Birthday
1924-10-25Place of Birth
Millsboro, Pennsylvania, USABiography
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.
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Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
6.4
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
2002
7
as Himself
2002
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
2000
4.3
as Funeral Eulogist
2000
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
1995
5.6
as Prospector Pike
1995
Free the Horses: A Self-Esteem Adventure
1991
5.5
as Jerome the Gnome
1991
Reading Magic with Figment and Peter Pan
1989
5.9
as Figment (voice)
1989