William Gillespie

Scottish actor in Hollywood films (1894-1938)

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Works: 20

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Irvine New Town, final report on planning proposals
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Irish in the American Civil War
Letter and flier, May 1971
Dietrich Eckart

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Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

William Gillespie (24 January 1894 – 23 June 1938) was a Scottish actor. Gillespie started in Hollywood films from the silent era. He played in about 180 films between 1915 and 1939, although his appearances were often uncredited. Gillespie frequently appeared in Hal Roach comedies from 1917, usually as stuffy official or manager. He supported such "slapstick comedians" as Charlie Chaplin,…

Known for

They Won't Believe Me — Waiter (uncredited)1947
Cabin in the Sky — Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)1943
Thundering Taxis — Salesman1933
The Music Box — Piano Salesman (uncredited)1932
Helping Grandma — Billy1931
Double Whoopee — Hotel manager1929
Wrong Again — Horse owner1929
Horse Shy — Gillroy Gibbs1928
Wandering Papas — Construction Worker (uncredited)1926
Exit Smiling — Jack Hastings (uncredited)1926

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1917-10-21
Active to: 1993-01-06

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Discography

Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Stars1947
Dizzy Gillespie Plays & Johnny Richards Conducts1950
Modern Jazz Trumpets1951
Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session1951
Bird and Diz1952
Dizzy Gillespie1952
Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 21952
Dizzy, Volume 21952
Dizzy, Volume I1952
Hot Vs. Cool (A Battle of Jazz)1952

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Listeners: 9
Total plays: 24

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: William
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Aberdeen
Place of death: Los Angeles
Occupation: film actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Image: William Gillespie, Smithy.jpg

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date of death: 1938-06-23
date of birth: 1894-01-24
writing language: English language
Commons category: William Gillespie (actor)
place of burial: Calvary Cemetery

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