Billy Barty
Born
25 October 1924 (101)
Place of Birth
Millsboro, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as
William John Bertanzetti
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 (40)
The Hollywood Shorties
2016
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
2002
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
2000
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
Stand Tall
1997
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
1995
Radioland Murders
1994
The Naked Truth
1992
Life Stinks
1991
Runaway Ralph
1991
Free the Horses: A Self-Esteem Adventure
1991
The Rescuers Down Under
1990
Lobster Man from Mars
1990
Diggin' Up Business
1990
Wishful Thinking
1990
Where Does Time Fly?
1989
What's an Abra Without a Cadabra?
1989
Writing Magic with Figment and Alice in Wonderland
1989
Reading Magic with Figment and Peter Pan
1989
UHF
1989
Would You Eat a Blue Potato?
1988
Do Dragons Dream?
1988
How Does It Feel to Be an Elephant?
1988
How Does Sound Sound?
1988
What Can You See by Looking?
1988
How Does It Feel to Fly?
1988
Willow
1988
Snow White
1987
Off the Mark
1987
Masters of the Universe
1987
Rumpelstiltskin
1987
Body Slam
1986
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986
Tough Guys
1986
Star Fairies
1985
Legend
1985
Night Patrol
1984