Billy Barty

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activist advocacy organization film actor founder human nonprofit organization television actor voice actor

Billy Barty was an American actor and activist known for his prolific character roles in film and television and for founding Little People of America to advocate for people with dwarfism.

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instanceOf activist ⓘ
advocacy organization ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
founder ⓘ
human ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
voice actor ⓘ
alsoKnownAs William John Barty ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart failure ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1924-10-25 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2000-12-23 ⓘ
ethnicity Italian American ⓘ
focusesOn people with dwarfism ⓘ
founded Little People of America ⓘ
fullName William John Bertanzetti ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
height 1.17 m ⓘ
marriageStart 1962 ⓘ
medicalCondition dwarfism ⓘ
memberOf Little People of America ⓘ
notableWork Foul Play ⓘ
Legend ⓘ
Masters of the Universe (1987 film) ⓘ
surface form: Masters of the Universe

Sigmund and the Sea Monsters ⓘ
The Bugaloos ⓘ
The Day of the Locust (film) ⓘ
surface form: The Day of the Locust

The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) ⓘ
surface form: The Lord of the Rings (1978 film, voice of Bilbo Baggins)

UHF ⓘ
Under the Rainbow ⓘ
Willow ⓘ
numberOfChildren 2 ⓘ
occupation activist ⓘ
actor ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
voice actor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Millsboro, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Glendale ⓘ
surface form: Glendale, California, United States
receivedAward Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
spouse Shirley Bolingbroke ⓘ
stageName Billy Barty self-link ⓘ
workedIn film ⓘ
radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
voice acting ⓘ
yearsActive 1927–2000 ⓘ

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Willow → starring → Billy Barty ⓘ