Billy Barty
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 25, 1924 (101 years old)
Place of Birth
Millsboro, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known For
| 2016 | The Hollywood Shorties | |
| 2014 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsGwildor (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2006 | Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway BoundSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2002 | Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'Himself | |
| 2000 | The Extreme Adventures of Super DaveFuneral Eulogist | |
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty YearsSelf | |
| 1999 | L.A. Heat | |
| 1998 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, BurnSelf | |
| 1997 | Stand TallSelf | |
| 1997 | The New Batman AdventuresHips McManus (voice) | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1995 | Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. TaggartProspector Pike | |
| 1995 | MADtvSelf | |
| 1994 | Radioland MurdersBilly Barty | |
| 1993 | FrasierChris (voice) | |
| 1992 | The Naked TruthThe Bell Boy | |
| 1992 | Jack's Place | |
| 1991 | Runaway RalphUncle Lester (Voice) | |
| 1991 | Life StinksWilly | |
| 1991 | Free the Horses: A Self-Esteem AdventureJerome the Gnome | |
| 1990 | The Rescuers Down UnderBaitmouse (voice) | |
| 1990 | Diggin' Up BusinessCrosby | |
| 1990 | Lobster Man from MarsMr. Throckmorton | |
| 1990 | Wishful ThinkingGypsy | |
| 1989 | UHFNoodles MacIntosh | |
| 1989 | Writing Magic with Figment and Alice in WonderlandFigment (voice) | |
| 1989 | Where Does Time Fly?Figment (voice) | |
| 1989 | What's an Abra Without a Cadabra?Figment (voice) | |
| 1989 | Reading Magic with Figment and Peter PanFigment (voice) | |
| 1989 | Nasty Boys | |
| 1988 | WillowHigh Aldwin | |
| 1988 | Would You Eat a Blue Potato?Figment (voice) | |
| 1988 | Do Dragons Dream?Figment (voice) | |
| 1988 | How Does It Feel to Be an Elephant?Figment (voice) | |
| 1988 | How Does Sound Sound?Figment (voice) | |
| 1988 | What Can You See by Looking?Figment (voice) | |
| 1988 | How Does It Feel to Fly?Figment (voice) | |
| 1987 | Masters of the UniverseGwildor | |
| 1987 | RumpelstiltskinRumpelstiltskin | |
| 1987 | Off the MarkThe Little Russian | |
| 1987 | Snow WhiteIddy | |
| 1987 | DuckTalesKing Brian (voice) | |
| 1986 | Tough GuysPhilly | |
| 1986 | The Mouse and the MotorcycleUncle Lester (voice) | |
| 1986 | Body SlamTim McClusky | |
| 1986 | Wildfire | |
| 1985 | LegendScrewball | |
| 1985 | Star FairiesTroll (voice) | |
| 1985 | The Golden GirlsEdgar Lindstrom | |
| 1985 | MoonlightingBilly Barty (uncredited) | |
| 1984 | Night PatrolCaptain Lewis | |
| 1983 | EPCOT Center: A Souvenir ProgramFigment (voice) (archive sound) | |
| 1983 | Ace Crawford, Private Eye | |
| 1981 | Under the RainbowOtto Kriegling | |
| 1981 | Being DifferentSelf | |
| 1980 | Hardly WorkingSammy | |
| 1979 | Skatetown, U.S.A.Jimmy | |
| 1979 | FirepowerDominic Carbone | |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | |
| 1979 | SupertrainMick | |
| 1978 | Rabbit TestLester | |
| 1978 | The Lord of the RingsCharacter Actor (voice) | |
| 1978 | Foul PlayJ.J. MacKuen | |
| 1978 | The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday SuperstarsSelf | |
| 1977 | Great DayBilly | |
| 1977 | The Happy Hooker Goes to WashingtonLittle Man | |
| 1977 | CHiPs | |
| 1977 | Man from AtlantisMoxie | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatRalph Warren | |
| 1976 | W.C. Fields and MeLudwig | |
| 1976 | The Paul Lynde Halloween SpecialGallows | |
| 1976 | JoysSelf | |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodAssistant Director | |
| 1976 | The Amazing DobermansSamson | |
| 1976 | Twin DetectivesBartender | |
| 1976 | Charlie's AngelsNews Vendor | |
| 1976 | Dr. Shrinker | |
| 1975 | The Day of the LocustAbe Kusich | |
| 1975 | Sixpack AnniePie Vendor (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | Demon, DemonMax | |
| 1975 | Barney MillerMr. Resnick | |
| 1974 | Punch and JodyStilts | |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | |
| 1974 | Chico and the Man | |
| 1973 | The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood BowlCleaning Lady / Sparky the Firefly / Witchiepoo's Assistant | |
