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Billy Barty
Billy Barty (born William John Bertanzetti; October 25, 1924 – December 23, 2000) was an American actor and activist. In adult life, he stood 3 feet, 9 inches (1.14 m) tall, due to cartilage–hair hypoplasia dwarfism, and because of his short stature he was often cast in movies opposite taller performers for comic effect. He specialized in outspoken or wisecracking characters. During the 1950s, he became a television star, appearing regularly in the Spike Jones ensemble.
As actor
The Hollywood Shorties
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
Television: The First Fifty Years
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Stand Tall
Vaudeville
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
Radioland Murders
The Naked Truth
Runaway Ralph
Life Stinks
Free the Horses: A Self-Esteem Adventure
The Rescuers Down Under
Diggin' Up Business
Lobster Man from Mars
Wishful Thinking
UHF
Writing Magic with Figment and Alice in Wonderland
Where Does Time Fly?
What's an Abra Without a Cadabra?
Reading Magic with Figment and Peter Pan
Willow
Would You Eat a Blue Potato?
Do Dragons Dream?
How Does It Feel to Be an Elephant?
How Does Sound Sound?
What Can You See by Looking?