William Bakewell

Known For: Acting
Born: May 2, 1908
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: April 15, 1993

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 t…

Filmography

Bruised Celluloid

1984 · Himself

The Strongest Man in the World

1975 · Professor

Set This Town on Fire

1973 · Desk Clerk

Call Her Mom

1972 · Jeremy's Father

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

Nanny and the Professor

1970 · Carnival Host, Norm

Love, American Style

1969 · Elroy

It Takes a Thief

1968 · Hotel Clerk

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

1966 · Brig. Gen. Swift (uncredited)

That Girl

1966

I Dream of Jeannie

1965 · Colonel Harris

Green Acres

1965

Run for Your Life

1965 · County Attorney Lassiter

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

1964 · Wythe

Petticoat Junction

1963 · Ralph Craig, Actor, Herbert

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

The Virginian

1962 · Sam Branch, Nate Eastman

Hazel

1961

87th Precinct

1961

Mister Ed

1961

The Roaring 20's

1960

Bringing Up Buddy

Bringing Up Buddy

1960

Guestward, Ho!

1960

Pete and Gladys

1960

Peter Gunn

1958

Sea Hunt

1958

Harbor Command

1957 · Officer Maxwell

Casey Jones

1957 · Ben Slater

Leave It to Beaver

1957

Maverick

1957

M Squad

1957 · Detective

Down Liberty Road

1957 · Waldo (Uncredited)

Official Detective

Official Detective

1957 · Sam Graves

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956 · Official at Keel Boat Race (uncredited)

Highway Patrol

1955

The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve

1955

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

1955 · Maj. Tobias Norton

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

1955 · Norton

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

1954 · Major Norton

Lucky Me

1954 · Motorist (uncredited)

So This Is Love

1953 · Charles, Waiter (uncredited)

I'm the Law

1953

Radar Men from the Moon

1952 · Ted Richards

Come Fill the Cup

1951 · Hal Ortman

Boston Blackie

1951 · , Ron Taylor

When the Redskins Rode

1951 · Appleby

Wells Fargo Gunmaster

1951 · Charlie Lannon

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · Major Dort, Robert Cooper, Michael Dailey

The Capture

1950 · Herb Tolin, Bolsa Grande Oil

You Gotta Stay Happy

1948 · Dick Hebert

Night Wind

1948 · Capt. Kingston

Romance on the High Seas

1948 · Dudley (Travel Agent)

So This Is New York

1948 · Hotel Clerk

Arthur Takes Over

1948 · Lawrence White

King of the Bandits

1947 · Captain Frank Mason

Messenger of Peace

1947 · Pastor Willie von Adel

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947 · Winters

The Trespasser

1947 · Bruce Coleman

The Farmer's Daughter

1947 · Windor

The Fabulous Dorseys

1947 · Eddie

Jungle Terror

1946 · Tom Branning

Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways

1946 · Hop Harrigan

Yanks Ahoy

1943 · Ens. Crosby (uncredited)

King of the Mounties

1942 · Cpl. Hall Ross

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

1942 · Hugh Pleasant

The Postman Didn't Ring

1942 · Robert Harwood Jr.

I Live on Danger

1942 · Mac

The Dawn Express

1942 · Tom Fielding

Dr. Kildare's Victory

1942 · Mr. Hubbell

Seven Sinners

1940 · Ensign

The Saint Takes Over

1940 · Shipboard Card Player

Beyond Tomorrow

1940 · David Chadwick

Gone with the Wind

1939 · Mounted Officer

Hotel Imperial

1939 · Cadet (uncredited)

Zenobia

1939 · Townsman at Zeke's Recitation

King of the Turf

1939 · Intern

The Duke of West Point

1938 · Honor Committee Spokesman

The Higgins Family

1938 · Eddie Davis

Exiled to Shanghai

1937 · Andrew

Trapped by G-Men

1937 · Dick Withers

Jungle Menace

1937 · Tom Banning

Dangerous Holiday

1937 · Tom Connor

Mile a Minute Love

1937 · Bob

Quality Street

1937 · Lieutenant Spicer

Sea Spoilers

1936 · Lieut. Commander Mays

Lady Luck

1936 · Dave Haines

Happiness C.O.D.

1935 · Ken Sherridan

Together We Live

1935 · Billy

Strangers All

1935 · Dick Carter

On Probation

1935 · Bill Coleman

Laddie

1935 · Robert Pryor

Sons of Steel

1934 · Roland Chadburne

Crimson Romance

1934 · Adolph

The Curtain Falls

1934 · Barry Graham

The Party's Over

1934 · Clay

Straight Is the Way

1934 · Dr. Wilkes

Green Eyes

1934 · Cliff Miller

Speed Wings

1934 · Jerry

The Quitter

1934 · Russell Tilford

You Can't Buy Everything

1934 · Don Bell (adult)

Straightaway

1933 · Billy Dawson

A Man of Sentiment

1933 · John Russell

Three Cornered Moon

1933 · Douglas Rimplegar

Lucky Devils

1933 · Slugger Jones

Back Street

1932 · Richard Saxel

While Paris Sleeps

1932 · Paul Renoir

Cheaters at Play

1932 · Maurice Perry

The Spirit of Notre Dame

1931 · Jim Stewart

Guilty Hands

1931 · Tommy Osgood

A Woman of Experience

1931 · Count Karl Runyi

Daybreak

1931 · Otto

Politics

1931 · Benny Emerson

Dance, Fools, Dance

1931 · Rodney Jordan

Reducing

1931 · Tommy Haverly

Paid

1930 · Carney

The Bat Whispers

1930 · Brook

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 · Albert Kropp

Playing Around

1930 · Jack

The Show of Shows

1929 · Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

Gold Diggers of Broadway

1929 · Wally Saunders

On With the Show!

1929 · Jimmy

Hot Stuff

1929 · Mack Moran

The Iron Mask

1929 · Louis XIV / Twin Brother

Lady of the Pavements

1929 · A Pianist

Annapolis

1928 · Skippy

The Battle of the Sexes

1928 · The Son

Harold Teen

1928 · Percival

The Devil's Trademark

1928 · Tom Benton

The Latest from Paris

1928 · Bud Dolan

West Point

1928 · 'Tex' McNeil

The Shield of Honor

1927 · Jerry MacDowell

Mother

1927 · Jerry Ellis

The Heart Thief

1927

Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

1926 · Salesman

Old Ironsides

1926 · Young Philadelphian (uncredited)

Whispering Wires

1926

The Last Edition

1925 · 'Ink' Donovan

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