| 1973 | The GodmothersThe Hawk | |
| 1973 | Sigmund and the Sea MonstersSigmund Ooze | |
| 1972 | Fol-de-RolArtist / Costumed Characters | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | |
| 1970 | PufnstufGoogy Gopher / Orville Pelican | |
| 1970 | The BugaloosSparky | |
| 1969 | Love, American StyleMechanical Elf | |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | The Perils of PaulinePygmy Leader | |
| 1966 | Clown AlleyLittle Clown Jumping Out of Firehouse | |
| 1966 | Jericho | |
| 1965 | Harum ScarumBaba | |
| 1965 | Get SmartUpper Gemini | |
| 1965 | Get SmartMarco | |
| 1964 | RoustaboutBilly (uncredited) | |
| 1962 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmThe Court Jester (segment "The Dancing Princess") (uncredited) | |
| 1962 | Billy Rose's JumboJoey The Circus Clown | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourBarker | |
| 1960 | ThrillerSam | |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky | |
| 1959 | Rawhide | |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn | |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's StorybookDwarf | |
| 1957 | The UndeadThe Imp | |
| 1956 | Circus Boy | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsGeorge | |
| 1954 | Fireman Save My ChildClarinetist Inside Tuba | |
| 1954 | George Tackles the LandMr. N | |
| 1954 | The Spike Jones Show | |
| 1953 | The ClownBilly (uncredited) | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterSecond Clown | |
| 1952 | This Is Your LifeSelf | |
| 1950 | Pygmy IslandKimba | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy HourSelf | |
| 1946 | Three Wise FoolsBit | |
| 1945 | Mickey the GreatBilly McGuire | |
| 1937 | Nothing SacredBoy Biting Wally's Ankle (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Bride of FrankensteinBaby (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | A Midsummer Night's DreamMustard-Seed | |
| 1934 | Mickey's MinstrelsBilly McGuire | |
| 1934 | Mickey's Medicine ManBilly McGuire | |
| 1934 | The Hollywood Gad-AboutBrat (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Mickey's RescueBilly McGuire | |
| 1934 | Gift of GabThe Baby | |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933Baby in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Alice in WonderlandWhite Pawn / The Baby (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Mickey's RaceBilly McGuire - Mickey's brother | |
| 1933 | Mickey's Ape ManBilly McGuire | |
| 1933 | Mickey's TouchdownBilly | |
| 1933 | Mickey's Tent ShowBilly McGuire | |
| 1933 | Mickey's Covered WagonBilly McGuire | |
| 1933 | Out All NightChild | |
| 1933 | Roman ScandalsLittle Eddie (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Mickey's DisguisesBilly McGuire | |
| 1933 | Footlight ParadeMouse (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Mickey's Big BusinessBilly McGuire | |
| 1932 | Mickey's Busy DayBilly McGuire | |
| 1931 | Mickey's StampedeMickey's Brother | |
| 1931 | Mickey's RebellionMickey's brother | |
| 1931 | Mickey's WildcatsMickey's brother | |
| 1931 | Mickey's Thrill HuntersMickey's brother | |
| 1931 | Mickey's Helping HandBilly McGuire | |
| 1931 | Who's Who in the ZooArthur | |
| 1931 | Second Hand KissesOrphan boy | |
| 1931 | Daddy Long LegsBilly - Orphan (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | GoldieChild | |
| 1931 | Over the HillShelby Boy (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | In ConferenceMilton Horowitz | |
| 1930 | A Hollywood Theme SongLittle Boy (uncredited) | |
| 1930 | Mickey's WhirlwindsMickey's Brother | |
| 1930 | Mickey's LuckBilly McGuire | |
| 1930 | Mickey's ChampsBilly McGuire | |
| 1930 | Mickey's WarriorsBilly McGuire - Mickey's Brother | |
| 1930 | Soup to NutsJunior (uncredited) | |
| 1930 | Half a HeroThe Baby | |
| 1929 | Mickey's Mix-UpMickey's Brother | |
| 1929 | Mickey's Big MomentMickey's Brother | |
| 1929 | Mickey's Midnite FolliesMickey's Brother | |
| 1928 | Mickey the DetectiveMickey's Brother | |
| 1928 | No Kidding | |
| 1928 | Mickey in SchoolBaby (unconfirmed) | |
| 1928 | Mickey's Big Game HuntMickey's brother | |
| 1927 | Mickey's PalsThe Baby | |
| 1927 | Mickey's ElevenBaby(unconfirmed) |