Luigi Curto net worth is




Luigi Curto net worth is
$4 Million
Luigi Curto Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Diminutive American actor Billy Curtis avoided the usual onus of freak-show employment as a youth, opting for a mainstream job as a shoe clerk. Encouraged by stock company actress Shirley Booth to take a little person role in a stage production, Curtis soon became a professional actor, with numerous Broadway musical productions to his credit. ... Full Name | Luigi Curto |
Net Worth | $4 Million |
Date Of Birth | June 27, 1909 |
Died | 1988-11-09 |
Place Of Birth | Springfield, Massachusetts, USA |
Height | 4' 2" (1.27 m) |
Profession | Actor, Stunts, Soundtrack |
Spouse | Joann Curtis |
Children | Tom Curtis, Judy Curtis |
Nicknames | Billy Curtis, Curtis, Billy |
Star Sign | Cancer |
# | Quote |
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1 | On making the cult classic "The Terror of Tiny Town": "When I was first offered the role of the sheriff they didn't want to pay my established salary. Then we were all directed like we were children. Small, in the minds of stupid people, is kiddie stuff. So first they try to exploit little people. Then they patronize you. And when the picture comes out, then the audience laughs at you. Why? Not because we were low budget, because most westerns then were Bs. Because we rode ponies. What would a person my size ride - a stallion? I played the good guy who put the bad guy behind bars at the end - just like John Wayne. And I kissed the pretty girl - just like he did. So what the hell's so funny?" |
2 | We stand in for any kid entitled to a stand-in. Result is fewer kids, fewer kids' mothers and fewer teachers on the set. And when there's a stunt to be done, we can do it. - explaining how important "little people" are to the film industry |
# | Fact |
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1 | He worked 50 years in the film business before retiring. A year later, he passed away of a heart attack. |
2 | One of his most unusual roles was as the smaller version of "The Thing" (replacing James Arness) in the creature's final scene in The Thing from Another World (1951). |
3 | The McDonalds character, Mayor McCheese, was played by Billy, from its creation until his death in 1989. McDonalds retired the character when Billy died in 1989. |
4 | Had five grandchildren: 1 by his daughter Judy (named Micheal), 4 by his son Tom (Eric Curtis, who lives in Alexandria LA, Allison Curtis, Kala Curtis, and Jeremiah Curtis who all live with their mother, Deborah, in Prior Lake MN). |
5 | Had 2 children, Tom Curtis, now living in Colorado, and Judy Curtis, still living in Santa Monica, California. |
6 | Billy Curtis was the main reason for Judy Garland's comment that the Munchkins were "little drunks." He made several passes at her during the production, to which she responded "Mother wouldn't approve.". |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Bloody Wednesday | 1987 | Teddy (voice) | |
The Twilight Zone | 1986 | TV Series | Creature (segment "Personal Demons") |
Head Office | 1985 | Reverend Lynch | |
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | 1984 | TV Movie | Elf 2 |
The Night They Saved Christmas | 1984 | TV Movie | Jack |
Faerie Tale Theatre | 1984 | TV Series | Barnaby |
Eating Raoul | 1982 | Little Person | |
Elephant Parts | 1981 | Video | Propositioning inflatable hooker on park bench during the song: 'lucy and ramona and their brother sunset sam' |
Open All Night | 1981 | TV Series | Scott Davis |
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | 1981 | TV Series | General Yoomak |
Coming Attractions | 1978 | Menchkin | |
Laverne & Shirley | 1977 | TV Series | Roger Robot |
Monster Squad | 1976 | TV Series | The Ringmaster |
White House Madness | 1975 | Secret Service Man | |
The Wild McCullochs | 1975 | Charlie P. | |
How to Seduce a Woman | 1974 | Toulouse | |
Little Cigars | 1973 | Slick Bender | |
High Plains Drifter | 1973 | Mordecai | |
Gunsmoke | 1973 | TV Series | Arizona |
Evil Roy Slade | 1972 | TV Movie | Toy Cowboy (uncredited) |
Here's Lucy | 1970 | TV Series | Lucy Parker / Ma Parker |
Bracken's World | 1970 | TV Series | Harry Johnson |
Norwood | 1970 | Edmund B. Ratner | |
Hello, Dolly! | 1969 | Midget (uncredited) | |
The Comic | 1969 | Lifeguard in Film (uncredited) | |
The Bob Hope Show | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Sketch Performer |
Julia | 1969 | TV Series | Small Businessman |
The Legend of Lylah Clare | 1968 | Clown (uncredited) | |
Planet of the Apes | 1968 | Child Ape (uncredited) | |
Star Trek | 1967 | TV Series | Small Copper-Skinned Ambassador |
Bewitched | 1967 | TV Series | Jack O'Lantern |
Get Smart | 1966-1967 | TV Series | El Lobo-Ito / Tiny Allen |
The Wild Wild West | 1967 | TV Series | Gypsy |
The Beverly Hillbillies | 1966 | TV Series | Spaceman #3 |
The Phyllis Diller Show | 1966 | TV Series | Augie |
The Monkees | 1966 | TV Series | Midget |
Out of Sight | 1966 | The Man From Flush | |
Batman | 1966 | TV Series | Midget |
I Spy | 1966 | TV Series | Disguised #2 |
Ben Casey | 1965 | TV Series | |
Bob Hope Christmas Show | 1965 | TV Movie | Sketch Performer (uncredited) |
