Billy Barty

Actor

Born: October 25, 1924
Died: December 23, 2000 (age 76)
From: 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…

Filmography (128)

The Hollywood Shorties
The Hollywood Shorties (2016)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
Gwildor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound (2006)
Self (archive footage)
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' (2002)
Himself
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave (2000)
Funeral Eulogist
Television: The First Fifty Years
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)
Self
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)
Self
Vaudeville (1997)
Self
Stand Tall (1997)
Self
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart (1995)
Prospector Pike
Radioland Murders (1994)
Billy Barty
The Naked Truth (1992)
The Bell Boy
Life Stinks (1991)
Willy
Runaway Ralph (1991)
Uncle Lester (Voice)
Free the Horses: A Self-Esteem Adventure (1991)
Jerome the Gnome
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Baitmouse (voice)
Lobster Man from Mars (1990)
Mr. Throckmorton
Diggin' Up Business (1990)
Crosby
Wishful Thinking (1990)
Gypsy
Where Does Time Fly?
Where Does Time Fly? (1989)
Figment (voice)
What's an Abra Without a Cadabra?
What's an Abra Without a Cadabra? (1989)
Figment (voice)
Writing Magic with Figment and Alice in Wonderland (1989)
Figment (voice)
Reading Magic with Figment and Peter Pan (1989)
Figment (voice)
UHF (1989)
Noodles MacIntosh
Would You Eat a Blue Potato?
Would You Eat a Blue Potato? (1988)
Figment (voice)
Do Dragons Dream?
Do Dragons Dream? (1988)
Figment (voice)
How Does It Feel to Be an Elephant?
How Does It Feel to Be an Elephant? (1988)
Figment (voice)
How Does Sound Sound?
How Does Sound Sound? (1988)
Figment (voice)
What Can You See by Looking?
What Can You See by Looking? (1988)
Figment (voice)
How Does It Feel to Fly?
How Does It Feel to Fly? (1988)
Figment (voice)