Willie Best
May 27, 1913 · 113 years old
William “Willie” Best (May 27, 1916 - February 27, 1962), sometimes known as “Sleep n' Eat,” was an American television and film actor. Best was one of the first African-American film actors and comedians to become well known. In the 21st century, his work, like that of Stepin Fetchit, is sometimes…
Known For
14 titles
High Sierra
After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort.
At the Circus
The Marx Brothers try to help the owner of a circus recover some stolen funds before he finds himself out of a job.
The Ghost Breakers
A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba.
Vivacious Lady
A professor marries a nightclub singer, much to the consternation of his family and friends back home.
Cabin in the Sky
A compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife.
The Littlest Rebel
Shirley Temple's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his family and is arrested. A Yankee takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the officers are to be executed. Shirley and "B...
A-Haunting We Will Go
Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.
Ladies of Leisure
An upper-crust artist hires a 'party girl' as a model; romance follows.
Dangerous Money
A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger Charlie Chan that there have been two attempts on his life.
The Bride Wore Boots
A bookish historian is married to a steely Southern belle who raises horses, an animal that he doesn't care for. However, the cute young neighbor girl doesn't feel that way about him and makes no bones about letting him know it.
The Mark of the Whistler
A drifter claims the money in an old bank account by impersonating someone else with the same name. Soon he finds himself the target of a man who turns out to be the son of the old partner of the impersonated man's father, who cau...
Brother Can You Spare a Dime
A nostalgic look back at the Great Depression with contemporary archival footage and film clips picturing James Cagney as an American Everyman.
The Nitwits
A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a song publisher.
Hold That Blonde!
A kleptomaniac falls in love with a woman who is member of a gang of jewel thieves, although he's initially unaware of her true occupation.