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Billy De Wolfe is a Actor American born on 18 february 1907 at Quincy (USA)

Billy De Wolfe

Billy De Wolfe
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Birth name William Andrew Jones
Nationality USA
Birth 18 february 1907 at Quincy (USA)
Death 5 march 1974 (at 67 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Billy De Wolfe (February 18, 1907 - March 5, 1974) was an American character actor. He was active in films from the mid-1940s until his death in 1974.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Billy De Wolfe (18 films)

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The World's Greatest Athlete
The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
, 1h33
Directed by Robert Scheerer, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Athletics films, Children's films
Actors John Amos, Roscoe Lee Browne, Tim Conway, Dayle Haddon, Jan-Michael Vincent, Billy De Wolfe
Roles Dean Maxwell
Rating56% 2.8006552.8006552.8006552.8006552.800655
In a series of establishing shots, Sam Archer (Amos) and his assistant Milo Jackson (Conway) are depicted as coaches at the fictitious Merrivale College; their teams invariably lose. A series of plot coincidences sends the pair to Africa, where they catch sight with their Safari guide Morumba (Don Pedro Colley) of the Tarzan-like Nanu, who can outrun a cheetah in full bound.
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty the Snowman (1969)
, 25minutes
Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Animation
Themes Christmas films, Musical films, Children's films, Santa Claus in film
Actors Jimmy Durante, Billy De Wolfe, Jackie Vernon, Paul Frees, June Foray, Alan Oppenheimer
Roles Professor Hinkle (voice)
Rating72% 3.64693.64693.64693.64693.6469
In general, the plot of the special loosely follows that of the original song, with extensive elaboration to expand the special to a half-hour time slot.
Billie
Billie (1965)
, 1h27
Directed by Don Weis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Sports films, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Jim Backus, Patty Duke, Jane Greer, Warren Berlinger, Billy De Wolfe, Charles Lane
Roles Mayor Charlie Davis
Rating57% 2.852062.852062.852062.852062.85206
Billie is a 15-year-old girl who is not like every other teen. With her bobbed haircut, tomboyish behavior and passion for track running, she distances herself from her fellow female classmates. Instead, she befriends Mike Benson, the newest school student who has recently joined the school athletic team. She gives him advice on how to run faster, and although he is initially reluctant to be taught
Call Me Madam
Call Me Madam (1953)
, 1h54
Directed by Walter Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, George Sanders, Helmut Dantine, Billy De Wolfe
Roles Pemberton Maxwell
Rating66% 3.3441853.3441853.3441853.3441853.344185
A wealthy Washington, D.C., socialite, Sally Adams, has political connections and is appointed U.S. ambassador to the tiny country of Lichtenburg, even though nothing in her background qualifies her for the job. A young journalist, Kenneth Gibson, persuades her to let him tag along as her press attache.
Lullaby of Broadway
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
, 1h32
Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Doris Day, Gene Nelson, S.Z. Sakall, Billy De Wolfe, Gladys George, Florence Bates
Roles Lefty Mack
Rating66% 3.3431353.3431353.3431353.3431353.343135
Melinda Howard is an entertainer traveling from England to pay a surprise visit to her mother, Broadway singer Jessica Howard, who lives in New York City. Melinda believes that her mother lives in a mansion, however, Jessica's alcoholism has reduced her to singing in a Greenwich Village saloon, and the mansion actually belongs to Adolph Hubbell and his wife.
Dear Brat
Dear Brat (1951)
, 1h22
Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Mona Freeman, Edward Arnold, Mary Philips, Billy De Wolfe, Lyle Bettger, Natalie Wood
Roles Albert
Rating59% 2.9537052.9537052.9537052.9537052.953705
Miriam Wilkins (Mona Freeman) is as usual trying to help more than her family can bear. She has founded an association for rehabilitation of former prisoners. Her father is honorary president without knowing it. As one convicted, Mr. Baxter, is set free on parole she sees the opportunity for her association to get in action.
Tea for Two
Tea for Two (1950)
, 1h38
Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Eve Arden, S.Z. Sakall, Billy De Wolfe
Roles Larry Blair
Rating64% 3.246393.246393.246393.246393.24639
Set in the Roaring Twenties, the story centers on Nanette Carter (Doris Day), a Westchester socialite with show business aspirations. She offers to invest $25,000 in a Broadway show if her boyfriend, producer Larry Blair (Billy De Wolfe), casts her in the starring role. What she doesn't realize is Larry is two-timing her with ingenue Beatrice Darcy (Patrice Wymore), whom he envisions as the lead. When he accepts Nanette's offer, she imposes upon her wealthy, penny-pinching uncle, J. Maxwell Bloomhaus (S.Z. Sakall), to lend her the money.
