Person file · Acting
Billy Barty
Born 1924-10-25Millsboro, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Hollywood ShortiesRoleElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsGwildor (archive footage) (uncredited)Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway BoundSelf (archive footage)Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'HimselfThe Extreme Adventures of Super DaveFuneral EulogistTelevision: The First Fifty YearsSelfAn Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, BurnSelfVaudevilleSelfStand TallSelfOutlaws: The Legend of O.B. TaggartProspector PikeRadioland MurdersBilly BartyThe Naked TruthThe Bell BoyLife StinksWillyRunaway RalphUncle Lester (Voice)Free the Horses: A Self-Esteem AdventureJerome the GnomeThe Rescuers Down UnderBaitmouse (voice)Lobster Man from MarsMr. ThrockmortonDiggin' Up BusinessCrosbyWishful ThinkingGypsyWhat's an Abra Without a Cadabra?Figment (voice)Where Does Time Fly?Figment (voice)Writing Magic with Figment and Alice in WonderlandFigment (voice)Reading Magic with Figment and Peter PanFigment (voice)UHFNoodles MacIntosh