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Videos (see all 9)
Mr. Wise Guy (1942) -- Mr. Wise Guy (the eighth in the East Side Kids series) finds the gang sent to the Wilton Reform School after they are unjustly convicted of stealing a truck...
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) -- CT #1, pre
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938) -- Trouble-prone Billy Peck and his gang descend on a traveling circus that has just hit town, and before long their antics are causing the circus owner all kinds of problems.
Peck's Bad Boy (1934) -- Young boy Bill Peck adores his father and tries to be good, but the arrival of Bill's cousin Horace upsets Bill's plans. Horace's brattish ways result in Bill rather than Horace getting in trouble.
Chinatown After Dark (1931) -- The female head of a criminal gang in Chinatown is after a valuable jewel, and lets nothing stand in her way of finding it.

Overview

Date of Death:
23 September 1971, Hollywood, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
The son of singers in the Metropolitan Opera, Billy Gilbert began performing... more
Trivia:
Hal Roach brought him to Hollywood to act, direct and write. more
STARmeter: ?
No change in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more
Alternate Names:
William Gilbert | The Schmaltz Brothers

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Director, Writer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) .... Sultan/Auctioneer
  2. Paradise Alley (1962) .... Julius Wilson
    ... aka Stars in the Back Yard
  3. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Clem's Uncle / ... (5 episodes, 1956-1961)
    ... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Clem the Genius (1961) TV episode .... Dr. Schuman
        - San Fernando for Governor (1960) TV episode .... Mayor Edgar C. Mathews
        - Clem and the Photographer (1958) TV episode .... Clem's Uncle
        - Pirate Show (1956) TV episode .... Pirate
        - Robin Hood (1956) TV episode .... Friar Tuck
  4. "Make Room for Daddy" .... Mr. Hofsteader / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1961)
    ... aka "The Danny Thomas Show" (USA: new title)
        - Everything Happens to Me (1961) TV episode .... Mr. Mason (Joey Mason's Father)
        - Danny Goes on USO Tour (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Hofsteader
  5. "The Roaring 20's" .... Gus Weber (1 episode, 1961)
        - Coney Red Hots (1961) TV episode .... Gus Weber
  6. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... Able Baker / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
    ... aka "The Shirley Temple Theatre" (USA: third season title)
        - Madeline (1960) TV episode .... Gypsy Father
        - Mother Goose (1958) TV episode .... Able Baker

  7. El coyote (1957) (TV) .... Manuel
  8. "Producers' Showcase" .... Giant / ... (1 episode, 1956)
        - Jack and the Beanstalk (1956) TV episode .... Giant/Town Bully
  9. "Andy's Gang" (1955) TV series (voice) .... The Teacher
  10. "My Little Margie" (1 episode, 1954)
        - A Job for Freddie (1954) TV episode
  11. Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953) .... King Jilouili
  12. "Musical Comedy Time" .... Colonel Kasimer Popoff / ... (2 episodes, 1950-1951)
        - Revenge with Music (1951) TV episode .... Don Emilio
        - The Chocolate Soldier (1950) TV episode .... Colonel Kasimer Popoff

