Billy Armstrong

Billy Armstrong

Born: January 13, 1891
Died: March 1, 1924
in Bristol, England, UK

Movies for Billy Armstrong...

Charlie's Triple Trouble
Title: Charlie's Triple Trouble
Character: Cook / Pickpocket (archive footage)
Released: January 2, 1944
Type: Movie
British comedian Tommy Handley makes funny commentary on speeded up and shortened version of Triple trouble (1918)
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Wedding Yells
Title: Wedding Yells
Character: Handlebars Harry
Released: March 7, 1942
Type: Movie
Sardonic commentary over an abridged version of DOWN ON THE FARM (1920).
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One Spooky Night
Title: One Spooky Night
Character: The Chauffeur
Released: January 27, 1924
Type: Movie
One Spooky Night is a 1924 comedy short
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Conductor 1492
Title: Conductor 1492
Character: Drunk at Party (uncredited)
Released: January 12, 1924
Type: Movie
A young Irish immigrant gets a job as a conductor on a streetcar and fights off an attempt by crooks to take over the company, all the while pursuing the boss' beautiful daughter.
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The Extra Girl
Title: The Extra Girl
Character: Comedian in Derby
Released: October 28, 1923
Type: Movie
Sue Graham is a small town girl who wants to be a motion picture star. She wins a contract when a picture of a very pretty girl is sent to a studio instead of her picture. When she arrives in Hollywood, the mistake is discovered and she starts working in the props department of the studio instead. Her parents then come out to California and invest some money with a very shifty individual.
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Asleep at the Switch
Title: Asleep at the Switch
Character: The Traveling Salesman
Released: October 14, 1923
Type: Movie
Asleep at the Switch is a 1923 comedy short.
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This Way Out
Title: This Way Out
Released: May 27, 1923
Type: Movie
A rival courtships in a variety of absurd situations.
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When Knights Were Cold
Title: When Knights Were Cold
Character: Earl of Tabasco, a Hot Knight (as William Armstrong)
Released: February 12, 1923
Type: Movie
Though only the second half survives, here's a synopsis of what's left: Stan is a Robin Hood-type character in a medieval walled town. He's chased by an army of knights, but both he and his pursuers ride music-hall half-horse costumes in lieu of real steads. He proceeds to fight, Fairbanks-like, dozens of swordsmen at once, and defeats his rival one-on-one, leaving him to marry the princess in a state ceremony.
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No Vacancies
Title: No Vacancies
Character: The Landlord
Released: January 1, 1923
Type: Movie
Arrow comedy shot in 1921 but released 2 years later, with an ensemble cast including Jay Belasco, Blanche Payson, Billy Armstrong and Jack Duffy. The plot centers around Jack and his wife who are looking for a place to rent. But what to do when the housing situation is not exactly easy?
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When Summer Comes
Title: When Summer Comes
Character: The Fortune Hunter
Released: September 22, 1922
Type: Movie
Rampaging lions are on the loose in a hunting lodge. Approximately, only eight minutes of the short survives.
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Don't Weaken!
Title: Don't Weaken!
Character: The Pianist (uncredited)
Released: September 5, 1920
Type: Movie
A dancing instructor gets involved with a newly rich family.
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The Quack Doctor
Title: The Quack Doctor
Character: Doc Pillsbury
Released: July 4, 1920
Type: Movie
In one of the handful of Sennett/ Paramount Films to survive we visit a traveling medicine show.
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Down on the Farm
Title: Down on the Farm
Character: The Man of Mystery
Released: April 17, 1920
Type: Movie
The day starts off as any normal day on Roach's farm, where Teddy, the farmhouse dog, is doing more productive work than everyone else combined. But the day changes when Roach's farmhand sees an opportunity to be the knight in shining armor to Louise, Roach's daughter, who he wants to marry.
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Up in Alf's Place
Title: Up in Alf's Place
Character: The Jailer
Released: October 12, 1919
Type: Movie
Charles Murray gets caught by his wife flirting with a dancer.
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Hearts and Flowers
Title: Hearts and Flowers
Character: Indignant Nobleman
Released: June 22, 1919
Type: Movie
A flirtatious hotel orchestra leader provokes conflict.
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Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Title: Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Character: Ludwig - Asylum Keeper
Released: March 2, 1919
Type: Movie
Behind enemy lines, Captain Bob White disguises himself as a woman in order to fool members of the German High Command, including the Kaiser himself.
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Rip & Stitch: Tailors
Title: Rip & Stitch: Tailors
Character: The Neighbor's Rival
Released: February 9, 1919
Type: Movie
Comedy Short
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Hop To It, Bellhop
Title: Hop To It, Bellhop
Character: Jumping Jupiter
Released: February 5, 1919
Type: Movie
Two hotel bell hops get into all kinds of shenanigans between dames, baths and bags of loot.
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The King of the Kitchen
Title: The King of the Kitchen
Character: A crooked gentleman
