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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) -- Clip: Happily Ever After
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) -- CT #1
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) -- Featurette: Gustav Tenggren
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.

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:
Known as a comedian, he also played a number of dramatic roles. more
STARmeter: ?
Up 17% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
Decade in Review: 2004 Top Ten
 (From FilmExperience. 14 December 2009, 6:56 PM, PST)

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 Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second 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. The Butcher, the Baker, the Ice Cream Maker (1955) (voice) (uncredited) .... The Baker/The Merchant
  11. "My Little Margie" (1 episode, 1954)
        - A Job for Freddie (1954) TV episode
  12. Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953) .... King Jilouili
  13. "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

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

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

  221. 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) (uncredited))

  3. Rio (1939) (performer: "Si, Si, Si" (uncredited))
  4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (performer: "Heigh-Ho", "Bluddle-uddle-um-dum (Dwarfs' Washing and Yodel Song)", "(Isn't This) A Silly Song")
    ... aka Blancanieves y los siete enanos (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (USA: poster title)
  5. Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) ("Largo al factotum" (1816) (uncredited))
  6. We're on the Jury (1937) ("Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)" (1851))
  7. Curly Top (1935) ("When I Grow Up" (1935) (uncredited))
  8. 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. "The Garry Moore Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1959-1961)
        - Episode #3.19 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.28 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.24 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "About Faces" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Episode dated 27 April 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  5. "Tonight!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Knickerbocker Beer Show (USA: summer title)
    ... aka The Knickerbocker Beer Presents The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Tonight (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Tonight Starring Steve Allen (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode #5.23 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - Old Vaudeville (1956) TV episode .... Himself

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

  11. 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) (uncredited) .... Sneezy
  3. A Tribute to the Boys: Laurel and Hardy (1992) (TV)
  4. Celebrating Walt Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': The One That Started It All (1990) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... Sneezy
  5. Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Heigh-Ho (1987) (V) (voice) .... Sneezy
  6. Jiminy Cricket's Christmas (1986) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Sneezy
  7. "The Laurel and Hardy Show" (1986) .... Various
  8. Dance of the Cookoos (1982) .... Doctor/Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen
  9. "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
  10. The Sound of Laughter (1963) .... Large duck hunter (edited from: Two Lame Ducks)
  11. Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)
  12. Wing and a Prayer (1944) (uncredited) .... Himself, Sheik (edited from: Tin Pan Alley)
  13. Take It or Leave It (1944) (uncredited) .... Himself: Clip from 'Tin Pan Alley'


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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
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