Billy Curtis

Billy Curtis

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1909-06-27
Deathday: 1988-11-09 (79 years old)

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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 in The Wizard of Oz. He also appeared in Adventures of Superman in the 1950s. Most notably, Curtis worked in westerns, including the Clint Eastwood feature, High Plains Drifter in which he featured as Mordecai, a friendly dwarf sympathetic to Eastwood, he also appeared in the 1938 Musical/Western The Terror of Tiny Town. This film is, as far as is known, the world's only Western with an all-dwarf cast. Many of the actors in Tinytown were part of a performing troupe called Singer's Midgets, who also played Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz, released in 1939. He also had a starring role in American International Pictures' 1973 release, Little Cigars, about a gang of "midgets" on a crime spree.

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Filmography

all 60

Movies 41

TV Shows 19

self 4

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1985)

TV
7
Reverend Lynch
Head Office

Head Office (1985)

Movie
Barnaby
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1984)

Movie
Barnaby
Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)

TV
Little Person
Eating Raoul

Eating Raoul (1982)

Movie
Knots Landing

Knots Landing (1979)

TV
5.33
General Yoomak
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

TV
6
Self
The Making of the Wizard of Oz

The Making of the Wizard of Oz (1979)

Movie
Menchkin
Loose Shoes

Loose Shoes (1978)

Movie
The Ringmaster
Monster Squad

Monster Squad (1976)

TV
Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley (1976)

TV
5
Charlie P.
The Wild McCullochs

The Wild McCullochs (1975)

Movie
Secret Service Man
White House Madness

White House Madness (1975)

Movie
Slick Bender
Little Cigars

Little Cigars (1973)

Movie
Mordecai
High Plains Drifter

High Plains Drifter (1973)

Movie
6
Toy Cowboy (uncredited)
Evil Roy Slade

Evil Roy Slade (1972)

Movie
Stunts
Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry (1971)

Movie
5.99
Man on the Street Interviewee
Aphrodisiac!: The Sexual Secret of Marijuana

Aphrodisiac!: The Sexual Secret of Marijuana (1971)

Movie
Edmund B. Ratner
Norwood

Norwood (1970)

Movie
Little Person (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly! (1969)

Movie
1
Herman
Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy (1968)

TV
8
Child Ape (uncredited)
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Movie
6.43
The Monkees

The Monkees (1966)

TV
4.25
Small, copper skinned ambassador (uncredited)
Star Trek

Star Trek (1966)

TV
7.9
The Man From F.L.U.S.H.
Out of Sight

Out of Sight (1966)

Movie
Midget
Batman

Batman (1966)

TV
5
Bewitched

Bewitched (1964)

TV
6.33
Newsboy
Robin and the 7 Hoods

Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)

Movie
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)

TV
Self
Back Stage Party

Back Stage Party (1961)

Movie
Self
Back Stage Party

Back Stage Party (1961)

Movie
87th Precinct

87th Precinct (1961)

TV
Captain Borcher
Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise (1959)

TV
Tightrope

Tightrope (1959)

TV
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip (1958)

TV
Super Pup / Bark Bent
The Adventures of Super Pup

The Adventures of Super Pup (1958)

Movie
Harry Earles (uncredited)
Man of a Thousand Faces

Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)

Movie
Midget
The Incredible Shrinking Man

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

Movie
7
Arizona
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Damu
Jungle Moon Men

Jungle Moon Men (1955)

Movie
Tut (uncredited)
Princess of the Nile

Princess of the Nile (1954)

Movie
Self
This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life (1952)

TV
Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman (1952)

TV
Mole-Man (uncredited)
Superman and the Mole-Men

Superman and the Mole-Men (1951)

Movie
Makuba
Pygmy Island

Pygmy Island (1950)

Movie
W.L. Pipp
So You Want to Throw a Party

So You Want to Throw a Party (1950)

Movie
Circus Performer
Homicide for Three

Homicide for Three (1948)

Movie
Capt. Rudolph L. Nemo
April Showers

April Showers (1948)

Movie
Vaudeville Midget (Uncredited)
The Hard Way

The Hard Way (1943)

Movie
Newsboy
Lucky Legs

Lucky Legs (1942)

Movie
Midget - Circus Troupe
Saboteur

Saboteur (1942)

Movie
5
Melinda, the Chimp
Don't Lie

Don't Lie (1942)

Movie
Midget
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! (1942)

Movie
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin' (1941)

Movie
George
Ice-Capades

Ice-Capades (1941)

Movie
Judge
Emergency Landing

Emergency Landing (1941)

Movie
Midget (Uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady

Maisie Was a Lady (1941)

Movie
Munchkin (uncredited) / Stunts
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Movie
5.77
Hercules - the Midget
Three Texas Steers

Three Texas Steers (1939)

Movie
3.5
Buck Lawson - The Hero
The Terror of Tiny Town

The Terror of Tiny Town (1938)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.1
Based on 1.17 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1938
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1955
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1909-06-27

Deathday
1988-11-09 (79 years old)

Birth Place
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Luigi Curto


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