Portrait of Billy Engle

Acting

Billy Engle

Career

Active from 1920 to 1933, busiest in 1924 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
GoodWatch score55/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Billy Engle Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Physical Comedy 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Physical Humor 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Silent Era Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 65
Flying Saucer Daffy
Flying Saucer Daffy (1958)
GoodWatch score 58

as Man at Party (uncredited)

The Garment Jungle
The Garment Jungle (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

as Funeral Guest (uncredited)

The Quiet Gun
The Quiet Gun (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

as Townsman (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
GoodWatch score 72

as Small Role (uncredited)

Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

as Vendor (uncredited)

The Far Country
The Far Country (1954)
GoodWatch score 85

as Townsman (uncredited)

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

as Barfly (uncredited)

Appointment with Danger
Appointment with Danger (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

as Man

Devil's Doorway
Devil's Doorway (1950)
GoodWatch score 83

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Toast of New Orleans
The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

as Fisherman (uncredited)

The Outriders
The Outriders (1950)
GoodWatch score 52

as Prisoner (uncredited)

1940s

10 titles ยท average score 68
Red, Hot and Blue
Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Piano Tuner (uncredited)

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Northerner (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Customer (uncredited)

Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia (1946)
GoodWatch score 80

as Amateur Contestant (uncredited)

Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones (1945)
GoodWatch score 49

as Deputy (uncredited)

The Lone Star Trail
The Lone Star Trail (1943)

as Shorty

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
GoodWatch score 79

as Townsman (uncredited)

Go West
Go West (1940)
GoodWatch score 77

as Barfly (uncredited)

Two Girls on Broadway
Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
GoodWatch score 50

as Sound Man in Courtroom (uncredited)

The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh (1940)

as Newspaper Owner

1930s

33 titles ยท average score 65
The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

as Legionnaire

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Circus Attendant

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Man with Goblet (uncredited)

Exposed
Exposed (1938)

as Waiter

Pop Goes the Easel
Pop Goes the Easel (1935)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shop Keeper (uncredited)

It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night (1934)
GoodWatch score 87

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Our Daily Bread
Our Daily Bread (1934)
GoodWatch score 68

as Abie Cohen (uncredited)

Knight Duty
Knight Duty (1933)

as Museum Director

Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts (1933)
GoodWatch score 55

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

What! No Beer?
What! No Beer? (1933)
GoodWatch score 42

as Beer Drinker (uncredited)

Ridin' for Justice
Ridin' for Justice (1932)

as Sam - the Stutterer

The Head Guy
The Head Guy (1930)

as Assistant

1920s

26 titles ยท average score 65
She's a Prince
She's a Prince (1926)

as Prince Henry Ferdinany

Beauty ร  la Mud
Beauty ร  la Mud (1926)

as 'Madame Louise'

Chase Yourself
Chase Yourself (1926)

as Short Friend

Tight Cargo
Tight Cargo (1926)

as King Tonsilitis

Wide Open Spaces
Wide Open Spaces (1924)

as Phil Sheridan

One of the Family
One of the Family (1924)

as The Thief

Too Many Mammas
Too Many Mammas (1924)

as Drunken club patron

Rupert of Hee-Haw
Rupert of Hee-Haw (1924)

as Short Officer

Stolen Goods
Stolen Goods (1924)

as Floorwalker

Jus' Passin' Through
Jus' Passin' Through (1923)

as Immigrant Convict

The Soilers
The Soilers (1923)
GoodWatch score 54

as Prospector

The Punch of the Irish
The Punch of the Irish (1920)

as The Girl's Father