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Billy Curtis (I) (1909–1988)

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American midget actor Billy Curtis avoided the usual onus of freak-show employment as a youth, opting for a mainstream job as a shoe clerk. Encouraged by stock company actress Shirley Booth to take a little person role in a stage production, Curtis soon became a professional actor, with numerous Broadway musical productions to his credit... See full bio »

Born:

Luigi Curto
in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 79) in Dayton, Nevada, USA
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1987 Bloody Wednesday
Teddy (voice)
 
1986 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Creature (segment "Personal Demons")
– Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading (1986) … Creature (segment "Personal Demons")
 
1985 Head Office
Reverend Lynch
 
1984 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (TV movie)
Elf 2
 
1984 The Night They Saved Christmas (TV movie)
Jack
 
1984 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
Barnaby
– Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1984) … Barnaby
 
1982 Eating Raoul
Little Person
 
1981 Open All Night (TV series)
Scott Davis
– Night Moves (1981) … Scott Davis
 
1981 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
General Yoomak
– Shgoratchx! (1981) … General Yoomak
 
1981 Elephant Parts (video)
Propositioning inflatable hooker on park bench during the song: 'lucy and ramona and their brother sunset sam'
 
1980 Coming Attractions
Menchkin
 
1977 Laverne & Shirley (TV series)
Roger Robot
– The Robot Lawsuit (1977) … Roger Robot
 
1976 Monster Squad (TV series)
The Ringmaster
– The Ringmaster … The Ringmaster
 
1975 The Wild McCullochs
Charlie P.
 
1975 White House Madness
Secret Service Man
 
1974 How to Seduce a Woman
Toulouse
 
1973 Little Cigars
Slick Bender
 
1973 High Plains Drifter
Mordecai
 
1973 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Arizona
– Arizona Midnight (1973) … Arizona
 
1972 Evil Roy Slade (TV movie)
Toy Cowboy (uncredited)
 
1970 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Lucy Parker / Ma Parker
– Lucy and Ma Parker (1970) … Lucy Parker/Ma Parker
 
1970 Bracken's World (TV series)
Harry Johnson
– Will Freddy's Real Father Please Stand Up? (1970) … Harry Johnson
 
1970 Norwood
Edmund B. Ratner
 
1969 Hello, Dolly!
Midget (uncredited)
 
1969 The Comic
Lifeguard in Film (uncredited)
 
1969 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 22 September 1969 (1969)
 
1969 Julia (TV series)
Small Businessman
– I Thought I Saw a Two-Timer (1969) … Small Businessman
 
1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare
Clown (uncredited)
 
1968 Planet of the Apes
Child Ape (uncredited)
 
1967 Star Trek (TV series)
Small Copper-Skinned Ambassador
– Journey to Babel (1967) … Small Copper-Skinned Ambassador (uncredited)
 
1967 Bewitched (TV series)
Jack O'Lantern
– A Safe and Sane Halloween (1967) … Jack O'Lantern
 
1966-1967 Get Smart (TV series)
El Lobo-Ito / Tiny Allen
– Witness for the Persecution (1967) … El Lobo-Ito
– The Greatest Spy on Earth (1966) … Tiny Allen (uncredited)
 
1967 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Gypsy
– The Night of the Gypsy Peril (1967) … Gypsy (uncredited)
 
1966 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Spaceman #3
– The Flying Saucer (1966) … Spaceman #3
 
1966 The Phyllis Diller Show (TV series)
Augie
– The Hubcap Caper (1966) … Augie
 
1966 The Monkees (TV series)
Midget
– The Spy Who Came in from the Cool (1966) … Midget
 
1966 Out of Sight
The Man From Flush
 
1966 Batman (TV series)
Midget
– Holy Rat Race (1966) … Midget
– True or False Face (1966) … Midget
 
1966 I Spy (TV series)
Disguised #2
– The Conquest of Maude Murdock (1966) … Disguised #2
 
1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
– You Wanna Know What Really Goes on in a Hospital? (1965)
 
1965/I Harlow
Newsboy (uncredited)
 
1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Little Football Player (uncredited)
 
1965 Two on a Guillotine
Big Mike - Owner/Bartender (uncredited)
 
1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods
Newsboy (uncredited)
 
1963-1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Danny
 
1962 Follow the Sun (TV series)
Tiny Tom
– Run, Clown, Run (1962) … Tiny Tom
 
1961 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Monk Carter
– The Turning Point (1961) … Monk Carter
 
1961 87th Precinct (TV series)
Willy
– The Guilt (1961) … Willy
 
1960 Tightrope (TV series)
Mascot
– Achilles and His Heels (1960) … Mascot
 
1960 The Man from Blackhawk (TV series)
Colonel Petite
– Destination Death (1960) … Colonel Petite
 
1960 The Real McCoys (TV series)
Page Boy
– Weekend in Los Angeles (1960) … Page Boy
 
1959 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Captain Borcher
– The Haunted (1959) … Captain Borcher
 
1959 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Billy
– Danny and the Little Men (1959) … Billy
 
