Billy Gardell
Acting
Biography
Billy Gardell (born August 20, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, game show host and voice artist. He has been visible within the comedy world industry since 1989. Gardell played Chicago police officer Mike Biggs on Mike & Molly. He also made an appearance in a dozen episodes of My Name Is Earl as a police officer. Gardell voiced Santa in Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, as well as starring on Sullivan & Son in the recurring role of Lyle Winkler.
Born: August 20, 1969
Place of Birth: Swissvale, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Unscripted
Three young, struggling actors (played by three young, less-struggling actors) try to navigate the maze of agents, auditions and avarice that is Hollywood, frequently turning to their acting teacher for advice. As the title implies, the dialogue is mostly improvised, with situations based on the lives of the cast and creators.
Quintuplets
Quintuplets is a quirky ensemble comedy about the trials and tribulations of two parents raising 15-year-old quintuplets in a three-bedroom home.
Girl Meets World
The adventures of relatable and adventurous Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews, and her bold best friend Maya as they traverse the twists and turns of teenage years at Manhattan's John Quincy Adams Middle School where Riley's dad is their History teacher.
Bones
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.
Young Sheldon
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
The gang decide to go traveling in the Mystery Machine, seeking fun and adventure during what could possibly be their last summer break together. However, havoc-wreaking monsters seem to be drawn to them, appearing almost every stop of the way.
Monk
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.
Desperate Housewives
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.
My Name Is Earl
When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.
The Practice
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
Filmography
as Garbage Bot (voice)
as Pete
as Bill
as Self
as Bob Wheeler
as Self
as Colin
as Roy Barnes
as Captain Wynn
as Herschel Sparks
as Office Bill
as Colonel Parker
as Umpire Haze
as Self
as Officer Depot
as Self
as Warden Bowman / Prisoner 1 (voice)
as Rick Dancer
as Self
as Coach Bobby Campagnola
as Our Sons Owner
as Self - Host
as Santa (voice)
as Jason
as Himself
as Self
as Mike Biggs
as Agent Michael Levinrothsteinberg
as Self
as Zoo Guard
as Bartender Dave
as Officer Billy Hoyne
as Bob Sayles
as Self
as Roy Harding
as Brad
as Milwaukee Security Guard
as Sid Turner
as Bruno
as Ian Agnew
as Pete
as Charlie Jackson
as Billy
as Lyle Cooper
as Mike Biggs (voice)
as Billy Kelner
as Manny Quinn