Billy Beck
Billy Beck | |
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| Born | Frank Billerbeck May 26, 1920 |
| Died | June 29, 2011 (aged 91) Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–2009 |
Billy Beck (born Frank Billerbeck; May 26, 1920 – June 29, 2011)[1] was an American clown and character actor.
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", as well as appearing in the third season of Combat! on the episode "The Town That Went Away " (1964) as Rafe 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Comme un cheveu sur la soupe | ||
| 1959 | Two Men in Manhattan | Le partenaire de Judith Nelson sur scène | |
| 1963 | Irma la Douce | Officer Dupont | |
| 1964 | The Best Man | Party Guest | Uncredited |
| 1964 | The Patsy | Band Member | Uncredited |
| 1964 | A House Is Not a Home | Goggle-Eyed Man | |
| 1964 | Kiss Me, Stupid | Serious Waiter at Desert Sands | Uncredited |
| 1966 | Fireball 500 | Jobber | |
| 1966 | The Fortune Cookie | Maury's Assistant | |
| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls | Man Sleeping in Movie Theatre | Uncredited |
| 1974 | Dirty O'Neil | Craddock | |
| 1974 | Airport 1975 | Funeral Director - Passenger | Uncredited |
| 1976 | Nickelodeon | Movie Fanatic | |
| 1977 | First Love | Cafeteria Proprietor | Uncredited |
| 1978 | Mean Dog Blues | Deadman | |
| 1980 | The Black Marble | Man at Cemetery | |
| 1980 | A Change of Seasons | Older Man | |
| 1980 | Stir Crazy | Flycatching Prisoner | |
| 1980 | First Family | French Delegate | |
| 1981 | Buddy Buddy | Gentleman | |
| 1982 | Things Are Tough All Over | Pop, Manager Red Wagon Adult Motel | |
| 1984 | Bachelor Party | Patient | |
| 1984 | The Woman in Red | Bartender | |
| 1984 | Micki & Maude | Finn | |
| 1985 | Avenging Angel | Tall Man | |
| 1985 | Moving Violations | Grandfather | |
| 1985 | When Nature Calls | (segment "Raging Bullshit") | |
| 1985 | House | Priest | |
| 1987 | Near Dark | Motel Manager | |
| 1987 | Baby Boom | Roofer | |
| 1988 | The Blob | Can Man | |
| 1989 | Memories of Me | Angry Man | |
| 1989 | Checking Out | Father Carmody | |
| 1991 | Guilty as Charged | Old Man | |
| 1991 | Another You | Harry | |
| 1991 | The Dark Wind | Motel Clerk | |
| 1992 | Brain Donors | Janitor | |
| 1993 | Silent Tongue | Petrified Man | |
| 1994 | Leprechaun 2 | Homeless Man | |
| 1999 | Mystery Men | Old Man | |
| 2005 | Just like Heaven | Mr. Clarke | |
| 2008 | Uncross the Stars | Old Man |
References
- ^ "Billy Beck dies at 91". Variety. Jul 7, 2011.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Billy Beck at IMDb
- Billy Beck at AllMovie
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