Occupation Actor Years active 1954–2009 | Name Billy Beck | |
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Full Name Frank Billerbeck Born May 26, 1920 ( 1920-05-26 ) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died June 29, 2011(2011-06-29) (aged 91)Glendale, California, U.S. | ||
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Billy Beck (born Frank Billerbeck; May 26, 1920 – June 29, 2011) was an American clown and character actor.
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- Billy beck s ohio players the rebirth
- Karla interviews william billy beck of the ohio players
- Career
- Death
- Filmography
- References
Karla interviews william billy beck of the ohio players
Career
Beck began his career as a clown at the legendary Cirque Medrano in Paris, France, in the late 1950s, and appeared in small roles beginning in the 1950s, Beck appeared in the 1954 made for television series Sherlock Holmes, starring Ronald Howard. He portrayed Coco the Clown in episode #24, "The Night Train Mystery", and in such films as Irma la Douce (1963), The Patsy (1964), The Fortune Cookie (1966), Nickelodeon (1976), House (1986), and the 1988 remake The Blob as the first victim of the title creature. In 2000, he appeared in an episode of the sitcom The King of Queens.
Death
Beck died in his Glendale home of natural causes on June 29, 2011 at age 91.
Filmography
Actor
2014
Infamous Second Son: The Shootout (Video short) as
Father
2009
Dollhouse (TV Series) as
Old Man
- Man on the Street (2009) - Old Man
2009
Still Waiting... (Video) as
Senile Man
2008
Uncross the Stars as
Old Man
2007
The Riches (TV Series) as
Old Timer
- Virgin Territory (2007) - Old Timer
2006
ER (TV Series) as
Rob Hunter
- Scoop and Run (2006) - Rob Hunter
2005
7th Heaven (TV Series) as
Old Guy
- Turkey (2005) - Old Guy
2005
Just Like Heaven as
Mr. Clarke
2004
Charmed (TV Series) as
Demonic Wizard / Rathmere
- Witchness Protection (2004) - Demonic Wizard
- Spin City (2004) - Rathmere
2003
Carnivàle (TV Series) as
Asa
- Black Blizzard (2003) - Asa
2002
Son of the Beach (TV Series) as
Nick 'Snuggles' Pappasmearos
- Taco Lips Now: Part 1 (2002) - Nick 'Snuggles' Pappasmearos
- The Long Hot Johnson (2002) - Nick 'Snuggles' Pappasmearos
- Witness for the Prostitution (2002) - Nick 'Snuggles' Pappasmearos
- The Gay Team (2002) - Nick 'Snuggles' Pappasmearos
2001
The Tick (TV Series) as
Octogenerian
- Pilot (2001) - Octogenerian
2000
The Amanda Show (TV Series)
- Episode #2.13 (2001)
- Episode #2.22 (2000)
2000
The King of Queens (TV Series) as
Joe
- Party Favor (2000) - Joe
1999
Mystery Men as
Old Man
1999
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV Series) as
The Old Man (segment "Ring Toss")
- Morning Sickness/The Curse of Hampton Manor/Wax Executioner/Blood Bank/Ring Toss (1999) - The Old Man (segment "Ring Toss")
1998
Poodle Springs (TV Movie) as
Old Man in Jail
1995
Something Wilder (TV Series) as
The Man
- Family Tie (1995) - The Man
1994
Leprechaun 2 as
Homeless Man
1993
The Wonder Years (TV Series) as
Old Paul Pfeiffer
- Poker (1993) - Old Paul Pfeiffer
1993
Silent Tongue as
Petrified Man
1992
Brain Donors as
Janitor
