William Gillespie
William Gillespie
Born 23/01/1894 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

William Gillespie (24 January 1894 – 23 June 1938) was a Scottish actor.

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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Filmography (Movies)

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

Character:

Release Date:16/07/1947

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

Character:Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

Release Date:24/03/1943

Thundering Taxis

Thundering Taxis

Character:Salesman

Release Date:23/06/1933

The Music Box

The Music Box

Character:Piano Salesman (uncredited)

Release Date:16/04/1932

Helping Grandma

Helping Grandma

Character:Billy

Release Date:03/01/1931

Double Whoopee

Double Whoopee

Character:Hotel manager

Release Date:18/05/1929

Wrong Again

Wrong Again

Character:Horse owner

Release Date:23/02/1929

Horse Shy

Horse Shy

Character:Gillroy Gibbs

Release Date:19/05/1928

Exit Smiling

Exit Smiling

Character:Jack Hastings (uncredited)

Release Date:06/11/1926

Bromo and Juliet

Bromo and Juliet

Character:The Great Brandenburg - Stage Magician (uncredited)

Release Date:19/09/1926

Don Key (Son of Burro)

Don Key (Son of Burro)

Character:

Release Date:23/05/1926

Madame Mystery

Madame Mystery

Character:

Release Date:12/03/1926

Wandering Papas

Wandering Papas

Character:Construction Worker (uncredited)

Release Date:21/02/1926

Should Sailors Marry?

Should Sailors Marry?

Character:Train Passenger

Release Date:08/11/1925

Moonlight and Noses

Moonlight and Noses

Character:

Release Date:03/10/1925

Your Own Back Yard

Your Own Back Yard

Character:Man in Quarrelsome Couple

Release Date:26/09/1925

Innocent Husbands

Innocent Husbands

Character:The Bachelor

Release Date:01/08/1925

Sherlock Sleuth

Sherlock Sleuth

Character:Haughty Guest

Release Date:12/07/1925

Isn't Life Terrible?

Isn't Life Terrible?

Character:Medical Officer (uncredited)

Release Date:05/07/1925

Chasing the Chaser

Chasing the Chaser

Character:Salesman

Release Date:04/07/1925

Sure-Mike!

Sure-Mike!

Character:The New Manager

Release Date:23/05/1925

Is Marriage the Bunk?

Is Marriage the Bunk?

Character:Patent medicine salesman

Release Date:29/03/1925

The Rat's Knuckles

The Rat's Knuckles

Character:Jimmy's rival

Release Date:03/01/1925

The Goofy Age

The Goofy Age

Character:

Release Date:10/12/1924

The Poor Fish

The Poor Fish

Character:

Release Date:07/12/1924

Why Men Work

Why Men Work

Character:

Release Date:31/08/1924

Wide Open Spaces

Wide Open Spaces

Character:

Release Date:06/07/1924

Brothers Under the Chin

Brothers Under the Chin

Character:

Release Date:13/04/1924

Zeb vs. Paprika

Zeb vs. Paprika

Character:

Release Date:16/03/1924

Postage Due

Postage Due

Character:C.W. Lyons - Chief Postal inspector

Release Date:17/02/1924

The Cowboy Sheik

The Cowboy Sheik

Character:Fiddler at party

Release Date:03/02/1924

Smithy

Smithy

Character:The Boss

Release Date:19/01/1924

All Wet

All Wet

Character:Other Driver

Release Date:01/01/1924

It's a Joy!

It's a Joy!

Character:Movie Actor

Release Date:30/12/1923

Fully Insured

Fully Insured

Character:The Boss

Release Date:16/12/1923

Scorching Sands

Scorching Sands

Character:French officer

Release Date:09/12/1923

Dear Ol' Pal

Dear Ol' Pal

Character:Ebben Tizzle

Release Date:11/11/1923

It's a Gift

It's a Gift

Character:Weller Pump, oil executive

Release Date:14/10/1923

Why Worry?

Why Worry?

Character:Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Release Date:09/09/1923

Her Dangerous Path

Her Dangerous Path

Character:John Dryden

Release Date:12/08/1923

The Green Cat

The Green Cat

Character:Fire Insurance Salesman

Release Date:04/08/1923

Dogs of War!

Dogs of War!

Character:Director of 'Should Husbands Work?'

Release Date:01/07/1923

Pick and Shovel

Pick and Shovel

Character:The Boss

Release Date:16/06/1923

Under Two Jags

Under Two Jags

Character:

Release Date:02/06/1923

Sold at Auction!

Sold at Auction!

