Billy Barty
Acting · 76 years old
Millsboro, 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.
Known For
Clown Alley
Little Clown Jumping Out of Firehouse
Star Fairies
Troll (voice)
Over the Hill
Shelby Boy (uncredited)
E! True Hollywood Story
Fireman Save My Child
Clarinetist Inside Tuba
The New Batman Adventures
Hips McManus (voice)
Jack's Place
Little House on the Prairie
Get Smart
Upper Gemini
Get Smart
Marco
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Barker
W.C. Fields and Me
Ludwig
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
George
Frasier
Chris (voice)
DuckTales
King Brian (voice)
The Golden Girls
Edgar Lindstrom
Moonlighting
Billy Barty (uncredited)
Bride of Frankenstein
Baby (uncredited)
Barney Miller
Mr. Resnick
The Waltons