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Billy West(1892-1975)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
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Billy West in The Candy Kid (1917)
According the Motion Picture Studio Directory (1919 and 1921), Billy was educated in public schools in Chicago. After performing in vaudeville shows, he moved to Los Angeles, California in his early 20s to pursue a movie career and resided there until his death in 1975. He is buried at Forrest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles.
BornSeptember 22, 1892
DiedJuly 21, 1975(82)
BornSeptember 22, 1892
DiedJuly 21, 1975(82)
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Known for

Warren Hull, J. Farrell MacDonald, and Polly Ann Young in The Last Alarm (1940)
The Last Alarm
5.7
  • Director(as William West)
  • 1940
Hello Bill
Short
  • Actor
  • 1923
Billy West in The Nervous Reporter (1924)
The Nervous Reporter
Short
  • Actor
  • 1924
Two After One
Short
  • Actor
  • 1924

Credits

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Actor

  • Richard Cromwell and Marian Marsh in Unknown Woman (1935)
    Unknown Woman
    7.2
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Do Your Stuff
    Short
    • 1935
  • Donald Cook, Irene Hervey, and Doris Lloyd in Motive for Revenge (1935)
    Motive for Revenge
    5.1
    • Ray - Convict
    • 1935
  • Wiley Post in Air Hawks (1935)
    Air Hawks
    5.9
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Jean Dixon and Edmund Lowe in Mister Dynamite (1935)
    Mister Dynamite
    5.6
    • Chauffeur (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Edward G. Robinson and Jean Arthur in The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
    The Whole Town's Talking
    7.3
    • Elevator Man (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Claude Rains in The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)
    The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
    6.7
    • French Citizen (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Wallace Beery, George Brasno, Olive Brasno, Virginia Bruce, and Adolphe Menjou in The Mighty Barnum (1934)
    The Mighty Barnum
    6.4
    • Man in Museum (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Nancy Carroll, Donald Cook, and George Murphy in Jealousy (1934)
    Jealousy
    5.5
    • Fight Manager
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Leon Errol and Vivien Oakland in Perfectly Mismated (1934)
    Perfectly Mismated
    6.7
    Short
    • 1934
  • Cesar Romero, Henry Armetta, Minna Gombell, Hugh O'Connell, and Fay Wray in Cheating Cheaters (1934)
    Cheating Cheaters
    5.6
    • Clerk (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Frank O'Connor in Against the Law (1934)
    Against the Law
    • Crook (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Stuart Erwin and Ann Sothern in The Party's Over (1934)
    The Party's Over
    7.3
    • Penny Arcade Owner (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Madge Evans and Otto Kruger in Paris Interlude (1934)
    Paris Interlude
    5.7
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Richard Cromwell and Charles C. Wilson in Name the Woman (1934)
    Name the Woman
    • Newspaperman
    • 1934

Producer

  • Winnie's Winning Ways
    Short
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Movie Mania (1928)
    Movie Mania
    5.3
    Short
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Earl McCarthy in Moonshine and Noses (1927)
    Moonshine and Noses
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Winning Winnie (1927)
    Winning Winnie
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Nutty But Nice
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927
  • The Villain
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Monkey Business
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Winnie Be Good
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Dirty Work
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Winnie Steps Out
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Nize People
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Foiled
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Ham and Herring (1927)
    Ham and Herring
    6.1
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Ain't We Got Fun?
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Curses
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927

Director

  • Harry Langdon, Cathy Lewis, and Charley Rogers in Double Trouble (1941)
    Double Trouble
    5.4
    • directed by (as William West)
    • 1941
  • Joan Barclay, Leo Gorcey, and Bobby Jordan in Flying Wild (1941)
    Flying Wild
    5.5
    • directed by (as William West)
    • 1941
  • Warren Hull, J. Farrell MacDonald, and Polly Ann Young in The Last Alarm (1940)
    The Last Alarm
    5.7
    • directed by (as William West)
    • 1940
  • Call Me A Doctor (1929)
    Call Me A Doctor
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • A Knight of Daze
    Short
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Patrick Cunning, Marjorie King, and Addie McPhail in Jack and Jilted (1928)
    Jack and Jilted
    Short
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Old Wives Who Knew
    Short
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Sally Phipps and Nick Stuart in Hold Your Hat (1928)
    Hold Your Hat
    Short
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Nice Neighbors
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Ethelyn Gibson and Billy West in Believe Me (1925)
    Believe Me
    Short
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Love
    Short
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Line's Busy
    3.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Don't Slip
    Short
    • Director
    • 1924
  • That's That
    Short
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Two After One
    Short
    • Director
    • 1924

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Billie West
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • September 22, 1892
    • Russia
  • Died
    • July 21, 1975
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Ethelyn Gibson
  • Publicity listings
    • 14 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He worked as a director at Fox in 1927 and was one of the West Brothers who produced the 'Hairbreadth Harry' and 'Winnie Winkle' series of comedies.

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