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Bill Travers
Bill Travers (William Inglis Lindon Travers, 1922-1994), English actor, screenwriter and wildlife campaigner; starred as George Adamson in Born Free (1966) with wife Virginia McKenna, and co-founded Zoo Check, later the Born Free Foundation, in 1984.
Bill Williams (actor)
Bill Williams (Herman August Wilhelm Katt, 1915-1992), American actor, star of the TV Western The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951-55, 104 episodes), husband of Barbara Hale, father of William Katt; not to be confused with other Bill Williamses.
Billie Bird
Billie Bird (Billie Bird Sellen, 1908–2002), American vaudeville comedienne and character actress; Sixteen Candles, Home Alone, Dear John; distinct from the Swiss musician Billie Bird.
Billie Burke
Billie Burke (Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke, born 1884 or 1885, died 1970), American stage and film actress, Broadway leading lady, wife of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Oscar-nominated for Merrily We Live, best remembered as Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz (1939).
Billie Hayes
Billie Hayes (1924-2021), American actress born in DuQuoin, Illinois; Broadway's New Faces of 1956 and Li'l Abner's Mammy Yokum; famous as Witchiepoo on H.R. Pufnstuf, Lidsville, and prolific voice actor.
Billie Lourd
Billie Lourd (Billie Catherine Lourd), American actress born 1992 in Los Angeles, daughter of Carrie Fisher and Bryan Lourd. Known as Chanel #3 in Scream Queens, Lieutenant Connix in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, and recurring American Horror Story roles from Cult through season 13.
Billie Piper
Billie Piper (born 1982, Swindon, England) is an English actor, singer, writer, and director; a 15-year-old chart-topping pop star, Rose Tyler in Doctor Who, Olivier-winning Yerma lead, and director of Rare Beasts.
Billie Whitelaw
Billie Whitelaw (1932–2014), English actress and Samuel Beckett's foremost interpreter, starred in Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby, and Happy Days, plus films The Omen, Frenzy, The Krays, and Hot Fuzz; CBE 1991.
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (born 1955, Hot Springs, Arkansas) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and musician. Won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sling Blade (1996); later known for Fargo, Goliath, Landman, and the Boxmasters.
Billy Burke (actor)
Billy Burke (William Albert Burke, born 1966) is an American actor and musician from Bellingham, Washington, known as Charlie Swan in the five Twilight films, Miles Matheson in Revolution, and Vince Leone in Fire Country.
Billy Campbell
Billy Campbell (William Oliver Campbell, born 1959) is an American actor known for The Rocketeer, Once and Again, The 4400, The Killing, and the Canadian Screen Award-winning series Cardinal.
Billy Crawford
Billy Crawford (Billy Joe Crawford, born 1982, Manila) is a Filipino-American singer, dancer, actor, and TV host: child star of That's Entertainment, NRJ-winning pop artist in France, winner of Danse avec les stars 2022 and Mask Singer France 9, and Voice Kids coach.
Billy Crudup
Billy Crudup (William Gaither Crudup, born 1968) is an American actor of stage and screen: Tony winner for The Coast of Utopia, star of Almost Famous and Watchmen, and two-time Emmy winner as Cory Ellison in The Morning Show.
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal (William Edward Crystal, born 1948, New York) is an American actor and comedian: Jodie Dallas on Soap, SNL's Fernando, star of When Harry Met Sally and City Slickers, voice of Mike Wazowski, and nine-time Oscar host.
Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams (William December Williams, born April 6, 1937) is an American actor and painter known for Lando Calrissian in Star Wars, Brian's Song, Lady Sings the Blues, Mahogany, and Batman's Harvey Dent.
Billy Eichner
Billy Eichner (born 1978), American comedian and actor, creator and star of Billy on the Street (2011); first openly gay man to write, produce, and star in a major studio film, Bros (2022); also Timon's voice in The Lion King.
Billy Gardell
Billy Gardell (William Gardell Jr., born 1969, Pittsburgh) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, star of CBS sitcoms Mike & Molly (2010-16) and Bob Hearts Abishola (2019-24), both cast by Chuck Lorre; also hosted Monopoly Millionaires' Club.
Billy Gray (actor)
Billy Gray (William Thomas Gray, born January 13, 1938) is an American actor, Speedway motorcycle racer, and inventor, best known as Bud Anderson on Father Knows Best (1954–60) and as Bobby in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).
Billy Howle
Billy Howle (William Walter Douglas Howle, born 1989) is a British actor, a 2013 Bristol Old Vic graduate known for Glue, On Chesil Beach, The Serpent, MotherFatherSon, a 2022 Bristol Old Vic Hamlet, and Kid Snow.
Billy Kametz
Billy Kametz (1987–2022), American anime and video game voice actor from Hershey, Pennsylvania; Naofumi in Shield Hero, Josuke in JoJo Part 4, Maruki in Persona 5 Royal; died of stage IV colon cancer at 35.
Billy MacLellan
Billy MacLellan (born 1974, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian actor, writer, and director known for Maudie, Bellevue, Nobody, Normal, and his 2012 ACTRA Voice award for Afghanada.
Billy Magnussen
Billy Magnussen (William Gregory Magnussen, born 1985) is an American actor and musician, Tony-nominated for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, known for Into the Woods, Aladdin, No Time to Die, Lilo & Stitch, and AMC's The Audacity.
Billy Murray (actor)
Billy Murray (William Albert Murray, born 1941) is an English actor known for DS Don Beech in The Bill, gangster Johnny Allen in EastEnders, and voicing Captain Price in Call of Duty.
Billy Porter
Billy Porter (born 1969, Pittsburgh) is an American actor, singer, and director, distinct from composer Cole Porter. Tony winner for Kinky Boots (2013) and A Strange Loop (2022), Emmy winner for Pose (2019), director of Anything's Possible (2022), and album Black Mona Lisa (2023).
Billy Santoro
Billy Santoro (born 1976, Philadelphia) is an American gay adult film performer, also credited as Billy Santos, active from about 2012, married to performer Seth Santoro, and known for Lucas Entertainment's first bareback scene and a 2020 JustForFans controversy.
Billy Warlock
Billy Warlock (William Alan Leming, born 1961, Gardena, California) is a retired American actor known as Eddie Kramer on Baywatch, Frankie Brady on Days of Our Lives (1988 Daytime Emmy), and A.J. Quartermaine on General Hospital; now a ski school supervisor.
Billy West
Billy West (William Richard Werstine, born 1952, Detroit) is an American voice actor known for Ren & Stimpy, Doug, Futurama's Fry and Zoidberg, Space Jam's Bugs Bunny, and the Red M&M.
Billy Wirth
Billy Wirth (William E. Wirth), American actor, model, producer and director born 1962 in New York City; best known as Dwayne in The Lost Boys (1987) and for directing MacArthur Park (2001).
Billy Zane
Billy Zane (born 1966, Chicago; born William George Zane Jr.) is an American actor and painter known for Cal Hockley in Titanic (1997), The Phantom (1996), Dead Calm (1989), Twin Peaks, and playing Marlon Brando in Waltzing with Brando (2024).
Bing Russell
Bing Russell (Neil Oliver Russell, 1926-2003), American character actor and minor league ballplayer; Deputy Clem Foster on Bonanza, father of Kurt Russell, and owner of the independent Portland Mavericks, 1973-1977.