Billy Engle
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Billy Engle was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Engle began his career with a role in the mystery adaptation "The Cat and the Canary" (1927) with Laura La Plante. Engle next focused his career on film, appearing in the western "The Nevada Buckaroo" (1931) with Bob Steele and the Clark Gable comedy "It Happened One Night" (1934). Later in his career, Engle acted in "...
Biography
Billy Engle was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Engle began his career with a role in the mystery adaptation "The Cat and the Canary" (1927) with Laura La Plante. Engle next focused his career on film, appearing in the western "The Nevada Buckaroo" (1931) with Bob Steele and the Clark Gable comedy "It Happened One Night" (1934). Later in his career, Engle acted in "Appointment With Danger" (1951) with Alan Ladd. Engle passed away in November 1966 at the age of 77.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Mister Cory
(1957)
Vendor
Friendly Persuasion
(1956)
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
(1952)
College Inn patron
Appointment with Danger
(1951)
My Favorite Spy
(1951)
Comic
Cheaper by the Dozen
(1950)
Messenger
Lust for Gold
(1949)
Red, Hot and Blue
(1949)
Piano tuner
B. F.'s Daughter
(1948)
Bellhop
The Paleface
(1948)
Pioneer
My Brother Talks to Horses
(1947)
Bettor
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
(1947)
Undertaker's assistant
It's a Joke, Son!
(1947)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
(1947)
Blue pants Northerner
Slightly Scandalous
(1946)
Husband
The Hoodlum Saint
(1946)
Mug
The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946)
Customer
Incendiary Blonde
(1945)
Vendor
Along Came Jones
(1945)
Cowman driving wagon
3 Is a Family
(1944)
Moving man
The Cross of Lorraine
(1944)
Little man
An American Romance
(1944)
Vaudeville act
Mrs. Parkington
(1944)
Waiter at ball
The Good Fellows
(1943)
Whistling in Brooklyn
(1943)
Balloon vendor
Mokey
(1942)
Janitor
Mrs. Miniver
(1942)
Townsman
H. M. Pulham, Esq.
(1941)
Newsman
Glamour Boy
(1941)
2d electrician
The Man Who Lost Himself
(1941)
News vendor
Model Wife
(1941)
Meet the Chump
(1941)
Plumber
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me
(1940)
Small man
The Way of All Flesh
(1940)
Newspaper owner
Two Girls on Broadway
(1940)
Newsman
When the Daltons Rode
(1940)
Our Neighbors--the Carters
(1939)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
(1939)
Taxi driver
Hero for a Day
(1939)
Stranger
Sudden Money
(1939)
Peewee
Society Smugglers
(1939)
Patient
Persons in Hiding
(1939)
Newsboy
Unexpected Father
(1939)
Neighbor
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
(1939)
Circus attendant
I Stole a Million
(1939)
Book keeper
Tell No Tales
(1939)
Tramp comic
Midnight Intruder
(1938)
Race track tout
Tom Sawyer, Detective
(1938)
Nurse from Brooklyn
(1938)
Goof
Exposed
(1938)
Waiter
There Goes My Heart
(1938)
Gendarme
The Jury's Secret
(1938)
Waiter
Test Pilot
(1938)
Little man
Behind the Mike
(1937)
Townsman
This Way Please
(1937)
Stagehand
Live, Love and Learn
(1937)
Dittenfuss
The Music Goes 'Round
(1936)
Early to Bed
(1936)
Player
Wedding Present
(1936)
German band
Easy to Take
(1936)
Comic
The Public Menace
(1935)
Dead man
Redheads on Parade
(1935)
Sound man
The Big Broadcast of 1936
(1935)
Mustached worker
The Best Man Wins
(1935)
Jealousy
(1934)
You're Telling Me!
(1934)
First lounger
It's a Gift
(1934)
Scissors grinder
Men of the Night
(1934)
It Happened One Night
(1934)
Bus passenger
Our Daily Bread
(1934)
A. Cohen
Riding for Justice
(1932)
Sam
Exposed
(1932)
Nevada Buckaroo
(1931)
Elmer
The Western Whirlwind
(1927)
"Beans" Baker
The Cat and the Canary
(1927)
Taxi driver
Red Hot Leather
(1926)
"Dinkey" Hook
Cast (Short)
The Head Guy
(1930)
Rupert of Hee Haw
(1924)
Life Events
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