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Film & TV
Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
William “Willie” Best (May 27, 1916 - February 27, 1962), sometimes known as “Sleep n' Eat,” was an American television and film actor. Best was one of the first African-American film actors and comedians to become well known. In the 21st century, his work, like that of Stepin Fetchit, is sometimes reviled because he was often called upon to play stereotypically lazy, illiterate, and/or…
Known for
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years — Self (archive footage)2004
- Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel — Self (archive footage)2001
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy — Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)1976
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)1975
- Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy — Charlie (archive footage)1962
- Meet the O'Briens — Willie1954
- Waterfront — Billy Slocum1954
- Ellis in Freedomland — Male Model1952
- My Little Margie1952
- South of Caliente — Willie, Stable Boy1951
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Sunflower
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Dangerous Money (1946) - Yung & Best 2.jpg
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- place of burial
- Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
- Commons category
- Willie Best
- date of birth
- 1916-05-27
- date of death
- 1962-02-27
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1930-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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