Portrait of Billy Armstrong

Acting

Billy Armstrong

Career

Active from 1915 to 1944, with a break from 1925 to 1943, busiest in 1915 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Champion
The Champion
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 3.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Billy Armstrong Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    0.9, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Mystery
    0.6, average 4.0
  • Melancholy
    1.9, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Silent Film Era 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

2 titles
Charlie's Triple Trouble
Charlie's Triple Trouble (1944)

as Cook / Pickpocket (archive footage)

Wedding Yells
Wedding Yells (1942)

as Handlebars Harry

1920s

15 titles ยท average score 60
Smile Please
Smile Please (1924)

as Father in Portrait Session (uncredited)

Shanghaied Lovers
Shanghaied Lovers (1924)

as Sailor (uncredited)

One Spooky Night
One Spooky Night (1924)

as The Chauffeur

No Vacancies
No Vacancies (1923)

as The Landlord

When Knights Were Cold
When Knights Were Cold (1923)

as Earl of Tabasco, a Hot Knight (as William Armstrong)

Asleep at the Switch
Asleep at the Switch (1923)

as The Traveling Salesman

The Extra Girl
The Extra Girl (1923)
GoodWatch score 60

as Comedian in Derby

When Summer Comes
When Summer Comes (1922)

as The Fortune Hunter

The Quack Doctor
The Quack Doctor (1920)

as Doc Pillsbury

Down on the Farm
Down on the Farm (1920)

as The Man of Mystery

Don't Weaken!
Don't Weaken! (1920)

as The Pianist (uncredited)

Love, Honor and Behave
Love, Honor and Behave (1920)

as The District Attorney / Maitre d'

1910s

23 titles ยท average score 58
Hop to It, Bellhop
Hop to It, Bellhop (1919)

as Jumping Jupiter

Hearts and Flowers
Hearts and Flowers (1919)

as Indignant Nobleman

Hello Trouble
Hello Trouble (1918)

as A romantic husband

Triple Trouble
Triple Trouble (1918)
GoodWatch score 39

as Cook / Pickpocket

Gertie's Gasoline Glide
Gertie's Gasoline Glide (1916)

as Billy

By the Sea
By the Sea (1915)
GoodWatch score 56

as Man in Straw Hat

The Champion
The Champion (1915)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sparring Partner

The Bank
The Bank (1915)
GoodWatch score 62

as Another Janitor

Shanghaied
Shanghaied (1915)
GoodWatch score 60

as First Shanghaied Seaman

A Woman
A Woman (1915)
GoodWatch score 62

as Father's Friend

In the Park
In the Park (1915)
GoodWatch score 43

as Sausage Thief

Work
Work (1915)
GoodWatch score 60

as The Husband