Acting
Willie Best
- Titles
- 112movies4TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19321962
- Leading roles
- 4top three billing
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.6
- Situational Comedy4.6average 2.7
- Wholesome4.9average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.9average 3.7
- Physical Comedy3.6average 2.5
- Crime4.5average 3.7
- Mystery4.5average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.2
- Psychological4.1, average 5.6
- Violence2.9, average 4.3
- Tech & Humanity0.5, average 1.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Sitcom 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Period Piece 2
- Situational Comedy 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Classic Hollywood 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Howard BrethertonDirectorThe Stu Erwin Show, The Girl Who Dared, The Monster and the Ape
Frank M. ThomasActorMummy's Boys, Racing Lady
Carol HughesActorThe Red Dragon, Scattergood Baines
Paulette GoddardActorThe Ghost Breakers, Nothing But the Truth
Helen BroderickActorMurder on a Bridle Path, The Bride Walks Out
Frank JenksActorSaturday's Heroes, Goodbye Broadway
Louise LatimerActorMurder on a Bridle Path, Two in Revolt
Bob HopeActorThe Ghost Breakers, Nothing But the Truth
Virginia BrissacActorThe Ghost Breakers, Down the Stretch
Dick ElliottActorDangerous Money, Meet the O'Briens
John CarradineActorThe Face of Marble, Whispering Ghosts
Barbara StanwyckActorThe Bride Wore Boots, The Bride Walks Out
Movies and TV shows
1131960s
1 titles · average score 71
71
Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy (1962)
as Charlie (archive footage)
1950s
7 titles · average score 53
Waterfront (1954)
TV show · as Billy Slocum
Meet the O'Briens (1954)
as Willie
53
My Little Margie (1952)
TV show
Ellis in Freedomland (1952)
as Male Model
Racket Squad (1951)
TV show
South of Caliente (1951)
as Willie, Stable Boy
The Stu Erwin Show (1950)
TV show · as Willie
1940s
47 titles · average score 61
60
Dangerous Money (1946)
as Chattanooga Brown
47
The Face of Marble (1946)
as Shadrach
58
The Girl Who Dared (1944)
as Woodrow
62
The Hidden Hand (1942)
as Eustis, the chauffeur
61
Whispering Ghosts (1942)
as Euclid White Brown
64
The Smiling Ghost (1941)
as Clarence
60
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B" (1941)
as Hot-Breath Harry (voice) (uncredited)
71
Nothing But the Truth (1941)
as Samuel
Scattergood Baines (1941)
as Hipp
73
High Sierra (1941)
as Algernon
67
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
as Alex
1930s
58 titles · average score 61
65
At the Circus (1939)
as Redcap (uncredited)
69
Vivacious Lady (1938)
as Porter
Breezing Home (1937)
as Speed
55
The Bride Walks Out (1936)
as Smokie
48
Mummy's Boys (1936)
as Catfish
Down the Stretch (1936)
as Noah
Two in Revolt (1936)
as Eph
Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)
as 'High-Pockets'
64
The Littlest Rebel (1935)
as James Henry
Hot Tip (1935)
as Apollo
West of the Pecos (1934)
as Jonah (as Sleep 'n' Eat)
41
The Monster Walks (1932)
as Exodus (as Sleep n' Eat)