William Hill, known professionally as Billie Ritchie (5 September 1874 – 6 July 1921), was a Scottish comedian who first gained transatlantic fame as a performer for British music hall producer Fred Karno — thus, 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 director/producer Henry Lehrman's L-KO Kompany and Fox Film Sunshine Comedy unit.
1996
as Self (archive footage)
1920
as Mysterious Stranger
1920
1916
1916
as Bill
1915
as Billie
1915
as Billie
1915
1915
1915
as Mr. Bummel
1915
1914
as Billie