little Bit of Heaven

Movie · as Tony

1940
Women in War poster

Women in War

Movie · as Pierre, the Cobbler

1940
Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot

Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot

Movie · as Hector

1940
Sandy Is a Lady poster

Sandy Is a Lady

Movie · as Billy Pepino

1940
Tin Pan Alley poster

Tin Pan Alley

Movie · as Sheik

1940
No, No, Nanette poster

No, No, Nanette

Movie · as Styles

1940
Lucky Partners poster

Lucky Partners

Movie · as Charles (uncredited)

1940
A Night at Earl Carroll's poster

A Night at Earl Carroll's

Movie · as Machinist's Mate

1939
Rio poster

Rio

Movie · as Manuelo

1939
Destry Rides Again poster

Destry Rides Again

Movie · as Loupgerou

1939
The Under-Pup poster

The Under-Pup

Movie · as Tolio

1939
Million Dollar Legs poster

Million Dollar Legs

Movie · as Dick Schultz (uncredited)

1939
Forged Passport poster

Forged Passport

Movie · as Nick Mendoza

1939
The Star Maker poster

The Star Maker

Movie · as Stanislov Papadopoulos

1938
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs poster

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Movie · as Sneezy (voice) (uncredited)

1938
Block-Heads poster

Block-Heads

Movie · as Mr. Gilbert

1938
Happy Landing poster

Happy Landing

Movie · as Counter Man

1938
Joy of Living poster

Joy of Living

Movie · as Cafe Owner

1938
Maid's Night Out poster

Maid's Night Out

Movie · as Mr. Papalapoulas

1938
Army Girl poster

Army Girl

Movie · as Canteen waiter

1938
The Girl Downstairs poster

The Girl Downstairs

Movie · as Garage Mechanic

1938
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus poster

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

Movie · as Bud Boggs

1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off poster

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Movie · as Prof. Minorous

1938
Breaking the Ice poster

Breaking the Ice

Movie · as Mr. Small

1938
My Lucky Star poster

My Lucky Star

Movie · as Nick

1938
Hollywood Goes to Town poster

Hollywood Goes to Town

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1938
Once Over Lightly poster

Once Over Lightly

Movie · as Professor Dimitrius Kapouris

1937
Swing Fever

Swing Fever

Movie

1937
Rosalie poster

Rosalie

Movie · as Oloff

1937
Broadway Melody of 1938 poster

Broadway Melody of 1938

Movie · as George Papaloopas

1937
The Firefly poster

The Firefly

Movie · as Innkeeper

1937
One Hundred Men and a Girl poster

One Hundred Men and a Girl

Movie · as Garage Owner

1937
Sea Devils poster

Sea Devils

Movie · as Billy

1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat poster

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

Movie · as Charley - the Bartender

1937
She's Got Everything poster

She's Got Everything

Movie · as Chaffee - a Creditor

1937
Espionage poster

Espionage

Movie · as Turk

1937
The Life of the Party poster

The Life of the Party

Movie · as Dr. Molnac

1937
We're on the Jury poster

We're on the Jury

Movie · as Ephraim Allen

1937
Fight for Your Lady poster

Fight for Your Lady

Movie · as Boris

1937
On the Avenue poster

On the Avenue

Movie · as Joe Papaloupas

1937
The Man Who Found Himself poster

The Man Who Found Himself

Movie · as Fat hobo

1937
The Toast of New York poster

The Toast of New York

Movie · as Photographer

1937
Captains Courageous poster

Captains Courageous

Movie · as Soda Steward (uncredited)

1937
When You're in Love poster

When You're in Love

Movie · as Jose

1937
Music for Madame poster

Music for Madame

Movie · as Krause

1937
China Passage poster

China Passage

Movie · as Bartender

1937
Live, Love and Learn poster

Live, Love and Learn

Movie · as Newsboy (uncredited)

1936
The Devil-Doll poster

The Devil-Doll

Movie · as Matin's Butler (uncredited)

1936
One Rainy Afternoon poster

One Rainy Afternoon

Movie · as Court Doorman (Uncredited)

1936
Who's Looney Now poster

Who's Looney Now

Movie · as Dr. Von Blatt

1936
The Brain Busters

The Brain Busters

Movie · as Billy

1936
Love on a Bet poster

Love on a Bet

Movie · as New York Policeman

1936
Grand Jury poster

Grand Jury

Movie · as Otto, the Janitor (uncredited)

1936
Bulldog Edition poster

Bulldog Edition

Movie · as George Poppupoppalas (uncredited)