Character:Aviator with False Teeth

Release Date:26/05/1923

White Wings

White Wings

Character:

Release Date:12/05/1923

Safety Last!

Safety Last!

Character:General Manager's Assistant (uncredited)

Release Date:01/04/1923

Dr. Jack

Dr. Jack

Character:Card Player (uncredited)

Release Date:26/11/1922

Shine 'Em Up

Shine 'Em Up

Character:Prison guard

Release Date:04/11/1922

The Dumb-Bell

The Dumb-Bell

Character:Abe Silverstein - Film producer

Release Date:16/07/1922

The Sleuth

The Sleuth

Character:The Prince

Release Date:16/07/1922

Punch the Clock

Punch the Clock

Character:

Release Date:04/06/1922

Do Me a Favor

Do Me a Favor

Character:A Fireman

Release Date:21/05/1922

Pardon Me

Pardon Me

Character:

Release Date:05/03/1922

On Location

On Location

Character:

Release Date:06/11/1921

Fifteen Minutes

Fifteen Minutes

Character:

Release Date:29/10/1921

Never Weaken

Never Weaken

Character:The Doctor (uncredited)

Release Date:22/10/1921

Dodge Your Debts

Dodge Your Debts

Character:Pub Patron

Release Date:16/10/1921

I Do

I Do

Character:Brother-in-Law (uncredited)

Release Date:11/09/1921

Among Those Present

Among Those Present

Character:Hard-Boiled Party

Release Date:29/05/1921

Now or Never

Now or Never

Character:The Child's Daddy (uncredited)

Release Date:27/03/1921

Number, Please?

Number, Please?

Character:Cop (uncredited)

Release Date:26/12/1920

Get Out and Get Under

Get Out and Get Under

Character:Dope Fiend (uncredited)

Release Date:26/09/1920

Run 'Em Ragged

Run 'Em Ragged

Character:

Release Date:01/08/1920

High and Dizzy

High and Dizzy

Character:(uncredited)

Release Date:11/07/1920

Any Old Port

Any Old Port

Character:

Release Date:27/06/1920

Haunted Spooks

Haunted Spooks

Character:The Lawyer (uncredited)

Release Date:14/03/1920

Raise the Rent

Raise the Rent

Character:

Release Date:22/02/1920

His Royal Slyness

His Royal Slyness

Character:Courtier

Release Date:08/02/1920

The Dippy Dentist

The Dippy Dentist

Character:Cop

Release Date:25/01/1920

Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble

Character:Undertaker

Release Date:14/12/1919

Next Aisle Over

Next Aisle Over

Character:(uncredited)

Release Date:30/03/1919

Do You Love Your Wife?

Do You Love Your Wife?

Character:Elmer - the faithless husband

Release Date:05/01/1919

Take a Chance

Take a Chance

Character:

Release Date:15/12/1918

Bees in His Bonnet

Bees in His Bonnet

Character:

Release Date:15/09/1918

Bride and Gloom

Bride and Gloom

Character:

Release Date:18/08/1918

That's Him

That's Him

Character:

Release Date:04/08/1918

An Ozark Romance

An Ozark Romance

Character:

Release Date:06/07/1918

Somewhere in Turkey

Somewhere in Turkey

Character:

Release Date:16/06/1918

The City Slicker

The City Slicker

Character:

Release Date:02/06/1918

Hey There

Hey There

Character:Actor

Release Date:28/04/1918

It's a Wild Life

It's a Wild Life

Character:Band leader

Release Date:21/04/1918

Pipe the Whiskers

Pipe the Whiskers

Character:

Release Date:14/04/1918

Let's Go

Let's Go

Character:

Release Date:24/03/1918

Here Come the Girls

Here Come the Girls

Character:

Release Date:17/03/1918

Look Pleasant, Please

Look Pleasant, Please

Character:The Photographer (uncredited)

Release Date:10/03/1918

A Gasoline Wedding

A Gasoline Wedding

Character:

Release Date:03/03/1918

Beat It

Beat It

Character:

Release Date:24/02/1918

The Tip

The Tip

Character:

Release Date:06/01/1918

Step Lively

Step Lively

Character:

Release Date:30/12/1917

Bashful

Bashful

Character:

Release Date:23/12/1917

Move On

Move On

Character:

Release Date:09/12/1917

The Flirt

The Flirt

Character:

Release Date:11/11/1917

Bliss

Bliss

Character:Cop / Violinist

Release Date:14/10/1917

The Immigrant

The Immigrant

Character:Violinist (uncredited)

Release Date:17/06/1917

The Cure

The Cure

Character:Patient (uncredited)

Release Date:16/04/1917

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