1991
Another You as
Harry
1991
The Killing Mind (TV Movie) as
Digby
1991
Guilty as Charged as
Old Man
1991
The Dark Wind as
Motel Clerk
1990
The World According to Straw (TV Movie) as
Rollie Komers
1990
Night Court (TV Series) as
Mr. Griffin
- My Three Dads (1990) - Mr. Griffin
1989
The People Next Door (TV Series) as
Al
- Happy Birthday, Baby (1989) - Al
1989
Baywatch (TV Series) as
Fisherman
- In Deep (1989) - Fisherman
1988
Checking Out as
Father Carmody
1988
Memories of Me as
Angry Man
1988
The Blob as
Can Man
1988
Max Headroom (TV Series) as
Fast Food Counterman
- Neurostim (1988) - Fast Food Counterman
1988
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (TV Movie)
1988
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (TV Movie) as
Doorman
1987
New Monkees (TV Series) as
The General
- Test Tube Tube (1987) - The General
- All My Martys (1987)
1987
Baby Boom as
Roofer
1987
Near Dark as
Motel Manager
1987
Married... with Children (TV Series) as
Guard
- Where's the Boss? (1987) - Guard
1987
What a Country (TV Series) as
Howard
- What Are Friends For? (1987) - Howard
1987
Easy Street (TV Series) as
Bartender
- The Country Club (1987) - Bartender
1987
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) as
Tom
- Normal People (1987) - Tom
1986
You Again? (TV Series)
- Personals (1986)
1986
Who's the Boss? (TV Series) as
Hank
- Forgive Me, Tony (1986) - Hank
1985
Amazing Stories (TV Series) as
Caretaker / Old Blind Man
- Go to the Head of the Class (1986) - Caretaker
- Mummy Daddy (1985) - Old Blind Man
1986
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Nut Case
- The Best Defense (1986) - Nut Case
1986
Webster (TV Series) as
Herman Lang
- The Landlords (1986) - Herman Lang
1986
The Last Precinct (TV Series)
- Never Cross a Vampire (1986)
1986
Crazy Like a Fox (TV Series) as
Dusty
- Hyde-And-Seek (1986) - Dusty
1985
Moonlighting (TV Series) as
Airport Security Guard
- Somewhere Under the Rainbow (1985) - Airport Security Guard
1985
House as
Priest
1985
George Burns Comedy Week (TV Series) as
Lou's Uncle
- Death Benefits (1985) - Lou's Uncle
1985
When Nature Calls (segment "Raging Bullshit")
1985
Double Dare (TV Series) as
Drunk
- Three's a Killer (1985) - Drunk
1985
Falcon Crest (TV Series) as
Charles
- Cold Comfort (1985) - Charles
- The Decline- (1985) - Charles
- The Trial (1985) - Charles
- Recriminations (1985) - Charles
- Insult and Injury (1985) - Charles
1985
Moving Violations as
Grandfather
1985
The Jeffersons (TV Series) as
Mr. Gillespie
- That Blasted Cunningham (1985) - Mr. Gillespie
1985
Cover Up (TV Series) as
Marcel
- Adams' Ribs (1985) - Marcel
1985
Detective in the House (TV Series)
- Whatever Happened To-? (1985)
1985
Avenging Angel as
Tall Man
1984
Micki + Maude as
Finn
1984
Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) as
Pinky
- School Nurse (1984) - Pinky
1984
The Woman in Red as
Bartender
1984
Bachelor Party as
Patient
1984
Invitation to Hell (TV Movie) as
Mover
1983
The Day After (TV Movie) as
Dying Old Man Squatter (uncredited)
1983
Tucker's Witch (TV Series) as
Maurice Gerard
- Formula for Revenge (1983) - Maurice Gerard
1982
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) as
