Willie Best

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
Film, 2004

• Ledende roller: Muhammad Ali, Jonelle Allen, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, John Amos

Brother Can You Spare a Dime
(archive footage)
Film, 1975

• Regissør: Philippe Mora
• Ledende roller: Fred Astaire, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews

Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed
Film, 1968

• Ledende roller: Bill Cosby, Stepin Fetchit, Andrew Rooney

World of Comedy
Charlie (archive footage)
Film, 1962

• Ledende roller: Bebe Daniels, Willie Best, Mildred Davis
• Musikk: Walter Scharf

South of Caliente
Willie, Stable Boy
Film, 1951

• Regissør: William Witney
• Ledende roller: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Pinky Lee

Half Past Midnight
Andy Jones
Film, 1948

• Regissør: William F. Claxton
• Ledende roller: Peggy Knudsen, Walter Sande, Kent Taylor
• Musikk: Darrell Calker

The Shanghai Chest
Custodian
Film, 1948

• Ledende roller: Mantan Moreland, Tim Ryan, Roland Winters, Victor Sen Yung

The Red Stallion
Jackson
Film, 1947

• Regissør: Lesley Selander
• Ledende roller: Jane Darwell, Ted Donaldson, Robert Paige

Suddenly It's Spring
Porter on Train
Film, 1947

• Regissør: Mitchell Leisen
• Ledende roller: Paulette Goddard, Macdonald Carey, Fred MacMurray, Arleen Whelan
• Musikk: Victor Young

The Bride Wore Boots
Joe
Film, 1946

• Regissør: Irving Pichel
• Ledende roller: Barbara Stanwyck, Patric Knowles, Diana Lynn
• Musikk: Friedrich Hollaender

The Face of Marble
Shadrach
Film, 1946

• Ledende roller: John Carradine, Claudia Drake, Robert Shayne, Maris Wrixon

The Monster and the Ape
Flash
Film, 1945

• Regissør: Howard Bretherton
• Ledende roller: Carole Mathews, Robert Lowery, George Macready, Ralph Morgan
• Musikk: Lee Zahler

Pillow to Post
Lucille, Colonial Auto Court Porter
Film, 1945

• Regissør: Vincent Sherman
• Ledende roller: Sydney Greenstreet, Ida Lupino, Stuart Erwin, William Prince

The Red Dragon
Chattanooga Brown
Film, 1945

• Regissør: Phil Rosen
• Ledende roller: Fortunio Bonanova, Benson Fong, Robert Emmett Keane, Sidney Toler

She Wouldn't Say Yes
Porter
Film, 1945

• Regissør: Alexander Hall
• Ledende roller: Lee Bowman, Adele Jergens, Rosalind Russell, Charles Winninger
• Musikk: Marlin Skiles

The Adventures of Mark Twain
Butler
Film, 1944

• Regissør: Irving Rapper
• Ledende roller: Alan Hale, Donald Crisp, Fredric March, Alexis Smith
• Musikk: Max Steiner

The Girl Who Dared
Woodrow
Film, 1944

• Regissør: Howard Bretherton
• Ledende roller: Grant Withers, Veda Ann Borg, Peter Cookson, Lorna Gray
• Musikk: Mort Glickman, Paul Sawtell, Walter Scharf, Marlin Skiles

Home in Indiana
Mo' Rum
Film, 1944

• Regissør: Henry Hathaway
• Ledende roller: Walter Brennan, Jeanne Crain, June Haver, Lon McCallister
• Musikk: Hugo Friedhofer

The Mark of the Whistler
Men's Room Attendant
Film, 1944

• Ledende roller: Paul Guilfoyle, Janis Carter
• Musikk: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Lucien Moraweck

Music for Millions
Red Cap
Film, 1944

• Regissør: Henry Koster
• Ledende roller: June Allyson, Jimmy Durante, José Iturbi, Margaret O'Brien

Cabin In the Sky
Second Idea Man
Film, 1943

• Regissør: Vincente Minnelli
• Ledende roller: Louis Armstrong, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, Ethel Waters
• Musikk: George Bassman, George Stoll, Roger Edens, Duke Ellington

The Powers Girl
Men's Room Attendant
Film, 1943

• Regissør: Norman Z. McLeod
• Ledende roller: Anne Shirley, Carole Landis, George Murphy

Cinderella Swings It
Hipp
Film, 1943

• Regissør: Christy Cabanne
• Ledende roller: Guy Kibbee, Helen Parrish, Gloria Warren
• Musikk: Paul Sawtell

