Personal Info
William John Bertanzetti
Billy Barty
Acting
Biography
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
Filmography
Movies
The Hollywood Shorties
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Gwildor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
as Self (archive footage)
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
as Himself
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
as Funeral Eulogist
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Self
Stand Tall
as Self
Vaudeville
as Self
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
as Prospector Pike
TV Shows
L.A. Heat
1 ep.
The New Batman Adventures
as Hips McManus (voice) · 1 ep.
E! True Hollywood Story
1 ep.
MADtv
as Self · 2 ep.
Frasier
as Chris (voice) · 1 ep.
Jack's Place
1 ep.
Nasty Boys
1 ep.
DuckTales
as King Brian (voice) · 1 ep.
Wildfire
13 ep.
The Golden Girls
as Edgar Lindstrom · 1 ep.