The Farmer
- Big Daddy (1982) - The Farmer
1982
Things Are Tough All Over as
Pop, Manager Red Wagon Adult Motel
1982
The Kid with the Broken Halo (TV Movie) as
Fenton
1981
Buddy Buddy as
Gentleman
1981
Enos (TV Series)
- The Head Hunter (1981)
1981
One Day at a Time (TV Series) as
Guard
- Five Fingered Discount (1981) - Guard
1980
First Family as
French Delegate
1980
Stir Crazy as
Flycatching Prisoner
1980
A Change of Seasons as
Older Man
1977
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Photo Editor
- Sting (1980) - Photo Editor
- Lou (1980) - Photo Editor
- Physical (1978) - Photo Editor
- Renewal (1978) - Photo Editor
- Scoop (1977) - Photo Editor (as Bill Beck)
1980
Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) as
The Guard
- The Bank Job (1980) - The Guard
1980
The Black Marble as
Man at Cemetery
1980
House Calls (TV Series) as
Phillipe
- I'll Be Suing You (1980) - Phillipe
1979
Hart to Hart (TV Series) as
Master Chef
- With This Gun, I Thee Wed (1979) - Master Chef
1979
Family (TV Series) as
Baker
- Thanksgiving (1979) - Baker
1979
The French Atlantic Affair (TV Mini Series) as
Cabanal
- Episode #1.3 (1979) - Cabanal
- Episode #1.2 (1979)
- Episode #1.1 (1979)
1979
Hanging In (TV Series) as
Pop
- Sleep with the Fishes (1979) - Pop
- New Man on Campus (1979) - Pop
1978
Summer of Fear (TV Movie) as
The Sheriff
1978
Mean Dog Blues as
Deadman
1977
First Love as
Cafeteria Proprietor (uncredited)
1977
The Girl Called Hatter Fox (TV Movie) as
Man from Orphanage
1977
Fernwood Tonight (TV Series) as
Lt. Leonard Trask
- Mobile Home Daredevil (1977) - Lt. Leonard Trask
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series) as
Lt. Trask
1976
The Krofft Supershow (TV Series) as
Jewelry Liason (segment: Wonderbug) / Leonardo da Vinci (segment: Electra Woman and Dyna Girl)
- Episode #1.16 (1976) - Jewelry Liason (segment: Wonderbug)
- Episode #1.10 (1976) - Leonardo da Vinci (segment: Electra Woman and Dyna Girl)
1976
Wonderbug (TV Series) as
Jewelry Liason
- Lights, Camera, Wonderbug! (1976) - Jewelry Liason
1976
Nickelodeon as
Movie Fanatic
1976
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (TV Series) as
Leonardo da Vinci
- Return of the Sorcerer: Part 2 (1976) - Leonardo da Vinci
1976
From Noon Till Three as
Mental Patient (uncredited)
1975
M*A*S*H (TV Series) as
Uncle David
- Mail Call, Again (1975) - Uncle David (uncredited)
1975
Cannon (TV Series) as
Cabbie
- The Wedding March (1975) - Cabbie
1974
Airport 1975 as
Funeral Director - Passenger (uncredited)
1974
Dirty O'Neil as
Craddock
1974
The F.B.I. (TV Series)
- The Lost Man (1974)
1973
Shaft (TV Series) as
Court Clerk
- The Killing (1973) - Court Clerk (uncredited)
1973
Roll Out (TV Series) as
Monsieur Duclet
- Sunday, Sweet Sunday (1973) - Monsieur Duclet
1972
Once Upon a Mattress (TV Movie)
1970
McCloud (TV Series) as
Vendor
- Walk in the Dark (1970) - Vendor
1970
That Girl (TV Series) as
Councilman Diggs
- That Metermaid (1970) - Councilman Diggs
1969
The Lady, or the Tiger? (Short)
1966
The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) as
Fred the Waiter / Man With Toupee at Recital / Maitre'd / ...
