Deceased
When Did Billie Ritchie Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 46Also known asWilliam HillGenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn05/09/1874Born inGlasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UKDied06/07/1921 (aged 46)Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ2903555 ↗TMDb#1333196 ↗
William Hill, known professionally as Billie Ritchie, was a Scottish comedian who first gained transatlantic fame as a performer for British music hall producer Fred Karno — a full decade before Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin took a similar career path. Ritchie is best recalled today for the silent comedy shorts he made between 1914 and 1920 for producer-director Henry Lehrman's L-KO Motion Picture Company and Fox Film Sunshine Comedy unit.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of LibertyMovie | archive footage | 146 |
| 1996 | Chaplin's GoliathMovie | Self (archive footage) | 122 |
| 1916 | Live Wires and Love SparksMovie | Bill | 42 |
| 1916 | Twenty Minutes at the FairMovie | Billy - the Wanderer | 42 |
| 1915 | Almost a ScandalMovie | — | 41 |
| 1915 | Silk Hose and High PressureMovie | Billie | 41 |
| 1915 | Love and Sour NotesMovie | — | 41 |
| 1915 | Married on CreditMovie | Billie | 41 |