Billy Barty
Acting
Born October 25, 1924, Millsboro, Pennsylvania, USA
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
- 2016The Hollywood Shorties
- 2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films — Gwildor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2000The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave — Funeral Eulogist
- L.A. Heat
- The New Batman Adventures — Hips McManus (voice)
- E! True Hollywood Story
- 1995Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart — Prospector Pike
- 1994Radioland Murders — Billy Barty
- Frasier — Chris (voice)
- Jack's Place
- 1992The Naked Truth — The Bell Boy
- 1991Free the Horses: A Self-Esteem Adventure — Jerome the Gnome
- 1991Life Stinks — Willy
- 1991Runaway Ralph — Uncle Lester (Voice)
- 1990Diggin' Up Business — Crosby
- 1990Lobster Man from Mars — Mr. Throckmorton
- Nasty Boys
- 1990The Rescuers Down Under — Baitmouse (voice)
- 1990Wishful Thinking — Gypsy
- 1989Reading Magic with Figment and Peter Pan — Figment (voice)
- 1989UHF — Noodles
- 1989What's an Abra Without a Cadabra? — Figment (voice)
- 1989Where Does Time Fly? — Figment (voice)
- 1989Writing Magic with Figment and Alice in Wonderland — Figment (voice)
- 1988Do Dragons Dream? — Figment (voice)
- 1988How Does It Feel to Be an Elephant? — Figment (voice)
- 1988How Does It Feel to Fly? — Figment (voice)
- 1988How Does Sound Sound? — Figment (voice)
- 1988What Can You See by Looking? — Figment (voice)
- 1988Willow — High Aldwin
- 1988Would You Eat a Blue Potato? — Figment (voice)
- DuckTales — King Brian (voice)
- 1987Masters of the Universe — Gwildor
- 1987Off the Mark — The Little Russian
- 1987Rumpelstiltskin — Rumpelstiltskin
- 1987Snow White — Iddy
- 1986Body Slam — Tim McClusky
- 1986The Mouse and the Motorcycle — Uncle Lester (voice)
- 1986Tough Guys — Philly
- Wildfire
- 1985Legend — Screwball
- Moonlighting — Billy Barty (uncredited)
- 1985Star Fairies — Troll (voice)
- The Golden Girls — Edgar Lindstrom
- 1984Night Patrol — Captain Lewis
- Ace Crawford, Private Eye — Inch
- 1983EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program — Figment (voice) (archive sound)
- 1981Under the Rainbow — Otto Kriegling
- 1980Hardly Working — Sammy
- 1979Firepower — Dominic Carbone
- Hart to Hart
- 1979Skatetown, U.S.A. — Jimmy
- Supertrain — Mick
- Fantasy Island — Alphonse
- 1978Foul Play — J.J. MacKuen
- 1978Rabbit Test — Lester
- 1978The Lord of the Rings — Character Actor (voice)
- CHiPs
- 1977Great Day — Billy
- Man from Atlantis — Moxie
- 1977The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington — Little Man
- The Love Boat — Ralph Warren
- Charlie's Angels — News Vendor
- Dr. Shrinker
- 1976The Amazing Dobermans — Samson
- 1976The Paul Lynde Halloween Special — Gallows
- 1976Twin Detectives — Bartender
- 1976W.C. Fields and Me — Ludwig
- 1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood — Assistant Director
- Barney Miller — Mr. Resnick
- 1975Demon, Demon — Max
- 1975Sixpack Annie — Pie Vendor (uncredited)
- 1975The Day of the Locust — Abe Kusich
- Chico and the Man
- Little House on the Prairie — Owen
- 1974Punch and Jody — Stilts
- Sigmund and the Sea Monsters — Sigmund Ooze
- 1973The Godmothers — The Hawk
- 1973The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl — Cleaning Lady / Sparky the Firefly / Witchiepoo's Assistant
- 1972Fol-de-Rol — Artist / Costumed Characters
- The Waltons
- 1970Pufnstuf — Googy Gopher / Orville Pelican
- The Bugaloos — Sparky
- Love, American Style — Mechanical Elf
- 1967The Perils of Pauline — Pygmy Leader
- 1966Clown Alley — Little Clown Jumping Out of Firehouse
