Billy West
Billy West (September 22, 1892 – July 21, 1975) was a film actor, producer, and director. Active during the silent film era, he is best known as a semi-successful Charlie Chaplin impersonator. Beyond acting, he also directed shorts in the 1910s and 20s, as well as produced films. West ultimately retired in 1935.
It Happened One Night
as Reporter (uncredited)A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end...
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He Was Her Man
as ChickA safecracker goes straight after doing a stretch for a bum rap. He agrees to do one last job...
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Jimmy the Gent
as Halley (uncredited)An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics...
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Picture Snatcher
as Reporter Stacy (uncredited)An ex-con uses his street smarts to become a successful photojournalist.
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Ex-Lady
as Panhandler (uncredited)Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but...
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The Shadow of the Eagle
as Bob the ClownThe Eagle uses sky writing to make threats against a corporation. Nathan Gregory owns a...
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Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as BumA New York tramp falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a...
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The Defense Rests
as ReporterA sleazy lawyer's female assistant sets out to end his cheating ways.
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The Personality Kid
as Sparring PartnerAn arrogant boxer (Pat O'Brien) discovers his wife (Glenda Farrell) had a hand in his success.
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She Couldn't Take It
as ReporterThe wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the...
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The Hobo
as The HoboBilly is a hobo who hangs around the train station. He creates disruption in the ticket office,...
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Newly Rich
as (uncredited)Two small town widows bring their children to Hollywood, where their children become competing...
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The Pest
as The PestThe Pest (aka The Freeloader) is a 1917 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy and starring...
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Rolling Stone
as The Rolling StoneA Chaplin-like tramp is mistaken for a Bolshevik
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The Rogue
as Billy'The Rogue' casts West as the slavey in a boarding-house (not a very Chaplinesque role) overseen...
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The Chief Cook
as The Star BoarderThe film opens in the lobby of a small hotel, where the desk clerk/owner (Budd Ross) is...
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The Candy Kid
as The Candy KidA Fake Chaplin movie with Billy West as the tramp.
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The Stranger
as The ProspectorAfter a luckless prospecting trip, Billy starts homeward across the desert, mounted on his...
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Motive for Revenge
as Ray - ConvictBank teller Barry Webster is driven to stealing bank funds by his mother-in-law who continually...
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A Very Honorable Guy
as MikeWell respected local good guy, "Feet" Samuels finds himself heavily in debt due to an...
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The Scholar
as The ScholarShort King Bee Studios slapstick comedy featuring Billy West and Oliver Hardy
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The Villain
as The VillainIn The Villain, Billy attempted something a little different. He's still imitating Chaplin, but...
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Fiddlin' Around
as An Italian FiddlerA clumsy fiddler plays at an audition with a grouchy teathrical impresario, played by Oliver Hardy.
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Italian Love
as uncreditedEthelyn Gibson has run away from daddy Ted Lorch because he wants to sell her to Leo White, King...
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He's In Again
as A CustomerA tramp enters a cabaret and orders a drink, but then is thrown out when he cannot pay for it....
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Cupid's Rival
as JanitorA bumbling janitor in a fleabag hotel drives the residents crazy, and a poor artist believes...
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Bright and Early
as A BellboyBilly West as does fairly random series of gags as a bellboy in a rather poor hotel run by...
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His Day Out
as BillyIn this film, West escapes a couple of cops and fights for the hand of Leatrice Joy with Oliver...
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Ship Ahoy
as CharlieCharlie stays at a seaside lodging house frequented by sailors. He gets involved with a gang of...
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Diamond Trail
as LeftyReporter Speed Morgan helps Flash Barrett escape from the police and this gets him into Flash's...
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Perfectly Mismated
as uncreditedLeon's ex-wife moves into the apartment next to him.
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Meet Father
as uncreditedThe daughter of a local store fancies a man, but her father wants her to end up with a boxing...
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Back Stage
as PropsProps, the stage man, and his assistant at the Orpheum Theater, Plunkville divide their time...
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