William Bakewell (May 2, 1908 – April 15, 1993), also known as Billy Bakewell, was an American actor, who achieved his greatest fame as one of the premiere juvenile performers of the late 1920s and early 1930s.
William Bakewell (May 2, 1908 – April 15, 1993), also known as Billy Bakewell, was an American actor, who achieved his greatest fame as one of the premiere juvenile performers of the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Bakewell, educated at Los Angeles Harvard Military School, began his film career as an extra in the silent movie Fighting Blood (1924), and went on to appear in some 170 films and television shows. He had supporting roles at the end of the silent era and reached the peak of his career around 1930. He is perhaps best remembered for playing German soldier Albert Kropp in the film classic All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), and Rodney Jordan, Joan Crawford's brother, in Dance, Fools, Dance (1931). He also co-starred in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) with Winnie Lightner and Lilyan Tashman. In 1933, he contributed to the founding of the Screen Actors Guild, and was member 44 of the original 50. He never achieved stardom after the Depression years, although he became familiar in dozens of films, including his short appearance as a mounted soldier in Gone with the Wind (1939) whom Scarlett O'Hara asks when the Yankee soldiers are coming to Atlanta.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army with the rank of second lieutenant. He was stationed at the 73rd Evacuation Hospital and at the Radio Section of the Special Service Division as the Post Intelligence Officer. He also worked under the department that handled distribution of recorded programs to overseas station circuits.
He starred in the Columbia Pictures serial Hop Harrigan (1946), where he played a top Air Corps pilot. He also portrayed Major Tobias Norton and a Keelboat Race Master of Ceremonies in the phenomenally popular Disney series Davy Crockett (1954-1955).
In the 1960s, he guest starred in numerous situation comedy television series, including Guestward, Ho!, Pete and Gladys, Bringing Up Buddy, The Tab Hunter Show, Mister Ed, Leave It to Beaver, The Jack Benny Program, Petticoat Junction , and Hazel. He also was cast in episodes of Peter Gunn, Sea Hunt, Wagon Train, The Roaring 20s, The Virginian, Arrest and Trial, and 87th Precinct He played the Virginia statesman George Wythe in the episode "George Mason" in the 1965 NBC documentary series, Profiles in Courage. He made his last film in 1975.
For four decades, Bakewell served on the board of Motion Picture and Television Fund. He died on April 15, 1993 of leukemia at the age of 84.
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Filmography (Movies)
Bruised Celluloid
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1984
The Strongest Man in the World
Character:Professor
Release Date:06/02/1975
Set This Town on Fire
Character:Desk Clerk
Release Date:08/01/1973
Call Her Mom
Character:Jeremy's Father
Release Date:15/02/1972
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
Character:Brig. Gen. Swift (uncredited)
Release Date:02/11/1966
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Character:Official at Keel Boat Race (uncredited)
Release Date:18/07/1956
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Character:Maj. Tobias Norton
Release Date:25/05/1955
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
Character:Norton
Release Date:26/01/1955
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
Character:Major Norton
Release Date:15/12/1954
Lucky Me
Character:Motorist (uncredited)
Release Date:09/04/1954
So This Is Love
Character:Charles, Waiter (uncredited)
Release Date:15/07/1953
Radar Men from the Moon
Character:Ted Richards
Release Date:09/01/1952
Come Fill the Cup
Character:Hal Ortman
Release Date:24/10/1951
When the Redskins Rode
Character:Appleby
Release Date:30/05/1951
Wells Fargo Gunmaster
Character:Charlie Lannon
Release Date:15/05/1951
The Capture
Character:Herb Tolin, Bolsa Grande Oil
Release Date:08/04/1950
You Gotta Stay Happy
Character:Dick Hebert
Release Date:28/10/1948
Night Wind
Character:Capt. Kingston
Release Date:01/09/1948
Romance on the High Seas
Character:Dudley (Travel Agent)
Release Date:25/06/1948
So This Is New York
Character:Hotel Clerk
Release Date:01/06/1948
Arthur Takes Over
Character:Lawrence White
Release Date:07/04/1948
King of the Bandits
Character:Captain Frank Mason
Release Date:07/11/1947
Messenger of Peace
Character:Pastor Willie von Adel
Release Date:30/10/1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Character:Winters
Release Date:01/09/1947
The Trespasser
Character:Bruce Coleman
Release Date:03/07/1947
The Farmer's Daughter
Character:Windor
Release Date:26/03/1947
The Fabulous Dorseys
Character:Eddie
Release Date:26/02/1947
Jungle Terror
Character:Tom Branning
Release Date:01/06/1946
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
Character:Hop Harrigan
Release Date:27/03/1946
King of the Mounties
Character:Cpl. Hall Ross
Release Date:17/10/1942
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Character:Hugh Pleasant
Release Date:28/08/1942
The Postman Didn't Ring
Character:Robert Harwood Jr.
Release Date:03/07/1942
I Live on Danger
Character:Mac
Release Date:16/06/1942
The Dawn Express
Character:Tom Fielding
Release Date:27/03/1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Character:Mr. Hubbell
Release Date:04/02/1942
Seven Sinners
Character:Ensign
Release Date:25/10/1940
The Saint Takes Over
Character:Shipboard Card Player
Release Date:07/06/1940
Beyond Tomorrow
Character:David Chadwick
Release Date:10/05/1940
Gone with the Wind
Character:Mounted Officer
Release Date:15/12/1939
Hotel Imperial
Character:Cadet (uncredited)
Release Date:11/05/1939
Zenobia
Character:Townsman at Zeke's Recitation
Release Date:21/04/1939
King of the Turf
Character:Intern
Release Date:17/02/1939
The Duke of West Point
Character:Committee Captain
Release Date:29/12/1938
The Higgins Family
Character:Eddie Davis
Release Date:28/03/1938
Exiled to Shanghai
Character:Andrew
Release Date:20/12/1937
Trapped by G-Men
Character:Dick Withers
Release Date:09/09/1937
Jungle Menace
Character:Tom Banning
Release Date:01/09/1937
Dangerous Holiday
Character:Tom Connor
Release Date:06/06/1937
Mile a Minute Love
Character:Bob
Release Date:05/04/1937
Quality Street
Character:Lieutenant Spicer
Release Date:26/03/1937
Sea Spoilers
Character:Lieut. Commander Mays
Release Date:30/09/1936
Lady Luck
Character:Dave Haines
Release Date:13/09/1936
Happiness C.O.D.
