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Billy West
Born: 1892-09-22 in Russia
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.
Rated Filmography (41)
Sorted by Score8.5
Hard Boiled Yeggs
1926
8.0
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
7.8
It Happened One Night
1934
7.6
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
7.2
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
7.1
The Defense Rests
1934
7.0
Ship Ahoy
1919
7.0
Perfectly Mismated
1934
7.0
Cheating Cheaters
1934
6.9
Picture Snatcher
1933
6.5
He Was Her Man
1934
6.5
Fiddlin' Around
1925
6.4
Jimmy the Gent
1934
6.3
Motive for Revenge
1935
6.3
Rivals
1925
6.3
Ex-Lady
1933
6.0
A Very Honorable Guy
1934
5.8
The Pest
1917
5.7
He's In Again
1918
5.6
The Candy Kid
1917
5.5
The Hero
1917
5.5
The Villain
1917
5.5
The Joke's on You
1925
5.5
Don't Be Foolish
1922
5.5
The Stranger
1918
5.5
Fiddlin' Around
1925
5.4
The Shadow of the Eagle
1932
5.4
Little Nell
1917
5.3
She Couldn't Take It
1935
5.0
Rolling Stone
1919
5.0
Cupid's Rival
1917
4.8
The Hobo
1917
4.6
Bright and Early
1918
4.5
The Chief Cook
1917
4.4
The Personality Kid
1934
4.3
Newly Rich
1931
4.2
The Scholar
1918
4.1
The Rogue
1918
4.0
Italian Love
1920
4.0
Diamond Trail
1933
3.9
His Day Out
1918