The Kansan
Bones
Film, 1943

• Regissør: George Archainbaud
• Ledende roller: Jane Wyatt, Albert Dekker, Eugene Pallette
• Musikk: Gerard Carbonara

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Soldier in "Ice Cold Katie" Number
Film, 1943

• Ledende roller: Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Eddie Cantor
• Musikk: Heinz Roemheld

A-Haunting We Will Go
Waiter
Film, 1942

• Regissør: Alfred L. Werker
• Ledende roller: Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel

Busses Roar
Sunshine
Film, 1942

• Regissør: D. Ross Lederman
• Ledende roller: Julie Bishop, Charles Drake, Eleanor Parker, Richard Travis
• Musikk: Max Steiner, William Lava, Howard Jackson

Juke Girl
Jo-Mo
Film, 1942

• Regissør: Curtis Bernhardt
• Ledende roller: Ronald Reagan, George Tobias, Richard Whorf
• Musikk: Adolph Deutsch

Maisie Gets Her Man
Sam
Film, 1942

• Regissør: Roy Del Ruth
• Ledende roller: Leo Gorcey, Allen Jenkins, Red Skelton, Ann Sothern
• Musikk: Lennie Hayton

Scattergood Survives a Murder
Hipp
Film, 1942

• Regissør: Christy Cabanne
• Ledende roller: John Archer, Guy Kibbee, Wallace Ford, Margaret Hayes
• Musikk: Paul Sawtell

Whispering Ghosts
Euclid White Brown
Film, 1942

• Regissør: Alfred L. Werker
• Ledende roller: Milton Berle, John Carradine, Brenda Joyce, John Shelton

High Sierra
Algernon
Film, 1941

• Regissør: Raoul Walsh
• Ledende roller: Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Arthur Kennedy, Alan Curtis
• Musikk: Adolph Deutsch

The Body Disappears
Film, 1941

• Regissør: D. Ross Lederman
• Ledende roller: Edward Everett Horton, Jane Wyman, Jeffrey Lynn
• Musikk: Howard Jackson

Flight from Destiny
George
Film, 1941

• Regissør: Vincent Sherman
• Ledende roller: Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Lynn, James Stephenson
• Musikk: Heinz Roemheld

Highway West
Bub Wellington
Film, 1941

• Regissør: William C. McGann
• Ledende roller: Arthur Kennedy, Olympe Bradna, William Lundigan, Brenda Marshall
• Musikk: William Lava

Kisses for Breakfast
Arnold
Film, 1941

• Regissør: Lewis Seiler
• Ledende roller: Jane Wyatt, Dennis Morgan, Shirley Ross
• Musikk: Adolph Deutsch

The Lady from Cheyenne
George
Film, 1941

• Regissør: Frank Lloyd
• Ledende roller: Loretta Young, Frank Craven

Road Show
Willie
Film, 1941

• Ledende roller: Charles Butterworth, Carole Landis, Adolphe Menjou
• Musikk: George Stoll

The Smiling Ghost
Clarence
Film, 1941

• Regissør: Lewis Seiler
• Ledende roller: Willie Best, Brenda Marshall, Wayne Morris, Alexis Smith

Minstrel Days
Singer
Film, 1941

• Regissør: Bobby Connolly
• Ledende roller: Bud Jamison

Blondie on a Budget
Newsboy
Film, 1940

• Regissør: Frank R. Strayer
• Ledende roller: Larry Simms, Penny Singleton
• Musikk: Alfred Newman, Morris Stoloff, Paul Mertz, Ben Oakland, George Parrish

The Ghost Breakers
Alex
Film, 1940

• Ledende roller: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson
• Musikk: Ernst Toch

Money and the Woman
George Washington Jones
Film, 1940

• Regissør: William K. Howard
• Ledende roller: John Litel, Jeffrey Lynn, Brenda Marshall
• Musikk: Bernhard Kaun

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Andrew
Film, 1940

• Regissør: Arthur Lubin
• Ledende roller: Wendy Barrie, Edgar Kennedy, Elizabeth Patterson

At the Circus
Redcap
Film, 1939

• Regissør: Edward Buzzell
• Ledende roller: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
• Musikk: Franz Waxman

Blondie Brings Up Baby
Hotel Janitor
Film, 1939

• Regissør: Frank R. Strayer
• Ledende roller: Larry Simms, Penny Singleton
• Musikk: George Bassman, Ben Oakland, Gregory Stone

The Covered Trailer
Baltimore
Film, 1939

• Regissør: Gus Meins
• Ledende roller: Harry Davenport, James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Driver
Film, 1939

