Biography:
African American actor Willie Best made his screen debut in Harold Lloyd's Feet First (1930). When Best, a veteran of a travelling show, came to Hollywood, he immediately fell prey to the stereotyping of the era. Promoted as a "new Stepin Fetchit," Best was transformed into a shuffling, "Yassuh boss" character billed as "Sleep 'N' Eat." Studio p... Continue Bio >>

Filmography:
1951 South of Caliente
1950 The Trouble with Father [TV Series]
1949 Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters
1948 The Shanghai Chest
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