Character:Ken Sherridan
Release Date:14/10/1935
Together We Live
Character:Billy
Release Date:16/08/1935
Strangers All
Character:Dick Carter
Release Date:01/04/1935
On Probation
Character:Bill Coleman
Release Date:01/04/1935
Laddie
Character:Robert Pryor
Release Date:18/03/1935
Sons of Steel
Character:Roland Chadburne
Release Date:14/12/1934
Crimson Romance
Character:Adolph
Release Date:12/10/1934
The Curtain Falls
Character:Barry Graham
Release Date:02/10/1934
The Party's Over
Character:Clay
Release Date:30/08/1934
Straight Is the Way
Character:Dr. Wilkes
Release Date:10/08/1934
Green Eyes
Character:Cliff Miller
Release Date:15/06/1934
Speed Wings
Character:Jerry
Release Date:05/02/1934
The Quitter
Character:Russell Tilford
Release Date:05/02/1934
You Can't Buy Everything
Character:Don Bell (adult)
Release Date:26/01/1934
Straightaway
Character:Billy Dawson
Release Date:22/12/1933
A Man of Sentiment
Character:John Russell
Release Date:15/09/1933
Three Cornered Moon
Character:Douglas Rimplegar
Release Date:04/08/1933
Lucky Devils
Character:Slugger Jones
Release Date:03/02/1933
Back Street
Character:Richard Saxel
Release Date:04/08/1932
While Paris Sleeps
Character:Paul Renoir
Release Date:08/05/1932
Cheaters at Play
Character:Maurice Perry
Release Date:27/01/1932
The Spirit of Notre Dame
Character:Jim Stewart
Release Date:13/10/1931
Guilty Hands
Character:Tommy Osgood
Release Date:22/08/1931
A Woman of Experience
Character:Count Karl Runyi
Release Date:08/07/1931
Daybreak
Character:Otto
Release Date:02/05/1931
Politics
Character:Benny Emerson
Release Date:26/02/1931
Dance, Fools, Dance
Character:Rodney Jordan
Release Date:07/02/1931
Reducing
Character:Tommy Haverly
Release Date:03/01/1931
Paid
Character:Carney
Release Date:30/12/1930
The Bat Whispers
Character:Brook
Release Date:13/11/1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
Character:Albert Kropp
Release Date:29/04/1930
Playing Around
Character:Jack
Release Date:10/01/1930
The Show of Shows
Character:Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Release Date:21/11/1929
Gold Diggers of Broadway
Character:Wally Saunders
Release Date:30/08/1929
On With the Show!
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:13/07/1929
Hot Stuff
Character:Mack Moran
Release Date:05/05/1929
The Iron Mask
Character:Louis XIV / Twin Brother
Release Date:21/02/1929
Lady of the Pavements
Character:A Pianist
Release Date:22/01/1929
Annapolis
Character:Skippy
Release Date:18/11/1928
The Battle of the Sexes
Character:The Son
Release Date:12/10/1928
Harold Teen
Character:Percival
Release Date:28/04/1928
The Latest from Paris
Character:Bud Dolan
Release Date:04/02/1928
West Point
Character:'Tex' McNeil
Release Date:07/01/1928
The Shield of Honor
Character:Jerry MacDowell
Release Date:10/12/1927
Mother
Character:Jerry Ellis
Release Date:01/05/1927
The Heart Thief
Character:
Release Date:26/04/1927
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
Character:Salesman
Release Date:19/12/1926
Old Ironsides
Character:Young Philadelphian (uncredited)
Release Date:06/12/1926
Whispering Wires
Character:
Release Date:24/10/1926
The Last Edition
Character:'Ink' Donovan
Release Date:08/11/1925
Television Appearances
Alias Smith and Jones
Character:
Nanny and the Professor
Character:Carnival Host
Nanny and the Professor
Character:Norm
Love, American Style
Character:Elroy
That Girl
Character:
I Dream of Jeannie
Character:Colonel Harris
Green Acres
Character:
Run for Your Life
Character:County Attorney Lassiter
Profiles in Courage
Character:Wythe
Petticoat Junction
Character:Ralph Craig
Petticoat Junction
Character:Actor
Petticoat Junction
Character:Herbert
The Beverly Hillbillies
Character:
The Virginian
Character:Sam Branch
The Virginian
Character:Nate Eastman
Hazel
Character:
87th Precinct
Character:
Mister Ed
Character:
The Roaring 20's
Character:
Bringing Up Buddy
Character:
Guestward, Ho!
Character:
Pete and Gladys
Character:
Peter Gunn
Character:
Sea Hunt
Character:
Harbor Command
Character:Officer Maxwell
Leave It to Beaver
Character:
Maverick
Character:
M Squad
Character:Detective
Official Detective
Character:
Highway Patrol
Character:
The Great Gildersleeve
Character:
I'm the Law
Character:
Boston Blackie
Character:
Boston Blackie
Character:Ron Taylor
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Major Dort
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Robert Cooper
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Michael Dailey
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