William Gillespie
William Gillespie (24 January 1894 – 23 June 1938) was a Scottish actor. Gillespie started in Hollywood films from the silent era. He played in about 180 films between 1915 and 1939, although his appearances were often uncredited. Gillespie frequently appeared in Hal Roach comedies from 1917, usually as stuffy official or manager. He supported such "slapstick comedians" as Charlie Chaplin, Charley Chase, Our Gang, and Laurel and Hardy, but was most prolific supporting Harold Lloyd in 60 films.
The Music Box
as Piano Salesman (uncredited)The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a...
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Safety Last!
as General Manager's Assistant (uncredited)When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances...
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The Immigrant
as Violinist (uncredited)An European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he...
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They Won't Believe Me
as uncreditedOn trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand...
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Never Weaken
as The Doctor (uncredited)Our hero is infatuated with a girl in the next office. In order to drum up business for her...
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Why Worry?
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of...
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The Cure
as Patient (uncredited)An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.
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Haunted Spooks
as The Lawyer (uncredited)After numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is...
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Cabin in the Sky
as Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory,...
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Take a Chance
as uncreditedIt's a classic boy-meets-girl story, boy-loses-girl, boy gets mistaken for an escaped convict...
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Number, Please?
as Cop (uncredited)While at an amusement park, trying vainly to forget the girl he has lost, a young man sees the...
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Dr. Jack
as Card Player (uncredited)Country doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making...
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High and Dizzy
as (uncredited)A tipsy doctor encounters his patient sleepwalking on a building ledge, high above the street.
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Double Whoopee
as Hotel managerStan and Ollie wreak havoc at an upper class hotel in their jobs as footman (Hardy) and doorman...
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Zeb vs. Paprika
as uncreditedStan Laurel as a harness racing jockey who must win a big race.
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It's a Gift
as Weller Pump, oil executiveA group of oil magnates are trying to think of new ways to attract business. One of them...
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Exit Smiling
as Jack Hastings (uncredited)The travails of a third-rate traveling theatre company and its wardrobe lady / maid who dreams...
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Wrong Again
as Horse ownerStable hands Stan and Ollie are tending a thoroughbred named "Blue Boy." But when they overhear...
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Wandering Papas
as Construction Worker (uncredited)A cook for bridge constructors is told to collect food for dinner-Ritz style trout, Palmer house...
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Scorching Sands
as French officerThe misadventures of two intrepid explorers in the Egyptian desert.
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The Dippy Dentist
as CopThe film begins with a girl who is supposedly irresistible to all men. Several guys all come to...
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Next Aisle Over
as (uncredited)A salesman takes a job at a department store to impress a girl and winds up stopping a kidnapping.
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His Royal Slyness
as CourtierA young adventurer trades places with a European prince and falls in love above his station.
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That's Him
as uncreditedOur newlywed hero is about to embark on a journey when he realizes that he has lost the train...
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Innocent Husbands
as The BachelorDespite his faithfulness, Melvin is always under suspicion by wife Mame. Complications erupt...
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Brothers Under the Chin
as uncreditedTwin "babies" left at an orphanage bear the same birthmark under the chin. One of them is...
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Bliss
as Cop / ViolinistA counterfeit count is aided in his courtship of the heroine by her father who is overwhelmed by...
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Your Own Back Yard
as Man in Quarrelsome CoupleYour Own Back Yard is a 1925 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It...
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Bromo and Juliet
as The Great Brandenburg - Stage Magician (uncredited)A young man puts on the play "Romeo and Juliet" as a fundraiser, but has to keep a close eye on...
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Moonlight and Noses
as uncreditedTwo burglars break into the home of an eccentric doctor. The doctor catches them, but offers to...
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Smithy
as The BossAfter being discharged from the 372nd infantry, on account of a bean shortage, smithy seeks...
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Dogs of War!
as Director of 'Should Husbands Work?'The gang wages war using old vegetables as munitions. Later, they ruin a movie in progress when...
