William Gillespie
Known for
Acting
Life
1894 – 1938 (aged 44)
Born in
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Credits
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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.
Known For
Safety Last!
12 Mar 1923
The Immigrant
17 Jun 1917
The Music Box
16 Apr 1932
The Cure
16 Apr 1917
Grandma's Boy
03 Sep 1922
Never Weaken
22 Oct 1921
They Won't Believe Me
16 Jul 1947
Cabin in the Sky
24 Mar 1943
Filmography
1947
- They Won't Believe Meas Waiter (uncredited)
1943
- Cabin in the Skyas Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
1933
- Thundering Taxisas Salesman
1932
- The Music Boxas Piano Salesman (uncredited)
1931
- Helping Grandmaas Billy
1929
- Double Whoopeeas Hotel manager
- Wrong Againas Horse owner
1928
- Horse Shyas Gillroy Gibbs
1926
- Exit Smilingas Jack Hastings (uncredited)
- Bromo and Julietas The Great Brandenburg - Stage Magician (uncredited)
- Don Key (Son of Burro)
- Madame Mystery
- Wandering Papasas Construction Worker (uncredited)
1925
- Should Sailors Marry?as Train Passenger
- Moonlight and Noses
- Your Own Back Yardas Man in Quarrelsome Couple
- Innocent Husbandsas The Bachelor
- Sherlock Sleuthas Haughty Guest
- Isn't Life Terrible?as Medical Officer (uncredited)
- Chasing the Chaseras Salesman
- Sure-Mike!as The New Manager
- Is Marriage the Bunk?as Patent medicine salesman
- The Rat's Knucklesas Jimmy's rival
1924
- The Goofy Age
- The Poor Fish
- Why Men Work
- Wide Open Spaces
- Don't Park Thereas Druggist
- Brothers Under the Chin
- Zeb vs. Paprika
- Postage Dueas C.W. Lyons - Chief Postal inspector
- The Cowboy Sheikas Fiddler at party
- Smithyas The Boss
- All Wetas Other Driver
1923
- It's a Joy!as Movie Actor
- Fully Insuredas The Boss
- Scorching Sandsas French officer
- Dear Ol' Palas Ebben Tizzle
- It's a Giftas Weller Pump, oil executive
- Why Worry?as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
- Her Dangerous Pathas John Dryden
- The Green Catas Fire Insurance Salesman
- Dogs of War!as Director of 'Should Husbands Work?'
- Pick and Shovelas The Boss
- Under Two Jags
- Sold at Auction!as Aviator with False Teeth
- White Wings
- Safety Last!as General Manager's Assistant (uncredited)
1922
- Dr. Jackas Card Player (uncredited)
- Shine 'Em Upas Prison guard
- Grandma's Boy
- The Dumb-Bellas Abe Silverstein - Film producer
- The Sleuthas The Prince
- Punch the Clock
- Do Me a Favoras A Fireman
- Pardon Me
1921
- On Location
- Fifteen Minutes
- Never Weakenas The Doctor (uncredited)
- Dodge Your Debtsas Pub Patron
- I Doas Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
- Among Those Presentas Hard-Boiled Party
- Now or Neveras The Child's Daddy (uncredited)
1920
- Number, Please?as Cop (uncredited)
- Get Out and Get Underas Dope Fiend (uncredited)
- A Regular Pal
- Run 'Em Ragged
- High and Dizzyas (uncredited)
- Any Old Port
- Haunted Spooksas The Lawyer (uncredited)
- Raise the Rent
- His Royal Slynessas Courtier
- The Dippy Dentistas Cop
1919
- Looking for Troubleas Undertaker
- Next Aisle Overas (uncredited)
- Do You Love Your Wife?as Elmer - the faithless husband
1918
1917
- Step Lively
- Bashful
- Move On
- The Flirt
- Blissas Cop
- The Immigrantas Violinist (uncredited)
- The Cureas Patient (uncredited)