Billy Barty

Billy Barty

Known for
Acting
Born
October 25, 1924
Died
December 23, 2000 (aged 76)
Birthplace
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.

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Filmography

2016
The Hollywood Shorties

The Hollywood Shorties

Movie

2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films poster

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Movie · as Gwildor (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound poster

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2002
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' poster

Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'

Movie · as Himself

2000
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave poster

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave

Movie · as Funeral Eulogist

1999
Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

Movie · as Self

1999
L.A. Heat poster

L.A. Heat

TV · 1 ep

1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn poster

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Movie · as Self

1997
Stand Tall poster

Stand Tall

Movie · as Self

1997
Vaudeville poster

Vaudeville

Movie · as Self

1997
The New Batman Adventures poster

The New Batman Adventures

TV · as Hips McManus (voice) · 1 ep

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · 1 ep

1995
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart poster

Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart

Movie · as Prospector Pike

1995
MADtv poster

MADtv

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1994
Radioland Murders poster

Radioland Murders

Movie · as Billy Barty

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Chris (voice) · 1 ep

1992
The Naked Truth poster

The Naked Truth

Movie · as The Bell Boy

1992
Jack's Place poster

Jack's Place

TV · 1 ep

1991
Runaway Ralph poster

Runaway Ralph

Movie · as Uncle Lester (Voice)

1991
Life Stinks poster

Life Stinks

Movie · as Willy

1991
Free the Horses: A Self-Esteem Adventure poster

Free the Horses: A Self-Esteem Adventure

Movie · as Jerome the Gnome

1990
The Rescuers Down Under poster

The Rescuers Down Under

Movie · as Baitmouse (voice)

1990
Diggin' Up Business poster

Diggin' Up Business

Movie · as Crosby

1990
Lobster Man from Mars poster

Lobster Man from Mars

Movie · as Mr. Throckmorton

1990
Wishful Thinking poster

Wishful Thinking

Movie · as Gypsy

1990
Nasty Boys poster

Nasty Boys

TV · 1 ep

1989
UHF poster

UHF

Movie · as Noodles

1989
Writing Magic with Figment and Alice in Wonderland poster

Writing Magic with Figment and Alice in Wonderland

Movie · as Figment (voice)

1989
Where Does Time Fly?

Where Does Time Fly?

Movie · as Figment (voice)

1989
What's an Abra Without a Cadabra?

What's an Abra Without a Cadabra?

Movie · as Figment (voice)

1989
Reading Magic with Figment and Peter Pan poster

Reading Magic with Figment and Peter Pan

Movie · as Figment (voice)

1988
Willow poster

Willow

Movie · as High Aldwin

1988
Would You Eat a Blue Potato?

Would You Eat a Blue Potato?

Movie · as Figment (voice)

1988
Do Dragons Dream?

Do Dragons Dream?

Movie · as Figment (voice)

1988
How Does It Feel to Be an Elephant?

How Does It Feel to Be an Elephant?

Movie · as Figment (voice)

1988
How Does Sound Sound?

How Does Sound Sound?

Movie · as Figment (voice)

1988
What Can You See by Looking?

What Can You See by Looking?

Movie · as Figment (voice)

1988
How Does It Feel to Fly?

How Does It Feel to Fly?

Movie · as Figment (voice)

1987
Masters of the Universe poster

Masters of the Universe

Movie · as Gwildor

1987
Rumpelstiltskin poster

Rumpelstiltskin

Movie · as Rumpelstiltskin

1987
Off the Mark poster

Off the Mark

Movie · as The Little Russian

1987
Snow White poster

Snow White

Movie · as Iddy

1987
DuckTales poster

DuckTales

TV · as King Brian (voice) · 1 ep

1986
Tough Guys poster

Tough Guys

Movie · as Philly

1986
The Mouse and the Motorcycle poster

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Movie · as Uncle Lester (voice)

1986
Body Slam poster

Body Slam

Movie · as Tim McClusky

1986
Wildfire poster

Wildfire

TV · 13 eps

1985
Legend poster

Legend

Movie · as Screwball

1985
Star Fairies poster

Star Fairies

Movie · as Troll (voice)

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Edgar Lindstrom · 1 ep

1985
Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting

TV · as Billy Barty (uncredited) · 1 ep

1984
Night Patrol poster

Night Patrol

Movie · as Captain Lewis

1983
EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program poster

EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program

Movie · as Figment (voice) (archive sound)

1983
Ace Crawford, Private Eye poster

Ace Crawford, Private Eye

TV · as Inch · 5 eps

1981
Under the Rainbow poster

Under the Rainbow

Movie · as Otto Kriegling

1981
Being Different poster

Being Different

Movie · as Self

1980
Hardly Working poster

Hardly Working

Movie · as Sammy

1979
Skatetown, U.S.A. poster

Skatetown, U.S.A.

