Billy West
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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.
Known for
Credits
It Happened One Night (1934)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Fiddlin' Around (1925)
as An Italian Fiddler
Meet Father (1924)
Actor
The Villain (1917)
as The Villain
Diamond Trail (1933)
as Lefty
The Hero (1917)
as The Hero
The Pest (1917)
as The Pest
Cheating Cheaters (1934)
as Clerk (uncredited)
Rolling Stone (1919)
as The Rolling Stone
Bone Dry (1922)
Actor
The Hobo (1917)
as The Hobo
Playmates (1918)
as Kid
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
as Medal Winner - 'Remember My Forgotten Man' Number (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher (1933)
as Reporter Stacy (uncredited)
Back Stage (1917)
as Props
Fiddlin' Around (1925)
as An Italian fiddler
The Parrott Chase (2009)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent (1934)
as Halley (uncredited)
The Rogue (1918)
as Billy
Italian Love (1920)
Actor
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)
as archive footage
The Candy Kid (1917)
as The Candy Kid
Hard Boiled Yeggs (1926)
as Billy
Ex-Lady (1933)
as Panhandler (uncredited)
Cupid's Rival (1917)
as Janitor
Ship Ahoy (1919)
as Charlie
The Defense Rests (1934)
as Reporter
Little Nell (1917)
as Suitor
She Couldn't Take It (1935)
as Reporter
The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
as Bob the Clown
Hello Bill (1923)
Actor
Motive for Revenge (1935)
as Ray - Convict
The Personality Kid (1934)
as Sparring Partner
He Was Her Man (1934)
as Chick
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
as Bum
The Scholar (1918)
as The Scholar
He's In Again (1918)
as A Customer
Rivals (1925)
as Billy
The Stranger (1918)
as The Prospector
His Day Out (1918)
as Billy
Don't Be Foolish (1922)
as Billy
A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
as Mike
Newly Rich (1931)
as (uncredited)
Cleaning Up (1920)
Actor
Not Wanted (1924)
Actor
The Joke's on You (1925)
as Hubby
The Trouble Chaser (1926)
as Hector
Perfectly Mismated (1934)
Actor
Bright and Early (1918)
as A Bellboy
The Trouble Shooter (1921)
as The Tender Foot
Line's Busy (1924)
as A Tourist
The Chief Cook (1917)
as The Star Boarder
Thrilling Youth (1926)
as Billy Davis
Lucky Fool (1927)
as J. Anthony Bowden