Acting

Billy Wayne

Born February 11, 1897 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died June 12, 1970 · aged 73

No biography available.

Known For

Some Like It Hot · 1959

Some Like It Hot

★ 8.11959

MovieComedyRomance

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

★ 7.81939

MovieComedyDrama

After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.

A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.

After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam Starr Belle Shirley vows to take revenge. Breaking Starr out of prison, she joins his small guerrilla group for a series of raids on banks and railroads, carpetbaggers and enemy troops. Belle's bravado during the attacks earns her a reputation among the locals as well as the love of Starr himself. The pair get married, but their relationship starts to break down when Sam Starr lets a couple of psychotic rebels into the gang, leaving Belle to wonder if he really cares about the Southern cause.

They Drive by Night · 1940

They Drive by Night

★ 6.91940

MovieDramaCrime

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.

In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse · 1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

★ 7.01938

MovieCrimeDrama

A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from its extremely resentful leader.

In This Our Life · 1942

In This Our Life

★ 6.91942

MovieDramaRomance

An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.

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Some Like It Hot · 1959

Some Like It Hot

★ 8.11959

MovieComedyRomance

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

(uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

★ 7.81939

MovieComedyDrama

Reporter (uncredited)

Train Fireman (uncredited)

Soldier (uncredited)

They Drive by Night · 1940

They Drive by Night

★ 6.91940

MovieDramaCrime

Repairman (uncredited)

In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

Reporter #2 (voice) (uncredited)

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse · 1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

★ 7.01938

MovieCrimeDrama

Candy

In This Our Life · 1942

In This Our Life

★ 6.91942

MovieDramaRomance

An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.

Customer (uncredited)

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man · 1951

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

★ 6.31951

MovieHorrorComedy

As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man.

Rooney - Rocky's Manager (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties · 1939

The Roaring Twenties

★ 7.51939

MovieCrimeDrama

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

A Slight Case of Murder · 1938

A Slight Case of Murder

★ 6.41938

MovieComedyCrime

Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.

Customer (uncredited)

O. Henry's Full House · 1952

O. Henry's Full House

★ 6.91952

MovieComedyDrama

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker. The other stories are "The Clarion Call", "The Last Leaf", "The Ransom of Red Chief", and "The Gift of the Magi".

Bystander (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)

The Street with No Name · 1948

The Street with No Name

★ 6.41948

MovieCrimeThriller

After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a potential victim of the same racket. Soon, Gene meets Alec Stiles, neurotic mastermind who's "building an organization along scientific lines." Stiles recruits Cordell, whose job becomes a lot more dangerous.

Fight Trainer (Uncredited)

Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.

Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)

Too Late for Tears · 1949

Too Late for Tears

★ 6.81949

MovieCrimeThriller

Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.

Jim - Diner Counterman (uncredited)

The Man Who Came to Dinner · 1941

The Man Who Came to Dinner

★ 7.01941

MovieComedy

An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.

Freddie (uncredited)

The Jackie Robinson Story · 1950

The Jackie Robinson Story

★ 6.31950

MovieDramaFamily

Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.

Clyde Sukeforth

The Great Profile · 1940

The Great Profile

★ 6.81940

MovieComedy

An alcoholic film star attempts a comeback. Director Walter Lang's 1940 comedy stars John Barrymore, Mary Beth Hughes, Anne Baxter, John Payne, Lionel Atwill and Edward Brophy.

Reporter

Strike Up the Band · 1940

Strike Up the Band

★ 6.61940

MovieComedyMusic

Jimmy and Mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raising money to go to Chicago for the contest.

Clown

Charlie Chan at the Olympics · 1937

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

★ 6.81937

MovieMysteryCrime

Get ready for a Gold Medal murder mystery! This "tense, thrilling mystery" ('California Congress of Parents and Teachers') pits Charlie Chan against international spies who are using the Berlin Olympic games as the perfect cover...for cold-blooded murder!

Ship's Steward Guarding Stateroom

The Fighting Seabees · 1944

The Fighting Seabees

★ 6.21944

MovieDramaAction

Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.

Spec - Reporter (uncredited)

The Cowboy and the Lady · 1938

The Cowboy and the Lady

★ 6.31938

MovieComedyRomance

Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family's home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy Stretch Willoughby. Neither the dalliance nor the cowboy fit with the upper class image projected by her esteemed father, forcing her to choose.

Rodeo Rider (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents · 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

★ 7.81955

SeriesMysteryDrama

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

Bartender

Adventures of Superman · 1952

Adventures of Superman

★ 6.61952

SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a syndicated TV adaptation of the beloved DC Comics superhero! You know the drill: When he isn't fighting for truth, justice and the American way, the man in tights dons a suit and glasses for his secret identity as Daily Planet newspaper reporter Clark Kent, who works alongside friends Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen for gruff boss Perry White.

Rollo