Movie · as Jimmy

1979
Firepower poster

Firepower

Movie · as Dominic Carbone

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · 1 ep

1979
Supertrain poster

Supertrain

TV · as Mick · 1 ep

1978
Rabbit Test poster

Rabbit Test

Movie · as Lester

1978
The Lord of the Rings poster

The Lord of the Rings

Movie · as Character Actor (voice)

1978
Foul Play poster

Foul Play

Movie · as J.J. MacKuen

1978
The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars poster

The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars

Movie · as Self

1978
Fantasy Island poster

Fantasy Island

TV · as Alphonse · 1 ep

1977
Great Day poster

Great Day

Movie · as Billy

1977
The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington poster

The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington

Movie · as Little Man

1977
CHiPs poster

CHiPs

TV · 1 ep

1977
Man from Atlantis poster

Man from Atlantis

TV · as Moxie · 1 ep

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Ralph Warren · 1 ep

1976
W.C. Fields and Me poster

W.C. Fields and Me

Movie · as Ludwig

1976
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special poster

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special

Movie · as Gallows

1976
Joys poster

Joys

Movie · as Self

1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood poster

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Movie · as Assistant Director

1976
The Amazing Dobermans poster

The Amazing Dobermans

Movie · as Samson

1976
Twin Detectives poster

Twin Detectives

Movie · as Bartender

1976
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

TV · as News Vendor · 1 ep

1976
Dr. Shrinker poster

Dr. Shrinker

TV · 16 eps

1975
The Day of the Locust poster

The Day of the Locust

Movie · as Abe Kusich

1975
Sixpack Annie poster

Sixpack Annie

Movie · as Pie Vendor (uncredited)

1975
Demon, Demon poster

Demon, Demon

Movie · as Max

1975
Barney Miller poster

Barney Miller

TV · as Mr. Resnick · 1 ep

1974
Punch and Jody poster

Punch and Jody

Movie · as Stilts

1974
Little House on the Prairie poster

Little House on the Prairie

TV · as Owen · 2 eps

1974
Chico and the Man poster

Chico and the Man

TV · 1 ep

1973
The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl poster

The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl

Movie · as Cleaning Lady / Sparky the Firefly / Witchiepoo's Assistant

1973
The Godmothers poster

The Godmothers

Movie · as The Hawk

1973
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters poster

Sigmund and the Sea Monsters

TV · as Sigmund Ooze · 29 eps

1972
Fol-de-Rol poster

Fol-de-Rol

Movie · as Artist / Costumed Characters

1972
The Waltons poster

The Waltons

TV · 1 ep

1970
Pufnstuf poster

Pufnstuf

Movie · as Googy Gopher / Orville Pelican

1970
The Bugaloos poster

The Bugaloos

TV · as Sparky · 17 eps

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · as Mechanical Elf · 1 ep

1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep

1967
The Perils of Pauline poster

The Perils of Pauline

Movie · as Pygmy Leader

1966
Clown Alley poster

Clown Alley

Movie · as Little Clown Jumping Out of Firehouse

1966
Jericho poster

Jericho

TV · 1 ep

1965
Harum Scarum poster

Harum Scarum

Movie · as Baba

1965
Get Smart poster

Get Smart

TV · as Upper Gemini, Marco · 1 ep

1964
Roustabout poster

Roustabout

Movie · as Billy (uncredited)

1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm poster

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Movie · as The Court Jester (segment "The Dancing Princess") (uncredited)

1962
Billy Rose's Jumbo poster

Billy Rose's Jumbo

Movie · as Joey The Circus Clown

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · as Barker · 1 ep

1960
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Sam · 1 ep

1959
Mr. Lucky poster

Mr. Lucky

TV · 1 ep

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · 1 ep

1958
Peter Gunn poster

Peter Gunn

TV · 7 eps

1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook poster

Shirley Temple's Storybook

TV · as Dwarf · 1 ep

1957
The Undead poster

The Undead

Movie · as The Imp

1956
Circus Boy poster

Circus Boy

TV · 49 eps

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as George · 1 ep

1954
Fireman Save My Child poster

Fireman Save My Child

Movie · as Clarinetist Inside Tuba

1954
George Tackles the Land poster

George Tackles the Land

Movie · as Mr. N

1954
The Spike Jones Show

The Spike Jones Show

TV · 1 ep

1953
The Clown poster

The Clown

Movie · as Billy (uncredited)

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Second Clown · 1 ep

1952
This Is Your Life poster

This Is Your Life

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1950
Pygmy Island poster

Pygmy Island

Movie · as Kimba

1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1950
The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show