- Singing Waiters, Hillbilly Songwriters (1969) - Fred the Waiter (uncredited)
- I Never Met a Pig I Didn't Like (1968) - Man With Toupee at Recital (uncredited)
- A Christmas Urchin (1967) - Maitre'd (uncredited)
- He Who Steals My Dump Steals Trash (1967) - Jewel Thief / Oscar the Barber-Silent Spot
- Sweet Smell of Failure (1966) - Man in Airport / Butler -- Silent Spot
1969
Bartleby (Short)
1968
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV Series) as
Passerby - Frank Tobias / Cab Driver - Frank Tobias
- It's a Gift! (1969) - Passerby - Frank Tobias
- Uncle Arnold the Magnificent (1968) - Cab Driver - Frank Tobias (uncredited)
1968
Yours, Mine and Ours as
Short Man in Cafe (uncredited)
1968
The Monkees (TV Series) as
Roy Bean
- The Devil and Peter Tork (1968) - Roy Bean
1967
Valley of the Dolls as
Man Sleeping in Movie Theatre (uncredited)
1967
Dundee and the Culhane (TV Series) as
Dirk
- The Thy Brother's Keeper Brief (1967) - Dirk
1967
The Second Hundred Years (TV Series) as
Vault Gaurd
- The Ungathered Moss (1967) - Vault Gaurd
1967
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Tyler - Land Register
- The Man Who Didn't Want Gold (1967) - Tyler - Land Register
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) as
Watchman / Scientist
- The Napoleon's Tomb Affair (1967) - Watchman
- The Virtue Affair (1965) - Scientist
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) as
Joe
- The Jewels of Topango Affair (1966) - Joe
1965
Bewitched (TV Series) as
First Man / Bartender / Balloon vendor
- My Friend Ben (1966) - First Man
- Dangerous Diaper Dan (1966) - Bartender
- Eat at Mario's (1965) - Balloon vendor (uncredited)
1966
The Fortune Cookie as
Maury's Assistant
1966
Fireball 500 as
Jobber
1965
Branded (TV Series) as
Mouse / Bert Gibbons
- Kellie (1966) - Mouse
- I Killed Jason McCord (1965) - Bert Gibbons
1966
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Tonkins
- Wishbone (1966) - Tonkins
1965
Do Not Disturb as
Etienne - Paris Bistro Waiter (uncredited)
1963
Combat! (TV Series) as
Rafe / French Priest / Dubois
- The Town That Went Away (1964) - Rafe
- Ambush (1963) - French Priest
- No Trumpets, No Drums (1963) - Dubois
1964
Kiss Me, Stupid as
Serious Waiter at Desert Sands (uncredited)
1964
A House Is Not a Home as
Goggle-Eyed Man
1964
The Patsy as
Band Member (uncredited)
1964
The Best Man as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1962
My Three Sons (TV Series) as
Attendant / Janitor
- Windfall (1963) - Attendant
- Heat Wave (1962) - Janitor
1963
Irma la Douce as
Officer Dupont
1963
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Hare
- The New Exhibit (1963) - Hare
1962
Shannon (TV Series) as
Wally
- Saints and Sinners (1962) - Wally
1961
Thriller (TV Series) as
Prof. Grant / Cyril the Chauffeur
- The Incredible Doktor Markesan (1962) - Prof. Grant
- Well of Doom (1961) - Cyril the Chauffeur
1959
Two Men in Manhattan as
Le partenaire de Judith Nelson sur scène
1957
Like a Hair in the Soup as
Le client ivre à 'La belle vie'
1954
Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) as
Hansom Driver / Coco / Station Manager / ...
- The Case of the Tyrant's Daughter (1955) - Hansom Driver (uncredited)
- The Case of the Night Train Riddle (1955) - Coco / Station Manager
- The Mother Hubbard Case (1954) - Cookson
1955
Le chemin de l'étoile (Short) as
L'écrivain étranger solitaire
1955
Paris Precinct (TV Series) as
Patron Bar
- Two Blind Men (1955) - Patron Bar
Self
1987
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode #1.3 (1987) - Self
- Episode #1.2 (1987) - Self
- Episode #1.1 (1987) - Self
1986
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce (Video) as
Self - Player
1985
Television Parts Home Companion (Video short) as
Self - Player
1967
The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) as
Self - Barber -- One Minute Drama / Hospital Roommate -- Silent Spot
- A Spy Is a Peeping Tom on Salary (1967) - Self - Barber -- One Minute Drama / Hospital Roommate -- Silent Spot (uncredited)
References
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