Willie Best, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Willie Best

actor

Date of Birth: 27-May-1916

Place of Birth: Sunflower, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 27-Feb-1962

Profession: actor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

William "Willie" Best (May 27, 1916 – February 27, 1962), sometimes known as Sleep n' Eat, was an American television and film actor.Best was one of the first black American film actors and comedians to become well known.
In the 21st century, his work, like that of Stepin Fetchit, is sometimes reviled because he was often called upon to play stereotypically lazy, illiterate, and/or simple-minded characters in films.
Of the 124 films he appeared in, he received screen credit in at least 77, an unusual feat for a black American bit player.