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William Gillespie

William Gillespie

Born: 1894-01-23 • Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

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.

Filmography
They Won't Believe Me poster
They Won't Believe Me
1947 • Waiter (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky poster
Cabin in the Sky
1943 • Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
No Image
Thundering Taxis
1933 • Salesman
The Music Box poster
The Music Box
1932 • Piano Salesman (uncredited)
Helping Grandma poster
Helping Grandma
1931 • Billy
Double Whoopee poster
Double Whoopee
1929 • Hotel manager
Wrong Again poster
Wrong Again
1929 • Horse owner
Horse Shy poster
Horse Shy
1928 • Gillroy Gibbs
Exit Smiling poster
Exit Smiling
1926 • Jack Hastings (uncredited)
Bromo and Juliet poster
Bromo and Juliet
1926 • The Great Brandenburg - Stage Magician (uncredited)
Don Key (Son of Burro) poster
Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926
Madame Mystery poster
Madame Mystery
1926
Wandering Papas poster
Wandering Papas
1926 • Construction Worker (uncredited)
Should Sailors Marry? poster
Should Sailors Marry?
1925 • Train Passenger
Moonlight and Noses poster
Moonlight and Noses
1925
Your Own Back Yard poster
Your Own Back Yard
1925 • Man in Quarrelsome Couple
Innocent Husbands poster
Innocent Husbands
1925 • The Bachelor
No Image
Sherlock Sleuth
1925 • Haughty Guest
Isn't Life Terrible? poster
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925 • Medical Officer (uncredited)
Chasing the Chaser poster
Chasing the Chaser
1925 • Salesman
Sure-Mike! poster
Sure-Mike!
1925 • The New Manager
Is Marriage the Bunk? poster
Is Marriage the Bunk?
1925 • Patent medicine salesman
The Rat's Knuckles poster
The Rat's Knuckles
1925 • Jimmy's rival
The Goofy Age poster
The Goofy Age
1924
The Poor Fish poster
The Poor Fish
1924
Why Men Work poster
Why Men Work
1924
Wide Open Spaces poster
Wide Open Spaces
1924
Brothers Under the Chin poster
Brothers Under the Chin
1924
Zeb vs. Paprika poster
Zeb vs. Paprika
1924
Postage Due poster
Postage Due
1924 • C.W. Lyons - Chief Postal inspector
No Image
The Cowboy Sheik
1924 • Fiddler at party
Smithy poster
Smithy
1924 • The Boss
All Wet poster
All Wet
1924 • Other Driver
No Image
It's a Joy!
1923 • Movie Actor
No Image
Fully Insured
1923 • The Boss
Scorching Sands poster
Scorching Sands
1923 • French officer
Dear Ol' Pal poster
Dear Ol' Pal
1923 • Ebben Tizzle
It's a Gift poster
It's a Gift
1923 • Weller Pump, oil executive
Why Worry? poster
Why Worry?
1923 • Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Her Dangerous Path poster
Her Dangerous Path
1923 • John Dryden
The Green Cat poster
The Green Cat
1923 • Fire Insurance Salesman
Dogs of War! poster
Dogs of War!
1923 • Director of 'Should Husbands Work?'
Pick and Shovel poster
Pick and Shovel
1923 • The Boss
Under Two Jags poster
Under Two Jags
1923
Sold at Auction! poster
Sold at Auction!
1923 • Aviator with False Teeth
White Wings poster
White Wings
1923
Safety Last! poster
Safety Last!
1923 • General Manager's Assistant (uncredited)
Dr. Jack poster
Dr. Jack
1922 • Card Player (uncredited)
Shine 'Em Up poster
Shine 'Em Up
1922 • Prison guard
The Dumb-Bell poster
The Dumb-Bell
1922 • Abe Silverstein - Film producer
No Image
The Sleuth
1922 • The Prince
No Image
Punch the Clock
1922
Do Me a Favor poster
Do Me a Favor
1922 • A Fireman
No Image
Pardon Me
1922
No Image
On Location
1921
Fifteen Minutes poster
Fifteen Minutes
1921
Never Weaken poster
Never Weaken
1921 • The Doctor (uncredited)
Dodge Your Debts poster
Dodge Your Debts
1921 • Pub Patron
I Do poster
I Do
1921 • Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Among Those Present poster
Among Those Present
1921 • Hard-Boiled Party
Now or Never poster
Now or Never
1921 • The Child's Daddy (uncredited)
Number, Please? poster
Number, Please?
1920 • Cop (uncredited)
Get Out and Get Under poster
Get Out and Get Under
1920 • Dope Fiend (uncredited)
A Regular Pal poster
A Regular Pal
1920
Run 'Em Ragged poster
Run 'Em Ragged
1920
High and Dizzy poster
High and Dizzy
1920 • (uncredited)
No Image
Any Old Port
1920
Haunted Spooks poster
Haunted Spooks
1920 • The Lawyer (uncredited)
No Image
Raise the Rent
1920
His Royal Slyness poster
His Royal Slyness
1920 • Courtier
The Dippy Dentist poster
The Dippy Dentist
1920 • Cop
No Image
Looking for Trouble
1919 • Undertaker
Next Aisle Over poster
Next Aisle Over
1919 • (uncredited)
Do You Love Your Wife? poster
Do You Love Your Wife?
1919 • Elmer - the faithless husband
Take a Chance poster
Take a Chance
1918
Bees in His Bonnet poster
Bees in His Bonnet
1918
Bride and Gloom poster
Bride and Gloom
1918
That's Him poster
That's Him
1918
An Ozark Romance poster
An Ozark Romance
1918
Somewhere in Turkey poster
Somewhere in Turkey
1918
The City Slicker poster
The City Slicker
1918
Hey There poster
Hey There
1918 • Actor
It's a Wild Life poster
It's a Wild Life
1918 • Band leader
Pipe the Whiskers poster
Pipe the Whiskers
1918
No Image
Let's Go
1918
Here Come the Girls poster
Here Come the Girls
1918
Look Pleasant, Please poster
Look Pleasant, Please
1918 • The Photographer (uncredited)
A Gasoline Wedding poster
A Gasoline Wedding
1918
Beat It poster
Beat It
1918
No Image
The Tip
1918
Step Lively poster
Step Lively
1917
Bashful poster
Bashful
1917
Move On poster
Move On
1917
The Flirt poster
The Flirt
1917
Bliss poster
Bliss
1917 • Cop / Violinist
The Immigrant poster
The Immigrant
1917 • Violinist (uncredited)
The Cure poster
The Cure
1917 • Patient (uncredited)