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Meet John Doe (1941) -- A man needing money agrees to impersonate a nonexistent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a political movement begins.
High Plains Drifter (1973) -- A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
Saboteur (1942) -- Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane goes on the run across the United States when he is wrongly accused of starting a fire that killed his best friend.

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Date of Death:
9 November 1988, Dayton, Nevada, USA more
Mini Biography:
American midget actor Billy Curtis avoided the usual onus of freak-show... more
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The McDonalds character, Mayor McCheese, was played by Billy, from its... more
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Billy Mays III: I Want to Be Haunted By My Father
 (From TMZ. 25 October 2009, 10:30 PM, PDT)

Blendcast: Three Men And An R.O.U.S.
 (From Cinema Blend. 28 July 2009, 9:38 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Little Billy | Bill Curtis

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Stunts, Thanks, Self
Actor:
  1. Bloody Wednesday (1987) (voice) .... Teddy's Voice
    ... aka The Great American Massacre
  2. "The Twilight Zone" .... Creature (segment "Personal Demons") (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
        - Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading (1986) TV episode .... Creature (segment "Personal Demons")
  3. Head Office (1985) .... Reverend Lynch
  4. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984) (TV) .... Elf 2
  5. The Night They Saved Christmas (1984) (TV) .... Jack
  6. "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... Barnaby (1 episode, 1984)
    ... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA: alternative title)
        - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1984) TV episode .... Barnaby
  7. Eating Raoul (1982) .... Little Person
  8. "Open All Night" .... Scott Davis (1 episode, 1981)
        - Night Moves (1981) TV episode .... Scott Davis
  9. "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" .... General Yoomak (1 episode, 1981)
        - Shgoratchx! (1981) TV episode .... General Yoomak
  10. Loose Shoes (1980) .... Menchkin
    ... aka Coming Attractions
    ... aka Quackers

  11. "Laverne & Shirley" .... Roger Robot (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka Laverne & Shirley & Company (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Laverne & Shirley & Friends (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney (USA: first season title)
        - The Robot Lawsuit (1977) TV episode .... Roger Robot
  12. "Monster Squad" .... The Ringmaster (1 episode)
        - The Ringmaster (????) TV episode .... The Ringmaster
  13. The Wild McCullochs (1975) .... Charlie P.
    ... aka McCullochs
  14. White House Madness (1975) .... Secret Service Man
    ... aka The White House Films (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Top Dog (USA: alternative title)
  15. How to Seduce a Woman (1974) .... Toulouse
  16. Little Cigars (1973) .... Slick Bender
    ... aka The Little Cigars Mob (USA: alternative title)
  17. High Plains Drifter (1973) .... Mordecai
  18. "Gunsmoke" .... Arizona (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - Arizona Midnight (1973) TV episode .... Arizona
  19. Evil Roy Slade (1972) (TV) .... Toy cowboy
  20. "Here's Lucy" .... Lucy and Ma Parker (1 episode, 1970)
        - Lucy and Ma Parker (1970) TV episode .... Lucy and Ma Parker
  21. "Bracken's World" .... Johnson (1 episode, 1970)
        - Will Freddy's Real Father Please Stand Up? (1970) TV episode .... Johnson
  22. Norwood (1970) .... Edmund B. Ratner