- Jericho
- Get Smart — Upper Gemini, Marco
- 1965Harum Scarum — Baba
- 1964Roustabout — Billy (uncredited)
- 1962Billy Rose's Jumbo — Joey The Circus Clown
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour — Barker
- 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm — The Court Jester (segment "The Dancing Princess") (uncredited)
- Thriller — Sam
- Mr. Lucky
- Rawhide
- Peter Gunn
- Shirley Temple's Storybook — Dwarf
- 1957The Undead — The Imp
- Circus Boy
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents — George
- 1954Fireman Save My Child — Clarinetist Inside Tuba
- 1954George Tackles the Land — Mr. N
- The Spike Jones Show
- General Electric Theater — Second Clown
- 1953The Clown — Billy (uncredited)
- 1950Pygmy Island — Kimba
- 1946Three Wise Fools — Bit
- 1945Mickey the Great — Billy McGuire
- 1937Nothing Sacred — Boy Biting Wally's Ankle (uncredited)
- 1935A Midsummer Night's Dream — Mustard-Seed
- 1935Bride of Frankenstein — Baby (uncredited)
- 1934Gift of Gab — The Baby
- 1934Mickey's Medicine Man — Billy McGuire
- 1934Mickey's Minstrels — Billy McGuire
- 1934Mickey's Rescue — Billy McGuire
- 1934The Hollywood Gad-About — Brat (uncredited)
- 1933Alice in Wonderland — White Pawn / The Baby (uncredited)
- 1933Footlight Parade — Mouse (uncredited)
- 1933Gold Diggers of 1933 — Baby in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)
- 1933Mickey's Ape Man — Billy McGuire
- 1933Mickey's Covered Wagon — Billy McGuire
- 1933Mickey's Disguises — Billy McGuire
- 1933Mickey's Race — Billy McGuire - Mickey's brother
- 1933Mickey's Tent Show — Billy McGuire
- 1933Mickey's Touchdown — Billy
- 1933Out All Night — Child
- 1933Roman Scandals — Little Eddie (uncredited)
- 1932Mickey's Big Business — Billy McGuire
- 1932Mickey's Busy Day — Billy McGuire
- 1931Daddy Long Legs — Billy - Orphan (uncredited)
- 1931Goldie — Child
- 1931In Conference — Milton Horowitz
- 1931Mickey's Helping Hand — Billy McGuire
- 1931Mickey's Rebellion — Mickey's brother
- 1931Mickey's Stampede — Mickey's Brother
- 1931Mickey's Thrill Hunters — Mickey's brother
- 1931Mickey's Wildcats — Mickey's brother
- 1931Over the Hill — Shelby Boy (uncredited)
- 1931Second Hand Kisses — Orphan boy
- 1931Who's Who in the Zoo — Arthur
- 1930A Hollywood Theme Song — Little Boy (uncredited)
- 1930Half a Hero — The Baby
- 1930Mickey's Champs — Billy McGuire
- 1930Mickey's Luck — Billy McGuire
- 1930Mickey's Warriors — Billy McGuire - Mickey's Brother
- 1930Mickey's Whirlwinds — Mickey's Brother
- 1930Soup to Nuts — Junior (uncredited)
- 1929Mickey's Big Moment — Mickey's Brother
- 1929Mickey's Midnite Follies — Mickey's Brother
- 1929Mickey's Mix-Up — Mickey's Brother
- 1928Mickey in School — Baby (unconfirmed)
- 1928Mickey the Detective — Mickey's Brother
- 1928Mickey's Big Game Hunt — Mickey's brother
- 1928No Kidding
- 1927Mickey's Eleven — Baby(unconfirmed)
- 1927Mickey's Pals — The Baby
Appearances as themselves (14)
- 2006Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound — Self (archive footage)
- 2002Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' — Himself
- 1999Television: The First Fifty Years — Self
- 1998An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn — Self
- 1997Stand Tall — Self
- 1997Vaudeville — Self
- MADtv — Self
- 1981Being Different — Self
- 1978The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars — Self
- 1976Joys — Self
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self (uncredited)
- This Is Your Life — Self
- The Bob Hope Show — Self - Santa's Elf
- The Colgate Comedy Hour — Self