  13. Bride of Vengeance (1949) .... Beppo
  14. The Kissing Bandit (1948) .... General Felipe Toro
  15. Mickey and the Beanstalk (1947) .... Willie the Giant
  16. Fun & Fancy Free (1947) (voice) .... Willie the Giant
  17. Anchors Aweigh (1945) .... Cafe Manager
  18. Trouble Chasers (1945) .... Billy Gilbert
  19. Crazy Knights (1944) .... Billy
    ... aka Murder in the Family (USA: TV title)
  20. Three Is a Family (1944) (uncredited)
  21. Ever Since Venus (1944) .... Tiny Lewis
  22. Wedded Bliss (1944)
  23. Three of a Kind (1944) .... Billy Guilbert
    ... aka 3 of a Kind (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Cookin' Up Trouble (USA: reissue title)
  24. Crazy Like a Fox (1944) .... Cabbie
  25. Crazy House (1943) .... Sid Drake
  26. Always a Bridesmaid (1943) .... Nick
  27. Shot in the Escape (1943) .... Alexsos
  28. Spotlight Revue (1943) .... Billy
    ... aka Spotlight on Scandal (USA: TV title)
  29. Shantytown (1943) .... 'Papa' Ferrelli
  30. Arabian Nights (1942) .... Ahmad
  31. Sleepytime Gal (1942) .... Chef Popodopolis
  32. Mr. Wise Guy (1942) .... Knobby
  33. Valley of the Sun (1942) .... Homer Burnaby - Justic of the Peace
  34. Song of the Islands (1942) .... Palola's father
  35. Week-End in Havana (1941) .... Arbolado
  36. New Wine (1941) .... Poldi
    ... aka The Great Awakening (UK)
    ... aka The Melody Master (USA: reissue title)
  37. Angels with Broken Wings (1941) .... Billy Wilson
  38. One Night in Lisbon (1941) .... Popopopoulos
  39. Reaching for the Sun (1941) .... Amos
  40. Model Wife (1941) .... Dominic
  41. No, No, Nanette (1940) .... Styles
  42. A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940) (uncredited)
  43. Tin Pan Alley (1940) .... The Sheik of Araby
  44. Seven Sinners (1940) .... Tony
    ... aka Cafe of the Seven Sinners
  45. The Great Dictator (1940) .... Herring
  46. The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940) .... Master of Ceremonies
  47. A Little Bit of Heaven (1940) .... Tony
  48. Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (1940) .... Hector
    ... aka Mania for Melody (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Melody Girl (UK)
  49. Lucky Partners (1940) (uncredited) .... Charles, Waiter
  50. Scatterbrain (1940) .... Hoffman
  51. Cross-Country Romance (1940) .... Orestes (Auntie's Pantry proprietor)
  52. Queen of the Mob (1940) (uncredited) .... Mr. Reier
  53. Safari (1940) .... Mondehare
  54. Women in War (1940) .... Pierre, the cobbler
  55. Sandy Is a Lady (1940) .... Billy Pepino
  56. His Girl Friday (1940) .... Joe Pettibone
    ... aka Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (USA: complete title)