TV · as Self - Santa's Elf · 1 ep

1946
Three Wise Fools poster

Three Wise Fools

Movie · as Bit

1945
Mickey the Great poster

Mickey the Great

Movie · as Billy McGuire

1937
Nothing Sacred poster

Nothing Sacred

Movie · as Boy Biting Wally's Ankle (uncredited)

1935
Bride of Frankenstein poster

Bride of Frankenstein

Movie · as Baby (uncredited)

1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie · as Mustard-Seed

1934
Mickey's Minstrels poster

Mickey's Minstrels

Movie · as Billy McGuire

1934
Mickey's Medicine Man poster

Mickey's Medicine Man

Movie · as Billy McGuire

1934
The Hollywood Gad-About poster

The Hollywood Gad-About

Movie · as Brat (uncredited)

1934
Mickey's Rescue poster

Mickey's Rescue

Movie · as Billy McGuire

1934
Gift of Gab poster

Gift of Gab

Movie · as The Baby

1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 poster

Gold Diggers of 1933

Movie · as Baby in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)

1933
Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland

Movie · as White Pawn / The Baby (uncredited)

1933
Mickey's Race poster

Mickey's Race

Movie · as Billy McGuire - Mickey's brother

1933
Mickey's Ape Man poster

Mickey's Ape Man

Movie · as Billy McGuire

1933
Mickey's Touchdown poster

Mickey's Touchdown

Movie · as Billy

1933
Mickey's Tent Show poster

Mickey's Tent Show

Movie · as Billy McGuire

1933
Mickey's Covered Wagon poster

Mickey's Covered Wagon

Movie · as Billy McGuire

1933
Out All Night poster

Out All Night

Movie · as Child

1933
Roman Scandals poster

Roman Scandals

Movie · as Little Eddie (uncredited)

1933
Mickey's Disguises poster

Mickey's Disguises

Movie · as Billy McGuire

1933
Footlight Parade poster

Footlight Parade

Movie · as Mouse (uncredited)

1932
Mickey's Big Business poster

Mickey's Big Business

Movie · as Billy McGuire

1932
Mickey's Busy Day poster

Mickey's Busy Day

Movie · as Billy McGuire

1931
Mickey's Stampede poster

Mickey's Stampede

Movie · as Mickey's Brother

1931
Mickey's Rebellion poster

Mickey's Rebellion

Movie · as Mickey's brother

1931
Mickey's Wildcats poster

Mickey's Wildcats

Movie · as Mickey's brother

1931
Mickey's Thrill Hunters poster

Mickey's Thrill Hunters

Movie · as Mickey's brother

1931
Mickey's Helping Hand poster

Mickey's Helping Hand

Movie · as Billy McGuire

1931
Who's Who in the Zoo poster

Who's Who in the Zoo

Movie · as Arthur

1931
Second Hand Kisses

Second Hand Kisses

Movie · as Orphan boy

1931
Daddy Long Legs poster

Daddy Long Legs

Movie · as Billy - Orphan (uncredited)

1931
Goldie poster

Goldie

Movie · as Child

1931
Over the Hill poster

Over the Hill

Movie · as Shelby Boy (uncredited)

1931
In Conference poster

In Conference

Movie · as Milton Horowitz

1930
A Hollywood Theme Song poster

A Hollywood Theme Song

Movie · as Little Boy (uncredited)

1930
Mickey's Whirlwinds poster

Mickey's Whirlwinds

Movie · as Mickey's Brother

1930
Mickey's Luck poster

Mickey's Luck

Movie · as Billy McGuire

1930
Mickey's Champs poster

Mickey's Champs

Movie · as Billy McGuire

1930
Mickey's Warriors poster

Mickey's Warriors

Movie · as Billy McGuire - Mickey's Brother

1930
Soup to Nuts poster

Soup to Nuts

Movie · as Junior (uncredited)

1930
Half a Hero

Half a Hero

Movie · as The Baby

1929
Mickey's Mix-Up poster

Mickey's Mix-Up

Movie · as Mickey's Brother

1929
Mickey's Big Moment poster

Mickey's Big Moment

Movie · as Mickey's Brother

1929
Mickey's Midnite Follies poster

Mickey's Midnite Follies

Movie · as Mickey's Brother

1928
Mickey the Detective poster

Mickey the Detective

Movie · as Mickey's Brother

1928
No Kidding

No Kidding

Movie

1928
Mickey in School poster

Mickey in School

Movie · as Baby (unconfirmed)

1928
Mickey's Big Game Hunt poster

Mickey's Big Game Hunt

Movie · as Mickey's brother

1927
Mickey's Pals poster

Mickey's Pals

Movie · as The Baby

1927
Mickey's Eleven poster

Mickey's Eleven

Movie · as Baby(unconfirmed)