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Willie Best
> Filmography
Filmography (Films and Roles) of
Willie Best
:
Ladies of Leisure
Released:
1930
Director:
Frank Capra
Role:
George
Ladies of Leisure
(as George)
Feet First
Released:
1930
Director:
Clyde Bruckman
Role:
Janitor
Feet First
(as Janitor)
Up Pops the Devil
Released:
1931
Director:
A. Edward Sutherland
Role:
Laundryman
Up Pops the Devil
(as Laundryman)
The Monster Walks
Released:
1932
Director:
Frank R. Strayer
Role:
Exodus
The Monster Walks
(as Exodus)
Kentucky Kernels
Released:
1934
Director:
George Stevens
Role:
Buckshot
Kentucky Kernels
(as Buckshot)
Little Miss Marker
Released:
1934
Director:
Alexander Hall
Role:
Dizzy Memphis
Little Miss Marker
(as Dizzy Memphis)
Annie Oakley
Released:
1935
Director:
George Stevens
Role:
Second Cook
Annie Oakley
(as Second Cook)
Jalna
Released:
1935
Director:
John Cromwell
Role:
Sam, the Janitor
Jalna
(as Sam, the Janitor)
The Arizonian
Released:
1935
Director:
Charles Vidor
Role:
Pompey
The Arizonian
(as Pompey)
The Nitwits
Released:
1935
Director:
George Stevens
Role:
Sleepy
The Nitwits
(as Sleepy)
To Beat the Band
Released:
1935
Director:
Benjamin Stoloff
Role:
Elevator Operator
To Beat the Band
(as Elevator Operator)
Hot Tip
Released:
1935
Director:
James Gleason
Role:
Apollo
Hot Tip
(as Apollo)
Murder on a Honeymoon
Released:
1935
Director:
Lloyd Corrigan
Role:
Willie, the Porter
Murder on a Honeymoo...
(as Willie, the Porter)
The Littlest Rebel
Released:
1935
Director:
David Butler
Role:
James Henry
The Littlest Rebel
(as James Henry)
Down the Stretch
Released:
1936
Director:
William Clemens
Role:
Noah
Down the Stretch
(as Noah)
Murder on a Bridle Path
Released:
1936
Director:
William Hamilton
Role:
'High
Murder on a Bridle P...
(as 'High)
Two in Revolt
Released:
1936
Director:
Glenn Tryon
Role:
Eph
Two in Revolt
(as Eph)
Silly Billies
Released:
1936
Director:
Fred Guiol
Role:
Excitement
Silly Billies
(as Excitement)
Mummy's Boys
Released:
1936
Director:
Fred Guiol
Role:
Catfish
Mummy's Boys
(as Catfish)
Thank You, Jeeves!
Released:
1936
Director:
Arthur Greville Collins
Role:
Drowsy
Thank You, Jeeves!
(as Drowsy)
The Bride Walks Out
Released:
1936
Director:
Leigh Jason
Role:
Smokie
The Bride Walks Out
(as Smokie)
Muss 'em Up
Released:
1936
Director:
Charles Vidor
Role:
Janitor at Spivali's Bar
Muss 'em Up
(as Janitor at Spivali's Bar)
General Spanky
Released:
1936
Director:
Gordon Douglas
Role:
Henry
General Spanky
(as Henry)
The Green Pastures
Released:
1936
Director:
Marc Connelly
Role:
Henry, the Angel
The Green Pastures
(as Henry, the Angel)
Make Way for a Lady
Released:
1936
Director:
David Burton
Role:
William Townley, Jackson's Chauffeur
Make Way for a Lady
(as William Townley, Jackson...)
The Lady Consents
Released:
1936
Director:
Stephen Roberts
Role:
Sam
The Lady Consents
(as Sam)
We Who Are About to Die
Released:
1937
Director:
Christy Cabanne
Role:
Airport Porter
We Who Are About to ...
