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William Bakewell

William Bakewell

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1908-05-02

Birth Place

Los Angeles, California, USA

Movies and TV shows :

poster

87th Precinct

1961

7.5

TV
A Man of Sentiment

A Man of Sentiment

1933

0.0

Movie
A Woman of Experience

A Woman of Experience

1931

5.2

Movie
poster

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

6.9

TV
All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

7.8

Movie
Annapolis

Annapolis

1928

3.0

Movie
Arthur Takes Over

Arthur Takes Over

1948

2.0

Movie
Back Street

Back Street

1932

6.1

Movie
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

1926

0.0

Movie
Beyond Tomorrow

Beyond Tomorrow

1940

6.0

Movie
poster

Bringing Up Buddy

1960

0.0

TV
Bruised Celluloid

Bruised Celluloid

1984

0.0

Movie
Call Her Mom

Call Her Mom

1972

4.0

Movie
Cheaters at Play

Cheaters at Play

1932

0.0

Movie
Come Fill the Cup

Come Fill the Cup

1951

7.0

Movie
Crimson Romance

Crimson Romance

1934

6.0

Movie
Dance, Fools, Dance

Dance, Fools, Dance

1931

6.4

Movie
Dangerous Holiday

Dangerous Holiday

1937

0.0

Movie
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956

6.3

Movie
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

1955

10.0

Movie
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

1954

6.5

Movie
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

1955

6.4

Movie
Daybreak

Daybreak

1931

4.0

Movie
Dr. Kildare's Victory

Dr. Kildare's Victory

1942

5.8

Movie
Exiled to Shanghai

Exiled to Shanghai

1937

4.9

Movie
Gold Diggers of Broadway

Gold Diggers of Broadway

1929

7.0

Movie
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

7.9

Movie
poster

Green Acres

1965

7.3

TV
Green Eyes

Green Eyes

1934

5.0

Movie
poster

Guestward, Ho!

1960

4.0

TV
Guilty Hands

Guilty Hands

1931

5.8

Movie
Happiness C.O.D.

Happiness C.O.D.

1935

6.0

Movie
poster

Harbor Command

1957

4.0

TV
Harold Teen

Harold Teen

1928

7.0

Movie
poster

Hazel

1961

7.0

TV
poster

Highway Patrol

1955

5.8

TV
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways

Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways

1946

3.7

Movie
Hot Stuff

Hot Stuff

1929

0.0

Movie
Hotel Imperial

Hotel Imperial

1939

6.0

Movie
poster

I Dream of Jeannie

1965

7.8

TV
I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

1942

5.7

Movie
poster

I'm the Law

1953

5.0

TV
Jungle Menace

Jungle Menace

1937

5.0

Movie
Jungle Terror

Jungle Terror

1946

0.0

Movie
King of the Bandits

King of the Bandits

1947

4.0

Movie
King of the Mounties

King of the Mounties

1942

0.0

Movie
King of the Turf

King of the Turf

1939

7.0

Movie
Laddie

Laddie

1935

0.0

Movie
Lady Luck

Lady Luck

1936

5.0

Movie
Lady of the Pavements

Lady of the Pavements

1929

4.6

Movie
poster

Leave It to Beaver

1957

7.0

TV
poster

Love, American Style

1969

5.8

TV
Lucky Devils

Lucky Devils

1933

6.3

Movie
Lucky Me

Lucky Me

1954

6.7

Movie
poster

Lux Video Theatre

1950

6.0

TV
poster

M Squad

1957

5.2

TV
poster

Maverick

1957

6.8

TV
Messenger of Peace

Messenger of Peace

1947

0.0

Movie
Mile a Minute Love

Mile a Minute Love

1937

6.0

Movie
poster

Mister Ed

1961

6.7

TV
Mother

Mother

1927

0.0

Movie
poster

Nanny and the Professor

1970

5.6

TV
Night Wind

Night Wind

1948

0.0

Movie
Not With My Wife, You Don't

Not With My Wife, You Don't

1966

6.0

Movie
poster

Official Detective

1957

0.0

TV
Old Ironsides

Old Ironsides

1926

6.0

Movie
On Probation

On Probation

1935

0.0

Movie
On With the Show!

