Willie Best
Filmography

Willie Best

Section Title: Filmography
Table Section Text: None

Year	Title	Role	Notes

1930	Ladies of Leisure	George - the Elevator Operator	Uncredited

1930	Feet First	Charcoal - Janitor	Credited as Sleep 'n' Eat

1930	Deep South

1931	The Virtuous Husband	Luftus	Alternative title: What Wives Don't Want

1931	Up Pops the Devil	Laundryman	Uncredited

1931	The Guilty Generation	Club Merlin Doorman	Uncredited

1932	The Monster Walks	Exodus	Credited as Sleep 'n' Eat

1932	Disorderly Conduct	Man at Police Station	Uncredited

1934	Little Miss Marker	Dizzy Memphis	Uncredited

1934	Kentucky Kernels	Buckshot	Credited as Sleep 'n' Eat

1934	West of the Pecos	Jonah	Credited as Sleep 'n' Eat

1935	Murder on a Honeymoon	Willie, the Porter	Credited as Sleep 'n' Eat

1935	The Nitwits	Sleepy

1935	The Arizonian	Pompey

1935	Jalna	Sam, the Janitor	Uncredited

1935	Hot Tip	Apollo

1935	Annie Oakley	Second Cook	Uncredited

1935	To Beat the Band	Elevator Operator	Uncredited

1935	The Littlest Rebel	James Henry, a Cary slave

1936	Muss 'Em Up	Janitor at Spivali's Bar	Uncredited

1936	The Lady Consents	Sam	Uncredited

1936	Silly Billies	Excitement	Uncredited

1936	Two in Revolt	Eph

1936	Murder on a Bridle Path	High Pockets

1936	The Bride Walks Out	Smokie – at marriage bureau

1936	The Green Pastures	Henry - the Angel	Uncredited

1936	Down the Stretch	Noah	Credited as William Best

1936	Mummy's Boys	Catfish

1936	Thank You, Jeeves!	Drowsy

1936	Make Way for a Lady	William Townley - Jackson's Chauffeur	Uncredited

1936	General Spanky	Henry

1936	Night Waitress	Cars For Rent attendant	Uncredited

1937	We Who Are About to Die	Airport Porter	Uncredited

1937	Racing Lady	Brass

1937	Criminal Lawyer	Janitor	Uncredited

1937	Breezing Home	Speed	Credited as William Best

1937	You Can't Buy Luck	Airline Porter	Uncredited

1937	Meet the Missus	Mose – Shoe Shine Boy

1937	Super-Sleuth	Warts

1937	Mississippi Moods

1937	The Lady Fights Back	McTavish

1937	Saturday's Heroes	Sam

1937	Deep South	Short film

1938	Crashing Hollywood	Train Porter	Uncredited

1938	Everybody's Doing It	Jasper - Elevator Operator	Uncredited

1938	Gold Is Where You Find It	Joshua

1938	Merrily We Live	George W. Jones

1938	Goodbye Broadway	Jughead

1938	Vivacious Lady	Train Porter

1938	I'm From the City	Train Porter	Uncredited

1938	Youth Takes a Fling	George

1938	Straight Place and Show	Hannibal	Uncredited

1938	Spring Madness	Hotel Porter	Uncredited

1938	Blondie	Porter

1939	The Saint Strikes Back	Algernon	Uncredited

1939	Mr. Moto in Danger Island	Launch Pilot	Uncredited

1939	Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter	Apollo Johnson

1939	Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation	Driver	Uncredited

1939	Way Down South	Chimney Sweep	Uncredited

1939	Blackmail	Bunny - the Janitor	Uncredited

1939	At the Circus	Redcap	Uncredited

1939	Blondie Brings Up Baby	Hotel Janitor	Uncredited

1939	The Covered Trailer	Baltimore

1939	Private Detective	Norton's Valet

1939	Miracle on Main Street	Duke

1939	Slightly Honorable	Art, the Elevator Operator

1940	I Take This Woman	Sambo

1940	Blondie on a Budget	Newspaper Boy	Uncredited

1940	The Ghost Breakers	Alex

1940	Money and the Woman	George Washington Jones, Dave's Servant

1940	Who Killed Aunt Maggie?	Andrew

1941	High Sierra	Algernon

1941	Flight from Destiny	George

1941	The Body Disappears	Willie	Credited as Willie Best

1941	Scattergood Baines	Hipp

1941	The Lady from Cheyenne	George

1941	Kisses for Breakfast	Arnold

1941	Highway West	Bub Wellington

1941	The Smiling Ghost	Clarence

1941	Nothing But the Truth	Samuel

1941	The Body Disappears	Willie

1942	Whispering Ghosts	Euclid White Brown

1942	Juke Girl	Jo-Mo

1942	Maisie Gets Her Man	Sam, Room Service Waiter	Uncredited

1942	A-Haunting We Will Go	Waiter

1942	Busses Roar	Sunshine

1942	Scattergood Survives a Murder	Hipp

1942	The Hidden Hand	Eustis the Chauffeur

1943	The Powers Girl	Men's Room Attendant	Uncredited

1943	Cinderella Swings It	Hipp

1943	Cabin in the Sky	Second Idea Man

1943	Dixie	Steward	Uncredited

1943	The Kansan	Bones

1943	Thank Your Lucky Stars	Soldier	Uncredited

1944	The Adventures of Mark Twain	George, Twain's Butler	Uncredited

1944	Home in Indiana	Mo' Rum	Uncredited

1944	The Girl Who Dared	Woodrow

1944	The Mark of the Whistler	Men's Room Attendant	Uncredited

1944	Music for Millions	Red Cap	Uncredited

1945	The Monster and the Ape	Flash	Serial

1945	Pillow to Post	Lucille

1945	Hold That Blonde	Willie Shelley

1945	She Wouldn't Say Yes	Porter	Uncredited

1945	The Red Dragon	Chattanooga Brown

1946	The Bride Wore Boots	Joe

1946	The Face of Marble	Piano Delivery Man	Uncredited

1946	Dangerous Money	Chattanooga Brown	Alternative title: Charlie Chan in Dangerous Money

1947	Suddenly, It's Spring	Porter on train

1947	The Red Stallion	Jackson

1948	Half Past Midnight	Andy Jones

1948	Smart Woman	Train Porter	Uncredited

1948	Shanghai Chest	Custodian	Uncredited

1949	Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters	Willie	Uncredited

1950	High and Dizzy	Wesley	Short

1950-1955	The Stu Erwin Show	Willie, The Handyman	30 episodes

1951	South of Caliente	Willie

1951-1952	Racket Squad	Janitor / Cleaning Man	2 episodes

1952-1955	My Little Margie	Charlie	21 episodes

1954-1955	Waterfront	Billy Slocum / Willie Slocum	18 episodes, (final appearance)

Sentence(s)

Best played "Chattanooga Brown" in the Charlie Chan film, The Red Dragon in 1945 and Dangerous Money in 1946.

final_sentence: Best played "Chattanooga Brown" in the Charlie Chan film, The Red Dragon in 1945 and Dangerous Money in 1946.