Billy Armstrong

Biography

Career Overview

Billy Armstrong has 41 screen credits in a career dating back to 1915. Signature works include Gertie's Gasoline Glide, By the Sea, Hop to It, Bellhop. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

41

Birth Date

1891-01-13 00:00:00

Birth Place

Bristol, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Gertie's Gasoline Glide
• 

  By the Sea
• Hop to It, Bellhop
• Painless Love
• An International Sneak
• 

  No Vacancies

Frequent Collaborators

• Oliver Hardy (2 collaborations)
• Gertrude Selby (1 collaborations)
• Phil Dunham (1 collaborations)
• Billy Bevan (1 collaborations)
• Dave Morris (1 collaborations)
• Charlie Chaplin (1 collaborations)
• Margie Reiger (1 collaborations)
• Bud Jamison (1 collaborations)
• Edna Purviance (1 collaborations)
• Paddy McGuire (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (41 credits)

  • Charlie's Triple Trouble

    Cook / Pickpocket (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Wedding Yells

    Handlebars Harry

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Shanghaied Lovers

    Sailor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Smile Please

    Father in Portrait Session (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • One Spooky Night

    The Chauffeur

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Conductor 1492

    Drunk at Party (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Extra Girl

    Comedian in Derby

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Asleep at the Switch

    The Traveling Salesman

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • This Way Out

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • When Knights Were Cold

    Earl of Tabasco, a Hot Knight (as William Armstrong)

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • No Vacancies

    The Landlord

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • When Summer Comes

    The Fortune Hunter

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Hard Knocks and Love Taps

    The School Bully (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Skirts

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Glad Eye

    Sox

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Love, Honor and Behave

    The District Attorney / Maitre d'

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Don't Weaken!

    The Pianist (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Quack Doctor

    Doc Pillsbury

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Down on the Farm

    The Man of Mystery

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Up in Alf's Place

    The Jailer

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Yankee Doodle in Berlin

    Ludwig - Asylum Keeper

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Rip & Stitch: Tailors

    The Neighbor's Rival

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Hop to It, Bellhop

    Jumping Jupiter

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Painless Love

    His Assistant

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • The King of the Kitchen

    A crooked gentleman

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Hello Trouble

    A romantic husband

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Triple Trouble

    Cook / Pickpocket

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • In Dutch

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Sheriff Nell's Tussle

    Silk Hat Cecil aka Jersey City Joe (as William Armstrong)

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Watch Your Neighbor

    Dying Man's Nurse

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • An International Sneak

    The Spy's Rival

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Police

    Crooked Preacher / Second Cop

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Gertie's Gasoline Glide

    Billy

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Man Inside

    Lt. Lane

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Shanghaied

    First Shanghaied Seaman

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Bank

    Another Janitor

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • A Woman

    Father's Friend

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Work

    The Husband

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • By the Sea

    Man in Straw Hat

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • In the Park

    Sausage Thief

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Champion

    Sparring Partner

    actor

    actors
    1915