Billy Curtis
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Billy Curtis (June 27, 1909 - November 9, 1988) was an American film and television actor. He was a dwarf who had a 50-year career in a variety of roles. He was born on 27 June 1909 in Springfield, Massachusetts, and died November 9, 1988 in Dayton, Nevada, of a heart attack. According to the IMDb site, his birth name was Luigi Curto, and his height was 4 feet 2 inches (1.27 m). The bulk of his work was in the western and science fiction genres. One of his early jobs was as one of the Munchkins ...
Known For
Filmography
Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour
1986
as Monsignor Duffy
Head Office
1985
as Reverend Lynch
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Creature (segment "Personal Demons")
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1984
as Barnaby
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984
as Elf #2
Eating Raoul
1982
as Little Person
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Barnaby
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as General Yoomak
Knots Landing
1979
as Billy Curtis
Loose Shoes
1978
as Menchkin
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Monster Squad
1976
as The Ringmaster
White House Madness
1975
as Secret Service Man
The Wild McCullochs
1975
as Charlie P.
High Plains Drifter
1973
as Mordecai
Little Cigars
1973
as Slick Bender
Evil Roy Slade
1972
as Toy Cowboy (uncredited)
Aphrodisiac: The Love Secret
1971
as Man on the Street Interviewee
Norwood
1970
as Edmund B. Ratner
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as Little Person (uncredited)
The Comic
1969
as Lifeguard in Film (uncredited)
Planet of the Apes
1968
as Child Ape (uncredited)
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
as Clown (uncredited)
Here's Lucy
1968
as Herman
Out of Sight
1966
as The Man From F.L.U.S.H.
Star Trek
1966
as Small, copper skinned ambassador (uncredited)
Batman
1966
as Midget
The Monkees
1966
as Midget
Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965
as Self
Two on a Guillotine
1965
as Big Mike (uncredited)
Get Smart
1965
as El Lobo-Ito
Get Smart
1965
as Tiny Allen (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Bewitched
1964
as Jack O'Lantern
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Backstage Party
1961
as Self
87th Precinct
1961
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Captain Borcher
Tightrope
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Boomalakka Wee
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Dwarf
The Incredible Shrinking Man
1957
as Midget
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957
as Harry Earles (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Midget at County Fair (uncredited)
Jungle Moon Men
1955
as Damu
Gunsmoke
1955
as Arizona
Princess of the Nile
1954
as Tut (uncredited)
Limelight
1952
as Midget in Agent's Office (uncredited)
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Adventures of Superman
1952
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Mole-Man #1 (uncredited)
Superman and the Mole Men
1951
as Mole-Man (uncredited)
Pygmy Island
1950
as Makuba
The Cisco Kid
1950
as The Laughing Badman
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self - Santa's Elf (uncredited)
Homicide for Three
1948
as Circus Performer
April Showers
1948
as Capt. Rudolph L. Nemo
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
The Hard Way
1943
as Vaudeville Midget (Uncredited)
Don't Lie
1942
as Melinda, the chimp
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
1942
as Midget
Lucky Legs
1942
as Newsboy
Saboteur
1942
as Midget - Circus Troupe
Emergency Landing
1941
as Judge
Ice-Capades
1941
as George
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
as Midget (Uncredited)
The Wizard of Oz
1939
as Munchkin (uncredited)
Three Texas Steers
1939
as Hercules - the Midget
The Terror of Tiny Town
1938
as The Hero (Buck Lawson)