Harlow | 1965/I | Newsboy (uncredited) | |
My Three Sons | 1965 | TV Series | Sammy |
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | 1965 | Little Football Player (uncredited) | |
Two on a Guillotine | 1965 | Big Mike - Owner / Bartender (uncredited) | |
Robin and the 7 Hoods | 1964 | Newsboy (uncredited) | |
The Greatest Show on Earth | 1963 | TV Series | Danny (1963-1964) |
Follow the Sun | 1962 | TV Series | Tiny Tom |
77 Sunset Strip | 1961 | TV Series | Monk Carter |
87th Precinct | 1961 | TV Series | Willy |
Tightrope | 1960 | TV Series | The Mascot |
The Man from Blackhawk | 1960 | TV Series | Colonel Petite |
The Real McCoys | 1960 | TV Series | Page Boy |
Adventures in Paradise | 1959 | TV Series | Captain Borcher |
Make Room for Daddy | 1959 | TV Series | Billy |
The Angry Red Planet | 1959 | Martian (uncredited) | |
Rescue 8 | 1959 | TV Series | Volunteer #1 |
The Jack Benny Program | 1959 | TV Series | Charlie McCarthy Mortimer Snerd |
Special Agent 7 | 1959 | TV Series | Harry |
The Adventures of Superpup | 1958 | TV Short | Super Pup / Bark Bent |
The Red Skelton Hour | 1953-1958 | TV Series | Midget / Giganto the Martian / Supporting Player |
Shirley Temple's Storybook | 1958 | TV Series | |
Merry Andrew | 1958 | Clown (uncredited) | |
Man of a Thousand Faces | 1957 | Harry Earles - Midget Actor in 'The Unholy Three' (uncredited) | |
Adventures of Superman | 1957 | TV Series | Mr. Zero |
The Incredible Shrinking Man | 1957 | Midget | |
Broken Arrow | 1956 | TV Series | Sinbad |
Friendly Persuasion | 1956 | Midget at County Fair (uncredited) | |
The Court Jester | 1955 | One of Hermine's Midgets (uncredited) | |
The Great Gildersleeve | 1955 | TV Series | Mr. Smith |
Tales of the Texas Rangers | 1955 | TV Series | Count Smorgasbord |
Jungle Moon Men | 1955 | Damu | |
3 Ring Circus | 1954 | Circus Midget Clown (uncredited) | |
Princess of the Nile | 1954 | Tut (uncredited) | |
Gog | 1954 | Gog / Magog operator (uncredited) | |
Gorilla at Large | 1954 | Slim, Midget Carnival Employee (uncredited) | |
Space Patrol | 1953 | TV Series | Gino |
Here Come the Girls | 1953 | Clown (uncredited) | |
The Cisco Kid | 1952 | TV Series | The Laughing Badman |
Limelight | 1952 | Midget in Agent's Office (uncredited) | |
Gruen Guild Theater | 1952 | TV Series | |
Superman and the Mole-Men | 1951 | Mole-Man (uncredited) | |
Two Tickets to Broadway | 1951 | Midget in Deli (uncredited) | |
Pygmy Island | 1950 | Makuba | |
So You Want to Throw a Party | 1950 | Short | W.L. Pipp (uncredited) |
Jiggs and Maggie in Court | 1948 | Little Man (uncredited) | |
Homicide for Three | 1948 | Billy Curtis - Midget | |
Hills of Home | 1948 | Mighty Mite (uncredited) | |
April Showers | 1948 | Capt. Rudolph L. Nemo | |
Wedding Belle | 1947 | Short | Tony |
Blaze of Noon | 1947 | Midget Barker (uncredited) | |
Buck Privates Come Home | 1947 | Man (uncredited) | |
Three Wise Fools | 1946 | Dugan | |
An Angel Comes to Brooklyn | 1945 | Midget Musician (uncredited) | |
Incendiary Blonde | 1945 | 'Baby' Joe (uncredited) | |
That's the Spirit | 1945 | Midget (uncredited) | |
Ghost Catchers | 1944 | Midget in Nightclub Dinner Gag (uncredited) | |
The Hard Way | 1943 | Vaudeville Midget (uncredited) | |
Lucky Legs | 1942 | Newsboy (uncredited) | |
Just Off Broadway | 1942 | Billy - Midget in Wings (uncredited) | |
Wings for the Eagle | 1942 | Midget | |
My Gal Sal | 1942 | Midget Driver (uncredited) | |
Saboteur | 1942 | Midget - Circus Troupe | |
Don't Lie | 1942 | Short | Melinda, the Chimp |
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! | 1942 | Midget | |
Hellzapoppin' | 1941 | Bodyguard (uncredited) | |
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail | 1941 | Papoose (uncredited) | |
Meet John Doe | 1941 | Midget (uncredited) | |
Emergency Landing | 1941 | Midget Judge (as Little Billy) | |
Maisie Was a Lady | 1941 | Midget (uncredited) | |
The Wizard of Oz | 1939 | Munchkin Father (uncredited) | |
Three Texas Steers | 1939 | Hercules - the Midget | |
The Terror of Tiny Town | 1938 | The Hero (Buck Lawson) |
Stunts
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Dirty Harry | 1971 | stunts - uncredited | |
The Thing from Another World | 1951 | stunts - uncredited |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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That's the Spirit | 1945 | performer: "Fella with a Flute" |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Ce nain que je ne saurais voir! | 2005 | TV Movie documentary dedicatee |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Knots Landing | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
The Making of 'The Wizard of Oz' | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Aphrodisiac!: The Sexual Secret of Marijuana | 1971 | Documentary | Himself - Interviewee (uncredited) |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
This Is Your Life | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
The Milton Berle Show | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
The NBC Comedy Hour | 1956 | TV Series | Himself |
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