  23. The Comic (1969) (uncredited) .... Lifeguard
  24. "The Bob Hope Show" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode dated 22 September 1969 (1969) TV episode
  25. Planet of the Apes (1968) (uncredited) .... Child Ape
    ... aka Monkey Planet
  26. "Star Trek" .... Small copper-skinned ambassador (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title)
        - Journey to Babel (1967) TV episode (uncredited) .... Small copper-skinned ambassador
  27. "Bewitched" .... Jack O'Lantern (1 episode, 1967)
        - A Safe and Sane Halloween (1967) TV episode .... Jack O'Lantern
  28. "Get Smart" .... El Lobo-Ito / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - Witness for the Persecution (1967) TV episode .... El Lobo-Ito
        - The Greatest Spy on Earth (1966) TV episode .... Tiny Allen
  29. "The Wild Wild West" .... Gypsy (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Night of the Gypsy Peril (1967) TV episode (uncredited) .... Gypsy
  30. "The Beverly Hillbillies" .... Spaceman #3 (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka Mornin' Beverly Hillbillies (USA: daytime version title)
    ... aka The Beverly HILLBILLIES (USA: daytime version title)
        - The Flying Saucer (1966) TV episode .... Spaceman #3
  31. "The Pruitts of Southampton" .... Augie (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka The Phyllis Diller Show (USA: new title)
        - The Hubcap Caper (1966) TV episode .... Augie
  32. "The Monkees" .... Midget (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Spy Who Came in from the Cool (1966) TV episode .... Midget
  33. Out of Sight (1966) .... The Man From Flush
  34. "Batman" .... Midget (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Holy Rat Race (1966) TV episode .... Midget
        - True or False Face (1966) TV episode .... Midget
  35. "I Spy" .... Diguised #2 (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Conquest of Maude Murdock (1966) TV episode .... Diguised #2
  36. "Ben Casey" (1 episode, 1965)
        - You Wanna Know What Really Goes on in a Hospital? (1965) TV episode
  37. Harlow (1965/I) (uncredited) .... Newsboy
  38. Two on a Guillotine (1965) (uncredited) .... Big Mike - Owner/Bartender
  39. Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) (uncredited) .... Newsboy
  40. La cripta e l'incubo (1964) (as Bill Curtis)
    ... aka Crypt of the Vampire (USA)
    ... aka La maledicion de los Karnstein (Spain)
    ... aka Terror in the Crypt (USA)
  41. "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1963) TV series .... Danny (unknown episodes, 1963-1964)
  42. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Monk Carter (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Turning Point (1961) TV episode .... Monk Carter
  43. "Tightrope" .... Mascot (1 episode, 1960)
        - Achilles and His Heels (1960) TV episode .... Mascot
  44. "The Man from Blackhawk" .... Colonel Petite (1 episode, 1960)
        - Destination Death (1960) TV episode .... Colonel Petite
  45. The Angry Red Planet (1960) (uncredited) .... Martian
    ... aka Invasion of Mars
    ... aka Journey to Planet Four
  46. "The Real McCoys" .... Page Boy (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The McCoys
        - Weekend in Los Angeles (1960) TV episode .... Page Boy

  47. "Adventures in Paradise" .... Captain Borcher (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Haunted (1959) TV episode .... Captain Borcher
  48. "Rescue 8" .... Volunteer #1 (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Rock Prison (1959) TV episode (uncredited) .... Volunteer #1
  49. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Charlie McCarthy / ... (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
    ... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
        - The Bergen Show (1959) TV episode .... Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
  50. "Special Agent 7" .... Harry (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Big Top (1959) TV episode .... Harry
  51. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second season title)
    ... aka The Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: third season title)
        - The Land of Green Ginger (1958) TV episode
  52. Merry Andrew (1958) (uncredited) .... Clown
  53. The Adventures of Superpup (1958) (TV) .... Super Pup/Bark Bent
  54. Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) (uncredited) .... Harry Earles - Midget Actor in 'The Unholy Three'
  55. "Adventures of Superman" .... Mole-Man #1 / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1957)
    ... aka Superman (Australia)
        - Mr. Zero (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Zero
        - The Unknown People: Part I (1951) TV episode (uncredited) .... Mole-Man #1
        - The Unknown People: Part II (1951) TV episode (uncredited) .... Mole-Man #1
  56. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) .... Midget
  57. "Broken Arrow" .... Sinbad (1 episode, 1956)
        - Justice (1956) TV episode .... Sinbad
  58. Friendly Persuasion (1956) (uncredited) .... Midget at county fair
  59. The Court Jester (1955) (uncredited) .... One of Hermine's Midgets
  60. "The Great Gildersleeve" .... Mr. Smith (1 episode, 1955)
        - Practice What You Preach (1955) TV episode .... Mr. Smith
  61. Jungle Moon Men (1955) .... Damu
  62. 3 Ring Circus (1954) .... Circus Midget Clown
    ... aka Jerrico, the Wonder Clown
  63. "The Mickey Rooney Show" .... J.R. Hercules Sr. (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Hey Mulligan
        - The Executive (1954) TV episode .... J.R. Hercules Sr.
  64. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Supporting Player (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - He Made Good in the City (1954) TV episode .... Supporting Player
  65. Princess of the Nile (1954) (uncredited) .... Tut
  66. Gorilla at Large (1954) (uncredited) .... Slim, Midget Carnival Employee
  67. Here Come the Girls (1953) (uncredited) .... Clown
    ... aka Champagne for Everybody
  68. "Space Patrol" .... Gino (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Satellite Police (USA: syndication title)
        - The Slaves of Planet X (1953) TV episode .... Gino
  69. "The Cisco Kid" .... The Laughing Badman (1 episode, 1952)
        - Laughing Badman (1952) TV episode .... The Laughing Badman
  70. Limelight (1952) (uncredited) .... Midget in Agent's Office
  71. Superman and the Mole-Men (1951) (uncredited) .... Mole-Man
    ... aka Superman and the Strange People
  72. Two Tickets to Broadway (1951) (uncredited) .... Midget in Deli
  73. Jungle Jim in Pygmy Island (1950) .... Makuba
    ... aka Pygmy Island (USA: short title)

