Billy Barty
- Acting
- October 25, 1924 · Millsboro, Pennsylvania, USA
- December 23, 2000
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
Filmography
- The Hollywood Shorties
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films · Gwildor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound · Self
- Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' · Self
- The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave · Funeral Eulogist
- L.A. Heat
- Television: The First Fifty Years · Self
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn · Self
- Vaudeville · Self
- The New Batman Adventures · Hips McManus (Voice)
- Stand Tall · Self
- E! True Hollywood Story
- MADtv · Self
- Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart · Prospector Pike
- Radioland Murders · Billy Barty
- Frasier · Chris (Voice)
- The Naked Truth · The Bell Boy
- Jack's Place
- Life Stinks · Willy
- Runaway Ralph · Uncle Lester (Voice)
- Free the Horses: A Self-Esteem Adventure · Jerome the Gnome
- The Rescuers Down Under · Baitmouse (Voice)
- Nasty Boys
- Lobster Man from Mars · Mr. Throckmorton
- Diggin' Up Business · Crosby
- Wishful Thinking · Gypsy
- What's an Abra Without a Cadabra? · Figment (Voice)
- Where Does Time Fly? · Figment (Voice)
- Writing Magic with Figment and Alice in Wonderland · Figment (Voice)
- Reading Magic with Figment and Peter Pan · Figment (Voice)
- UHF · Noodles
- Would You Eat a Blue Potato? · Figment (Voice)
- How Does It Feel to Be an Elephant? · Figment (Voice)
- Do Dragons Dream? · Figment (Voice)
- How Does Sound Sound? · Figment (Voice)
- What Can You See by Looking? · Figment (Voice)
- How Does It Feel to Fly? · Figment (Voice)
- Willow · High Aldwin
- Snow White · Iddy
- Off the Mark · The Little Russian
- DuckTales · King Brian (Voice)
- Masters of the Universe · Gwildor
- Rumpelstiltskin · Rumpelstiltskin
- Body Slam · Tim McClusky
- The Mouse and the Motorcycle · Uncle Lester (Voice)
- Tough Guys · Philly
- Wildfire
- Star Fairies · Troll (Voice)
- The Golden Girls · Edgar Lindstrom
- Legend · Screwball
- Moonlighting · Billy Barty (uncredited)
- Night Patrol · Captain Lewis
- Ace Crawford, Private Eye · Inch
- EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program · Figment (voice) (archive sound)
- Being Different · Self
- Under the Rainbow · Otto Kriegling
- Hardly Working · Sammy
- Skatetown, U.S.A. · Jimmy
- Hart to Hart
- Firepower · Dominic Carbone
- Supertrain · Mick
- The Lord of the Rings · Character Actor (Voice)
- The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars · Self
- Foul Play · J.J. MacKuen
- Rabbit Test · Lester
- Fantasy Island · Alphonse
- The Love Boat · Ralph Warren
- Man from Atlantis · Moxie
- CHiPs
- The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington · Little Man
- Great Day · Billy
- The Amazing Dobermans · Samson
- The Paul Lynde Halloween Special · Gallows
- Charlie's Angels · News Vendor
- Dr. Shrinker
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood · Assistant Director
- Twin Detectives · Bartender
- W.C. Fields and Me · Ludwig
- Joys · Self
- Sixpack Annie · Pie Vendor (uncredited)