
Willie Best
Actor
- Born
- May 27, 1913
- Died
- November 27, 1962 (age 49)
- From
- Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
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 reviled because he was often called upon to play stereotypically lazy, illiterate, and/or…
Filmography (118)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)Self (archive footage)- Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDanielBeyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001)Self (archive footage)
- Bob Hope's World of ComedyBob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)Self (archive footage)
Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy (1962)Charlie (archive footage)
Meet the O'Briens (1954)Willie
Ellis in Freedomland (1952)Male Model
South of Caliente (1951)Willie, Stable Boy
The Shanghai Chest (1948)Willie Best
Half Past Midnight (1948)Andy Jones
The Red Stallion (1947)Jackson
Suddenly It's Spring (1947)Porter on Train
Dangerous Money (1946)Chattanooga Brown
The Bride Wore Boots (1946)Joe
The Face of Marble (1946)Shadrach
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)Porter (uncredited)
Hold That Blonde! (1945)Willie Shelley
The Red Dragon (1945)Chattanooga Brown
Pillow to Post (1945)Lucille, Colonial Auto Court Porter
The Monster and the Ape (1945)Flash
Music for Millions (1944)Red Cap (uncredited)
The Mark of the Whistler (1944)Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
The Girl Who Dared (1944)Woodrow
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)Butler
Home in Indiana (1944)Mo' Rum (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)Soldier in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited)
The Kansan (1943)Bones
Dixie (1943)Steward (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky (1943)Second Idea Man
Cinderella Swings It (1943)Hipp