Billy Barty
Born: 1924-10-25 in Millsboro, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2000-12-23
Known For: Acting
Biography
Billy Barty (born William John Bertanzetti; October 25, 1924 – December 23, 2000) was an American actor and activist. In adult life, he stood 3 feet, 9 inches (1.14 m) tall, due to cartilage–hair hypoplasia dwarfism, and because of his short stature he was often cast in movies opposite taller performers for comic effect. He specialized in outspoken or wisecracking characters. During the 1950s, he became a television star, appearing regularly in the Spike Jones ensemble.
Filmography
2014
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Gwildor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
- Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound as Self (archive footage)
2002
- Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' as Himself
2000
- The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave as Funeral Eulogist
1999
1998
1997
- The New Batman Adventures as Hips McManus (voice)
- Vaudeville as Self
- Stand Tall as Self
1995
- MADtv as Self
- Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart as Prospector Pike
1994
- Radioland Murders as Billy Barty
1993
- Frasier as Chris (voice)
1992
- Jack's Place
- The Naked Truth as The Bell Boy
1991
- Life Stinks as Willy
- Runaway Ralph as Uncle Lester (Voice)
- Free the Horses: A Self-Esteem Adventure as Jerome the Gnome
1990
- Nasty Boys
- The Rescuers Down Under as Baitmouse (voice)
- Wishful Thinking as Gypsy
- Lobster Man from Mars as Mr. Throckmorton
- Diggin' Up Business as Crosby
1989
- UHF as Noodles MacIntosh
- Reading Magic with Figment and Peter Pan as Figment (voice)
- Where Does Time Fly? as Figment (voice)
- Writing Magic with Figment and Alice in Wonderland as Figment (voice)
- What's an Abra Without a Cadabra? as Figment (voice)
1988
- Willow as High Aldwin
- Do Dragons Dream? as Figment (voice)
- What Can You See by Looking? as Figment (voice)
- Would You Eat a Blue Potato? as Figment (voice)
- How Does It Feel to Be an Elephant? as Figment (voice)
- How Does It Feel to Fly? as Figment (voice)
- How Does Sound Sound? as Figment (voice)
1987
- DuckTales as King Brian (voice)
- Masters of the Universe as Gwildor
- Rumpelstiltskin as Rumpelstiltskin
- Snow White as Iddy
- Off the Mark as The Little Russian
1986
- Wildfire
- Tough Guys as Philly
- Body Slam as Tim McClusky
- The Mouse and the Motorcycle as Uncle Lester (voice)
1985
- The Golden Girls as Edgar Lindstrom
- Moonlighting as Billy Barty (uncredited)
- Legend as Screwball
- Star Fairies as Troll (voice)
1984
- Night Patrol as Captain Lewis
1983
- Ace Crawford, Private Eye as Inch
- EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program as Figment (voice) (archive sound)
1981
- Under the Rainbow as Otto Kriegling
- Being Different as Self
1980
- Hardly Working as Sammy
1979
- Hart to Hart
- Supertrain as Mick
- Firepower as Dominic Carbone
- Skatetown, U.S.A. as Jimmy
1978
- Fantasy Island as Alphonse
- The Lord of the Rings as Character Actor (voice)
- Foul Play as J.J. MacKuen
- Rabbit Test as Lester
- The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars as Self
1977
- The Love Boat as Ralph Warren
- Man from Atlantis as Moxie
- CHiPs
- The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington as Little Man
- Great Day as Billy
1976
- Charlie's Angels as News Vendor
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Assistant Director
- Joys as Self
- Dr. Shrinker
- The Paul Lynde Halloween Special as Gallows
- Twin Detectives as Bartender
- The Amazing Dobermans as Samson
- W.C. Fields and Me as Ludwig
1975
- Barney Miller as Mr. Resnick
- The Day of the Locust as Abe Kusich
- Sixpack Annie as Pie Vendor (uncredited)
- Demon, Demon as Max
1974
- Little House on the Prairie as Owen
- Chico and the Man
- Punch and Jody as Stilts
1973
- Sigmund and the Sea Monsters as Sigmund Ooze
- The Godmothers as The Hawk
- The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl as Cleaning Lady / Sparky the Firefly / Witchiepoo's Assistant
1972
- The Waltons
- Fol-de-Rol as Artist / Costumed Characters
1970
- The Bugaloos as Sparky
- Pufnstuf as Googy Gopher / Orville Pelican
1969
- Love, American Style as Mechanical Elf
1968
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
1967
- The Perils of Pauline as Pygmy Leader
1966
- Jericho
- Clown Alley as Little Clown Jumping Out of Firehouse
1965
- Get Smart as Upper Gemini
- Harum Scarum as Baba
1964
- Roustabout as Billy (uncredited)
1962
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Barker
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm as The Court Jester (segment "The Dancing Princess") (uncredited)
- Billy Rose's Jumbo as Joey The Circus Clown
1960
- Thriller as Sam
1958
- Peter Gunn
- Shirley Temple's Storybook as Dwarf
1957
- The Undead as The Imp
1956
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as George
1954
- The Spike Jones Show
- George Tackles the Land as Mr. N
- Fireman Save My Child as Clarinetist Inside Tuba
1953
- General Electric Theater as Second Clown
- The Clown as Billy (uncredited)
1952
- This Is Your Life as Self
1950
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- Pygmy Island as Kimba
1946
- Three Wise Fools as Bit
1945
- Mickey the Great as Billy McGuire
1937
- Nothing Sacred as Boy Biting Wally's Ankle (uncredited)
1935
- Bride of Frankenstein as Baby (uncredited)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Mustard-Seed
1934
- Gift of Gab as The Baby
- Mickey's Rescue as Billy McGuire
- The Hollywood Gad-About as Brat (uncredited)
- Mickey's Minstrels as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Medicine Man as Billy McGuire
1933
- Footlight Parade as Mouse (uncredited)
- Alice in Wonderland as White Pawn / The Baby (uncredited)
- Gold Diggers of 1933 as Baby in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)
- Roman Scandals as Little Eddie (uncredited)
- Out All Night as Child
- Mickey's Disguises as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Ape Man as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Race as Billy McGuire - Mickey's brother
- Mickey's Tent Show as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Touchdown as Billy
- Mickey's Covered Wagon as Billy McGuire
1932
- Mickey's Big Business as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Busy Day as Billy McGuire
1931
- In Conference as Milton Horowitz
- Goldie as Child
- Over the Hill as Shelby Boy (uncredited)
- Mickey's Rebellion as Mickey's brother
- Mickey's Stampede as Mickey's Brother
- Daddy Long Legs as Billy - Orphan (uncredited)
- Mickey's Helping Hand as Billy McGuire
- Second Hand Kisses as Orphan boy
- Mickey's Thrill Hunters as Mickey's brother
- Mickey's Wildcats as Mickey's brother
- Who's Who in the Zoo as Arthur
1930
- Soup to Nuts as Junior (uncredited)
- Mickey's Whirlwinds as Mickey's Brother
- A Hollywood Theme Song as Little Boy (uncredited)
- Mickey's Luck as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Champs as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Warriors as Billy McGuire - Mickey's Brother
- Half a Hero as The Baby
1929
- Mickey's Midnite Follies as Mickey's Brother
- Mickey's Big Moment as Mickey's Brother
- Mickey's Mix-Up as Mickey's Brother
1928
- No Kidding
- Mickey in School as Baby (unconfirmed)
- Mickey the Detective as Mickey's Brother
- Mickey's Big Game Hunt as Mickey's brother
1927
- Mickey's Pals as The Baby
- Mickey's Eleven as Baby(unconfirmed)