His Girl Friday
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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.
Billy Gilbert (1894-1971) was a versatile comedian who appeared in vaudeville, films and TV shows. He was known for his sneezing routine, his role as Pettibone in His Girl Friday, and his voice as Sneezy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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Billy Gilbert was a vaudeville performer and a comic actor who appeared in many films, especially with Laurel and Hardy. He was known for his exaggerated sneeze and his role as Pettibone in His Girl Friday.
- 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...
Jul 17, 2023 · Subscribed. 17. 1.3K views 7 months ago. Billy Gilbert was famous for his many sneezes in cinema, I think it'd be nice to kinda showcase some of them throughout his career. ...more. Billy...
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Billy Gilbert (1894-1971) was known for his comic sneeze routines and appeared in over 200 films and TV shows. He voiced Sneezy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and played Field Marshal Herring in The Great Dictator.
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Fantasy. Disney. Billy Gilbert was an American radio comedian, famous for his comical sneezing gags, who, for Disney, provided the voice of Sneezy the dwarf in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, as well as Willie the Giant in the Fun and Fancy Free segment Mickey and the Beanstalk.
