Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1909-06-27
- Day of Death1988-11-09 (79 years)
- Place of BirthSpringfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Also Known AsLuigi Curto
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1986
Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour
As: Monsignor Duffy
- 1985
The Twilight Zone
As: (segment "Personal Demons")
- 1985
Head Office
As: Reverend Lynch
- 1984
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
As: Barnaby
- 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
As: Barnaby
- 1982
Eating Raoul
As: Little Person
- 1979
Knots Landing
As: Billy Curtis
- 1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
As: General Yoomak
1978Loose Shoes
As: Menchkin
1976Monster Squad
As: The Ringmaster
1975The Wild McCullochs
As: Charlie P.
1975White House Madness
As: Secret Service Man
1973Little Cigars
As: Slick Bender
- 1973
High Plains Drifter
As: Mordecai
1972Evil Roy Slade
As: Toy Cowboy (uncredited)
1971Aphrodisiac: The Love Secret
As: Man on the Street Interviewee
1970Norwood
As: Edmund B. Ratner
1969Hello, Dolly!
As: Little Person (uncredited)
1968Here's Lucy
As: Herman
1968The Legend of Lylah Clare
As: Clown (uncredited)
- 1968
Planet of the Apes
As: Child Ape (uncredited)
1966The Monkees
As: Midget
1966Star Trek
As: Small, copper skinned ambassador (uncredited)
1966Out of Sight
As: The Man From F.L.U.S.H.
1966Batman
As: Midget
1965Two on a Guillotine
As: Big Mike (uncredited)
1964Robin and the 7 Hoods
As: Newsboy
1959Adventures in Paradise
As: Captain Borcher
1958Shirley Temple's Storybook
As: Boomalakka Wee
- 1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
As: Dwarf
1958The Adventures of Super Pup
As: Super Pup / Bark Bent
1957Man of a Thousand Faces
As: Harry Earles (uncredited)
- 1957
The Incredible Shrinking Man
As: Midget
1956Friendly Persuasion
As: Midget at County Fair (uncredited)
1955Gunsmoke
As: Arizona
1955Jungle Moon Men
As: Damu
1954Princess of the Nile
As: Tut (uncredited)
- 1952
Limelight
As: Midget in Agent's Office (uncredited)
1951Superman and the Mole Men
As: Mole-Man (uncredited)
1950Pygmy Island
As: Makuba
1948Homicide for Three
As: Circus Performer
1948April Showers
As: Capt. Rudolph L. Nemo
1943The Hard Way
As: Vaudeville Midget (Uncredited)
1942Lucky Legs
As: Newsboy
1942Saboteur
As: Midget - Circus Troupe
1942Don't Lie
As: Melinda, the chimp
1942Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
As: Midget
1941Hellzapoppin'
As: Bodyguard (uncredited)
1941Ice-Capades
As: George
1941Emergency Landing
As: Judge
1941Maisie Was a Lady
As: Midget (Uncredited)
- 1939
The Wizard of Oz
As: Munchkin (uncredited)
1939Three Texas Steers
As: Hercules - the Midget
1938The Terror of Tiny Town
As: The Hero (Buck Lawson)