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.

Name Billy Curtis
Age 114 years 10 month 23 days old
Born Place Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Birthday 1909-06-27
Death 1988-11-09

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1. Billy Curtis Age in 2024 ?

Billy Curtis Age in 2024 is 114 years 10 month 23 days old

2. What was the birthday of Billy Curtis ?

Birthday of Billy Curtis was 1909-06-27

3. What was the gender of Billy Curtis ?

Gender of Billy Curtis was Male

4. When Billy Curtis was Died ?

Billy Curtis was died on 1988-11-09

5. What was nick name of Billy Curtis ?

Nick name of Billy Curtis was Luigi Curto

6. Where Billy Curtis was born?

Billy Curtis was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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