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)
- 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
- Lobster Man from Mars as Mr. Throckmorton
- Diggin' Up Business as Crosby
- Wishful Thinking as Gypsy
- The Rescuers Down Under as Baitmouse (voice)
1989
- Nasty Boys
- Where Does Time Fly? as Figment (voice)
- Reading Magic with Figment and Peter Pan as Figment (voice)
- UHF as Noodles MacIntosh
- 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
- Would You Eat a Blue Potato? as Figment (voice)
- What Can You See by Looking? 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)
- Do Dragons Dream? as Figment (voice)
1987
- DuckTales as King Brian (voice)
- Snow White as Iddy
- Masters of the Universe as Gwildor
- Off the Mark as The Little Russian
- Rumpelstiltskin as Rumpelstiltskin
1986
- Tough Guys as Philly
- Body Slam as Tim McClusky
- The Mouse and the Motorcycle as Uncle Lester (voice)
- Wildfire
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
- EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program as Figment (voice) (archive sound)
- Ace Crawford, Private Eye
1981
- Being Different as Self
- Under the Rainbow as Otto Kriegling
1980
- Hardly Working as Sammy
1979
- Hart to Hart
- Firepower as Dominic Carbone
- Skatetown, U.S.A. as Jimmy
1978
- Rabbit Test as Lester
- Foul Play as J.J. MacKuen
- The Lord of the Rings as Character Actor (voice)
- The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars as Self
1977
- The Love Boat as Ralph Warren
- CHiPs
- Great Day as Billy
- Man from Atlantis as Moxie
- The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington as Little Man
1976
- Charlie's Angels as News Vendor
- Joys as Self
- Twin Detectives as Bartender
- The Paul Lynde Halloween Special as Gallows
- The Amazing Dobermans as Samson
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Assistant Director
- Dr. Shrinker
- W.C. Fields and Me as Ludwig
1975
- Barney Miller as Mr. Resnick
- Sixpack Annie as Pie Vendor (uncredited)
- The Day of the Locust as Abe Kusich
- Demon, Demon as Max
1974
1973
- The Godmothers as The Hawk
- Sigmund and the Sea Monsters as Sigmund Ooze
- 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
- Pufnstuf as Googy Gopher / Orville Pelican
- The Bugaloos as Sparky
1969
- Love, American Style as Mechanical Elf
1968
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
1967
- The Perils of Pauline as Pygmy Leader
1966
- Clown Alley as Little Clown Jumping Out of Firehouse
- Jericho
1965
- Get Smart
- Harum Scarum as Baba
1964
- Roustabout as Billy (uncredited)
1962
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Barker
- Billy Rose's Jumbo as Joey The Circus Clown
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm as The Court Jester (segment "The Dancing Princess") (uncredited)
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
- Fireman Save My Child as Clarinetist Inside Tuba
- The Spike Jones Show
- George Tackles the Land as Mr. N
1953
- The Clown as Billy (uncredited)
- General Electric Theater as Second Clown
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
- Mickey's Minstrels as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Medicine Man as Billy McGuire
- Gift of Gab as The Baby
- The Hollywood Gad-About as Brat (uncredited)
- Mickey's Rescue as Billy McGuire
1933
- Roman Scandals as Little Eddie (uncredited)
- Mickey's Ape Man as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Touchdown as Billy
- Mickey's Covered Wagon as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Tent Show as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Disguises as Billy McGuire
- Gold Diggers of 1933 as Baby in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)
- Alice in Wonderland as White Pawn / The Baby (uncredited)
- Footlight Parade as Mouse (uncredited)
- Out All Night as Child
- Mickey's Race as Billy McGuire - Mickey's brother
1932
- Mickey's Busy Day as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Big Business as Billy McGuire
1931
- In Conference as Milton Horowitz
- Goldie as Child
- Mickey's Rebellion as Mickey's brother
- Daddy Long Legs as Billy - Orphan (uncredited)
- Mickey's Wildcats as Mickey's brother
- Over the Hill as Shelby Boy (uncredited)
- Mickey's Helping Hand as Billy McGuire
- Second Hand Kisses as Orphan boy
- Mickey's Stampede as Mickey's Brother
- Who's Who in the Zoo as Arthur
- Mickey's Thrill Hunters as Mickey's brother
1930
- Mickey's Luck as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Champs as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Warriors as Billy McGuire - Mickey's Brother
- Soup to Nuts as Junior (uncredited)
- Mickey's Whirlwinds as Mickey's Brother
- A Hollywood Theme Song as Little Boy (uncredited)
- Half a Hero as The Baby
1929
- Mickey's Big Moment as Mickey's Brother
- Mickey's Midnite Follies as Mickey's Brother
- Mickey's Mix-Up as Mickey's Brother
1928
- Mickey's Big Game Hunt as Mickey's brother
- Mickey in School as Baby (unconfirmed)
- Mickey the Detective as Mickey's Brother
- No Kidding
1927
- Mickey's Eleven as Baby(unconfirmed)
- Mickey's Pals as The Baby