Willie Best
Actor · 63 credits · 15 in highly-rated films
Best known for Private Detective (1939)
Frequent collaborators: Hattie McDaniel, Tom Dugan, Guy Kibbee, Paul Guilfoyle, Robert Middlemass
Movies (63 total, ranked by score)
31Cinderella Swings It
1943
Comedy, Drama
32The Adventures of Mark Twain
1944 · ★ 6.9 (10 votes)
Adventure, Drama
33Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
Documentary
34Saturday's Heroes
1937 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Drama, Romance
35Juke Girl
1942 · ★ 6.5 (4 votes)
Crime, Drama
- 36
Minstrel Days
1941
Music, History
37Racing Lady
1937 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)
Drama, Romance
38The Green Pastures
1936 · ★ 6.3 (14 votes)
Drama, Fantasy
39South of Caliente
1951 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)
Music, Western, Action
40The Face of Marble
1946 · ★ 4.4 (10 votes)
Horror
- 41
Hit and Rum
1935
Comedy
42Dixie
1943 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)
Music, Comedy
43The Mark of the Whistler
1944 · ★ 6.2 (17 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
44Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939 · ★ 6.2 (12 votes)
Comedy, Mystery
45Home in Indiana
1944 · ★ 5.9 (11 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Romance
46The Shanghai Chest
1948 · ★ 6.1 (5 votes)
Crime, Mystery
47I'm from the City
1938 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Romance, Western
48Muss 'em Up
1936 · ★ 6.2 (6 votes)
Crime, Mystery
49Half Past Midnight
1948 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Crime, Mystery
50Virtuous Husband
1931
Comedy, Romance
51Hold That Blonde!
1945 · ★ 6.2 (12 votes)
Comedy
52The Nitwits
1935 · ★ 6.6 (9 votes)
Comedy, Music
53Suddenly It's Spring
1947 · ★ 3.9 (7 votes)
Comedy, Romance
54Whispering Ghosts
1942 · ★ 6.4 (6 votes)
Mystery, Comedy, Horror
55Thank You, Jeeves!
1936 · ★ 6.0 (7 votes)
Comedy
56Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B"
1941 · ★ 6.3 (12 votes)
Animation
57Deep South
1937 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Music
58Meet the O'Briens
1954
Comedy
59The Bride Walks Out
1936 · ★ 5.3 (13 votes)
Comedy, Romance
60Mummy's Boys
1936 · ★ 4.7 (7 votes)
Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.