Biography
Billy Barty was an American actor and activist. In adult life, he stood 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m) tall because of cartilage–hair hypoplasia dwarfism and so was often cast in films opposite taller performers for comic effect. He specialized in outspoken or wisecracking characters. During the 1950s, he became a television actor, appearing regularly in the Spike Jones ensemble. In the early 1970s, he appeared often in a variety of roles in children's TV programs produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. As an activist for people with dwarfism, he founded the Little People of America organization in 1957.
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Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1981
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award · 1989 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award · 1988 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award · 1982 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Runaway Ralph
W.C. Fields and Me
Little House on the Prairie
Get Smart
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Frasier
DuckTales
The Golden Girls
Moonlighting
Bride of Frankenstein
Barney Miller
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
The Waltons
Rawhide
Gold Diggers of 1933
L.A. Heat
Mad TV
The Hollywood Shorties
Willow
CHiPs
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Being Different
Hart to Hart
Footlight Parade
UHF
Snow White
Ace Crawford, Private Eye
Charlie's Angels
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Thriller
Mr. Lucky
The Rescuers Down Under
The Lord of the Rings
Peter Gunn
Fantasy Island
Man from Atlantis
Shirley Temple's Storybook
The Day of the Locust
The Bugaloos
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Legend
Foul Play
The Love Boat
Nothing Sacred
Chico and the Man
Pufnstuf
Alice in Wonderland
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
Tough Guys