1936
Three of a Kind poster

Three of a Kind

Movie · as The Tailor

1936
The Big Game poster

The Big Game

Movie · as Fisher

1936
Love on the Run poster

Love on the Run

Movie · as Cafe Manager

1936
The First Baby poster

The First Baby

Movie · as Italian in Park

1936
Night Waitress poster

Night Waitress

Movie · as Torre

1936
Sutter's Gold poster

Sutter's Gold

Movie · as Gen. Ramos

1936
The Bride Walks Out poster

The Bride Walks Out

Movie · as Mr. Donovan

1936
Grandma's Buoys

Grandma's Buoys

Movie · as Von Muller

1936
Early to Bed poster

Early to Bed

Movie · as Burger

1936
So and Sew

So and Sew

Movie · as Rudolpho

1936
Dangerous Waters poster

Dangerous Waters

Movie · as Carlos (uncredited)

1935
Pardon My Scotch poster

Pardon My Scotch

Movie · as Senor Luis Balero Cantino (uncredited)

1935
A Night at the Opera poster

A Night at the Opera

Movie · as Orchestra Member Asking Fiorello Not to Play Piano (uncredited)

1935
Just Another Murder

Just Another Murder

Movie · as Mr. Quick

1935
His Bridal Sweet

His Bridal Sweet

Movie · as Lesh the Lush

1935
Hi, Gaucho! poster

Hi, Gaucho!

Movie · as Cappa Rosa

1935
I Dream Too Much poster

I Dream Too Much

Movie · as Cook at Cafe (uncredited)

1935
Paris in Spring poster

Paris in Spring

Movie · as First Chef

1935
Here Comes the Band poster

Here Comes the Band

Movie · as Oswald Carroll (uncredited)

1935
Coronado poster

Coronado

Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)

1935
Nurse to You! poster

Nurse to You!

Movie · as Dr. W.J. Gilbert

1935
Mad Love poster

Mad Love

Movie · as Autograph Seeker on Train (Uncredited)

1935
His Old Flame

His Old Flame

Movie

1935
Hail, Brother

Hail, Brother

Movie

1935
Millions in the Air poster

Millions in the Air

Movie · as Nikolas Popadopolis

1934
Tripping Through the Tropics

Tripping Through the Tropics

Movie · as Fritz, Jack's Dad

1934
Music in Your Hair

Music in Your Hair

Movie · as Meyer Schmaltz

1934
Men in Black poster

Men in Black

Movie · as Dangerous Patient (uncredited)

1934
Them Thar Hills poster

Them Thar Hills

Movie · as The Doctor

1934
Cockeyed Cavaliers poster

Cockeyed Cavaliers

Movie · as Innkeeper

1934
Super Stupid

Super Stupid

Movie

1934
Maid in Hollywood poster

Maid in Hollywood

Movie · as Sneezing Man

1934
Happy Landing poster

Happy Landing

Movie · as Husband

1934
Soup and Fish poster

Soup and Fish

Movie · as Count Gustav

1934
The Cracked Ice Man poster

The Cracked Ice Man

Movie · as William Gilbert

1934
Roamin' Vandals poster

Roamin' Vandals

Movie · as Doc Gilbert

1934
Another Wild Idea poster

Another Wild Idea

Movie · as Uncle Percy (voice)

1934
Apples to You! poster

Apples to You!

Movie · as Pinsky

1934
Next Week-End

Next Week-End

Movie

1934
Two Lame Ducks

Two Lame Ducks

Movie · as Billy

1933
This Day and Age poster

This Day and Age

Movie · as Nightclub Manager

1933
Bring'em Back a Wife

Bring'em Back a Wife

Movie · as Billy Gilbert

1933
Asleep in the Feet poster

Asleep in the Feet

Movie · as Mr. Gilbert, Dance Hall Proprietor

1933
Luncheon at Twelve poster

Luncheon at Twelve

Movie · as Betty's Father

1933
Maids a la Mode poster

Maids a la Mode

Movie · as Von Smaltz

1933
Fallen Arches poster

Fallen Arches

Movie · as Mr. Gilbert

1933
The Bargain of the Century poster

The Bargain of the Century

Movie · as Captain Schmaltz

1933
One Track Minds poster

One Track Minds

Movie · as Train Conductor

1933
Sons of the Desert poster

Sons of the Desert

Movie · as Mr. Ruttledge (voice) (uncredited)

