Biography
A gleeful, often rascally presence in features and on television for over six decades, actor Billy Barty was unquestionably one of the most recognizable dwarf performers in Hollywood, thanks to countless screen appearances in everything from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1935) to "Foul Play" (1978), "Legend" (1985) and "Masters of the Universe" (1987). He began his career essaying infants and toddlers in impossible scenarios, like the …
Career Milestones
| Film acting debut in "Wedded Blisters" | ||
| Hosted syndicated TV series, "The Billy Barty Show" | ||
| Performed with Spike Jones and His City Slickers | ||
| Played Little Tom on the TV series, "Circus Boy" | ||
| TV series debut, "Ford Festival" | ||
1928 | Entered films | |
1932 | Appeared in the "Micky McGuire" series of short comedies | |
1933 | First major film appearance, as a mouse and little boy, in "Footlight Parade" | |
1954 | Was a regular on "The Spike Jones Show" | |
1981 | Awarded star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame | |
1991 | Broadway debut in "Andre Heller's Wonderhouse" | |
1999 | Injured in a scooter accident in May | |