(as Airport Porter)
Racing Lady
Released:
1937
Director:
Wallace Fox
Role:
Brass
Racing Lady
(as Brass)
Saturday's Heroes
Released:
1937
Director:
Edward Killy
Role:
Sam
Saturday's Heroes
(as Sam)
Mississippi Moods
Released:
1937
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Role:
Mississippi Moods
(as )
Super-Sleuth
Released:
1937
Director:
Benjamin Stoloff
Role:
Warts
Super-Sleuth
(as Warts)
Meet the Missus
Released:
1937
Director:
Joseph Santley
Role:
Mose, Shoe Shine Boy
Meet the Missus
(as Mose, Shoe Shine Boy)
I'm from the City
Released:
1938
Director:
Ben Holmes
Role:
Train Porter
I'm from the City
(as Train Porter)
Straight, Place and Show
Released:
1938
Director:
David Butler
Role:
Hannibal
Straight, Place and ...
(as Hannibal)
Merrily We Live
Released:
1938
Director:
Norman Z. McLeod
Role:
George W. Jones
Merrily We Live
(as George W. Jones)
Vivacious Lady
Released:
1938
Director:
George Stevens
Role:
Train Porter
Vivacious Lady
(as Train Porter)
A Western Welcome
Released:
1938
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Role:
Cook
A Western Welcome
(as Cook)
Youth Takes a Fling
Released:
1938
Director:
Archie Mayo
Role:
George
Youth Takes a Fling
(as George)
Goodbye Broadway
Released:
1938
Director:
Ray McCarey
Role:
Jughead
Goodbye Broadway
(as Jughead)
Spring Madness
Released:
1938
Director:
S. Sylvan Simon
Role:
Porter on Train
Spring Madness
(as Porter on Train)
Gold Is Where You Find It
Released:
1938
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Role:
Joshua
Gold Is Where You Fi...
(as Joshua)
The Covered Trailer
Released:
1939
Director:
Gus Meins
Role:
Baltimore
The Covered Trailer
(as Baltimore)
Nancy Drew… Trouble Shooter
Released:
1939
Director:
William Clemens
Role:
Apollo Johnson
Nancy Drew… Troubl...
(as Apollo Johnson)
At the Circus
Released:
1939
Director:
Edward Buzzell
Role:
Redcap
At the Circus
(as Redcap)
Way Down South
Released:
1939
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Role:
Chimney Sweep
Way Down South
(as Chimney Sweep)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Released:
1939
Director:
Norman Foster
Role:
Driver
Mr. Moto Takes a Vac...
(as Driver)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Released:
1939
Director:
Herbert I. Leeds
Role:
Launch Pilot
Mr. Moto in Danger I...
(as Launch Pilot)
Blackmail
Released:
1939
Director:
H.C. Potter
Role:
Bunny, the Janitor
Blackmail
(as Bunny, the Janitor)
The Saint Strikes Back
Released:
1939
Director:
John Farrow
Role:
Algernon, Simon's Butler
The Saint Strikes Ba...
(as Algernon, Simon's Butler)
Blondie on a Budget
Released:
1940
Director:
Frank R. Strayer
Role:
Newsboy
Blondie on a Budget
(as Newsboy)
Slightly Honorable
Released:
1940
Director:
Tay Garnett
Role:
Art, the Elevator Operator
Slightly Honorable
(as Art, the Elevator Operat...)
Money and the Woman
Released:
1940
Director:
William K. Howard
Role:
George Washington Jones, Dave's Servant
Money and the Woman
(as George Washington Jones,...)
The Ghost Breakers
Released:
1940
Director:
George Marshall
Role:
Alex
The Ghost Breakers
(as Alex)
Road Show
Released:
1941
Director:
Hal Roach
Role:
Willie
Road Show
(as Willie)
The Smiling Ghost
Released:
1941
Director:
Lewis Seiler
Role:
Clarence
The Smiling Ghost
(as Clarence)
The Lady from Cheyenne
Released:
1941
Director:
Frank Lloyd
Role:
George
The Lady from Cheyen...
(as George)
Kisses for Breakfast
Released:
1941
Director:
Lewis Seiler
Role:
Arnold
Kisses for Breakfast
(as Arnold)
High Sierra
Released:
1941
Director:
Raoul Walsh
Role:
Algernon
High Sierra
(as Algernon)
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Released:
1942
Director:
Christy Cabanne
Role:
Hipp
Scattergood Survives...
