Billy Barty
American film actor (1924-2000) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 76
Billy Barty was an American actor and activist. In adult life, he stood 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m) tall because of cartilage-hair hypoplasia dwarfism and so was often cast in films opposite taller performers for comic effect. He specialized in outspoken or wisecracking characters.
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Something wrong?A life in dates
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, BurnFilm1997
The New Batman AdventuresSeries, Hips McManus (voice)1991
Life StinksFilm, Willy1989
UHFFilm, Noodles1987
DuckTalesSeries, King Brian (voice)
Masters of the UniverseFilm, 1987Gwildor1985
LegendFilm, Screwball1981Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward
Under the RainbowFilm, 1981Otto Kriegling1979
Hart to HartSeries1978
Foul PlayFilm, J.J. MacKuen1976
Charlie's AngelsSeries, News Vendor
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodFilm, 1976Assistant Director1974
Little House on the PrairieSeries, Owen1970
PufnstufFilm, Googy Gopher / Orville Pelican1969
Love, American StyleSeries, Mechanical Elf1965
Get SmartSeries, Upper Gemini1964
RoustaboutFilm, Billy (uncredited)1959
RawhideSeries1957
The UndeadFilm, The Imp1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, George1950
The Bob Hope ShowSeries1935
A Midsummer Night's DreamFilm, Mustard-Seed1930
Soup to NutsFilm, Junior (uncredited)1924Born25 October 1924People around Billy
Close ties
Mickey Rooney Also in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Albert Herman Directed Mickey's Champs and Mickey's Explorers
Menahem Golan Produced Masters of the Universe and Snow White
Yoram Globus Produced Masters of the Universe and Snow White
Michael Winner Directed Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)- Sydney Lassick Also in The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977)
Leslie Goodwins Directed Fireman Save My Child and Idle Eyes
Eli Wallach Also in Tough Guys and Firepower
Martha Raye Also in The Bugaloos and Billy Rose's Jumbo
Sharon Baird Also in The Bugaloos (1970)
Shirley Jean Rickert Also in Mickey's Covered Wagon (1933)- Jimmy Robinson Also in Mickey's Warriors (1930)
Dick Powell Also in Footlight Parade (1933)
Joan Blondell Also in Footlight Parade (1933)
Hobart Cavanaugh Also in Footlight Parade (1933)- Robert Lord Produced Footlight Parade (1933)
Elvis Presley Also in Roustabout and Harum Scarum
George Lucas Produced Willow (1989)
Ridley Scott Directed Legend (1986)
Jerry Lewis Directed Hardly Working (1980)
Dr. Demento Also in Lobster Man from Mars and UHF
Joe Eszterhas Produced An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998)
Frank McHugh Also in Footlight Parade (1933)
Hugh Herbert Also in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Known for
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Bride of Frankenstein 1935
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 2014
Gold Diggers of 1933 1933
Willow 1988
Footlight Parade 1933
Filmography 40
172 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
During the 1950s, he became a television actor, appearing regularly in the Spike Jones ensemble. In the early 1970s, he appeared often in a variety of roles in children's TV programs produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. As an activist for people with dwarfism, he founded the Little People of America organization in 1957.
