Billy Gilbert (silent film actor)

For the American film comedian (1894–1971), see Billy Gilbert.

Billy Gilbert (September 15, 1891 in Hollywood, California – April 29, 1961 in Los Angeles), born William V. Campbell, was an American silent film actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1936.

Selected filmography

as actor:

Poster for The Rounders (1914) with Gilbert as doorman in blackface

• Fatty Joins the Force (1913)
• Fatty at San Diego (1914)
• Fatty's Wine Party (1914)
• The Star Boarder (1914)
• Making a Living (1914)
• The Rounders (1914), directed and written by Charlie Chaplin
• Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914)
• A Film Johnnie (1914)
• A Busy Day (1914)
• Caught in a Cabaret (1914)
• Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
• Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers (1915)
• Oh, Mabel Behave (1922)
• Give Us This Night (1936)

as director:

• Move On (1917) with Harold Lloyd
• The Flirt (1917) with Harold Lloyd
• Rainbow Island (1917) with Harold Lloyd
• The Tip (1918) with Harold Lloyd

External links

• Works by or about Billy Gilbert at the Internet Archive
• Billy Gilbert at IMDB