• Ledende roller: Peter Lorre, Lionel Atwill, Virginia Field, Joseph Schildkraut

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Launch Pilot
Film, 1939

• Regissør: Herbert I. Leeds
• Ledende roller: Peter Lorre, Amanda Duff, Warren Hymer, Robert Lowery

The Saint Strikes Back
Algernon, Simon's Butler
Film, 1939

• Ledende roller: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie

Way Down South
Chimney Sweep
Film, 1939

• Regissør: Leslie Goodwins, Bernard Vorhaus
• Ledende roller: Bobby Breen, Steffi Duna, Ralph Morgan, Alan Mowbray
• Musikk: Victor Young

Slightly Honorable
Art, Elevator Operator
Film, 1939

• Regissør: Tay Garnett
• Ledende roller: Broderick Crawford, Pat O'Brien, Ruth Terry
• Musikk: Werner Janssen

Gold Is Where You Find It
Joshua
Film, 1938

• Regissør: Michael Curtiz
• Ledende roller: Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains, George Brent, Margaret Lindsay
• Musikk: Max Steiner

Goodbye Broadway
Jughead
Film, 1938

• Regissør: Ray McCarey
• Ledende roller: Alice Brady, Tom Brown, Dorothea Kent, Charles Winninger

I'm from the City
Train Porter
Film, 1938

• Ledende roller: Lorraine Krueger, Joe Penner

Merrily We Live
George
Film, 1938

• Regissør: Norman Z. McLeod
• Ledende roller: Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray
• Musikk: Marvin Hatley

Spring Madness
Porter on Train
Film, 1938

• Regissør: S. Sylvan Simon
• Ledende roller: Lew Ayres, Maureen O'Sullivan, Burgess Meredith, Ruth Hussey

Straight Place and Show
Hannibal
Film, 1938

• Ledende roller: Phyllis Brooks, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz

Vivacious Lady
Train Porter
Film, 1938

• Regissør: George Stevens
• Ledende roller: James Stewart, Ginger Rogers, Beulah Bondi, James Ellison

Youth Takes a Fling
George
Film, 1938

• Regissør: Archie Mayo
• Ledende roller: Joel McCrea, Frank Jenks, Andrea Leeds

Racing Lady
Brass
Film, 1937

• Regissør: Wallace Fox
• Ledende roller: Harry Carey, Ann Dvorak, Smith Ballew, Berton Churchill

We Who Are About to Die
Airport Porter
Film, 1937

• Regissør: Christy Cabanne
• Ledende roller: Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak

Breezing Home
Speed
Film, 1937

• Regissør: Milton Carruth
• Ledende roller: Binnie Barnes, Wendy Barrie, William Gargan, Raymond Walburn

Deep South
Film, 1937

• Regissør: Leslie Goodwins
• Ledende roller: Willie Best, Daisy Bufford, Jesse Graves, Clarence Muse

The Lady Fights Back
McTavish
Film, 1937

• Regissør: Milton Carruth
• Ledende roller: Irene Hervey, William Lundigan, Kent Taylor

Meet the Missus
Bootblack
Film, 1937

• Regissør: Joseph Santley
• Ledende roller: Anne Shirley, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick

Mississippi Moods
Film, 1937

• Regissør: Leslie Goodwins
• Ledende roller: Willie Best, Hattie McDaniel

Saturday's Heroes
Sam
Film, 1937

• Regissør: Edward Killy
• Ledende roller: Van Heflin, Alan Bruce, Marian Marsh

Super-Sleuth
Warts, Martin's manservant
Film, 1937

• Regissør: Benjamin Stoloff
• Ledende roller: Alan Bruce, Eduardo Ciannelli, Jack Oakie, Ann Sothern

You Can't Buy Luck
Airline Porter
Film, 1937

• Regissør: Lew Landers
• Ledende roller: Vinton Hayworth, Maxine Jennings, Helen Mack, Onslow Stevens
• Musikk: Roy Webb

The Green Pastures
Henry - the Angel
Film, 1936

• Regissør: Marc Connelly, William Keighley
• Ledende roller: Rex Ingram, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Oscar Polk, Frank H. Wilson
• Musikk: Erich Wolfgang Korngold

The Bride Walks Out
Smokie
Film, 1936

• Ledende roller: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Young, Gene Raymond, Ned Sparks

General Spanky
Henry
Film, 1936

• Regissør: Gordon Douglas, Fred C. Newmeyer
• Ledende roller: Phillips Holmes, George McFarland, Ralph Morgan, Irving Pichel
• Musikk: Marvin Hatley

