Billy West

Born: 1892-09-22, Russia

Died: 1975-07-21

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.

Filmography

• It Happened One Night (1934)
• Diamond Trail (1933)
• Meet Father (1924)
• Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
• Picture Snatcher (1933)
• Italian Love (1920)
• The Scholar (1918)
• Jimmy the Gent (1934)
• He Was Her Man (1934)
• Rolling Stone (1919)
• Fiddlin' Around (1925)
• Little Nell (1917)
• The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
• The Rogue (1918)
• The Candy Kid (1917)
• She Couldn't Take It (1935)
• Cupid's Rival (1917)
• Ex-Lady (1933)
• He's In Again (1918)
• The Personality Kid (1934)
• The Defense Rests (1934)
• Motive for Revenge (1935)
• A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
• The Chief Cook (1917)
• Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté (2020)
• Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
• Don't Be Foolish (1922)
• Don't Be Foolish (1922)
• Perfectly Mismated (1934)
• His Day Out (1918)