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Billy Barty

1924 - 2000

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Billy Barty (born William John Bertanzetti; October 25, 1924 – December 23, 2000) was an American actor and activist. In adult life, he stood 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m) tall, due to cartilage–hair hypoplasia dwarfism. Because of his short stature, he was often cast in films opposite taller performers for comic effect. He specialized in outspoken or wisecracking characters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Barty is the 4,463rd most popular actor (down from 4,267th in 2019), the 7,095th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,266th in 2019) and the 2,058th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Billy Barty ranks 4,463 out of 13,578. Before him are Antonio Fargas, Anne Jackson, Eve Arden, Mena Suvari, Sara Allgood, and Khandi Alexander. After him are Terry Moore, Peppino De Filippo, Brian Doyle-Murray, Madhuri Dixit, José Luis López Vázquez, and Leila Hyams.

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Among people born in 1924, Billy Barty ranks 336. Before him are Robert Bolt, Bobo Brazil, Freddie Bartholomew, John Love, Abdulah Gegić, and Rudy Van Gelder. After him are César Lattes, Audouin Dollfus, Leonard Rosenman, Joseph Nérette, Omero Tognon, and Paul Shan Kuo-hsi. Among people deceased in 2000, Billy Barty ranks 218. Before him are Henri Hérouin, Olena Apanovych, Abraham Pais, Joann Lõssov, Rodolfo Pini, and Vladimir Bagirov. After him are Richard Mulligan, Vicente Asensi, Émile Mercier, Johann Urbanek, William Stokoe, and Göran Tunström.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Barty ranks 7,097 out of 20,380. Before him are Mena Suvari (1979), Boz Scaggs (1944), Khandi Alexander (1957), Joan Feynman (1927), Spencer Tunick (1967), and John M. Clayton (1796). After him are Thomas Ligotti (1953), Terry Moore (1929), C. Gordon Fullerton (1936), Nate Dogg (1969), Jenny Holzer (1950), and Brian Doyle-Murray (1945).

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Among actors born in United States, Billy Barty ranks 2,059. Before him are Melissa Rauch (1980), Antonio Fargas (1946), Anne Jackson (1925), Eve Arden (1908), Mena Suvari (1979), and Khandi Alexander (1957). After him are Terry Moore (1929), Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Leila Hyams (1905), Branscombe Richmond (1955), Joan Hackett (1934), and Milton Berle (1908).

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