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Billy Van (I) (1934–2003)

Actor

Billy Van was born in Toronto, Canada in 1934. He was a manic comic actor who starred in CBC-TV's Nightcap in the 1960s and the Hilarious House of Frightenstein in the '70s. The Hilarious House of Frightenstein starred Vincent Price, with Van as host and a variety of characters, including The Count... See full bio »

Born:

William Van Evera
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died:

(age 68) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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2006 The Night Listener
Taxi Driver
 
1998 Stories from My Childhood (TV series)
– Beauty and the Beast (A Tale of the Crimson Flower) (1998) (voice)
– The Golden Rooster (1998) (voice)
– The Nutcracker (1998) (voice)
 
1991-1995 Law & Order (TV series)
CSU Tech / CSU Tech Gilmore / Detective / …
– Bad Faith (1995) … Vince Coughlin
– Volunteers (1993) … CSU Tech (as Billy Vann)
– Skin Deep (1992) … CSU Tech Gilmore
– In Memory Of (1991) … Detective
 
1995 Net Worth (TV movie)
Les, the Trainer
 
1992 Street Legal (TV series)
Gus Finley
– Rules of the Game (1992) … Gus Finley
– It's a Wise Child (1992) … Gus Finley
 
1992 This Is My Life
Agent
 
1992 The Trial of Red Riding Hood (TV movie)
Singer
 
1991 My Secret Identity (TV series)
Captain Kalish
– The Great Indoors (1991) … Captain Kalish
 
1989 The Magic Library (TV series)
Stroyreader
 
1989 Men (TV series)
Lou Green
– Every Good Boy Does Fine (1989) … Lou Green
 
1988 Family Reunion
Johnnie
 
1988 Starting from Scratch (TV series)
Mr. Newton
– Blood Relations (1988) … Mr. Newton
 
1987 I'll Take Manhattan (TV mini-series)
 
1986 Hot Shots (TV series)
Buck
– Warriors (1986) … Buck
 
1986 A Deadly Business (TV movie)
Joe Garland
 
1986 Hangin' In (TV series)
Mr. Lee
– Divorce Counselor Style (1986) … Mr. Lee
 
1985 For Better or for Worse: The Bestest Present (TV movie)
Walter Lederhaus (voice)
 
1985 The Hearst and Davies Affair (TV movie)
Advisor
 
1984 The Littlest Hobo (TV series)
Chief Danford
– Firehorse: Part 2 (1984) … Chief Danford
– Firehorse: Part 1 (1984) … Chief Danford
 
1982 The Wizard of Oz
The Scarecrow (US version) (voice)
 
1981 Seeing Things (TV series)
– A Charming Sight (1981)
 
1980 Bizarre (TV series)
Various Characters
 
1978 Circus (TV series)
Regular (1979-80)
 
1978 King of Kensington (TV series)
Cousin Billy
– King's Cousin (1978) … Cousin Billy
 
1978 Eureka (TV series)
All voices
– Acceleration: Part 1 (1978) … All voices (voice)
– Acceleration: Part 2 (1978) … All voices (voice)
– Atoms (1978) … All voices (voice)
– Buoyancy (1978) … All voices (voice)
– Conduction (1978) … All voices (voice)
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1976 The Sonny and Cher Show (TV series)
Regular Performer
 
1975-1976 The Bobby Vinton Show (TV series)
Regular Performer
 
1974 And That's the News, Goodnight (TV series)
Orville / Stephanie Rosedale / others
 
1972 The Ken Berry 'Wow' Show (TV series)
Regular
 
1971 Rollin' on the River (TV series)
Regular
 
1971 The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (TV series)
Bwanna Clyde Batty / Dr. Pet Vet / Grizelda The Ghastly Gourmet / …
– Episode #1.1 (1971) … The Count / The Oracle / Grizelda The Ghastly Gourmet / …
– Episode #1.10 (1971) … The Count / The Oracle / Grizelda The Ghastly Gourmet / …
– Episode #1.100 (1971) … The Count / The Oracle / Grizelda The Ghastly Gourmet / …
– Episode #1.101 (1971) … The Count / The Oracle / Grizelda The Ghastly Gourmet / …
– Episode #1.102 (1971) … The Count / The Oracle / Grizelda The Ghastly Gourmet / …
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1970 The Party Game (TV series)
Charades Player
 
1970 The Ray Stevens Show (TV series)
Regular Performer
 
1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Muezzin (uncredited)
 
1964 Mr. Scrooge (TV movie)
 
1963 Nightcap (TV series)
Various
 
1962 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
Workman
– Just Married (1962) … Workman
 
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1991 Bits and Bytes 2 (TV series)
Host
 
1983 Bits and Bytes (TV series)
Himself
 
1974 The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (TV series)
Himself - Regular
– Episode #1.16 (1974) … Himself - Regular
– Episode #1.15 (1974) … Himself - Regular
– Episode #1.14 (1974) … Himself - Regular
– Episode #1.13 (1974) … Himself - Regular
– Episode #1.12 (1974) … Himself - Regular
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1974 Funny Farm (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 December 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1974 The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (TV documentary)
Sussman
 
1974 The Sonny Comedy Revue (TV series)
Himself / Various
– Episode #1.1 (1974) … Himself/Various
 
1973-1974 The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself / Various Characters
– Episode #4.23 (1974) … Himself/Various Characters
– Episode #4.22 (1974) … Himself/Various Characters
– Episode #4.21 (1974) … Himself/Various Characters
– Episode #4.20 (1974) … Himself/Various Characters
– Episode #4.19 (1974) … Himself/Various Characters
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1970 Sonny & Cher: Nitty Gritty Hour (TV special)
Himself
 

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After his triple bypass heart surgery in 1998, he was semi-retired but continued to do voice-over work for commercials and animated programs See more »