William Bakewell
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Acting Credits
Biography
William Bakewell (May 2, 1908 – April 15, 1993), also known as Billy Bakewell, was an American actor, who achieved his greatest fame as one of the premiere juvenile performers of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Bakewell, educated at Los Angeles Harvard Military School, began his film career as an extra in the silent movie Fighting Blood (1924), and went on to appear in some 170 films and television shows. He had supporting roles at the end of the silent era and reached the peak of his career ar...
Known For
Filmography
Bruised Celluloid
1984
as Himself
The Strongest Man in the World
1975
as Professor
Set This Town on Fire
1973
as Desk Clerk
Call Her Mom
1972
as Jeremy's Father
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Nanny and the Professor
1970
as Carnival Host
Nanny and the Professor
1970
as Norm
Love, American Style
1969
as Elroy
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Hotel Clerk
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
as Brig. Gen. Swift (uncredited)
That Girl
1966
Green Acres
1965
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Colonel Harris
Run for Your Life
1965
as County Attorney Lassiter
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Wythe
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Ralph Craig
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Actor
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Herbert
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Virginian
1962
as Sam Branch
The Virginian
1962
as Nate Eastman
Mister Ed
1961
87th Precinct
1961
Hazel
1961
Bringing Up Buddy
1960
Pete and Gladys
1960
Guestward, Ho!
1960
The Roaring 20's
1960
Sea Hunt
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Down Liberty Road
1957
as Waldo (Uncredited)
Leave It to Beaver
1957
M Squad
1957
as Detective
Maverick
1957
Harbor Command
1957
as Officer Maxwell
Casey Jones
1957
as Ben Slater
Official Detective
1957
as Sam Graves
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
as Official at Keel Boat Race (uncredited)
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955
as Norton
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955
as Maj. Tobias Norton
Highway Patrol
1955
The Great Gildersleeve
1955
Lucky Me
1954
as Motorist (uncredited)
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954
as Major Norton
So This Is Love
1953
as Charles, Waiter (uncredited)
I'm the Law
1953
Radar Men from the Moon
1952
as Ted Richards
When the Redskins Rode
1951
as Appleby
Wells Fargo Gunmaster
1951
as Charlie Lannon
Come Fill the Cup
1951
as Hal Ortman
Boston Blackie
1951
Boston Blackie
1951
as Ron Taylor
The Capture
1950
as Herb Tolin, Bolsa Grande Oil
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Major Dort
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Robert Cooper
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Michael Dailey
Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Dudley (Travel Agent)
Night Wind
1948
as Capt. Kingston
Arthur Takes Over
1948
as Lawrence White
So This Is New York
1948
as Hotel Clerk
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Dick Hebert
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
as Winters
The Trespasser
1947
as Bruce Coleman
King of the Bandits
1947
as Captain Frank Mason
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947
as Eddie
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
as Windor
Messenger of Peace
1947
as Pastor Willie von Adel
Jungle Terror
1946
as Tom Branning
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
1946
as Hop Harrigan
Yanks Ahoy
1943
as Ens. Crosby (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942
as Mr. Hubbell
I Live on Danger
1942
as Mac
The Dawn Express
1942
as Tom Fielding
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942
as Robert Harwood Jr.
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942
as Hugh Pleasant
King of the Mounties
1942
as Cpl. Hall Ross
Seven Sinners
1940
as Ensign
The Saint Takes Over
1940
as Shipboard Card Player
Beyond Tomorrow
1940
as David Chadwick
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Mounted Officer
Zenobia
1939
as Townsman at Zeke's Recitation
Hotel Imperial
1939
as Cadet (uncredited)
King of the Turf
1939
as Intern
The Higgins Family
1938
as Eddie Davis
The Duke of West Point
1938
as Honor Committee Spokesman
Trapped by G-Men
1937
as Dick Withers
Dangerous Holiday
1937
as Tom Connor
Jungle Menace
1937
as Tom Banning
Exiled to Shanghai
1937
as Andrew
Mile a Minute Love
1937
as Bob
Quality Street
1937
as Lieutenant Spicer
Lady Luck
1936
as Dave Haines
Sea Spoilers
1936
as Lieut. Commander Mays
Laddie
1935
as Robert Pryor
Together We Live
1935
as Billy
Strangers All
1935
as Dick Carter
Happiness C.O.D.
1935
as Ken Sherridan
On Probation
1935
as Bill Coleman
Green Eyes
1934
as Cliff Miller
Straight Is the Way
1934
as Dr. Wilkes
You Can't Buy Everything
1934
as Don Bell (adult)
Crimson Romance
1934
as Adolph
Speed Wings
1934
as Jerry
Sons of Steel
1934
as Roland Chadburne
The Curtain Falls
1934
as Barry Graham
The Quitter
1934
as Russell Tilford
The Party's Over
1934
as Clay
Three Cornered Moon
1933
as Douglas Rimplegar
Straightaway
1933
as Billy Dawson
A Man of Sentiment
1933
as John Russell
Lucky Devils
1933
as Slugger Jones
While Paris Sleeps
1932
as Paul Renoir
Cheaters at Play
1932
as Maurice Perry
Back Street
1932
as Richard Saxel
Dance, Fools, Dance
1931
as Rodney Jordan
Guilty Hands
1931
as Tommy Osgood
Politics
1931
as Benny Emerson
Reducing
1931
as Tommy Haverly
A Woman of Experience
1931
as Count Karl Runyi
Daybreak
1931
as Otto
The Spirit of Notre Dame
1931
as Jim Stewart
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as Albert Kropp
Playing Around
1930
as Jack
The Bat Whispers
1930
as Brook
Paid
1930
as Carney
Gold Diggers of Broadway
1929
as Wally Saunders
On With the Show!
1929
as Jimmy
The Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
The Iron Mask
1929
as Louis XIV / Twin Brother
Hot Stuff
1929
as Mack Moran
Lady of the Pavements
1929
as A Pianist
West Point
1928
as 'Tex' McNeil
Harold Teen
1928
as Percival
Annapolis
1928
as Skippy
The Battle of the Sexes
1928
as The Son
The Latest from Paris
1928
as Bud Dolan
The Devil's Trademark
1928
as Tom Benton
The Shield of Honor
1927
as Jerry MacDowell
Mother
1927
as Jerry Ellis
The Heart Thief
1927
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
1926
as Salesman
Old Ironsides
1926
as Young Philadelphian (uncredited)
Whispering Wires
1926
The Last Edition
1925
as 'Ink' Donovan