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William Bakewell
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1908-05-02,Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Male
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 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

All Quiet on the Western Front

7.745

All Quiet on the Western Front
1930-04-29

Gone with the Wind

7.914

Gone with the Wind
1939-12-15

10

Laddie
1935-03-18

Dr. Kildare's Victory

6.222

Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942-02-04

I Live on Danger

6.143

I Live on Danger
1942-06-16

6.764

Lucky Me
1954-04-09

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

6.904

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947-09-01

5.819

Seven Sinners
1940-10-25

Romance on the High Seas

6.681

Romance on the High Seas
1948-06-25

6.167

The Capture
1950-04-08

Together We Live

7

Together We Live
1935-08-16

7.545

West Point
1928-01-07

Three Cornered Moon

6

Three Cornered Moon
1933-08-04

Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

9

Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
1926-12-19

The Dawn Express

5.125

The Dawn Express
1942-03-27

Gold Diggers of Broadway

7.667

Gold Diggers of Broadway
1929-08-30

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

10

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955-01-26

5.833

Green Eyes
1934-06-15

Dance, Fools, Dance

6.429

Dance, Fools, Dance
1931-02-07

Trapped by G-Men

7

Trapped by G-Men
1937-09-09

On With the Show!

6.2

On With the Show!
1929-07-13

5.933

Guilty Hands
1931-08-22

5

The Trespasser
1947-07-03

6.917

Politics
1931-02-26

6.75

Strangers All
1935-04-01

Straight Is the Way

6.333

Straight Is the Way
1934-08-10

You Can't Buy Everything

8

You Can't Buy Everything
1934-01-26

6.333

Lady Luck
1936-09-13

Happiness C.O.D.

