Portrait of Billy Gilbert

Acting

Billy Gilbert

Career

Active from 1930 to 1982, with a break from 1949 to 1961, busiest in 1932 with 21 main titles.

Leading roles
45
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Billy Gilbert Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5
  • Mystery
    2.1, average 4.0
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 6
  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Mistaken Identity 5
  • Screwball Comedy 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Physical Gags 3
  • Classic Slapstick 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Slapstick Comedy 3
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Classic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

192
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

as Field Marshal Herring (archive footage) (uncredited)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 (2004)

as Willie the Giant (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

1980s

1 title
Dance of the Cookoos
Dance of the Cookoos (1982)

as Doctor / Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen

1970s

1 title
Disney's Greatest Villains
Disney's Greatest Villains (1977)

as Sneezy / Willie the Giant (voice) (archive footage)

1960s

5 titles · average score 62
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968)
GoodWatch score 76

as First Drunk / Doctor (archive footage)

The Sound of Laughter
The Sound of Laughter (1963)

as Billy (Large Duck Hunter)

Paradise Alley
Paradise Alley (1962)

as Julius Wilson

Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
GoodWatch score 48

as Sultan/Actioneer

The Roaring 20's
The Roaring 20's (1960)

TV show

1950s

4 titles · average score 68
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Gypsy Father / Able Baker

The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Mr. Hoffsteader

Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953)

as King Jilouili

Musical Comedy Time
Musical Comedy Time (1950)

TV show

1940s

43 titles · average score 63
Mickey and the Beanstalk
Mickey and the Beanstalk (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Willie the Giant (voice) (uncredited)

Three of a Kind
Three of a Kind (1944)

as Billy

Crazy Knights
Crazy Knights (1944)

as Billy

Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights (1942)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ahmad

Song of the Islands
Song of the Islands (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

as Palola's Father

Sleepytime Gal
Sleepytime Gal (1942)

as Chef Popodopolis

Mr. Wise Guy
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

as Knobby

Model Wife
Model Wife (1941)

as Mr. Dominic

New Wine
New Wine (1941)

as Poldi

The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator (1940)
GoodWatch score 89

as Field Marshal Herring

The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Master of Ceremonies

Seven Sinners
Seven Sinners (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tony

1930s

136 titles · average score 65
Maid's Night Out
Maid's Night Out (1938)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mr. Papalapoulas

Block-Heads
Block-Heads (1938)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mr. Gilbert

Apples to You!
Apples to You! (1934)

as Pinsky

Taxi Barons
Taxi Barons (1933)

as Billy / Dutchie

Wreckety Wrecks
Wreckety Wrecks (1933)

as Bill

The Rummy
The Rummy (1933)

as Schmaltz

Towed in a Hole
Towed in a Hole (1932)
GoodWatch score 70

as Joe - Junkyard Owner

The Music Box
The Music Box (1932)
GoodWatch score 81

as Professor von Schwarzenhoffen (uncredited)

Strange Innertube
Strange Innertube (1932)

as Billy

Hot Spot
Hot Spot (1932)

as Cabbie

County Hospital
County Hospital (1932)
GoodWatch score 70

as The Doctor

Taxi for Two
Taxi for Two (1932)

as Billy Gilbert