His Girl Friday
1940
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William Gilbert Barron (September 12, 1894 – September 23, 1971), known professionally as Billy Gilbert, was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his comic sneeze routines. He appeared in over 200 feature films, short subjects and television shows beginning in 1929.
Actor: His Girl Friday. The son of singers in the Metropolitan Opera, Billy Gilbert began performing in vaudeville at age 12. He developed a drawn-out, explosive sneezing routine that became his trademark (he was the model for, and voice of, Sneezy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)).
- January 1, 1
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Hollywood, California, USA
Actor: His Girl Friday. The son of singers in the Metropolitan Opera, Billy Gilbert began performing in vaudeville at age 12. He developed a drawn-out, explosive sneezing routine that became his trademark (he was the model for, and voice of, Sneezy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)).
- September 12, 1894
- September 23, 1971
Sep 24, 1971 · HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 23 (UPI) —Billy Gilbert, the stage and screen comedian, died today in a convalescent home. His age was 77. He leaves his wife, the former Lolly McKenzie, a for mer film...
Mar 6, 2019 · And in His Girl Friday, the “funny man” who carries it is a forty-six-year-old comic actor named Billy Gilbert. At the time His Girl Friday was made, Gilbert had been acting in shorts and features for ten years. This was his 170th screen performance, and he appears in two scenes for roughly six minutes.
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William Gilbert Barron, known professionally as Billy Gilbert, was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his comic sneeze routines. He appeared in over 200 feature films, short subjects and television shows beginning in 1929.
Lowest Rated: 40% One Night in Lisbon (1941) Birthday: Sep 12, 1894. Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Billy Gilbert's career cuts a wide swathe: from vaudeville and Laurel & Hardy...
