Billy Curtis
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Billy Curtis was a diminutive American actor who began his career as a shoe clerk before being encouraged to take a little person role in a stage production. He went on to have a successful career in Broadway musicals and films, often playing characters that were ill-tempered and pugnacious. He was cast in The Terror of Tiny Town (1938) as the cowboy hero and had roles in Meet John Doe (1941), Saboteur (1942), and The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). He continued to act into the 1970s, appearing in High Plains Drifter (1973) and Little Cigars (1973). He retired in the 1980s, but still made occasional appearances for interviews and Wizard of Oz cast reunions.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Stunts, Soundtrack
Birth Day June 27, 1909
Birth Place  Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Age 111 YEARS OLD
Died On November 9, 1988(1988-11-09) (aged 79)\nDayton, Nevada, U.S.
Birth Sign Cancer
Other names Little Billy, The Singer Midgets
Years active 1938–1988
Height 4 ft 2 in (1.27 m)
Spouse(s) Joann Curtis (m.1948–1988; his death)
Children Tom Curtis Judy Curtis

💰 Net worth: $1.4 Million (2024)

Billy Curtis, a renowned figure in the entertainment industry, has an estimated net worth of $1.4 million as of 2024. Known for his versatile talents, Billy Curtis has made significant contributions as an actor, stunt performer, and soundtrack artist in the United States. With his impressive body of work and unique skills, Curtis has built a successful career that has garnered him both critical acclaim and financial success. As of now, his net worth stands as a testament to his remarkable accomplishments in the industry.

Biography/Timeline

1939

The bulk of his work was in the western and science fiction genres. One of his early roles was uncredited as a Munchkin city father in The Wizard of Oz (1939). He had a featured role as part of the circus troupe in Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur (1942). He also appeared in Superman and the Mole Men (1951), a B-Picture intended as the pilot for the Adventures of Superman TV series.

1973

Curtis's work in westerns included the Clint Eastwood feature, High Plains Drifter (1973) in which he featured as Mordecai, a friendly dwarf sympathetic to Eastwood, he also appeared in the Musical/Western The Terror of Tiny Town (1938). This film is, as far as is known, the world's only Western with an all-midget cast. Many of the actors in Tiny Town were part of a performing troupe called Singer's Midgets, who also played Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz. In 1972 he appeared as Arizona in an episode of Gunsmoke titled "Arizona Midnight." He had a starring role in American International Pictures' Little Cigars (1973), about a gang of small people on a crime spree.

1988

Curtis died November 9, 1988, in Dayton, Nevada of a heart attack.

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