Willie Best (1916 - 1962)


* May 27, 1916 Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
 February 27, 1962 Hollywood, California, USA


Books with an entry on Willie Best

S. Torriano Berry, Venise T. Berry
Historical dictionary of African American cinema
Lanham, Maryland - Toronto - Plymouth, UK, 2007

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

James Robert Parish with Earl Anderson, Richard E. Braff, John Robert Cocchi, and Harry Purvis
Hollywood Character Actors
New Rochelle, New York, 1978

Alfred E. Twomey and Arthur F. McClure The Versatiles Alfred E. Twomey and Arthur F. McClure
The Versatiles, A Study of Supporting Character Actors and Actresses in the American Motion Picture, 1930-1955
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1969

Films

1930
Ladies of Leisure
Feet First

1931
Up Pops the Devil
Bad Sister
The Guilty Generation
Virtuous Husband

1932
The Monster Walks
Disorderly Conduct

1934
Kentucky Kernels
Little Miss Marker
West of the Pecos

1935
Jalna
The Littlest Rebel
Murder on a Honeymoon
The Nitwits
The Arizonian
Annie Oakley
To Beat the Band

1936
Murder on a Bridle Path
Muss 'em Up
Night Waitress
Thank You, Jeeves!
Silly Billies
Two in Revolt
General Spanky
The Bride Walks Out
The Lady Consents

1937
Criminal Lawyer
Super-Sleuth
We Who Are About to Die
You Can't Buy Luck

1938
Blondie
Crashing Hollywood
Gold Is Where You Find It
Merrily We Live
Vivacious Lady
Prairie Papas
Straight Place and Show

1939
At the Circus
Blackmail
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Nancy Drew, Trouble Shooter
Private Detective
The Saint Strikes Back
Slightly Honorable
Way Down South
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Miracle on Main Street

1940
The Ghost Breakers
I Take This Woman
Money and the Woman
Blondie on a Budget

1941
The Body Disappears
Flight from Destiny
High Sierra
Highway West
The Lady from Cheyenne
Nothing But the Truth
Road Show
The Smiling Ghost

1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
Busses Roar
The Hidden Hand
Juke Girl
Maisie Gets Her Man
Whispering Ghosts

1943
Cabin in the Sky
Dixie
Thank Your Lucky Stars
The Kansan

1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Mark of the Whistler
Music for Millions
Home in Indiana

1945
Pillow to Post
The Red Dragon
Hold That Blonde!
She Wouldn't Say Yes

1946
Dangerous Money
No Leave, No Love
The Face of Marble

1947
The Red Stallion

1948
Shanghai Chest
Smart Woman

1951
South of Caliente

1952-1955
My Little Margie

1975
Brother Can You Spare a Dime

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