Acting
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.
Filmography
Bruised Celluloid
Film · 1984
The Strongest Man in the World
Film · 1975
Set This Town on Fire
Film · 1973
Call Her Mom
Film · 1972
Alias Smith and Jones
Series · 1971
Nanny and the Professor
Series · 1970
Nanny and the Professor
Series · 1970
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
It Takes a Thief
Series · 1968
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
Film · 1966
That Girl
Series · 1966
Green Acres
Series · 1965
I Dream of Jeannie
Series · 1965
Run for Your Life
Series · 1965
Profiles in Courage
Series · 1964
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
Mister Ed
Series · 1961
87th Precinct
Series · 1961
Hazel
Series · 1961
Bringing Up Buddy
Series · 1960
Pete and Gladys
Series · 1960
Guestward, Ho!
Series · 1960
The Roaring 20's
Series · 1960
Sea Hunt
Series · 1958
Peter Gunn
Series · 1958
Down Liberty Road
Film · 1957
Leave It to Beaver
Series · 1957
M Squad
Series · 1957
Maverick
Series · 1957
Harbor Command
Series · 1957
Casey Jones
Series · 1957
Official Detective
Series · 1957
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Film · 1956
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
Film · 1955
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Film · 1955
Highway Patrol
Series · 1955
The Great Gildersleeve
Series · 1955
Lucky Me
Film · 1954
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
Film · 1954
So This Is Love
Film · 1953
I'm the Law
Series · 1953
Radar Men from the Moon
Film · 1952
When the Redskins Rode
Film · 1951
Wells Fargo Gunmaster
Film · 1951
Come Fill the Cup
Film · 1951
Boston Blackie
Series · 1951
Boston Blackie
Series · 1951
The Capture
Film · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Romance on the High Seas
Film · 1948
Night Wind
Film · 1948
Arthur Takes Over
Film · 1948
So This Is New York
Film · 1948
You Gotta Stay Happy
Film · 1948
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Film · 1947
The Trespasser
Film · 1947
King of the Bandits
Film · 1947
The Fabulous Dorseys
Film · 1947
The Farmer's Daughter
Film · 1947
Messenger of Peace
Film · 1947
Jungle Terror
Film · 1946
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
Film · 1946
Yanks Ahoy
Film · 1943
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Film · 1942
I Live on Danger
Film · 1942
The Dawn Express
Film · 1942
The Postman Didn't Ring
Film · 1942
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Film · 1942
King of the Mounties
Film · 1942
Seven Sinners
Film · 1940
The Saint Takes Over
Film · 1940
Beyond Tomorrow
Film · 1940
Gone with the Wind
Film · 1939
Zenobia
Film · 1939
Hotel Imperial
Film · 1939
King of the Turf
Film · 1939
The Higgins Family
Film · 1938
The Duke of West Point
Film · 1938
Trapped by G-Men
Film · 1937
Dangerous Holiday
Film · 1937
Jungle Menace
Film · 1937
Exiled to Shanghai
Film · 1937
Mile a Minute Love
Film · 1937
Quality Street
Film · 1937
Lady Luck
Film · 1936
Sea Spoilers
Film · 1936
Laddie
Film · 1935
Together We Live
Film · 1935
Strangers All
Film · 1935
Happiness C.O.D.
Film · 1935
On Probation
Film · 1935
Green Eyes
Film · 1934
Straight Is the Way
Film · 1934
You Can't Buy Everything
Film · 1934
Crimson Romance
Film · 1934
Speed Wings
Film · 1934
Sons of Steel
Film · 1934
The Curtain Falls
Film · 1934
The Quitter
Film · 1934
The Party's Over
Film · 1934
Three Cornered Moon
Film · 1933
Straightaway
Film · 1933
A Man of Sentiment
Film · 1933
Lucky Devils
Film · 1933
While Paris Sleeps
Film · 1932
Cheaters at Play
Film · 1932
Back Street
Film · 1932
Dance, Fools, Dance
Film · 1931
Guilty Hands
Film · 1931
Politics
Film · 1931
Reducing
Film · 1931
A Woman of Experience
Film · 1931
Daybreak
Film · 1931
The Spirit of Notre Dame
Film · 1931
All Quiet on the Western Front
Film · 1930
Playing Around
Film · 1930
The Bat Whispers
Film · 1930
Paid
Film · 1930
Gold Diggers of Broadway
Film · 1929
On With the Show!
Film · 1929
The Show of Shows
Film · 1929
The Iron Mask
Film · 1929
Hot Stuff
Film · 1929
Lady of the Pavements
Film · 1929
West Point
Film · 1928
Harold Teen
Film · 1928
Annapolis
Film · 1928
The Battle of the Sexes
Film · 1928
The Latest from Paris
Film · 1928
The Devil's Trademark
Film · 1928
The Shield of Honor
Film · 1927
Mother
Film · 1927
The Heart Thief
Film · 1927
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
Film · 1926
Old Ironsides
Film · 1926
Whispering Wires
Film · 1926
The Last Edition
Film · 1925