Billy West

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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Stick Around

(1925) Producer

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Rivals

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Fiddlin' Around

(1925) Director

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Rolling Stone

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Hello Bill

(1923) Director

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Hey, Taxi!

(1925) Producer

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Hop to It!

(1925) Producer

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Not Wanted

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1935	Reporter	She Couldn't Take It 1935-10-08 Movie
	Ray - Convict	Motive for Revenge 1935-05-15 Movie
1934	N/A	Perfectly Mismated 1934-11-12 Movie
	Reporter	The Defense Rests 1934-07-15 Movie
	Chick	He Was Her Man 1934-06-16 Movie
	Sparring Partner	The Personality Kid 1934-06-06 Movie
	Mike	A Very Honorable Guy 1934-04-18 Movie
	Halley (uncredited)	Jimmy the Gent 1934-03-09 Movie
	Reporter (uncredited)	It Happened One Night 1934-02-22 Movie
1933	Panhandler (uncredited)	Ex-Lady 1933-05-15 Movie
	Reporter Stacy (uncredited)	Picture Snatcher 1933-05-06 Movie
	Lefty	Diamond Trail 1933-04-22 Movie
	Bum	Hallelujah, I'm a Bum 1933-02-03 Movie
1932	Bob the Clown	The Shadow of the Eagle 1932-02-01 Movie
1931	(uncredited)	Newly Rich 1931-07-02 Movie
1927	J. Anthony Bowden	Lucky Fool 1927-01-01 Movie
1926	Billy Davis	Thrilling Youth 1926-08-03 Movie
	Billy	Hard Boiled Yeggs 1926-03-07 Movie
1925	An Italian fiddler	Fiddlin' Around 1925-06-14 Movie
	Hubby	The Joke's on You 1925-06-14 Movie
	N/A	Fiddlin' Around 1925-06-14 Movie
	Billy	Rivals 1925-05-15 Movie
1924	N/A	Meet Father 1924-11-15 Movie
	A Tourist	Line's Busy 1924-09-11 Movie
	N/A	Not Wanted 1924-04-01 Movie
1923	N/A	Hello Bill 1923-12-01 Movie
1922	N/A	Bone Dry 1922-09-17 Movie
	Billy	Don't Be Foolish 1922-06-11 Movie
1921	The Tender Foot	The Trouble Shooter 1921-12-11 Movie
1920	N/A	Italian Love 1920-03-08 Movie
	N/A	Cleaning Up 1920-01-01 Movie
1919	Charlie	Ship Ahoy 1919-02-15 Movie
	The Rolling Stone	Rolling Stone 1919-01-20 Movie
1918	A Customer	He's In Again 1918-12-15 Movie
	Kid	Playmates 1918-07-01 Movie
	A Bellboy	Bright and Early 1918-05-14 Movie
	The Scholar	The Scholar 1918-03-15 Movie
	Billy	The Rogue 1918-02-14 Movie
	Billy	His Day Out 1918-01-14 Movie
	The Prospector	The Stranger 1918-01-01 Movie
1917	The Pest	The Pest 1917-11-15 Movie
	The Hobo	The Hobo 1917-11-01 Movie
	The Candy Kid	The Candy Kid 1917-10-14 Movie
	The Star Boarder	The Chief Cook 1917-09-30 Movie
	The Villain	The Villain 1917-07-14 Movie
	Janitor	Cupid's Rival 1917-07-01 Movie
	N/A	The Hero 1917-04-01 Movie
	Suitor	Little Nell 1917-01-09 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1926	Producer	Hard Boiled Yeggs 1926-03-07 Movie
1925	Producer	Hop to It! 1925-07-01 Movie
	Producer	Rivals 1925-05-15 Movie
	Producer	Hey, Taxi! 1925-04-01 Movie
	Producer	Stick Around 1925-03-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1925	Director	Fiddlin' Around 1925-06-14 Movie
1924	Director	Line's Busy 1924-09-11 Movie
	Director	Not Wanted 1924-04-01 Movie
1923	Director	Hello Bill 1923-12-01 Movie
1922	Director	Don't Be Foolish 1922-06-11 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1919	Writer	Rolling Stone 1919-01-20 Movie
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