Billy West
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Ship Ahoy
1919
Playmates
1918
He Was Her Man
1934
The Candy Kid
1917
The Hobo
1917
The Hero
1917
Bright and Early
1918
The Rogue
1918
His Day Out
1918
The Villain
1917
Hard Boiled Yeggs
1926
Italian Love
1920
Not Wanted
1924
He's In Again
1918
Rolling Stone
1919
Cupid's Rival
1917
A Very Honorable Guy
1934
The Personality Kid
1934
The Defense Rests
1934
Picture Snatcher
1933
The Joke's on You
1925
Fiddlin' Around
1925
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
The Chief Cook
1917
Don't Be Foolish
1922
Line's Busy
1924
Jimmy the Gent
1934
It Happened One Night
1934
The Stranger
1918
The Pest
1917
Cleaning Up
1920
Bone Dry
1922
The Shadow of the Eagle
1932
Motive for Revenge
1935
Little Nell
1917
Fiddlin' Around
1925
Perfectly Mismated
1934
The Scholar
1918
Hello Bill
1923
Lucky Fool
1927
Thrilling Youth
1926
She Couldn't Take It
1935
Ex-Lady
1933
Meet Father
1924
Newly Rich
1931
Diamond Trail
1933
Rivals
1925
The Trouble Shooter
1921
Back Stage
1917
The Trouble Chaser
1926
Cheating Cheaters
1934
The Parrott Chase
2009
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933