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Billy Curtis (I) (1909–1988)

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 »

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(age 79) in Dayton, Nevada, USA

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Filmography

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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
 
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 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)
 
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/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
 
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
 
1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
 
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
 
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)
 
Show ShowStunts (2 titles)
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
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
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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Did You Know?

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