- Billy Curtis
Infobox actor
bgcolour = silver
name = Billy Curtis
imagesize = 170px
caption = Billy in 1959
birthdate =June 27 1909
location = USASpringfield, Massachusetts ,
height = 4 feet 2 inches
deathdate =November 9 1988 (age 79)
deathplace =Dayton, Nevada
yearsactive = 1938-1988
birthname = Luigi Curto
spouse =Joann Curtis (1948 - 1988) 2 children
othername = Little Billy , The Singer Midgets
homepage = none
academyawards = noneBilly Curtis (1909–1988) 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 inSpringfield, Massachusetts , and died9 November 1988 inDayton, 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 theMunchkin s 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 ", and 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.External links
*imdb name|id=0193260|name=Billy Curtis
*imdb title|0030845|title=The Terror of Tiny Town
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