Billy Barty

Billy Barty
Barty in 1976
Born	William John Bertanzetti (1924-10-25)October 25, 1924 Millsboro, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 23, 2000(2000-12-23) (aged 76) Glendale, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor activist
Years active	1927–2000
Height	3 ft 9 in (114 cm)
Spouse	Shirley Bolingbroke (m. 1962)
Children	2, including Braden Barty

Billy Barty (born William John Bertanzetti, October 25, 1924 – December 23, 2000) was an American actor and activist.^[1] In adult life, he stood 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m) tall, due to cartilage–hair hypoplasia dwarfism. Because of his short stature, he was often cast in films opposite taller performers for comic effect. He specialized in outspoken or wisecracking characters. During the 1950s, he became a television actor, appearing regularly in the Spike Jones ensemble. In the early 1970s, he appeared often in a variety of roles in children's TV programs produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. As an activist for people with dwarfism, he founded the Little People of America organization in 1957.