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Portrait of Willie Best

Acting

Willie Best

Career

Active from 1932 to 1962, busiest in 1941 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy
Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Willie Best Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Social Commentary
    3.5, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Patriotic 2
  • Situational Comedy 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

113
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title · average score 81
Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy
Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy (1962)
GoodWatch score 81

as Charlie (archive footage)

1950s

7 titles · average score 64
Waterfront
Waterfront (1954)

TV show · as Billy Slocum

Meet the O'Briens
Meet the O'Briens (1954)

as Willie

My Little Margie
My Little Margie (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Ellis in Freedomland
Ellis in Freedomland (1952)

as Male Model

Racket Squad
Racket Squad (1951)

TV show

South of Caliente
South of Caliente (1951)

as Willie, Stable Boy

The Stu Erwin Show
The Stu Erwin Show (1950)

TV show · as Willie

1940s

47 titles · average score 61
The Red Stallion
The Red Stallion (1947)

as Jackson

Dangerous Money
Dangerous Money (1946)
GoodWatch score 43

as Chattanooga Brown

The Face of Marble
The Face of Marble (1946)
GoodWatch score 47

as Shadrach

The Bride Wore Boots
The Bride Wore Boots (1946)
GoodWatch score 45

as Joe

The Red Dragon
The Red Dragon (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Chattanooga Brown

The Girl Who Dared
The Girl Who Dared (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

as Woodrow

The Hidden Hand
The Hidden Hand (1942)
GoodWatch score 47

as Eustis, the chauffeur

Whispering Ghosts
Whispering Ghosts (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

as Euclid White Brown

The Smiling Ghost
The Smiling Ghost (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as Clarence

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B"
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B" (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hot-Breath Harry (voice) (uncredited)

Nothing but the Truth
Nothing but the Truth (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

as Samuel

The Ghost Breakers
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
GoodWatch score 78

as Alex

1930s

58 titles · average score 60
Vivacious Lady
Vivacious Lady (1938)
GoodWatch score 87

as Porter

Racing Lady
Racing Lady (1937)

as Brass

Saturday's Heroes
Saturday's Heroes (1937)

as Sam

Down the Stretch
Down the Stretch (1936)

as Noah

Mummy's Boys
Mummy's Boys (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

as Catfish

The Bride Walks Out
The Bride Walks Out (1936)
GoodWatch score 42

as Smokie

Two in Revolt
Two in Revolt (1936)

as Eph

The Littlest Rebel
The Littlest Rebel (1935)
GoodWatch score 78

as James Henry

Hot Tip
Hot Tip (1935)

as Apollo

Kentucky Kernels
Kentucky Kernels (1934)
GoodWatch score 58

as Buckshot (as Sleep 'n' Eat)

West of the Pecos
West of the Pecos (1934)

as Jonah (as Sleep 'n' Eat)

The Monster Walks
The Monster Walks (1932)
GoodWatch score 31

as Exodus (as Sleep n' Eat)