Rhodes, Billie (1894–1988)
Rhodes, Billie (1894–1988)
American comedic star of stage, vaudeville, and silent-screen. Born Aug 15, 1894, in San Francisco, CA; died Mar 12, 1988, in Los Angeles, CA.
Made film debut with Kalem Company in Perils of the Sea (1913); made over 200 other films, including The Big Horn Massacre, Putting Her Foot in It, Hoop-La, Almost a King, And the Best Man Won, Beware of Blondes, The Lion and the Lamb, The Love Call and Leave it to Gerry.
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