William Bakewell
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-05-02 (85 years old)
Deathday
1993-04-15
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known As
Billy Bakewell
William Bakewell Jr.
Bill Bakewell
William Bakewell
Biography
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...
Acting
1930
as Albert Kropp
1939
as Mounted Officer
1935
as Robert Pryor
1942
as Mr. Hubbell
1942
as Mac
1954
as Motorist (uncredited)
1947
as Winters
1940
as Ensign
1948
as Dudley (Travel Agent)
1950
as Herb Tolin, Bolsa Grande Oil
1935
as Billy
1928
as 'Tex' McNeil
1933
as Douglas Rimplegar
1926
as Salesman
1942
as Tom Fielding
1929
as Wally Saunders
1955
as Norton
1934
as Cliff Miller
1931
as Rodney Jordan
1937
as Dick Withers
1929
as Jimmy
1931
as Tommy Osgood
1947
as Bruce Coleman
1931
as Benny Emerson
1935
as Dick Carter
1934
as Dr. Wilkes
1934
as Don Bell (adult)
1936
as Dave Haines
1935
as Ken Sherridan
1935
as Bill Coleman
1937
as Tom Connor
1947
as Captain Frank Mason
1937
as Tom Banning
1934
as Adolph
1952
as Ted Richards
1937
as Andrew
1931
as Tommy Haverly
1929
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
1930
as Jack
1933
as Billy Dawson
1934
as Jerry
1925
as 'Ink' Donovan
1929
as Louis XIV / Twin Brother
1933
as John Russell
1934
as Roland Chadburne
1931
as Count Karl Runyi
1928
as Percival
1930
as Brook
1932
as Paul Renoir
1933
as Slugger Jones
1934
as Barry Graham
1973
as Desk Clerk
1939
as Townsman at Zeke's Recitation
1955
as Maj. Tobias Norton
1984
as Himself
1927
as Jerry MacDowell
1932
as Maurice Perry
1931
as Otto
1946
as Tom Branning
1940
as Shipboard Card Player
1934
as Russell Tilford
1966
as Brig. Gen. Swift (uncredited)
1937
as Bob
1951
as Appleby
1938
as Eddie Davis
1936
as Lieut. Commander Mays
1942
as Robert Harwood Jr.
1928
as Skippy
1928
as The Son
1956
as Official at Keel Boat Race (uncredited)
1946
as Hop Harrigan
1940
as David Chadwick
1926
as Young Philadelphian (uncredited)
1947
as Eddie
1947
as Windor
1932
as Richard Saxel
1942
as Hugh Pleasant
1937
as Lieutenant Spicer
1947
as Pastor Willie von Adel
1939
as Cadet (uncredited)
1942
as Cpl. Hall Ross
1951
as Charlie Lannon
1951
as Hal Ortman
1953
as Charles, Waiter (uncredited)
1929
as Mack Moran
1975
as Professor
1928
as Bud Dolan
1930
as Carney
1939
as Intern
1934
as Clay
1948
as Capt. Kingston
1948
as Lawrence White
1954
as Major Norton
1927
as Jerry Ellis
1938
as Committee Captain
1948
as Hotel Clerk
1927
1948
as Dick Hebert
1931
as Jim Stewart
1972
as Jeremy's Father
1929
as A Pianist
1926
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