Billy Curtis
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Birth Name: Luigi Curto
Born: 27 June 1909 Died: 9 November 1988
Country of origin: United States
Height: 4' 9"
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Diminutive American actor Billy Curtis avoided the usual onus of freak-show employment as a youth, opting for a mainstream job as a shoe clerk. Encouraged by stock company actress Shirley Booth to take a little person role in a stage production, Curtis soon became a professional actor, with numerous Broadway musical productions to his credit. Curtis' big movie season was 1938-39: he was cast in The Wizard of Oz (1939) (albeit with voice dubbed by Pinto Colvig) and as the cowboy hero of the all-dwarf western The Terror of Tiny Town (1938). This last epic was one of the few instances that Curtis was cast as a good guy; many of his
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1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Rating: | 3440 Watched |
2. Planet of the Apes (1968)
Rating: | 1571 Watched |
3. High Plains Drifter (1973)
Rating: | 444 Watched |
4. Limelight (1952)
Rating: | 281 Watched |
5. Saboteur (1942)
Rating: | 299 Watched |
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1. Star Trek (1966)
Rating: | 1063 Watched |
2. Bewitched
Rating: | 814 Watched |
3. Batman (1966)
Rating: | 627 Watched |
4. The Twilight Zone (1985)
Rating: | 326 Watched |
5. Get Smart (1965)
Rating: | 241 Watched |
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