7.5

Happiness C.O.D.
1935-10-14

10

On Probation
1935-04-01

Dangerous Holiday

5.333

Dangerous Holiday
1937-06-06

King of the Bandits

7

King of the Bandits
1947-11-07

7

Jungle Menace
1937-09-01

Crimson Romance

5.5

Crimson Romance
1934-10-12

Radar Men from the Moon

4.705

Radar Men from the Moon
1952-01-09

Exiled to Shanghai

5.5

Exiled to Shanghai
1937-12-20

5.143

Reducing
1931-01-03

The Show of Shows

6.75

The Show of Shows
1929-11-21

5

Playing Around
1930-01-10

8

Straightaway
1933-12-22

9

Speed Wings
1934-02-05

The Last Edition

6.2

The Last Edition
1925-11-08

6.703

The Iron Mask
1929-02-21

A Man of Sentiment

7

A Man of Sentiment
1933-09-15

7

Sons of Steel
1934-12-14

A Woman of Experience

6.2

A Woman of Experience
1931-07-08

7

Harold Teen
1928-04-28

While Paris Sleeps

6.667

While Paris Sleeps
1932-05-08

The Bat Whispers

6.621

The Bat Whispers
1930-11-13

6.4

Lucky Devils
1933-02-03

The Curtain Falls

6

The Curtain Falls
1934-10-02

Set This Town on Fire

7

Set This Town on Fire
1973-01-08

4.9

Zenobia
1939-04-21

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

6.427

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955-05-25

Bruised Celluloid

0

Bruised Celluloid
1984-01-01

The Shield of Honor

6

The Shield of Honor
1927-12-10

Cheaters at Play

7

Cheaters at Play
1932-01-27

4.333

Daybreak
1931-05-02

7

Jungle Terror
1946-06-01

The Saint Takes Over

6.654

The Saint Takes Over
1940-06-07

9

The Quitter
1934-02-05

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

5.818

Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966-11-02

Mile a Minute Love

7

Mile a Minute Love
1937-04-05

When the Redskins Rode

5.25

When the Redskins Rode
1951-05-30

The Higgins Family

7

The Higgins Family
1938-03-28

5

Sea Spoilers
1936-09-30

The Postman Didn't Ring

7

The Postman Didn't Ring
1942-07-03

5.5

Annapolis
1928-11-18

The Battle of the Sexes

5.125

The Battle of the Sexes
1928-10-12

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

6.326

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956-07-18

Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways

4.667

Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
1946-03-27

Beyond Tomorrow

6.061

Beyond Tomorrow
1940-05-10

6.406

Old Ironsides
1926-12-06

The Fabulous Dorseys

6.1

The Fabulous Dorseys
1947-02-26

The Farmer's Daughter

7.128

The Farmer's Daughter
1947-03-26

6.429

Back Street
1932-08-04

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

6.143

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942-08-28

5.81

Quality Street
1937-03-26

Messenger of Peace

8

Messenger of Peace
1947-10-30

7

Hotel Imperial
1939-05-11

King of the Mounties

8

King of the Mounties
1942-10-17

Wells Fargo Gunmaster

10

Wells Fargo Gunmaster
1951-05-15

Come Fill the Cup

7

Come Fill the Cup
1951-10-24

So This Is Love

4.333

So This Is Love
1953-07-15

10

Hot Stuff
1929-05-05

The Strongest Man in the World

6.185

The Strongest Man in the World
1975-02-06

The Latest from Paris

8

The Latest from Paris
1928-02-04

6.7

Paid
1930-12-30

King of the Turf

7

King of the Turf
1939-02-17

The Party's Over

5

The Party's Over
1934-08-30

9

Night Wind
1948-09-01

Arthur Takes Over

3.667

Arthur Takes Over
1948-04-07

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

6.5

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954-12-15

10

Mother
1927-05-01

The Duke of West Point

4.5

The Duke of West Point
1938-12-29

So This Is New York

6.667

So This Is New York
1948-06-01

The Heart Thief

10

The Heart Thief
1927-04-26

You Gotta Stay Happy

6.8

You Gotta Stay Happy
1948-10-28

The Spirit of Notre Dame

7.25

The Spirit of Notre Dame
1931-10-13

6

Call Her Mom
1972-02-15

Lady of the Pavements

5.188

Lady of the Pavements
1929-01-22

Whispering Wires

10

Whispering Wires
1926-10-24

6.5

Yanks Ahoy
1943-06-29

The Devil's Trademark

9

The Devil's Trademark
1928-04-07

Down Liberty Road

9

Down Liberty Road
1957-01-01

6.774

Mister Ed
1961-01-05

7.2

Green Acres
1965-09-15

I Dream of Jeannie

7.84

I Dream of Jeannie
1965-09-18

6.176

That Girl
1966-09-08

The Beverly Hillbillies

6.926

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962-09-26

Alias Smith and Jones

7

Alias Smith and Jones
1971-01-05

Petticoat Junction

5.813

Petticoat Junction
1963-09-24

6.658

Sea Hunt
1958-01-04

Leave It to Beaver

6.977

Leave It to Beaver
1957-10-04

Bringing Up Buddy

9

Bringing Up Buddy
1960-10-10

7.8

87th Precinct
1961-09-25

Nanny and the Professor

6.4

Nanny and the Professor
1970-01-21

6.1

Highway Patrol
1955-10-03

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.56

Peter Gunn
1958-09-22

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

5.429

M Squad
1957-09-20

6.833

Hazel
1961-09-28

Pete and Gladys

6.25

Pete and Gladys
1960-09-19

Profiles in Courage

7.5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

6.5

Guestward, Ho!
1960-09-29

6

I'm the Law
1953-02-13

The Roaring 20's

0

The Roaring 20's
1960-10-15

The Great Gildersleeve

0

The Great Gildersleeve
1955-09-20

4

Boston Blackie
1951-09-08

6.94

Maverick
1957-09-22

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

Petticoat Junction

5.813

Petticoat Junction
1963-09-24

Petticoat Junction

5.813

Petticoat Junction
1963-09-24

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Nanny and the Professor

6.4

Nanny and the Professor
1970-01-21

Love, American Style

6.105

Love, American Style
1969-09-29

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Run for Your Life

7.143

Run for Your Life
1965-09-13

4

Harbor Command
1957-10-11

4

Boston Blackie
1951-09-08

5.8

Casey Jones
1957-10-08

Official Detective

7.5

Official Detective
1957-01-01

It Takes a Thief

7.231

It Takes a Thief
1968-01-09