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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.
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On trial for murdering his girlfriend...They Won't Believe Me 1947
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.
When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson...Cabin in the Sky 1943
When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven. He awakens, remembering nothing and struggles to do right by his devout wife, Petunia, while an angel known as the General and the devil's son, Lucifer Jr., fight for his soul.
The Laurel Hardy Moving Co have...The Music Box 1932
The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a player piano up a monumental flight of stairs to Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen's house. Their task is complicated by a sassy nursemaid and, unbeknownst to them, the impatient Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen himself. But the biggest problem is the force of gravity, which repeatedly pulls the piano back down to the bottom of the stairs.
The travails of a thirdrate traveling...
A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics...
When a store clerk organizes a...
Country doctor Jack Jackson is called...Dr. Jack 1922
Country doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making Dr. Saulsbourg and his sanitarium very rich after years of unsuccessful treatment.
Our hero is infatuated with a...Never Weaken 1921
Our hero is infatuated with a girl in the next office. In order to drum up business for her boss, an osteopath, he gets an actor friend to pretend injuries that the doctor "cures", thereby building a reputation. When he hears that his girl is marrying another, he decides to commit suicide and spends the bulk of the film in thrilling, failed attempts.
Comic adventures of newlyweds and children
After numerous failed attempts to commit...Haunted Spooks 1920
After numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking for a stooge to stand in as a groom in order to secure an inheritance for his client (Davis). The inheritance is a house, which her scheming uncle "haunts" so that he can scare them off and claim the property.
A young adventurer trades places with...
A salesman takes a job at...
Its a classic boymeetsgirl story boylosesgirl...Take a Chance 1918
It's a classic boy-meets-girl story, boy-loses-girl, boy gets mistaken for an escaped convict and ruthlessly chased by armies of cops across the countryside in a thrill-packed stunt-addled climax.
Bees in His Bonnet is a 1918...
Harold visits the Ozarks where he...
In this early short Harold Lloyd...Hey There 1918
In this early short Harold Lloyd sneaks into a movie studio in order to locate an attractive young lady he's just met at a snack bar. He's retrieved a letter she dropped and wants to return it to her, but it's pretty clear that his interest extends beyond mere politeness. (She's the adorable young Bebe Daniels, so this is easy to understand.) The movie studio setting provides Harold with lots of opportunities to do what comedians do in comedies like this one: flirt with actresses, anger the studio brass, and dash through sets disrupting everything.
Our hero is a janitor in...
A photo studio operator seems only...
A European immigrant endures a challenging...The Immigrant 1917
A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.
An alcoholic checks into a health...
