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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1908-05-02
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As: Billy Bakewell, William Bakewell Jr., Bill Bakewell

Movies List of William Bakewell

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Gone with the Wind

1939 Movie
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Laddie

1935 Movie
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Dr. Kildare's Victory

1942 Movie
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I Live on Danger

1942 Movie
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Lucky Me

1954 Movie
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Seven Sinners

1940 Movie
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The Capture

1950 Movie
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Together We Live

1935 Movie
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West Point

1928 Movie
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Three-Cornered Moon

1933 Movie
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The Dawn Express

1942 Movie
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Green Eyes

1934 Movie
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Dance, Fools, Dance

1931 Movie
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Trapped by G-Men

1937 Movie
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On With the Show!

1929 Movie
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Guilty Hands

1931 Movie
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The Trespasser

1947 Movie
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Politics

1931 Movie
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Strangers All

1935 Movie
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Straight Is the Way

1934 Movie
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Lady Luck

1936 Movie
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Happiness C.O.D.

1935 Movie
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On Probation

1935 Movie
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Dangerous Holiday

1937 Movie
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King of the Bandits

1947 Movie
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Jungle Menace

1937 Movie
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Crimson Romance

1934 Movie
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Exiled to Shanghai

1937 Movie
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Reducing

1931 Movie
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Show of Shows

1929 Movie
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Playing Around

1930 Movie
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Straightaway

1933 Movie
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Speed Wings

1934 Movie
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The Last Edition

1925 Movie
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The Iron Mask

1929 Movie
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A Man of Sentiment

1933 Movie
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Sons of Steel

1934 Movie
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A Woman of Experience

1931 Movie
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Harold Teen

1928 Movie
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While Paris Sleeps

1932 Movie
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The Bat Whispers

1930 Movie
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Lucky Devils

1933 Movie
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The Curtain Falls

1934 Movie
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Set This Town on Fire

1973 Movie
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Zenobia

1939 Movie
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Bruised Celluloid

1984 Movie
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The Shield of Honor

1927 Movie
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Cheaters at Play

1932 Movie
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Daybreak

1931 Movie
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Jungle Terror

1946 Movie
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The Saint Takes Over

1940 Movie
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The Quitter

1934 Movie
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Mile a Minute Love

1937 Movie
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The Higgins Family

1938 Movie
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Sea Spoilers

1936 Movie
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Annapolis

1928 Movie
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Beyond Tomorrow

1940 Movie
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Old Ironsides

1926 Movie
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The Fabulous Dorseys

1947 Movie
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The Farmer's Daughter

1947 Movie
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Back Street

1932 Movie
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Quality Street

1937 Movie
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Messenger of Peace

1947 Movie
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Hotel Imperial

1939 Movie
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King of the Mounties

1942 Movie
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Wells Fargo Gunmaster

1951 Movie
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Come Fill the Cup

1951 Movie
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So This Is Love

1953 Movie
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Hot Stuff

1929 Movie
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The Latest from Paris

1928 Movie
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Paid

1930 Movie
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King of the Turf

1939 Movie
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The Party's Over

1934 Movie
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Night Wind

1948 Movie
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Arthur Takes Over

1948 Movie
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Mother

1927 Movie
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So This Is New York

1948 Movie
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The Heart Thief

1927 Movie
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You Gotta Stay Happy

1948 Movie
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Call Her Mom

1972 Movie
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Lady of the Pavements

1929 Movie