Acting credits
150
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Billy Barty
Acting
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Movies: 111Series: 39
TMDB ID: 12659
IMDb ID: nm0000863
Known for: Acting
Born: October 25, 1924
Died: December 23, 2000
Age: 76
Place of birth: Millsboro, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1927 - 2014
Years active: 88
Average TMDB rating: 6.43
Wikidata: Q716319
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Billy Barty.
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Gwildor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014 Movie
4.9
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
as Self (archive footage)
2006 Movie
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
as Himself
2002 Movie
4.1
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
as Funeral Eulogist
2000 Movie
3.8
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Self
1998 Movie
6.4
Stand Tall
as Self
1997 Movie
5.0
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
as Prospector Pike
1995 Movie
5.9
Radioland Murders
as Billy Barty
1994 Movie
2.4
The Naked Truth
as The Bell Boy
1992 Movie
5.7
Life Stinks
as Willy
1991 Movie
Runaway Ralph
as Uncle Lester (Voice)
1991 Movie
Free the Horses: A Self-Esteem Adventure
as Jerome the Gnome
1991 Movie
6.6
The Rescuers Down Under
as Baitmouse (voice)
1990 Movie
5.1
Lobster Man from Mars
as Mr. Throckmorton
1990 Movie
4.0
Diggin' Up Business
as Crosby
1990 Movie
1.0
Wishful Thinking
as Gypsy
1990 Movie
Writing Magic with Figment and Alice in Wonderland
as Figment (voice)
1989 Movie
Reading Magic with Figment and Peter Pan
as Figment (voice)
1989 Movie
6.7
UHF
as Noodles MacIntosh
1989 Movie
7.0
Willow
as High Aldwin
1988 Movie
6.6
Snow White
as Iddy
1987 Movie
3.3
Off the Mark
as The Little Russian
1987 Movie
5.7
Masters of the Universe
as Gwildor
1987 Movie
3.9
Rumpelstiltskin
as Rumpelstiltskin
1987 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Billy Barty.
7.0
L.A. Heat
1 eps
1999 Series
8.0
The New Batman Adventures
as Hips McManus (voice) • 1 eps
1997 Series
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
1996 Series
7.0
MADtv
as Self • 2 eps
1995 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Chris (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.0
Jack's Place
1 eps
1992 Series
5.5
Nasty Boys
1 eps
1989 Series
7.7
DuckTales
as King Brian (voice) • 1 eps
1987 Series
6.5
Wildfire
13 eps
1986 Series
7.6
The Golden Girls
as Edgar Lindstrom • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Moonlighting
as Billy Barty (uncredited) • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.0
Ace Crawford, Private Eye
5 eps
1983 Series
6.9
Hart to Hart
1 eps
1979 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Ralph Warren • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.5
Man from Atlantis
as Moxie • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.8
CHiPs
1 eps
1977 Series
6.7
Charlie's Angels
as News Vendor • 1 eps
1976 Series
4.1
Dr. Shrinker
16 eps
1976 Series
7.3
Barney Miller
as Mr. Resnick • 1 eps
1975 Series
5.8
Chico and the Man
1 eps
1974 Series
7.9
Little House on the Prairie
2 eps
1974 Series
5.4
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
as Sigmund Ooze • 29 eps
1973 Series
7.2
The Waltons
1 eps
1972 Series
6.0
The Bugaloos
as Sparky • 17 eps
1970 Series