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.

Filmography

• 2025The Electric State — Garbage Bot (voice)
• 2025The Vortex — Pete
• Extended Family — Bill
• Bob Hearts Abishola — Bob Wheeler
• 2019The Toll Road — Colin
• 2017A Very Merry Toy Store — Roy Barnes
• 2017Once Upon a Time in Venice — Office Bill
• 2017Special Unit — Captain Wynn
• Sun Records — Colonel Parker
• Young Sheldon — Herschel Sparks
• Angie Tribeca — Officer Depot
• 2016Undrafted — Umpire Haze
• Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! — Warden Bowman / Prisoner 1 (voice)
• 2015Dancer and the Dame — Rick Dancer, Executive Producer
• 2014Billy Gardell Presents Road Dogs: Chicago
• Girl Meets World — Coach Bobby Campagnola
• 2014Jersey Boys — Our Sons Owner
• 2013Billy Gardell Presents Road Dogs: Las Vegas
• Sullivan & Son — Lyle Winkler
• 2011Billy Gardell: Halftime — Self, Writer
• 2011Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas — Santa (voice)
• New Girl — Jason
• Mike & Molly — Mike Biggs
• 2010The Deported — Agent Michael Levinrothsteinberg
• 2007Dragon Wars: D-War — Zoo Guard
• Heist — Billy O'Brien
• 2006You, Me and Dupree — Bartender Dave
• Bones — Bob Sayles
• My Name Is Earl — Officer Billy Hoyne
• Unscripted — Billy Gardell
• Desperate Housewives — Roy Harding
• Quintuplets — Brad
• 2003Bad Santa — Milwaukee Security Guard
• Gary the Rat
• Las Vegas — Sid Turner
• Lucky
• 2002Avenging Angelo — Bruno
• Monk — Ian Agnew
• Kristin — Pete
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Charlie Jackson
• Yes, Dear — Billy
• Family Guy — Mike Biggs (voice)
• Judging Amy — Lyle Cooper
• The King of Queens — Billy Kelner
• The Practice — Manny Quinn

Appearances as themselves (17)

• Celebrity Weakest Link — Self - Contestant
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• Secret Celebrity Renovation — Self
• 2020Feeding America Comedy Festival — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• 25 Words or Less — Self
• 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows — Self
• The $100,000 Pyramid — Self
• Jay Leno's Garage — Self
• 2015Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas — Self
• Celebrity Name Game — Self
• Gotham Comedy Live — Self - Host
• Conan — Self - Guest
• The Talk — Self
• 2007Heckler — Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• Comedy Central Presents — Self