Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-08-20 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Swissvale, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

William "Billy" Gardell
William Gardell Jr.

Billy Gardell

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.

Known For

7.4%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

8.2%

Bones

Sep 13, 2005

8.0%

Young Sheldon

Sep 25, 2017

6.5%

Bad Santa

Nov 26, 2003

7.9%

Desperate Housewives

Oct 3, 2004

7.4%

New Girl

Sep 20, 2011

5.6%

You, Me and Dupree

Jul 13, 2006

7.6%

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Oct 6, 2000

7.9%

Monk

Jul 12, 2002

6.6%

The Electric State

Mar 7, 2025

7.7%

My Name Is Earl

Sep 20, 2005

6.8%

Jersey Boys

Jun 18, 2014

- View by:
- Media type:
- Department:

Acting

2025		The Electric State as Garbage Bot (voice)
2025		The Vortex as Pete

2023

Extended Family as Bill

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self

2020

Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self

2019		Bob Hearts Abishola as Bob Wheeler
2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019		The Toll Road as Colin

2017		A Very Merry Toy Store as Roy Barnes
2017		Special Unit as Captain Wynn
2017		Young Sheldon as Herschel Sparks
2017		Once Upon a Time in Venice as Office Bill
2017		Sun Records as Colonel Parker

2016		Undrafted as Umpire Haze
2016		The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
2016		Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
2016		Angie Tribeca as Officer Depot

2015		Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas as Self
2015		Jay Leno's Garage as Self
2015		Dancer and the Dame as Rick Dancer

2014		Celebrity Name Game as Self
2014		Girl Meets World as Coach Bobby Campagnola
2014		Jersey Boys as Our Sons Owner
2014		Billy Gardell Presents Road Dogs: Chicago

2013

Billy Gardell Presents Road Dogs: Las Vegas

2012

Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Host

2011		Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas as Santa (voice)
2011		New Girl as Jason
2011		Billy Gardell: Halftime as Himself

2010		Conan as Self
2010		Mike & Molly as Mike Biggs
2010		The Deported as Agent Michael Levinrothsteinberg

2007		Heckler as Self
2007		Dragon Wars: D-War as Zoo Guard

2006		You, Me and Dupree as Bartender Dave
2006		Heist

2005		My Name Is Earl as Officer Billy Hoyne
2005		Bones as Bob Sayles
2005		Unscripted as Self
2005		The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self

2004		Desperate Housewives as Roy Harding
2004		Quintuplets

2003		Bad Santa as Milwaukee Security Guard
2003		Gary the Rat
2003		Lucky

2002		Avenging Angelo as Bruno
2002		Monk as Ian Agnew

2001

Kristin as Pete

2000		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Charlie Jackson
2000		Yes, Dear as Billy

1999		Judging Amy as Lyle Cooper
1999		It's Like, You Know... as Eddy
1999		Family Guy as Mike Biggs (voice)

1998

The King of Queens as Billy Kelner

1997

The Practice as Manny Quinn

Production

2015

Dancer and the Dame as Executive Producer

Writing

2011

Billy Gardell: Halftime as Writer