1933
Rhapsody in Brew

Rhapsody in Brew

Movie · as Louie Schmaltz

1933
Call Her Sausage

Call Her Sausage

Movie · as Heinie Schmaltz

1933
Taxi Barons poster

Taxi Barons

Movie · as Billy / Dutchie

1933
The Rummy

The Rummy

Movie · as Schmaltz

1933
Wreckety Wrecks

Wreckety Wrecks

Movie · as Bill

1933
Keg o' My Heart

Keg o' My Heart

Movie · as Schmaltz

1933
The Girl in 419 poster

The Girl in 419

Movie · as Sneezing Patient

1933
Made on Broadway poster

Made on Broadway

Movie · as Commissioner Jerry Allesandro (uncredited)

1933
The Keyhole poster

The Keyhole

Movie · as Cuban Carriage Driver (uncredited)

1933
Forgotten Babies poster

Forgotten Babies

Movie · as Radio Voice

1932
County Hospital poster

County Hospital

Movie · as The Doctor

1932
Their First Mistake poster

Their First Mistake

Movie · as Process server

1932
Towed in a Hole poster

Towed in a Hole

Movie · as Joe - Junkyard Owner

1932
Just a Pain in the Parlor

Just a Pain in the Parlor

Movie · as Musician

1932
Sealskins poster

Sealskins

Movie · as Mr. Morton (uncredited)

1932
What Price Taxi poster

What Price Taxi

Movie · as Jealous Husband

1932
Red Noses poster

Red Noses

Movie · as Tailor's Customer

1932
The Nickel Nurser poster

The Nickel Nurser

Movie · as Todd's Butler

1932
Skyscraper Souls poster

Skyscraper Souls

Movie · as Second Ticket Agent (uncredited)

1932
The Music Box poster

The Music Box

Movie · as Professor von Schwarzenhoffen (uncredited)

1932
Strictly Unreliable poster

Strictly Unreliable

Movie · as The Actor

1932
Sneak Easily poster

Sneak Easily

Movie · as Attorney for the Prosecution

1932
The Chimp poster

The Chimp

Movie · as Joe the Landlord (uncredited)

1932
Pack Up Your Troubles poster

Pack Up Your Troubles

Movie · as Mr. Hathaway

1932
Strange Innertube poster

Strange Innertube

Movie · as Billy

1932
Hot Spot

Hot Spot

Movie · as Cabbie

1932
Yoo-Hoo

Yoo-Hoo

Movie · as I.M. Sweet, truck driver

1932
First in War poster

First in War

Movie · as Commanding General

1932
Spanky poster

Spanky

Movie · as Spanky's Father

1932
Blondie of the Follies poster

Blondie of the Follies

Movie · as Kinskey's Friend (uncredited)

1932
The Tabasco Kid poster

The Tabasco Kid

Movie · as Mr. Jones a Rancher

1932
Million Dollar Legs poster

Million Dollar Legs

Movie · as Secretary of the Interior (uncredited)

1932
Taxi for Two

Taxi for Two

Movie · as Billy Gilbert

1932
You're Telling Me

You're Telling Me

Movie · as Bill Morgan

1932
Free Eats poster

Free Eats

Movie · as Head of the Family of Thieves

1932
The Hollywood Handicap

The Hollywood Handicap

Movie

1931
One Good Turn poster

One Good Turn

Movie · as Drunk

1931
On the Loose poster

On the Loose

Movie · as Pierre, the Dressmaker (as William Gilbert)

1931
The Pajama Party poster

The Pajama Party

Movie · as Butler (uncredited)

1931
Catch-As Catch-Can poster

Catch-As Catch-Can

Movie · as Ring Announcer (uncredited)

1931
Dogs Is Dogs poster

Dogs Is Dogs

Movie · as Mr. Brown (uncredited)

1931
Chinatown After Dark poster

Chinatown After Dark

Movie · as Dooley

1931
The Panic Is On poster

The Panic Is On

Movie · as Smith - Investment Broker aka The Spot (uncredited)

1931
Hasty Marriage poster

Hasty Marriage

Movie · as Distraught Passenger On Streetcar (uncredited)

1931
Shiver My Timbers poster

Shiver My Timbers

Movie · as The Sea Captain

1931
First Aid

First Aid

Movie · as Jenkins

1930
Railroad Follies

Railroad Follies

Movie

1930
Sea Legs poster

Sea Legs

Movie · as Naval Officer

1930
The Happy Hottentots poster

The Happy Hottentots

Movie · as Stage Manager (uncredited)