Acting
Willie Best
- Titles
- 114movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1932 to 1962, busiest in 1941 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 4top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.7
- Situational Comedy4.6average 2.7
- Physical Comedy4.1average 2.4
- Wholesome5.1average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.4
- Psychological3.8, average 5.6
- Violence2.5, average 4.2
- Social Commentary3.5, average 4.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Family-Friendly 3
- Nostalgic 3
- Classic Hollywood 2
- Patriotic 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Situational Comedy 2
- Classic Sitcom 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
Dick ElliottActorDangerous Money, Meet the O'Briens
Bob HopeActorNothing but the Truth, The Ghost Breakers
Paulette GoddardActorNothing but the Truth, The Ghost Breakers
Frank JenksActorSaturday's Heroes, Goodbye Broadway
Virginia BrissacActorThe Ghost Breakers, Down the Stretch
Carol HughesActorScattergood Baines, The Red Dragon
Moroni OlsenActorMummy's Boys, Two in Revolt
John CarradineActorThe Face of Marble, Whispering Ghosts
Sidney TolerActorDangerous Money, The Red Dragon
Robert WoolseyActorMummy's Boys, Kentucky Kernels
Frank M. ThomasActorRacing Lady, Mummy's Boys
Movies and TV shows
113Type
1960s
1 title · average score 81
as Charlie (archive footage)
1950s
7 titles · average score 63
TV show · as Billy Slocum
as Willie
TV show
as Male Model
TV show
as Willie, Stable Boy
TV show · as Willie
1940s
47 titles · average score 61
as Chattanooga Brown
as Shadrach
as Chattanooga Brown
as Flash
as Woodrow
as Eustis, the chauffeur
as Euclid White Brown
as Clarence
as Hot-Breath Harry (voice) (uncredited)
as Samuel
as Alex
1930s
58 titles · average score 60
as Sam
as Brass
as McTavish
as Noah
as Smokie
as Catfish
as Eph
as James Henry
as Apollo
as Buckshot (as Sleep 'n' Eat)
as Jonah (as Sleep 'n' Eat)
as Exodus (as Sleep n' Eat)