1959 The Angry Red Planet
Martian (uncredited)
 
1959 Rescue 8 (TV series)
Volunteer #1
– The Rock Prison (1959) … Volunteer #1 (uncredited)
 
1959 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
– The Bergen Show (1959) … Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
 
1959 Special Agent 7 (TV series)
Harry
– The Big Top (1959) … Harry
 
1954-1958 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Midget / Supporting Player
– Bolivar and the Lost Patrol (1958) … Midget
– He Made Good in the City (1954) … Supporting Player
 
1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
– The Land of Green Ginger (1958)
 
1958 Merry Andrew
Clown (uncredited)
 
1958 The Adventures of Super Pup (TV short)
Super Pup/Bark Bent
 
1957 Man of a Thousand Faces
Harry Earles - Midget Actor in 'The Unholy Three' (uncredited)
 
1957 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Mr. Zero
– Mr. Zero (1957) … Mr. Zero
 
1957 The Incredible Shrinking Man
Midget
 
1956 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Sinbad
– Justice (1956) … Sinbad
 
1956 Friendly Persuasion
Midget at County Fair (uncredited)
 
1955 The Court Jester
One of Hermine's Midgets (uncredited)
 
1955 The Great Gildersleeve (TV series)
Mr. Smith
– Practice What You Preach (1955) … Mr. Smith
 
1955 Jungle Moon Men
Damu
 
1954 3 Ring Circus
Circus Midget Clown (uncredited)
 
1954 Princess of the Nile
Tut (uncredited)
 
1954 Gog
Gog / Magog operator (uncredited)
 
1954 Gorilla at Large
Slim, Midget Carnival Employee (uncredited)
 
1953 Here Come the Girls
Clown (uncredited)
 
1953 Space Patrol (TV series)
Gino
– The Slaves of Planet X (1953) … Gino
 
1952 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
The Laughing Badman
– Laughing Badman (1952) … The Laughing Badman
 
1952 Limelight
Midget in Agent's Office (uncredited)
 
1952 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
– Birds of Prey (1952)
 
1951 Superman and the Mole-Men
Mole-Man (uncredited)
 
1951 Two Tickets to Broadway
Midget in Deli (uncredited)
 
1950 Pygmy Island
Makuba
 
1950 So You Want to Throw a Party (short)
W.L. Pipp (uncredited)
 
1948 Jiggs and Maggie in Court
Little Man (uncredited)
 
1948 Homicide for Three
Billy Curtis, Midget
 
1948 Hills of Home
Mighty Mite (uncredited)
 
1948 April Showers
Capt. Rudolph L. Nemo
 
1947 Wedding Belle (short)
 
1947 Blaze of Noon
Midget Barker (uncredited)
 
1947 Buck Privates Come Home
Man (uncredited)
 
1946 Three Wise Fools
Dugan
 
1945 An Angel Comes to Brooklyn
Midget Musician (uncredited)
 
1945 Incendiary Blonde
'Baby' Joe (uncredited)
 
1945 That's the Spirit
Midget (uncredited)
 
1944 Ghost Catchers
Midget in Nightclub Dinner Gag (uncredited)
 
1943 The Hard Way
Vaudeville Midget (uncredited)
 
1942 Lucky Legs
Newsboy (uncredited)
 
1942 Just Off Broadway
Billy - Midget in Wings (uncredited)
 
1942 Wings for the Eagle
Eddie, a Midget
 
1942 My Gal Sal
Midget Driver (uncredited)
 
1942 Saboteur
Midget - Circus Troupe
 
1942 Don't Lie (short)
Melinda, the Chimp
 
1942 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Midget
 
1941 Hellzapoppin'
Bodyguard (uncredited)
 
1941 Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
Papoose (uncredited)
 
1941 Meet John Doe
Midget (uncredited)
 
1941 Emergency Landing
Midget Judge (as Little Billy)
 
1941 Maisie Was a Lady
Midget (uncredited)
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz
Munchkin Father (uncredited)
 
1939 Three Texas Steers
Hercules - the Midget
 
1938 The Terror of Tiny Town
The Hero (Buck Lawson)
 
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1971 Dirty Harry (stunts - uncredited)
 
1951 The Thing from Another World (stunts - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 Ce nain que je ne saurais voir! (TV documentary) (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1982 Knots Landing (TV series)
Himself
– Svengali (1982) … Himself
 
1971 Aphrodisiac!: The Sexual Secret of Marijuana
Himself - Interviewee (uncredited)
 
1961 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Himself
– Back Stage Party (1961) … Himself
 
1960 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Billy Barty (1960) … Himself
 
1956 The NBC Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.17 (1956) … Himself
 
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1951 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Little Billy

Height:

4' 2" (1.27 m)
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Personal Quote:

On making the cult classic "The Terror of Tiny Town": "When I was first offered the role of the sheriff they didn't want to pay my established salary. Then we were all directed like we were children. Small, in the minds of stupid people, is kiddie stuff. So first they try to exploit little people. Then they patronize you... See more »

Trivia:

Had five grandchildren: 1 by his daughter Judy (named Micheal), 4 by his son Tom (Eric Curtis, who lives in Alexandria LA, Allison Curtis, Kala Curtis, and Jeremiah Curtis who all live with their mother, Deborah, in Prior Lake MN). See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer