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Billy Curtis
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... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour as Monsignor Duffy | 1986-10-18 |
Head Office as Reverend Lynch | 1985-06-06 |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Barnaby | 1984-07-16 |
Eating Raoul as Little Person | 1982-03-24 |
Loose Shoes as Menchkin | 1978-09-01 |
The Wild McCullochs as Charlie P. | 1975-05-21 |
White House Madness as Secret Service Man | 1975-01-01 |
Little Cigars as Slick Bender | 1973-06-22 |
High Plains Drifter as Mordecai | 1973-04-19 |
Evil Roy Slade as Toy Cowboy (uncredited) | 1972-02-18 |
Aphrodisiac: The Love Secret as Man on the Street Interviewee | 1971-11-05 |
Norwood as Edmund B. Ratner | 1970-11-24 |
Hello, Dolly! as Little Person (uncredited) | 1969-12-12 |
Planet of the Apes as Child Ape (uncredited) | 1968-02-07 |
Out of Sight as The Man From F.L.U.S.H. | 1966-05-12 |
Robin and the 7 Hoods as Newsboy | 1964-06-24 |
Back Stage Party as Self | 1961-12-17 |
The Adventures of Super Pup as Super Pup / Bark Bent | 1958-01-01 |
Man of a Thousand Faces as Harry Earles (uncredited) | 1957-08-15 |
The Incredible Shrinking Man as Midget | 1957-02-22 |
Friendly Persuasion as Midget at County Fair (uncredited) | 1956-11-25 |
Jungle Moon Men as Damu | 1955-04-08 |
Princess of the Nile as Tut (uncredited) | 1954-07-01 |
Limelight as Midget in Agent's Office (uncredited) | 1952-10-23 |
Superman and the Mole-Men as Mole-Man (uncredited) | 1951-11-23 |
Pygmy Island as Makuba | 1950-11-22 |
Homicide for Three as Circus Performer | 1948-12-08 |
April Showers as Capt. Rudolph L. Nemo | 1948-03-27 |
Buck Privates Come Home | 1947-04-04 |
The Hard Way as Vaudeville Midget (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
Lucky Legs as Newsboy | 1942-10-01 |
Saboteur as Midget - Circus Troupe | 1942-04-24 |
Don't Lie as Melinda, the chimp | 1942-04-04 |
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! as Midget | 1942-04-02 |
Hellzapoppin' as Bodyguard (uncredited) | 1941-12-25 |
Ice-Capades as George | 1941-08-19 |
Emergency Landing as Judge | 1941-03-07 |
Maisie Was a Lady as Midget (Uncredited) | 1941-01-10 |
The Wizard of Oz as Munchkin (uncredited) | 1939-08-15 |
Three Texas Steers as Hercules - the Midget | 1939-05-12 |
The Terror of Tiny Town as The Hero (Buck Lawson) | 1938-12-01 |