Released: October 30, 1918
Type: Movie
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Hello Trouble
Title: Hello Trouble
Character: A romantic husband
Released: September 25, 1918
Type: Movie
A dishonest undertaker stirs up droll, laughable tragedy between two devoted husbands and their loyal wives in his attempt to build up an insurance sideline when the undertaker business fails.
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Triple Trouble
Title: Triple Trouble
Character: Cook / Pickpocket
Released: August 11, 1918
Type: Movie
As Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for the rest of staff.
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In Dutch
Title: In Dutch
Released: June 26, 1918
Type: Movie
Comedy short starring Alice Howell
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Sheriff Nell's Tussle
Title: Sheriff Nell's Tussle
Character: Silk Hat Cecil aka Jersey City Joe (as William Armstrong)
Released: March 11, 1918
Type: Movie
A slick city crook arrives in the town and succeeds in making honest Nell fall in love with him. He then suggests an entertainment with local talent, the while his confederates crack the safe and make off with the town's wealth. Nell, with her faithful but brainless lover, journeys to the city in pursuit of the loot and the looter
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An International Sneak
Title: An International Sneak
Character: The Spy's Rival
Released: December 1, 1917
Type: Movie
A 1917 short film directed by Hampton Del Ruth & Fred Hibbard.
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Police
Title: Police
Character: Crooked Preacher / Second Cop
Released: May 27, 1916
Type: Movie
Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.
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Gertie's Gasoline Glide
Title: Gertie's Gasoline Glide
Character: Billy
Released: May 17, 1916
Type: Movie
Two men are vying for the favours of Gaby. One of them takes her for a motorcycle ride, the other in his car. When the second man manages to marry her, the first takes his revenge. He calls the police, and takes the newlyweds along on a kamikaze ride in his car, chased by the police.
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Shanghaied
Title: Shanghaied
Character: First Shanghaied Seaman
Released: October 4, 1915
Type: Movie
A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed by the captain and promises to help him shanghai some seamen. The daughter stows away to follow Charlie. Charlie assists in the galley and attempts to serve food during a gale.
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The Bank
Title: The Bank
Character: Another Janitor
Released: August 9, 1915
Type: Movie
A janitor at a bank is in love with a secretary and dreams that she has fallen in love with him too.
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A Woman
Title: A Woman
Character: Father's Friend
Released: July 12, 1915
Type: Movie
Mother, father and daughter go to the park. The women doze off on a bench while the father plays a hide-and-seek game with a girl, blindfolded. Charlie leads him into a lake. Both dozing ladies on the bench fall for Charlie and invite him for dinner. The father returns home with a friend. Charlie rushes upstairs and dresses like a woman, shaving his mustache. Both men fall for Charlie.
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Work
Title: Work
Character: The Husband
Released: June 21, 1915
Type: Movie
Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast and his wife is screaming at the maid as they arrive. The kitchen gas stove explodes, and Charlie offers to fix it. The wife's secret lover arrives and is passed off as the workers' supervisor, but the husband doesn't buy this and fires shots. The stove explodes violently, destroying the house.
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By the Sea
Title: By the Sea
Character: Man in Straw Hat
Released: April 29, 1915
Type: Movie
It is windy at a bathing resort. After fighting with one of the two husbands, Charlie approaches Edna while the two husbands themselves fight over ice cream. Driven away by her husband, Charlie turns to the other's wife.
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The Tramp
Title: The Tramp
Character: Minister
Released: April 12, 1915
Type: Movie
The Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. He helps defend the farm against criminals, and all seems well, until he discovers the girl of his dreams already has someone in her life. Unwilling to be a problem in their lives, he takes to the road, though he is seen skipping and swinging his cane as if happy to be back on the road where he knows he belongs.
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In the Park
Title: In the Park
Character: Sausage Thief
Released: March 18, 1915
Type: Movie
A tramp steals a girl's handbag, but when he tries to pick Charlie's pocket loses his cigarettes and matches. He rescues a hot dog man from a thug, but takes a few with his walking stick. When the thief tries to take some of Charlie's sausages, Charlie gets the handbag. The handbag makes its way from person to person to its owner, who is angry with her boyfriend who didn't protect her in the first place. The boyfriend decides to throw himself in the lake in despair, so Charlie helps him out.
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The Champion
Title: The Champion
Character: Sparring Partner
Released: March 11, 1915
Type: Movie
Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose, Charlie puts the horseshoe in his glove and wins. The trainer prepares Charlie to fight the world champion. A gambler wants Charlie to throw the fight. He and the trainer's daughter fall in love.