Willie Best
Willie Best was born on May 27, 1913 in USA. Willie Best's big-screen debut came with Ladies of Leisure directed by Frank Capra in 1930, strarring George - The Elevator Operator (uncredited). Willie Best is known for One Night in Miami... directed by Regina King, Kingsley Ben-Adir stars as Malcolm X and Eli Goree as Cassius Clay. The upcoming new movie Willie Best plays is One Night in Miami... which will be released on Jan 08, 2021.
One of the hard-working, unappreciated African-American actors of Hollywood's "Golden Era" who produced good work with what he was given. He starred alongside some of film's great comedians including the Marx Brothers, Bob Hope, Laurel and Hardy and three films with Shirley Temple. Best is sometimes confused with William "Pat" Best, a musician and writer of (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons.. After a drug arrest ended his film career, he worked in television for a while before retiring to obscurity. He passed away at the Motion Picture Country Home and is buried in North Hollywood, California.Best was one of the victims of the racist attitudes of the era, never given the opportunity to fully flex his comedic muscle beyond the stereotyped porter and janitor roles that dominated his career. Sadly he was also a victim of backlash for these same roles during the Civil Rights movement and it is hard to watch many of his films without cringing, despite his ability.
Birthday
May 27, 1913Place of Birth
Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
Known For
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What's the Worst That Could Happen?
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