  74. Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948) (uncredited) .... Little Man
  75. Homicide for Three (1948) .... Billy Curtis, Midget
    ... aka An Interrupted Honeymoon (UK)
  76. Hills of Home (1948) (uncredited) .... Mighty Mite
    ... aka Master of Lassie (UK)
  77. April Showers (1948) .... Captain Rudolph del Nemo
  78. Wedding Belle (1947)
  79. Blaze of Noon (1947) (uncredited) .... Midget Barker
  80. Buck Privates Come Home (1947) (uncredited) .... Man
    ... aka Rookies Come Home (UK)
  81. Three Wise Fools (1946) .... Dugan
  82. An Angel Comes to Brooklyn (1945) (uncredited) .... Midget Musician
  83. Incendiary Blonde (1945) (uncredited) .... 'Baby' Joe (midget)
  84. That's the Spirit (1945) (uncredited) .... Midget
  85. Ghost Catchers (1944) (uncredited) .... Midget in Nightclub Dinner Gag
  86. The Hard Way (1943) (uncredited) .... Vaudeville Midget
  87. Lucky Legs (1942) (uncredited) .... Newsboy
  88. Just Off Broadway (1942) (uncredited) .... Midget in Wings
  89. Wings for the Eagle (1942) .... Eddie, a Midget
  90. My Gal Sal (1942) (uncredited) .... Midget driver
  91. Saboteur (1942) .... Midget - Circus Troupe
  92. Don't Lie (1942) .... Melinda, the Chimp
  93. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1942) .... Midget
  94. Hellzapoppin' (1941) (uncredited) .... Bodyguard
  95. Outlaws of Cherokee Trail (1941) (uncredited) .... Papoose
  96. Meet John Doe (1941) (uncredited) .... Midget
    ... aka Frank Capra's 'Meet John Doe' (USA: complete title)
    ... aka John Doe, Dynamite (UK)
  97. Emergency Landing (1941) (as Little Billy) .... Midget Judge
    ... aka Robot Pilot (USA: TV title)
  98. Maisie Was a Lady (1941) (uncredited) .... Midget

  99. The Wizard of Oz (1939) (uncredited) .... Munchkin City Father
  100. Three Texas Steers (1939) .... Hercules, the Midget
    ... aka Danger Rides the Range
  101. The Terror of Tiny Town (1938) .... The Hero (Buck Lawson)
Stunts:
  1. The Thing from Another World (1951) (stunts) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Thing (USA: short title)
Self:
  1. "Knots Landing" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Svengali (1982) TV episode .... Himself

  2. Aphrodisiac!: The Sexual Secret of Marijuana (1971) (uncredited) .... Himself - Interviewee
    ... aka Aphrodisiac: The Love Secret (USA: bowdlerized title)
    ... aka Sexual Secrets of Marijuana (USA: video title)

  3. "Disneyland" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - Back Stage Party (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Billy Barty (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  5. "The NBC Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #1.17 (1956) TV episode .... Himself

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