  57. Destry Rides Again (1939) .... Loupgerou
  58. Rio (1939) .... Manuelo
  59. The Under-Pup (1939) .... Tolio
  60. The Star Maker (1939) .... Steel Worker
  61. Million Dollar Legs (1939) (uncredited) .... Dick Schultz
  62. Forged Passport (1939) .... Nick Mendoza
  63. The Girl Downstairs (1938) .... Garage Proprietor
  64. Once Over Lightly (1938) .... Professor Dimitrius Kapouris
  65. Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938) .... Bud Boggs
  66. Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938) .... Professor Minorous
  67. Breaking the Ice (1938) .... Mr. Small
  68. My Lucky Star (1938) .... Nick
  69. Block-Heads (1938) .... Mr. Gilbert
  70. Army Girl (1938) .... Cantina Pete
    ... aka The Last of the Cavalry (UK)
  71. Joy of Living (1938) .... Cafe Owner
  72. Maid's Night Out (1938) .... Mr. Papalapoulas
  73. Happy Landing (1938) .... Counter Man
  74. She's Got Everything (1937) .... Chaffee, a Creditor
    ... aka She's Got That Swing (UK)
  75. Rosalie (1937) .... Oloff (airport officer #1)
  76. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (voice) (uncredited) .... Sneezy
    ... aka Blancanieves y los siete enanos (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (USA: poster title)
  77. Fight for Your Lady (1937) .... Boris, Reporter
  78. Music for Madame (1937) .... Krause
  79. One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) .... Garage Owner
    ... aka 100 Men and a Girl (USA: review title)
  80. The Life of the Party (1937) .... Dr. Molnac
  81. The Firefly (1937) .... Inn Keeper
  82. Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) .... George Papaloopas, Barber
  83. The Toast of New York (1937) .... Portrait photographer
  84. Swing Fever (1937) .... Dr. Van Loon
  85. Captains Courageous (1937) (uncredited) .... Soda Steward
    ... aka Rudyard Kipling's Captains Courageous (USA: complete title)
  86. The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937) .... Charley, the Bartender
  87. The Man Who Found Himself (1937) .... Fat hobo
  88. Maytime (1937) (uncredited) .... Drunk
  89. China Passage (1937) .... Bartender
  90. Espionage (1937) .... Turk
  91. Sea Devils (1937) .... Billy (policeman)
  92. When You're in Love (1937) (uncredited) .... Jose the Bartender
    ... aka For You Alone (UK)
  93. We're on the Jury (1937) .... Mr. Ephraim Allen
  94. On the Avenue (1937) .... Joe Papaloupas
  95. Night Waitress (1936) .... Torre, Cafe Owner
  96. Love on the Run (1936) (uncredited) .... Cafe Manager
  97. The Big Game (1936) (uncredited) .... Fisher
  98. Bulldog Edition (1936) (uncredited) .... George Poppupoppalas
    ... aka Lady Reporter (UK)
  99. Violets in Spring (1936) (uncredited) .... Professor Emmanuel Frederick Gottfried Maximillian Wiesenfader
  100. So and Sew (1936) .... Rudolpho
  101. Who's Looney Now (1936) .... Dr. Von Blatt
  102. Pepper (1936) (uncredited) .... Man Eating Sandwich
    ... aka Public Nuisance No. 1
  103. My American Wife (1936) (uncredited) .... French Chef
  104. Grand Jury (1936) (uncredited) .... Otto, Janitor
  105. Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) (uncredited) .... Waiter
  106. The Bride Walks Out (1936) .... Mr. Donovan - collector for Acme Furniture
  107. The Devil-Doll (1936) (uncredited) .... Matin's Butler
    ... aka The Witch of Timbuctoo
  108. Parole (1936) (uncredited) .... Salvatore Arriolo
  109. Early to Bed (1936) .... Burger
  110. Three of a Kind (1936) .... The Tailor
    ... aka Mistaken Identity (USA: TV title)
  111. One Rainy Afternoon (1936) (uncredited) .... Courtroom Doorman
    ... aka Matinee Scandal (USA: reissue title)
  112. The First Baby (1936) (uncredited)
  113. Give Us This Night (1936) (uncredited) .... Leader of Clacque
  114. Love on a Bet (1936) (uncredited) .... New York Policeman
  115. Sutter's Gold (1936) (uncredited) .... Gen. Ramos
  116. Dangerous Waters (1936) (uncredited) .... Carlos
  117. The Brain Busters (1936) .... Billy
  118. Millions in the Air (1935) .... Nikolas Popadopolis
  119. Coronado (1935) (uncredited) .... Waiter
  120. I Dream Too Much (1935) (uncredited) .... Cook at Cafe
  121. A Night at the Opera (1935) (uncredited) .... Passenger asking Fiorello not to play piano
  122. Hi, Gaucho! (1935) (uncredited) .... Cappa Rosa - del Campo's foreman
  123. Nurse to You! (1935) .... Dr. W.J. Gilbert
  124. Just Another Murder (1935)
  125. Here Comes the Band (1935) (uncredited) .... Oswald Carroll - the Sneezer
  126. Pardon My Scotch (1935) (uncredited) .... Sr. Luis Balero Cantino
  127. Curly Top (1935) (uncredited) .... The Cook
  128. Mad Love (1935) (uncredited) .... Man on Train with Dog
    ... aka The Hands of Orlac (UK)
  129. Escapade (1935) (uncredited) .... Singer
    ... aka Masquerade
  130. Paris in Spring (1935) (uncredited) .... First Chef
    ... aka Paris Love Song
  131. Hail, Brother (1935)
  132. His Bridal Sweet (1935) .... Lesh the Lush
  133. His Old Flame (1935)
  134. Evelyn Prentice (1934) (uncredited) .... Barney (cafe owner)
  135. Nifty Nurses (1934) .... Dr. Hofbrau
  136. The Merry Widow (1934) (uncredited) .... Fat Lackey
  137. Washee Ironee (1934) (voice) .... Sneeze dub
  138. Men in Black (1934) (uncredited) .... Dangerous Patient
  139. Happy Landing (1934) (uncredited) .... Husband
    ... aka Air Patrol (UK)
  140. Peck's Bad Boy (1934) (uncredited)
  141. Tripping Through the Tropics (1934) .... Fritz, Jack's Dad
  142. Them Thar Hills (1934) .... The Doctor
  143. Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934) (uncredited) .... Innkeeper
  144. Another Wild Idea (1934) (voice) (uncredited) .... Uncle Percy
  145. Get Along Little Hubby (1934) (uncredited) .... Professor DeSoto,
  146. Music in Your Hair (1934) .... Meyer Schmaltz
  147. Movie Daze (1934) .... Mr. Schmaltz
  148. Maid in Hollywood (1934) .... Sneezing Man
  149. Roamin' Vandals (1934) .... Doc Gilbert
  150. Mrs. Barnacle Bill (1934)
  151. Apples to You! (1934) .... Pinsky
  152. Soup and Fish (1934) .... Count Gustav
  153. The Caretaker's Daughter (1934)
  154. Next Week-end (1934)
  155. The Cracked Iceman (1934)
  156. Sons of the Desert (1933) (voice) (uncredited) .... Mr. Ruttledge
    ... aka Fraternally Yours (UK)
  157. Luncheon at Twelve (1933) .... Betty's Father
  158. Keg o' My Heart (1933) .... Schmaltz
  159. Rhapsody in Brew (1933) (as The Schmaltz Brothers) .... Louie Schmaltz
  160. This Day and Age (1933) (uncredited) .... Manager of Nightclub
  161. The Big Fibber (1933)
  162. Thundering Taxis (1933) .... Billy
  163. The Rummy (1933)
  164. The Girl in 419 (1933) (uncredited) .... Sneezing Patient
  165. One Track Minds (1933) .... Train Conductor
  166. Made on Broadway (1933) (uncredited) .... Commissioner Jerry Allesandro
  167. Call Her Sausage (1933) .... Heinie Schmaltz
  168. The Bargain of the Century (1933) .... Captain Schmaltz
  169. Taxi Barons (1933)
  170. Forgotten Babies (1933) .... Radio station NIX announcer/Dr. Nemo, serial character
  171. Maids a la Mode (1933) .... Von Smaltz
  172. Wreckety Wrecks (1933)
  173. Fallen Arches (1933) .... Mr. Gilbert
  174. Asleep in the Feet (1933) .... Mr. Gilbert, Dance Hall Proprietor
  175. Bring 'Em Back a Wife (1933) .... Billy Gilbert
  176. Towed in a Hole (1932) .... Joe - Junkyard Owner
  177. Sneak Easily (1932) .... Attorney for the Prosecution
  178. Taxi for Two (1932) .... Billy Gilbert
  179. Their First Mistake (1932) .... Process server
  180. Yoo-Hoo (1932)
  181. Hot Spot (1932)
  182. Strange Innertube (1932) .... Billy
  183. Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) .... Mr. Hathaway
  184. Young Ironsides (1932) (uncredited) .... Effeminate Train Passenger
  185. Blondie of the Follies (1932) (uncredited) .... Kinskey's friend
  186. What Price Taxi (1932)
  187. The Hollywood Handicap (1932)
  188. Skyscraper Souls (1932) (uncredited) .... Second Ticket Agent
  189. Million Dollar Legs (1932) (uncredited) .... Secretary of the Interior
  190. County Hospital (1932) .... The Doctor
  191. First in War (1932)
  192. The Chimp (1932) (uncredited) .... Joe - the Landlord
  193. Strictly Unreliable (1932) .... The Actor
  194. In Walked Charley (1932) .... The Doctor
  195. You're Telling Me (1932) .... Mr. Morgan, Eddie's Father
    ... aka The Boy Friends: You're Telling Me (USA: series title)
  196. The Music Box (1932) (uncredited) .... Professor von Schwarzenhoffen
  197. Spanky (1932) .... Spanky's father
  198. Red Noses (1932) .... Tailor's Customer
    ... aka Ladies in a Turkish Bath (USA: reissue title)
  199. The Nickel Nurser (1932) .... Todd's Butler
  200. Free Eats (1932) .... Head of the family of thieves
  201. Never the Twins Shall Meet (1932) .... Mr. Clark
  202. Seal Skins (1932) .... (uncredited)
  203. The Tabasco Kid (1932) .... Mr. Jones, a Rancher
  204. Just a Pain in the Parlor (1932)
  205. On the Loose (1931) (as William Gilbert) .... Pierre, the Dressmaker
  206. The Hasty Marriage (1931) (uncredited) .... Distraught Passenger On Streetcar
  207. Dogs Is Dogs (1931) (uncredited) .... Mr. Brown
  208. A Melon-Drama (1931)
    ... aka Broadway Headliners: A Melon-Drama (USA: series title)
  209. One Good Turn (1931) .... Drunk
  210. Chinatown After Dark (1931) .... Horatio Dooley
  211. Fast and Furious (1931)
  212. Shiver My Timbers (1931) .... The sea captain
  213. The Pajama Party (1931) (uncredited) .... Butler
  214. Catch as Catch Can (1931) (uncredited) .... Ring Announcer
  215. The Panic Is On (1931) (uncredited) .... Smith - Investment Broker aka The Spot
  216. First Aid (1931) .... Jenkins
    ... aka In Strange Company
  217. Sea Legs (1930) (uncredited) .... Naval Officer
  218. The Doctor's Wife (1930)
  219. The Happy Hottentots (1930) (uncredited) .... Stage Manager

  220. The Woman from Hell (1929)
Soundtrack:
  1. Fun & Fancy Free (1947) (performer: "Fee Fi Fo Fum")
  2. Tin Pan Alley (1940) (performer: "The Sheik Of Araby" (1921))

  3. Rio (1939) (performer: "Si, Si, Si")
  4. Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) ("Largo al factotum" (1816))
  5. We're on the Jury (1937) ("Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)" (1851))
  6. Curly Top (1935) ("When I Grow Up" (1935) (uncredited))
  7. Here Comes the Band (1935) (performer: "Lyonel's aria (M'appari, tutt'amor)" (1847) (uncredited))
Writer:
  1. Once Over Lightly (1938) (writer)
Self:
  1. Johnny Carson Presents the Sun City Scandals '70 (1970) (TV) .... Himself

  2. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
        - Episode dated 13 July 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "About Faces" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Episode dated 27 April 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  4. "The Garry Moore Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1959)
        - Episode dated 21 April 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 March 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Old Vaudeville (1956) TV episode .... Himself

  6. "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself - Comic Actor (1 episode, 1949)
    ... aka "Texaco Star Theater" (USA)
    ... aka "The Buick-Berle Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #1.39 (1949) TV episode .... Himself - Comic Actor
  7. Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 4 (1941) .... Himself
  8. Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 1 (1941) .... Himself
  9. Meet the Stars #7: Meet Roy Rogers (1941) .... Himself
    ... aka Meet Roy Rogers (USA: short title)

  10. Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Field Marshal Herring
  2. Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All (2001) (V) (voice) (archive sound)
  3. A Tribute to the Boys: Laurel and Hardy (1992) (TV)
  4. Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Heigh-Ho (1987) (V) (voice) .... Sneezy
  5. Jiminy Cricket's Christmas (1986) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Sneezy
  6. "The Laurel and Hardy Show" (1986) .... Various
  7. Dance of the Cookoos (1982) .... Doctor/Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen
  8. "Disneyland"
        - Disney's Greatest Villains (1977) TV episode (voice) .... Sneezy/Willie the Giant
        - The Truth About Mother Goose (1963) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Willie the Giant
  9. The Sound of Laughter (1963) .... Large duck hunter (edited from: Two Lame Ducks)
  10. Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)
  11. Wing and a Prayer (1944) (uncredited) .... Himself, Sheik (edited from: Tin Pan Alley)
  12. Take It or Leave It (1944) (uncredited) .... Himself: Clip from 'Tin Pan Alley'


Additional Details

Other Works:
Unsold pilot: In 1957 he co-starred with Muriel Davis, a 1956 Olympic gymnastic champion, in the pilot for a western series produced by RKO called "El Coyote", about a female Zorro-like avenger. more
Genres:
Comedy | Short | Romance | Musical more

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