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Run 'Em Ragged
as uncreditedRun ’Em Ragged, Snub Pollard’s 39th starring vehicle, uses familiar slapstick-- Over-the-top...
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Now or Never
as The Child's DaddyA young man, unaccustomed to children, must accompany a young girl on a train trip.
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Pick and Shovel
as The BossPick and Shovel, also known as The Miner, is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.
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The City Slicker
as uncreditedOur hero gets a job at a hotel in the country and proceeds to introduce some changes, installing...
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Chasing the Chaser
as SalesmanA very good as a faithful husband, whose wife is looking for proof that more than his eyes have...
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Helping Grandma
as BillyThe kids' adopted grandma decides to sell her store, but can't decide whom to sell it to. The...
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Hey There
as ActorIn this early short Harold Lloyd sneaks into a movie studio in order to locate an attractive...
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An Ozark Romance
as uncreditedHarold visits the Ozarks, where he has some funny experiences with a mountain girl and her...
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Madame Mystery
as uncreditedA female secret agent has gotten ahold of a new type of explosive gas. She has to avoid the...
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Somewhere in Turkey
as uncreditedOur hero, a professor in Turkey, challenges a Sultan for the affections of a girl.
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Among Those Present
as Hard-Boiled PartyAn ambitious coat-room checker impersonates an English nobleman.
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Dodge Your Debts
as Pub PatronA top-hatted bill collector is given the unenviable assignment of collecting the debts of a...
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Get Out and Get Under
as Dope Fiend (uncredited)The comic adventures of a new car owner.
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Move On
as uncreditedOur hero is a police officer who gets involved in a crap game, flirting with a nurse and other...
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The Poor Fish
as uncreditedCharley, frustrated by his office job, quarrels with his wife, after which they decide to switch...
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Wide Open Spaces
as uncreditedWide Open Spaces is a 1924 Western silent film starring Stan Laurel.
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It's a Wild Life
as uncreditedHarold invades the "Gilded Guzzle" café, where he appropriates a lady's roll of money, hides...
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Is Marriage the Bunk?
as Patent medicine salesmanCharley has in-laws that look down on him because he's not rich. So, to try to keep up, he...
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Shine 'Em Up
as Prison guardPaul's career as a shoeshine man is interrupted when he is mistaken for an escaped convict, but...
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The Rat's Knuckles
as Jimmy's rivalCharley Chase is a hapless inventor with a better mouse trap in this silent comedy from 1925.
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Pipe the Whiskers
as uncreditedOur hero is a janitor in a old age rest home who actually runs the place.
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White Wings
as uncreditedPursued by the law, a street cleaner finds refuge by impersonating a dentist.
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Look Pleasant, Please
as The Photographer (uncredited)A photo studio operator seems only interested in flirting with women. Hilarity ensues.
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Do You Love Your Wife?
as Elmer - the faithless husbandStan plays a janitor at a hotel dropping letters and trying to retrieve them with a vacuum,...
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Bees in His Bonnet
as uncreditedBees in His Bonnet is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It is presumed...
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The Flirt
as uncreditedA man takes a job in a café, hoping to get to know the pretty waitress working there.
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Sure-Mike!
as The New ManagerVermuda, a saleswoman in a department store, is very late for work. She relies on a ruse to fool...
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Horse Shy
as Gillroy GibbsDespite his fear of horses, Eddie Hamilton takes part in a fox hunt, in order to impress the...
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Fifteen Minutes
as uncreditedWhile his wife is shopping, Snub attempts to take a fifteen minute break.
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Do Me a Favor
as A FiremanMarie's inebriated husband refuses to go to bed, so she asks Snub, a homeless man she finds...
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Under Two Jags
as uncreditedStan is in the company of ladies in this film. He is serving in the military with female...
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Postage Due
as C.W. Lyons - Chief Postal inspectorStan does his best to recover a post-card, which he has forgotten to stamp. He attempts the...
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Why Men Work
as uncreditedA movie cameraman is on the lookout for new material but a rival plans to copy everything he films.
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