William Gillespie
Birthday: 1894-01-23
Deathday: 1938-06-23
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | |
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1947-07-16 | They Won't Believe Me | |
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1943-03-24 | Cabin in the Sky | Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited) |
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1933-06-23 | Thundering Taxis | Salesman |
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1932-04-16 | The Music Box | Piano Salesman (uncredited) |
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1931-01-03 | Helping Grandma | Billy |
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1929-05-18 | Double Whoopee | Hotel manager |
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1929-02-23 | Wrong Again | Horse owner |
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1928-05-19 | Horse Shy | Gillroy Gibbs |
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1926-11-06 | Exit Smiling | Jack Hastings (uncredited) |
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1926-09-19 | Bromo and Juliet | The Great Brandenburg - Stage Magician (uncredited) |
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1926-03-12 | Madame Mystery | |
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1926-02-21 | Wandering Papas | Construction Worker (uncredited) |
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1925-11-08 | Should Sailors Marry? | Train Passenger |
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1925-10-03 | Moonlight and Noses | |
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1925-09-26 | Your Own Back Yard | Man in Quarrelsome Couple |
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1925-08-01 | Innocent Husbands | The Bachelor |
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1925-07-12 | Sherlock Sleuth | Haughty Guest |
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1925-07-04 | Chasing the Chaser | Salesman |
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1925-05-23 | Sure-Mike! | The New Manager |
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1925-03-29 | Is Marriage the Bunk? | Patent medicine salesman |
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1925-01-03 | The Rat's Knuckles | Jimmy's rival |
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1924-12-10 | The Goofy Age | |
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1924-12-07 | The Poor Fish | |
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1924-08-31 | Why Men Work | |
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1924-07-06 | Wide Open Spaces | |
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1924-04-13 | Brothers Under the Chin | |
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1924-03-16 | Zeb vs. Paprika | |
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1924-02-17 | Postage Due | C.W. Lyons - Chief Postal inspector |
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1924-02-03 | The Cowboy Sheik | Fiddler at party |
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1924-01-19 | Smithy | The Boss |
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1924-01-01 | All Wet | Other Driver |
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1923-12-30 | It's a Joy! | Movie Actor |
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1923-12-16 | Fully Insured | The Boss |
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1923-12-09 | Scorching Sands | French officer |
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1923-11-11 | Dear Ol' Pal | Ebben Tizzle |
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1923-10-14 | It's a Gift | Weller Pump, oil executive |
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1923-09-09 | Why Worry? | Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
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1923-08-12 | Her Dangerous Path | John Dryden |
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1923-08-05 | The Green Cat | Fire Insurance Salesman |
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1923-07-01 | Dogs of War! | Director of 'Should Husbands Work?' |
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1923-06-16 | Pick and Shovel | The Boss |
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1923-06-02 | Under Two Jags | |
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1923-05-26 | Sold at Auction | Aviator with False Teeth |
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1923-05-12 | White Wings | |
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1923-04-01 | Safety Last! | General Manager's Assistant (uncredited) |
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1922-11-26 | Dr. Jack | Card Player (uncredited) |
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1922-11-04 | Shine 'Em Up | Prison guard |
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1922-07-16 | The Dumb-Bell | Abe Silverstein - Film producer |
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1922-07-16 | The Sleuth | The Prince |
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1922-06-04 | Punch the Clock | |
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1922-05-21 | Do Me a Favor | A Fireman |
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1922-03-05 | Pardon Me | |
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1921-11-06 | On Location | |
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1921-10-29 | Fifteen Minutes | |
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1921-10-22 | Never Weaken | The Doctor (uncredited) |
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1921-10-16 | Dodge Your Debts | Pub Patron |
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1921-05-29 | Among Those Present | Hard-Boiled Party |
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1921-03-27 | Now or Never | The Child's Daddy |
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1920-12-26 | Number, Please? | Cop (uncredited) |
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1920-09-26 | Get Out and Get Under | Dope Fiend (uncredited) |
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1920-08-01 | Run 'Em Ragged | |
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1920-07-11 | High and Dizzy | (uncredited) |
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1920-06-27 | Any Old Port | |
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1920-03-14 | Haunted Spooks | The Lawyer (uncredited) |
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1920-02-22 | Raise the Rent | |
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1920-02-08 | His Royal Slyness | Courtier |
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1920-01-25 | The Dippy Dentist | Cop |
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1919-12-14 | Looking for Trouble | Undertaker |
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1919-03-30 | Next Aisle Over | (uncredited) |
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1919-01-05 | Do You Love Your Wife? | Elmer - the faithless husband |
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1918-12-15 | Take a Chance | |
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1918-09-15 | Bees in His Bonnet | |
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1918-08-18 | Bride and Gloom | |
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1918-08-04 | That's Him | |
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1918-07-06 | An Ozark Romance | |
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1918-06-16 | Somewhere in Turkey | |
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1918-06-02 | The City Slicker | |
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1918-04-28 | Hey There | Actor |
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1918-04-21 | It's a Wild Life | |
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1918-04-14 | Pipe the Whiskers | |
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1918-03-10 | Look Pleasant, Please | The Photographer (uncredited) |
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1917-12-09 | Move On | |
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1917-11-11 | The Flirt | |
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1917-10-14 | Bliss | Cop / Violinist |
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1917-06-17 | The Immigrant | Violinist (uncredited) |
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1917-04-16 | The Cure | Patient (uncredited) |