Billy Armstrong
William Armstrong (14 January 1891 – 1 March 1924) was a British-American actor and comedian.
Billy Armstrong
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- Name
- Billy Armstrong
- Birth Name
- William Armstrong
- Born
- 14 January 1891
- Birthplace
- Bristol, England
- Died
- 1 March 1924
- Place of death
- Sunland, California, US
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Billy Armstrong • Birth Name — William Armstrong • Born — 14 January 1891 • Birthplace — Bristol, England • Died — 1 March 1924 • Place of death — Sunland, California, US • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1912–1923
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Billy Armstrong, born on 14 January 1891 in Bristol, United Kingdom and died on 1 March 1924 in Sunland, California, United States, is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Biography
Biography
Armstrong was born on 14 January 1891 in Bristol, England. Armstrong started his career in the British music hall tradition and appeared in roles for Fred Karno from 1910 until 1914 in his native Bristol, before heading to the US and working in films for Keystone Studios, mainly in comedy roles, where he was a regular player in the films of Charlie Chaplin among others. Armstrong died from tuberculosis on 1 March 1924 in Sunland, California.
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• His New Job (1915) • The Champion (1915) • In the Park (1915) • The Tramp (1915) • By the Sea (1915) • Work (1915) • A Woman (1915) • The Bank (1915) • Shanghaied (1915) • Police (1916) • Watch Your Neighbor (1918) • Clean Sweep (1918) • Triple Trouble (1918) • Hop, the Bellhop (1919) • Love, Honor and Behave (1920) • Skirts (1921) • When Knights Were Cold (1923) • The Extra Girl (1923)
Billy Armstrong, Will Bovis, Harry De More, Stan Laurel, Scotty MacGregor, and Stanhope Wheatcroft in When Knights Were Cold (1923).
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