Billy Barty
Billy Barty was an American actor and activist. In adult life, he stood 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m) tall because of cartilage–hair hypoplasia dwarfism and so was often cast in films opposite taller performers for comic effect. He specialized in outspoken or wisecracking characters. During the 1950s, he became a television actor, appearing regularly in the Spike Jones ensemble. In the early 1970s, he appeared often in a variety of roles in children's TV programs produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. As an activist for people with dwarfism, he founded the Little People of America organization in 1957.
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🎬 Movies
Vaudeville
actor
1997
Radioland Murders
actor
1994
The Naked Truth
actor
1992
Life Stinks
actor
1991
The Rescuers Down Under
actor
1990
Lobster Man from Mars
actor
1990
UHF
actor
1989
Willow
actor
1988
Snow White
actor
1987
Off the Mark
actor
1987
Masters of the Universe
actor
1987
Rumpelstiltskin
actor
1987
Body Slam
actor
1986
Tough Guys
actor
1986
Legend
actor
1985
Under the Rainbow
actor
1981
Hardly Working
actor
1980
Firepower
actor
1979
The Lord of the Rings
actor
1978
Foul Play
actor
1978
Rabbit Test
actor
1978
The Amazing Dobermans
actor
1976
W.C. Fields and Me
actor
1976
Joys
actor
1976
The Day of the Locust
actor
1975
Pufnstuf
actor
1970
The Perils of Pauline
actor
1967
Harum Scarum
actor
1965
Roustabout
actor
1964
The Undead
actor
1957
The Clown
actor
1953
Nothing Sacred
actor
1937
Bride of Frankenstein
actor
1935
Footlight Parade
actor
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
actor
1933
A Hollywood Theme Song
actor
1930
Soup to Nuts
actor
1930
