Billy Curtis

Billy Curtis

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 as Mordecai, a friendly dwarf sympathetic to Eastwood, he also appeared in the 1938 Musical/Western The Terror of Tiny Town. This film is, as far as is known, the world's only Western with an all-dwarf cast. Many of the actors in Tinytown were part of a performing troupe called Singer's Midgets, who also played Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz, released in 1939. He also had a starring role in American International Pictures' 1973 release, Little Cigars, about a gang of "midgets" on a crime spree.
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    Acting
    Place of birth
    Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
    Birthday
    6/27/1909
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The Incredible Shrinking Man
7.5
High Plains Drifter
High Plains Drifter
7.3
The Terror of Tiny Town
The Terror of Tiny Town
3.4
Eating Raoul
Eating Raoul
6.5
Superman and the Mole-Men
Superman and the Mole-Men
5.3
Pygmy Island
Pygmy Island
4
Little Cigars
Little Cigars
5.2
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Homicide for Three
5
White House Madness
White House Madness
0
Emergency Landing
Emergency Landing
5.8
Aphrodisiac: The Love Secret
Aphrodisiac: The Love Secret
4.7
Princess of the Nile
Princess of the Nile
7.1
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
7.6
Out of Sight
Out of Sight
4.8
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Robin and the 7 Hoods
6
The Wild McCullochs
The Wild McCullochs
4
Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly!
6.9
Three Texas Steers
Three Texas Steers
5.2
Jungle Moon Men
Jungle Moon Men
4.7
Don't Lie
Don't Lie
6.5
Evil Roy Slade
Evil Roy Slade
6.2
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
7.6
The Adventures of Super Pup
The Adventures of Super Pup
3
April Showers
April Showers
6
Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home
6.3
Limelight
Limelight
7.9
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
3.5
Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour
Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour
0
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
6.6
Norwood
Norwood
5.6
Lucky Legs
Lucky Legs
0
Saboteur
Saboteur
6.9
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
6
Ice-Capades
Ice-Capades
5
Loose Shoes
Loose Shoes
3.5
Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin'
7.1
Man of a Thousand Faces
Man of a Thousand Faces
6.7
The Hard Way
The Hard Way
6.6
Head Office
Head Office
5.2
Back Stage Party
Back Stage Party
7
Maisie Was a Lady
Maisie Was a Lady
6.8
Bob Hope Christmas Show
0
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The Legend of Lylah Clare
6.1
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