Dear Wife
Dear Wife (1949)
, 1h28
Directed by Richard Haydn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Joan Caulfield, William Holden, Harry von Zell, Billy De Wolfe, Mona Freeman, Edward Arnold
Roles Albert Krummer
Rating63% 3.193153.193153.193153.193153.19315
Miriam Wilkins is a teenage girl going door-to-door, trying to get Bill Seacroft, her brother-in-law, elected to the state senate. However, Bill has no idea that Miriam is doing this, and he has no wish to become a senator. He is a middle-aged war veteran who works at a bank. He feels like a loser and is frustrated by having to live with his wife Ruth's family. Bill wants to be more independent and stand on his own two feet.
Isn't It Romantic?
Isn't It Romantic? (1948)
, 1h27
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Veronica Lake, Billy De Wolfe, Mona Freeman, Richard Webb, Mary Hatcher, Pearl Bailey
Roles Horace Frazier
Rating48% 2.431122.431122.431122.431122.43112
Major Euclid Cameron (Roland Culver), an officer of the Southern Army during the Civil War, writes his memoirs about the hardships of battle right after the war. It is set in Indiana, at the time of Reconstruction, and the Major's finances are not in order. Cameron's daughters, Candy (Veronica Lake), Susie (Mona Freeman) and Rose (Mary Hatcher), urge him to get a job so they can pay the family's debts. The strongheaded Major refuses, taking pride in the fact that no Cameron has ever had a decent job. He talks himself out of a job offer from a banker in town, Clarissa Thayer (Kathryn Givney), a single woman who has always found him attractive.
The Perils of Pauline
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
, 1h36
Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Betty Hutton, John Lund, Billy De Wolfe, William Demarest, Constance Collier, Frank Faylen
Roles Mr. Timmy Timmons
Rating63% 3.197833.197833.197833.197833.19783
Pearl White (Betty Hutton) is a frustrated factory worker who aspires to become a dramatic actress. She joins a touring theatrical troupe managed by handsome but pompous Mike (John Lund), but fame and fortune elude her because she's unable to suppress her natural rambunctiousness. In desperation, White takes a job at a movie studio, where she promptly finds herself in the middle of a slapstick pie fight. With the help of bombastic director Mac (William Demarest), top-hatted villain portrayer Timmy (Billy De Wolfe), and imperious dramatics coach Julia (Constance Collier), Pearl soon becomes world-famous as the star of such cliffhanging, tied-to-the-railroad-tracks serials as The Perils of Pauline.
Blue Skies
Blue Skies (1946)
, 1h44
Directed by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, Sol C. Siegel, Mark Sandrich, Arthur Sheekman, Irving Berlin, Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Joan Caulfield, Olga San Juan, Billy De Wolfe, Frank Faylen
Roles Tony
Rating63% 3.195963.195963.195963.195963.19596
The story is told in a series of vignettes and musical numbers that serve to show events in flashback. Our narrative link is New York radio star Jed Potter, who once was a renowned Broadway hoofer. The conceit is that he is on the air, telling his life story... which does not yet have an ending. The tale starts just after World War I and centers on two men who became friends while serving in the Army: rising dancer Potter and the business-minded Johnny Adams. While young, hardworking Potter dreams of and works for stardom, the more laid-back and less disciplined Adams has hopes of becoming a successful nightclub owner. In time, dancer Potter falls in love with a band singer, a "very pretty girl" named Mary O'Hara. He takes Mary to Adams' nightclub, and she takes a shine to Adams. Potter warns Mary that his old buddy is not the marrying kind. So, of course, she marries Adams. The union is not a happy one, despite the birth of a child. Adams' nightclub business is anything but a resounding success, and it turns out Potter was right: Adams is self-centered and unable to commit to his nightclubs, his marriage, or his daughter. The couple divorces, and Mary tries again with Potter. The two even become engaged. But Mary can't go through with the wedding and takes off. A devastated Potter turns to booze and subsequently suffers an accident that puts an end to his dancing career. He winds up behind a radio microphone, sharing his story with his audience, hoping that wherever Mary is, she can hear him.
Miss Susie Slagle's
Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)
, 1h28
Directed by John Berry
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Veronica Lake, Sonny Tufts, Lillian Gish, Joan Caulfield, Bill Edwards, Ray Collins
Roles Ben Mead
Rating63% 3.189783.189783.189783.189783.18978
A nursing student falls in love with a young medical intern in 1910 Baltimore, but their lives start to fall apart when he catches a deadly disease.