On With the Show!

1929

5.0

Movie
Paid

Paid

1930

6.8

Movie
poster

Pete and Gladys

1960

6.5

TV
poster

Peter Gunn

1958

6.5

TV
poster

Petticoat Junction

1963

5.9

TV
Playing Around

Playing Around

1930

4.7

Movie
Politics

Politics

1931

6.3

Movie
poster

Profiles in Courage

1964

5.0

TV
Quality Street

Quality Street

1937

5.9

Movie
Radar Men from the Moon

Radar Men from the Moon

1952

4.4

Movie
Reducing

Reducing

1931

3.8

Movie
Romance on the High Seas

Romance on the High Seas

1948

6.7

Movie
poster

Sea Hunt

1958

6.5

TV
Sea Spoilers

Sea Spoilers

1936

4.7

Movie
Set This Town on Fire

Set This Town on Fire

1973

0.0

Movie
Seven Sinners

Seven Sinners

1940

6.0

Movie
Show of Shows

Show of Shows

1929

5.5

Movie
So This Is Love

So This Is Love

1953

5.5

Movie
So This Is New York

So This Is New York

1948

6.0

Movie
Sons of Steel

Sons of Steel

1934

5.0

Movie
Speed Wings

Speed Wings

1934

0.0

Movie
Straight Is the Way

Straight Is the Way

1934

5.5

Movie
Straightaway

Straightaway

1933

0.0

Movie
Strangers All

Strangers All

1935

5.5

Movie
poster

That Girl

1966

6.1

TV
poster

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

1951

4.0

TV
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947

6.9

Movie
The Bat Whispers

The Bat Whispers

1930

6.3

Movie
The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes

1928

5.2

Movie
poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

6.9

TV
The Capture

The Capture

1950

6.1

Movie
The Curtain Falls

The Curtain Falls

1934

5.0

Movie
The Dawn Express

The Dawn Express

1942

4.0

Movie
The Duke of West Point

The Duke of West Point

1938

3.8

Movie
The Fabulous Dorseys

The Fabulous Dorseys

1947

6.0

Movie
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1947

6.9

Movie
poster

The Great Gildersleeve

1955

0.0

TV
The Heart Thief

The Heart Thief

1927

0.0

Movie
The Higgins Family

The Higgins Family

1938

0.0

Movie
The Iron Mask

The Iron Mask

1929

6.7

Movie
The Last Edition

The Last Edition

1925

5.0

Movie
The Latest from Paris

The Latest from Paris

1928

0.0

Movie
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

1942

5.7

Movie
The Party's Over

The Party's Over

1934

3.0

Movie
The Postman Didn't Ring

The Postman Didn't Ring

1942

0.0

Movie
The Quitter

The Quitter

1934

0.0

Movie
poster

The Roaring 20's

1960

0.0

TV
The Saint Takes Over

The Saint Takes Over

1940

6.3

Movie
The Shield of Honor

The Shield of Honor

1927

4.3

Movie
The Spirit of Notre Dame

The Spirit of Notre Dame

1931

6.3

Movie
The Strongest Man in the World

The Strongest Man in the World

1975

6.1

Movie
The Trespasser

The Trespasser

1947

5.0

Movie
poster

The Virginian

1962

6.4

TV
Three-Cornered Moon

Three-Cornered Moon

1933

5.2

Movie
Together We Live

Together We Live

1935

0.0

Movie
Trapped by G-Men

Trapped by G-Men

1937

0.0

Movie
Wells Fargo Gunmaster

Wells Fargo Gunmaster

1951

0.0

Movie
West Point

West Point

1928

7.4

Movie
When the Redskins Rode

When the Redskins Rode

1951

4.7

Movie
While Paris Sleeps

While Paris Sleeps

1932

5.8

Movie
Whispering Wires

Whispering Wires

1926

0.0

Movie
You Can't Buy Everything

You Can't Buy Everything

1934

7.0

Movie
You Gotta Stay Happy

You Gotta Stay Happy

1948

6.4

Movie
Zenobia

Zenobia

1939

4.6

Movie