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
- What's an Abra Without a Cadabra? as Figment (voice)
- Where Does Time Fly? as Figment (voice)
- Reading Magic with Figment and Peter Pan as Figment (voice)
- Writing Magic with Figment and Alice in Wonderland 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
- Rumpelstiltskin as Rumpelstiltskin
- Off the Mark as The Little Russian
1986
- Wildfire
- Tough Guys as Philly
- The Mouse and the Motorcycle as Uncle Lester (voice)
- Body Slam as Tim McClusky
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
- Skatetown, U.S.A. as Jimmy
- Firepower as Dominic Carbone
1978
- Fantasy Island as Alphonse
- The Lord of the Rings as Character Actor (voice)
- Foul Play as J.J. MacKuen
- The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars as Self
- Rabbit Test as Lester
1977
- The Love Boat as Ralph Warren
- CHiPs
- Man from Atlantis as Moxie
- 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
- W.C. Fields and Me as Ludwig
- Joys as Self
- The Paul Lynde Halloween Special as Gallows
- Dr. Shrinker
- Twin Detectives as Bartender
- The Amazing Dobermans as Samson
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
- Fireman Save My Child as Clarinetist Inside Tuba
- The Spike Jones Show
- George Tackles the Land as Mr. N
1953
- General Electric Theater as Second Clown
- The Clown as Billy (uncredited)
1952
- This Is Your Life as Self
1950
- The Bob Hope Show as Self - Santa's Elf
- 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
- The Hollywood Gad-About as Brat (uncredited)
- Mickey's Medicine Man as Billy McGuire
- Gift of Gab as The Baby
- Mickey's Minstrels as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Rescue as Billy McGuire
1933
- Gold Diggers of 1933 as Baby in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)
- Footlight Parade as Mouse (uncredited)
- Alice in Wonderland as White Pawn / The Baby (uncredited)
- Roman Scandals as Little Eddie (uncredited)
- Mickey's Tent Show as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Ape Man as Billy McGuire
- Out All Night as Child
- Mickey's Covered Wagon as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Disguises as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Race as Billy McGuire - Mickey's brother
- Mickey's Touchdown as Billy
1932
- Mickey's Busy Day as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Big Business as Billy McGuire
1931
- Goldie as Child
- In Conference as Milton Horowitz
- Mickey's Thrill Hunters as Mickey's brother
- Mickey's Helping Hand as Billy McGuire
- Over the Hill as Shelby Boy (uncredited)
- Who's Who in the Zoo as Arthur
- Mickey's Stampede as Mickey's Brother
- Second Hand Kisses as Orphan boy
- Daddy Long Legs as Billy - Orphan (uncredited)
- Mickey's Wildcats as Mickey's brother
- Mickey's Rebellion as Mickey's brother
1930
- A Hollywood Theme Song as Little Boy (uncredited)
- Soup to Nuts as Junior (uncredited)
- Mickey's Whirlwinds as Mickey's Brother
- Mickey's Champs as Billy McGuire
- Mickey's Warriors as Billy McGuire - Mickey's Brother
- Mickey's Luck as Billy McGuire
- 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
- No Kidding
- Mickey's Big Game Hunt as Mickey's brother
- Mickey the Detective as Mickey's Brother
- Mickey in School as Baby (unconfirmed)
1927
- Mickey's Pals as The Baby
- Mickey's Eleven as Baby(unconfirmed)