William Gillespie
AKA: Wm. Gillespie
Birthday: 1894-01-23
Died: 1938-06-23
Birthplace: 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, Charley Chase, Our Gang, and Laurel and Hardy, but was most prolific supporting Harold Lloyd in 60 films.
Filmography
Character: Aviator with False Teeth
Character: Man in Quarrelsome Couple
Character: The Child's Daddy (uncredited)
Character: Hard-Boiled Party
Character: Cop / Violinist
Character: Card Player (uncredited)
Character: The Doctor (uncredited)
Character: Dope Fiend (uncredited)
Character: Director of 'Should Husbands Work?'
Character: Abe Silverstein - Film producer
Character: French officer
Character: C.W. Lyons - Chief Postal inspector
Character: Weller Pump, oil executive
Character: Piano Salesman (uncredited)
Character: Patient (uncredited)
Character: Violinist (uncredited)
Character: Elmer - the faithless husband
Character: The New Manager
Character: Patent medicine salesman
Character: Fiddler at party
Character: Construction Worker (uncredited)
Character: Fire Insurance Salesman
Character: Jack Hastings (uncredited)
Character: The Photographer (uncredited)
Character: The Great Brandenburg - Stage Magician (uncredited)
Character: General Manager's Assistant (uncredited)
Character: The Lawyer (uncredited)
Character: Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Character: Train Passenger
Character: Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Character: Cop (uncredited)
Character: Brother-in-Law (uncredited)