(as Hipp)
Whispering Ghosts
Released:
1942
Director:
Alfred L. Werker
Role:
Euclid White Brown
Whispering Ghosts
(as Euclid White Brown)
Maisie Gets Her Man
Released:
1942
Director:
Roy Del Ruth
Role:
Sam, Room Service Waiter
Maisie Gets Her Man
(as Sam, Room Service Waiter)
The Hidden Hand
Released:
1942
Director:
Benjamin Stoloff
Role:
Eustis the Chauffeur
The Hidden Hand
(as Eustis the Chauffeur)
Juke Girl
Released:
1942
Director:
Curtis Bernhardt
Role:
Jo
Juke Girl
(as Jo)
A-Haunting We Will Go
Released:
1942
Director:
Alfred L. Werker
Role:
Waiter
A-Haunting We Will G...
(as Waiter)
Cinderella Swings It
Released:
1943
Director:
Christy Cabanne
Role:
Hipp
Cinderella Swings It
(as Hipp)
The Powers Girl
Released:
1943
Director:
Norman Z. McLeod
Role:
Men's Room Attendant
The Powers Girl
(as Men's Room Attendant)
Cabin in the Sky
Released:
1943
Director:
Vincente Minnelli
Role:
Second Idea Man
Cabin in the Sky
(as Second Idea Man)
The Kansan
Released:
1943
Director:
George Archainbaud
Role:
Bones
The Kansan
(as Bones)
Dixie
Released:
1943
Director:
A. Edward Sutherland
Role:
Steward
Dixie
(as Steward)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Released:
1943
Director:
David Butler
Role:
Soldier in 'Ice Cold Katy' Number
Thank Your Lucky Sta...
(as Soldier in 'Ice Cold Kat...)
The Mark of the Whistler
Released:
1944
Director:
William Castle
Role:
Men's Room Attendant
The Mark of the Whis...
(as Men's Room Attendant)
Music for Millions
Released:
1944
Director:
Henry Koster
Role:
Red Cap
Music for Millions
(as Red Cap)
Home in Indiana
Released:
1944
Director:
Henry Hathaway
Role:
Mo' Rum
Home in Indiana
(as Mo' Rum)
The Girl Who Dared
Released:
1944
Director:
Howard Bretherton
Role:
Woodrow
The Girl Who Dared
(as Woodrow)
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Released:
1944
Director:
Irving Rapper
Role:
George, Twain's Butler
The Adventures of Ma...
(as George, Twain's Butler)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Released:
1945
Director:
Alexander Hall
Role:
Porter
She Wouldn't Say Yes
(as Porter)
The Monster and the Ape
Released:
1945
Director:
Howard Bretherton
Role:
Flash
The Monster and the ...
(as Flash)
Dangerous Money
Released:
1946
Director:
Terry O. Morse
Role:
Chattanooga Brown
Dangerous Money
(as Chattanooga Brown)
The Red Dragon
Released:
1946
Director:
Phil Rosen
Role:
Chattanooga Brown
The Red Dragon
(as Chattanooga Brown)
No Leave, No Love
Released:
1946
Director:
Charles Martin
Role:
Piano Delivery Man
No Leave, No Love
(as Piano Delivery Man)
The Bride Wore Boots
Released:
1946
Director:
Irving Pichel
Role:
Joe
The Bride Wore Boots
(as Joe)
Suddenly, It's Spring
Released:
1947
Director:
Mitchell Leisen
Role:
Porter on Train
Suddenly, It's Sprin...
(as Porter on Train)
The Red Stallion
Released:
1947
Director:
Lesley Selander
Role:
Jackson
The Red Stallion
(as Jackson)
South of Caliente
Released:
1951
Director:
William Witney
Role:
Willie, Stable boy
South of Caliente
(as Willie, Stable boy)
New Hollywood Films (1970 and beyond)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Released:
1975
Director:
Philippe Mora
Role:
Brother, Can You Spa...
(as )