Billy Gilbert (born William V. Campbell in

Hollywood, California Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, ...

; 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 ...

(born William Gilbert Barron), who became well known working for Hal Roach Studios in the 1930s. That "later" Gilbert's acting career in both short subjects 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 ''

F-Man ''F-Man'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Richard Connell, Henry Johnson, Paul Gerard Smith and Eddie Welch. The film stars Jack Haley, William Frawley, Grace Bradley, Adrienne Marden, Onslow Stevens a ...

'', a comedy released by Paramount Pictures in May 1936.''F-Man''
released on May 2, 1936 by Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles California. IMDb. Retrieved September 11, 2017.

Selected filmography

As actor:

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Fatty Joins the Force ''Fatty Joins the Force'' is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. It features the Keystone Kops in a background role. Plot Fatty is an obese and timid man who is walking in the park with his girlfriend. A handsome poli ...

'' (1913) *''

Fatty at San Diego ''Fatty at San Diego'' is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Fatty * Mabel Normand - Mabel * Phyllis Allen * Minta Durfee * Henry Lehrman * Ford Sterling See also * ...

'' (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 An ...

'' (1914) *'' The Rounders'' (1914), directed and written by Charlie Chaplin *'' Mabel's Strange Predicament'' (1914) *''

A Film Johnnie ''A Film Johnnie'' is a 1914 American-made motion picture starring Charles Chaplin, Roscoe Arbuckle, and Mabel Normand. Cast * Charles Chaplin - The Film Johnnie * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Himself * Virginia Kirtley - The Keystone Girl * Peggy ...

'' (1914) *'' A Busy Day'' (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 Charles Chaplin. Plot Chaplin plays a waiter who fakes being the Prime Minister of Greenland to impress a girl. He then is inv ...

'' (1914) *'' Tillie's Punctured Romance'' (1914) as Policeman (uncredited) *''

Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers ''Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle and featuring Harold Lloyd. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Finnegan's Daughter * Joe Bordeaux as Short Masher * Edgar Kennedy as Ma ...

'' (1915) *''

Oh, Mabel Behave ''Oh, Mabel Behave'' is a 1922 American Silent film, silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand, Owen Moore, Mack Sennett, and Ford Sterling. Sennett and Sterling also directed the film.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

Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films.Obituary '' Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influential film c ...

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

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