Billy Gilbert

Career timeline

1. 1894 · Born

   Born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA

2. 1931 · Screen debut

   Catch-As Catch-Can (Movie)

3. 1938 · Breakthrough

   Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Movie)

4. 1971 · Died

   September 23, 1971

5. 2007 · Latest release

   Hitler: The Comedy Years (Movie)

Career in numbers

54 1930s

19 1940s

2 1950s

2 1960s

1 1970s

2 2000s

• Comedy54
• Romance23
• Drama16
• Music14
• Family8
• Adventure8

Highest-rated title The Great Dictator 1940 8.3 Most popular title Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1938 7.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Billy Gilbert in our catalogue.

Stan Laurel

8 titles together

Jack Carson

3 titles together

Robert Benchley

3 titles together

Robert Greig

3 titles together

Grant Mitchell

2 titles together

Eric Blore

2 titles together

Ben Hecht

2 titles together

Oliver Hardy

2 titles together

Joyce Compton

2 titles together

Richard Cramer

2 titles together

1. 2007 Hitler: The Comedy Years as Field Marshal Herring (archive footage) (uncredited) Movie
2. 2004 Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 as Willie the Giant (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) Movie
3. 1977 Disney's Greatest Villains as Sneezy / Willie the Giant (voice) (archive footage) Movie
4. 1962 Five Weeks in a Balloon as Sultan/Actioneer 5.5 Movie
5. 1960 The Roaring 20's TV
6. 1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook as Able Baker TV
7. 1953 The Danny Thomas Show as Mr. Hoffsteader 6.2 TV
8. 1948 The Kissing Bandit as General Felipe Toro Movie
9. 1947 Fun and Fancy Free as Willie (voice) 6.3 Movie
10. 1947 Mickey and the Beanstalk as Willie the Giant (voice) (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
11. 1945 Anchors Aweigh as Cafe Manager 6.8 Movie
12. 1944 Wing and a Prayer as (archive footage) Movie
13. 1943 Crazy House as Sid Drake Movie
14. 1942 Arabian Nights as Ahmad 6.0 Movie
15. 1942 Song of the Islands as Palola's Father Movie
16. 1942 Mr. Wise Guy as Knobby Movie
17. 1942 Valley of the Sun as Judge Homer Burnaby Movie
18. 1941 Week-End in Havana as Arbolado Movie
19. 1941 Reaching for the Sun as Amos Movie
20. 1941 Model Wife as Mr. Dominic Movie
21. 1940 No, No, Nanette as Styles Movie
22. 1940 Seven Sinners as Tony 6.0 Movie
23. 1940 The Great Dictator as Field Marshal Herring 8.3 Movie
24. 1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her as Master of Ceremonies Movie
25. 1940 Queen of the Mob as Mr. Reier Movie
26. 1940 His Girl Friday as Joe Pettibone 7.4 Movie
27. 1939 Destry Rides Again as Loupgerou 7.2 Movie
28. 1939 Rio as Manuelo Movie
29. 1938 Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus as Bud Boggs Movie
30. 1938 Breaking the Ice as Mr. Small Movie
31. 1938 My Lucky Star as Nick Movie
32. 1938 Block-Heads as Mr. Gilbert 7.0 Movie
33. 1938 Army Girl as Canteen waiter Movie
34. 1938 Joy of Living as Cafe Owner Movie
35. 1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Sneezy (voice) (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
36. 1937 She's Got Everything as Chaffee - a Creditor Movie
37. 1937 Rosalie as Oloff Movie
38. 1937 Fight for Your Lady as Boris Movie
39. 1937 The Firefly as Innkeeper Movie
40. 1937 Live, Love and Learn as Newsboy (uncredited) Movie
41. 1937 Music for Madame as Krause Movie
42. 1937 One Hundred Men and a Girl as Garage Owner 6.4 Movie
43. 1937 The Life of the Party as Dr. Molnac Movie
44. 1937 Broadway Melody of 1938 as George Papaloopas Movie
45. 1937 The Toast of New York as Photographer Movie
46. 1937 Captains Courageous as Soda Steward (uncredited) 7.4 Movie
47. 1937 The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Charley - the Bartender Movie
48. 1937 The Man Who Found Himself as Fat hobo Movie
49. 1937 China Passage as Bartender Movie
50. 1937 Espionage as Turk Movie
51. 1937 When You're in Love as Jose Movie
52. 1937 We're on the Jury as Ephraim Allen Movie
53. 1936 Love on the Run as Cafe Manager Movie
54. 1936 The Devil-Doll as Matin's Butler (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
55. 1936 The Bride Walks Out as Mr. Donovan Movie
56. 1936 Three of a Kind as The Tailor Movie
57. 1936 Dangerous Waters as Carlos (uncredited) Movie
58. 1935 Millions in the Air as Nikolas Popadopolis Movie
59. 1935 I Dream Too Much as Cook at Cafe (uncredited) Movie
60. 1935 A Night at the Opera as Orchestra Member Asking Fiorello Not to Play Piano (uncredited) 7.4 Movie
61. 1935 Pardon My Scotch as Senor Luis Balero Cantino (uncredited) Movie
62. 1935 Mad Love as Autograph Seeker on Train (Uncredited) 7.0 Movie
63. 1934 Men in Black as Dangerous Patient (uncredited) 7.3 Movie
64. 1934 Them Thar Hills as The Doctor 7.5 Movie
65. 1934 Cockeyed Cavaliers as Innkeeper Movie
66. 1933 Sons of the Desert as Mr. Ruttledge (voice) (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
67. 1933 This Day and Age as Nightclub Manager Movie
68. 1933 The Rummy as Schmaltz Movie
69. 1933 The Keyhole as Cuban Carriage Driver (uncredited) Movie
70. 1932 Towed in a Hole as Joe - Junkyard Owner 7.0 Movie
71. 1932 Their First Mistake as Process server 6.4 Movie
72. 1932 Hot Spot as Cabbie Movie
73. 1932 Pack Up Your Troubles as Mr. Hathaway 6.8 Movie
74. 1932 Blondie of the Follies as Kinskey's Friend (uncredited) Movie
75. 1932 Million Dollar Legs as Secretary of the Interior (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
76. 1932 County Hospital as The Doctor 6.8 Movie
77. 1932 The Chimp as Joe the Landlord (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
78. 1932 The Music Box as Professor von Schwarzenhoffen (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
79. 1931 One Good Turn as Drunk 6.9 Movie
80. 1931 Catch-As Catch-Can as Ring Announcer (uncredited) Movie

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