Mummy's Boys
Catfish
Film, 1936

• Regissør: Fred Guiol
• Ledende roller: Moroni Olsen, Barbara Pepper, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey

Murder on a Bridle Path
'High-Pockets'
Film, 1936

• Regissør: Edward Killy
• Ledende roller: Helen Broderick, Owen Davis Jr., James Gleason, Louise Latimer

Muss 'em Up
Janitor at Spivali's Bar
Film, 1936

• Regissør: Charles Vidor
• Ledende roller: Preston Foster, Margaret Callahan, Ralph Morgan, Alan Mowbray

Night Waitress
Black Pedestrian
Film, 1936

• Regissør: Lew Landers
• Ledende roller: Margot Grahame, Vinton Hayworth, Gordon Jones

Silly Billies
Excitement
Film, 1936

• Regissør: Fred Guiol
• Ledende roller: Dorothy Lee, Bert Wheeler, Harry Woods, Robert Woolsey
• Musikk: Roy Webb

Thank You, Jeeves!
Drowsy
Film, 1936

• Regissør: Arthur Greville Collins
• Ledende roller: David Niven, Virginia Field, Lester Matthews, Arthur Treacher

Two in Revolt
Eph
Film, 1936

• Regissør: Glenn Tryon
• Ledende roller: John Arledge, Louise Latimer, Moroni Olsen

The Littlest Rebel
James Henry
Film, 1935

• Ledende roller: Shirley Temple, Karen Morley, John Boles, Jack Holt
• Musikk: Cyril J. Mockridge

The Arizonian
Pompey
Film, 1935

• Regissør: Charles Vidor
• Ledende roller: Preston Foster, Louis Calhern, Margot Grahame
• Musikk: Roy Webb

Hot Tip
Apollo
Film, 1935

• Regissør: James Gleason, Ray McCarey
• Ledende roller: Margaret Callahan, James Gleason, Zasu Pitts

Jalna
Sam
Film, 1935

• Regissør: John Cromwell
• Ledende roller: C. Aubrey Smith
• Musikk: Alberto Colombo

Murder on a Honeymoon
Willie (as Sleep 'n' Eat)
Film, 1935

• Regissør: Lloyd Corrigan
• Ledende roller: James Gleason, George Meeker, Edna May Oliver

The Nitwits
Sleepy
Film, 1935

• Regissør: George Stevens
• Ledende roller: Betty Grable, Fred Keating, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey
• Musikk: Roy Webb

To Beat the Band
Elevator Operator
Film, 1935

• Regissør: Benjamin Stoloff
• Ledende roller: Hugh Herbert, Helen Broderick, Roger Pryor

Hit and Rum
Shoe Shine Man
Film, 1935

• Ledende roller: Leon Errol, Eddie Kane, Lew Kelly

Kentucky Kernels
Buckshot (as Sleep 'n' Eat)
Film, 1934

• Regissør: George Stevens
• Ledende roller: Mary Carlisle, George McFarland, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey
• Musikk: Roy Webb, Harry Ruby

Little Miss Marker
Dizzy Memphis
Film, 1934

• Regissør: Alexander Hall
• Ledende roller: Shirley Temple, Charles Bickford, Dorothy Dell, Adolphe Menjou
• Musikk: Ralph Rainger

West of the Pecos
Jonah (as Sleep 'n' Eat)
Film, 1934

• Regissør: Phil Rosen
• Ledende roller: Samuel S. Hinds, Martha Sleeper

The Monster Walks
Exodus (as Sleep n' Eat)
Film, 1932

• Regissør: Frank R. Strayer
• Ledende roller: Mischa Auer, Rex Lease, Martha Mattox, Vera Reynolds

The Guilty Generation
Club Merlin Doorman
Film, 1931

• Regissør: Rowland V. Lee
• Ledende roller: Boris Karloff, Robert Young, Leo Carrillo, Constance Cummings, Leslie Fenton

Up Pops the Devil
Laundryman
Film, 1931

• Regissør: A. Edward Sutherland
• Ledende roller: Carole Lombard, Stuart Erwin, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Lilyan Tashman
• Musikk: John Leipold

The Virtuous Husband
Luftus
Film, 1931

• Ledende roller: Jean Arthur, Betty Compson, Elliott Nugent

Feet First
Janitor
Film, 1930

• Regissør: Clyde Bruckman
• Ledende roller: Barbara Kent, Robert McWade