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William Gillespie

William Gillespie
  • Name: William Gillespie
  • Birthday: 1894-01-23
  • Also known as: Wm. Gillespie
  • Place of birth: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Popularity: 1.853
Biography: William Gillespie (24 January 1894 – 23 June 1938) was a Scottish actor. Gillespie started in Hollywood films from the silent era. He played in about 180 films between 1915 and 1939, although his appearances were often uncredited. Gillespie frequently appeared in Hal Roach comedies from 1917, usually as stuffy official or manager. He supported such "slapstick comedians" as Charlie Chaplin, Charley Chase, Our Gang, and Laurel and Hardy, but was most prolific supporting Harold Lloyd in 60 films.

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Title Release date
They Won't Believe Me 1947-07-16
Cabin in the Sky   as  Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited) 1943-03-24
Thundering Taxis   as  Salesman 1933-06-23
The Music Box   as  Piano Salesman (uncredited) 1932-04-16
Helping Grandma   as  Billy 1931-01-03
Double Whoopee   as  Hotel manager 1929-05-18
Wrong Again   as  Horse owner 1929-02-23
Horse Shy   as  Gillroy Gibbs 1928-05-19
Exit Smiling   as  Jack Hastings (uncredited) 1926-11-06
Bromo and Juliet   as  The Great Brandenburg - Stage Magician (uncredited) 1926-09-19
Madame Mystery 1926-03-12
Wandering Papas   as  Construction Worker (uncredited) 1926-02-21
Should Sailors Marry?   as  Train Passenger 1925-11-08
Moonlight and Noses 1925-10-03
Your Own Back Yard   as  Man in Quarrelsome Couple 1925-09-26
Innocent Husbands   as  The Bachelor 1925-08-01
Sherlock Sleuth   as  Haughty Guest 1925-07-12
Chasing the Chaser   as  Salesman 1925-07-04
Sure-Mike!   as  The New Manager 1925-05-23
Is Marriage the Bunk?   as  Patent medicine salesman 1925-03-29
The Rat's Knuckles   as  Jimmy's rival 1925-01-03
The Goofy Age 1924-12-10
The Poor Fish 1924-12-07
Why Men Work 1924-08-31
Wide Open Spaces 1924-07-06
Brothers Under the Chin 1924-04-13
Zeb vs. Paprika 1924-03-16
Postage Due   as  C.W. Lyons - Chief Postal inspector 1924-02-17
The Cowboy Sheik   as  Fiddler at party 1924-02-03
Smithy   as  The Boss 1924-01-19
All Wet   as  Other Driver 1924-01-01
It's a Joy!   as  Movie Actor 1923-12-30
Fully Insured   as  The Boss 1923-12-16
Scorching Sands   as  French officer 1923-12-09
Dear Ol' Pal   as  Ebben Tizzle 1923-11-11
It's a Gift   as  Weller Pump, oil executive 1923-10-13
Why Worry?   as  Ship's Officer (uncredited) 1923-09-09
Her Dangerous Path   as  John Dryden 1923-08-12
The Green Cat   as  Fire Insurance Salesman 1923-08-05
Dogs of War!   as  Director of 'Should Husbands Work?' 1923-07-01
Pick and Shovel   as  The Boss 1923-06-16
Under Two Jags 1923-06-02
Sold at Auction   as  Aviator with False Teeth 1923-05-26
White Wings 1923-05-12
Safety Last!   as  General Manager's Assistant (uncredited) 1923-04-01
Dr. Jack   as  Card Player (uncredited) 1922-11-26
Shine 'Em Up   as  Prison guard 1922-11-04
The Dumb-Bell   as  Abe Silverstein - Film producer 1922-07-16
The Sleuth   as  The Prince 1922-07-16
Punch the Clock 1922-06-04
Do Me a Favor   as  A Fireman 1922-05-21
Pardon Me 1922-03-05
On Location 1921-11-06
Fifteen Minutes 1921-10-29
Never Weaken   as  The Doctor (uncredited) 1921-10-22
Dodge Your Debts   as  Pub Patron 1921-10-16
Among Those Present   as  Hard-Boiled Party 1921-05-29
Now or Never   as  The Child's Daddy 1921-03-27
Number, Please?   as  Cop (uncredited) 1920-12-26
Get Out and Get Under   as  Dope Fiend (uncredited) 1920-09-26
Run 'Em Ragged 1920-08-01
High and Dizzy   as  (uncredited) 1920-07-11
Any Old Port 1920-06-27
Haunted Spooks   as  The Lawyer (uncredited) 1920-03-14
Raise the Rent 1920-02-22
His Royal Slyness   as  Courtier 1920-02-08
The Dippy Dentist   as  Cop 1920-01-25
Looking for Trouble   as  Undertaker 1919-12-14
Next Aisle Over   as  (uncredited) 1919-03-30
Do You Love Your Wife?   as  Elmer - the faithless husband 1919-01-05
Take a Chance 1918-12-15
Bees in His Bonnet 1918-09-15
Bride and Gloom 1918-08-18
That's Him 1918-08-04
An Ozark Romance 1918-07-06
Somewhere in Turkey 1918-06-16
The City Slicker 1918-06-02
Hey There   as  Actor 1918-04-28
It's a Wild Life 1918-04-21
Pipe the Whiskers 1918-04-14
Look Pleasant, Please   as  The Photographer (uncredited) 1918-03-10
Move On 1917-12-09
The Flirt 1917-11-11
Bliss   as  Cop / Violinist 1917-10-14
The Immigrant   as  Violinist (uncredited) 1917-06-17
The Cure   as  Patient (uncredited) 1917-04-16