Willie Best
May 27, 1913
- Nov 27, 1962

IMDb Page
Movie Release Date Character Age at Release
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years 01/01/04 Self (archive footage) 49
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 08/06/75 Self (archive footage) 49
Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy 12/04/62 Charlie (archive footage) 49
Ellis in Freedomland 06/15/52 Male Model 39
South of Caliente 10/15/51 Willie, Stable Boy 38
Shanghai Chest 07/11/48 Willie Best 35
Half Past Midnight 03/01/48 Andy Jones 34
The Red Stallion 08/16/47 Jackson 34
Suddenly It's Spring 02/13/47 Porter on Train 33
Dangerous Money 10/12/46 Chattanooga Brown 33
The Bride Wore Boots 06/05/46 Joe 33
The Face of Marble 01/19/46 Shadrach 32
She Wouldn't Say Yes 11/29/45 Porter (uncredited) 32
Hold That Blonde! 11/23/45 Willie Shelley 32
The Red Dragon 08/01/45 Chattanooga Brown 32
Pillow to Post 06/09/45 Lucille, Colonial Auto Court Porter 32
The Monster and the Ape 04/20/45 Flash 31
Music for Millions 12/18/44 Red Cap (uncredited) 31
The Mark of the Whistler 10/09/44 Men's Room Attendant (uncredited) 31
The Girl Who Dared 08/05/44 Woodrow 31
The Adventures of Mark Twain 07/20/44 Butler 31
Home in Indiana 06/15/44 Mo' Rum (uncredited) 31
Thank Your Lucky Stars 09/25/43 Soldier in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited) 30
The Kansan 09/10/43 Bones 30
Dixie 06/23/43 Steward (uncredited) 30
Cabin in the Sky 03/24/43 Second Idea Man 29
Cinderella Swings It 01/22/43 Hipp 29
The Powers Girl 01/15/43 Men's Room Attendant (uncredited) 29
The Hidden Hand 11/07/42 Eustis, the chauffeur 29
Scattergood Survives a Murder 10/01/42 Hipp 29
Busses Roar 09/19/42 Sunshine 29
A-Haunting We Will Go 08/07/42 Waiter 29
Maisie Gets Her Man 06/01/42 Sam (Uncredited) 29
Juke Girl 05/30/42 Jo-Mo 29
Whispering Ghosts 05/17/42 Euclid White Brown 28
The Body Disappears 11/22/41 Willie 28
Breakdowns of 1941 11/14/41 Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 28
Nothing But the Truth 10/10/41 Samuel 28
The Smiling Ghost 09/06/41 Clarence 28
Minstrel Days 09/06/41 Singer 28
Highway West 08/07/41 Bub Wellington 28
Kisses for Breakfast 07/05/41 Arnold 28
The Lady from Cheyenne 04/11/41 George 27
Scattergood Baines 02/21/41 Hipp 27
Road Show 02/18/41 Willie 27
Flight from Destiny 02/08/41 George 27
High Sierra 01/23/41 Algernon 27
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? 11/01/40 Andrew 27
Money and the Woman 08/17/40 George Washington Jones 27
The Ghost Breakers 06/21/40 Alex 27
Blondie on a Budget 02/29/40 Newsboy (uncredited) 26
I Take This Woman 02/02/40 Sambo 26
Slightly Honorable 12/22/39 Art, Elevator Operator 26
Private Detective 12/09/39 Norton's Valet 26
The Covered Trailer 11/10/39 Baltimore 26
Blondie Brings Up Baby 11/08/39 Hotel Janitor (uncredited) 26
At the Circus 10/20/39 Redcap (uncredited) 26
Blackmail 09/08/39 Bunny - the Janitor (uncredited) 26
Way Down South 07/21/39 Chimney Sweep 26
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation 07/07/39 Driver (uncredited) 26
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter 06/17/39 Apollo Johnson 26
Mr. Moto in Danger Island 04/07/39 Launch Pilot 25
The Saint Strikes Back 03/08/39 Algernon, Simon's Butler (Uncredited) 25
Blondie 11/30/38 Porter 25
Spring Madness 11/11/38 Porter on Train 25
Straight, Place and Show 09/30/38 Hannibal 25
Youth Takes a Fling 09/22/38 George 25
I'm from the City 08/05/38 Train Porter 25
Vivacious Lady 05/13/38 Porter 24
Goodbye Broadway 04/01/38 Jughead 24
Merrily We Live 03/04/38 George 24
Gold Is Where You Find It 02/12/38 Joshua 24
Everybody's Doing It 01/14/38 Jasper - Elevator Operator 24
Crashing Hollywood 01/07/38 Train Porter (uncredited) 24
Saturday's Heroes 10/08/37 Sam 24
The Lady Fights Back 10/01/37 McTavish 24
Mississippi Moods 07/19/37 24
Super-Sleuth 07/16/37 Warts, Martin's manservant 24
Meet the Missus 06/04/37 Bootblack 24
You Can't Buy Luck 04/30/37 Airline Porter (uncredited) 23
Breezing Home 02/01/37 Speed 23
Racing Lady 01/12/37 Brass 23
We Who Are About to Die 01/08/37 Airport Porter (uncredited) 23
Deep South 01/01/37 23
Night Waitress 12/18/36 Black Pedestrian 23
General Spanky 12/11/36 Henry 23
Thank You, Jeeves! 10/04/36 Drowsy 23
Mummy's Boys 10/02/36 Catfish 23
Down the Stretch 09/18/36 Noah 23
The Green Pastures 08/01/36 Henry - the Angel (uncredited) 23
The Bride Walks Out 07/10/36 Smokie 23
Murder on a Bridle Path 04/17/36 'High-Pockets' 22
Two in Revolt 04/03/36 Eph 22
Silly Billies 03/20/36 Excitement 22
Muss 'em Up 02/13/36 Janitor at Spivali's Bar (uncredited) 22
The Littlest Rebel 12/27/35 James Henry 22
To Beat the Band 11/23/35 Elevator Operator 22
Hot Tip 08/20/35 Apollo 22
Jalna 08/09/35 Sam 22
The Arizonian 06/27/35 Pompey 22
The Nitwits 06/07/35 Sleepy 22
Hit and Rum 04/25/35 Shoe Shine Man (uncredited) 21
Raised and Called 03/22/35 21
Murder on a Honeymoon 02/22/35 Willie (as Sleep 'n' Eat) 21
Horse Heir 02/01/35 21
West of the Pecos 12/27/34 Jonah (as Sleep 'n' Eat) 21
Kentucky Kernels 11/02/34 Buckshot (as Sleep 'n' Eat) 21
Little Miss Marker 06/01/34 Dizzy Memphis (uncredited) 21
The Monster Walks 02/07/32 Exodus 18
The Guilty Generation 11/19/31 Club Merlin Doorman (uncredited) 18
Up Pops the Devil 05/19/31 Laundryman 17
Virtuous Husband 04/12/31 Luftus 17
Feet First 10/30/30 Janitor 17
Ladies of Leisure 04/05/30 George (uncredited) 16