About
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...
Known for
Love, American StyleSeries • 1969
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Petticoat JunctionSeries • 1963
MaverickSeries • 1957
The Beverly HillbilliesSeries • 1962
I Dream of JeannieSeries • 1965
Leave It to BeaverSeries • 1957
Green AcresSeries • 1965
That GirlSeries • 1966
Run for Your LifeSeries • 1965
Peter GunnSeries • 1958
Sea HuntSeries • 1958
Highway PatrolSeries • 1955
Mister EdSeries • 1961
HazelSeries • 1961
M SquadSeries • 1957
Alias Smith and JonesSeries • 1971
It Takes a ThiefSeries • 1968
87th PrecinctSeries • 1961
Nanny and the ProfessorSeries • 1970
Gone with the WindMovie • 1939
Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950
Boston BlackieSeries • 1951
Pete and GladysSeries • 1960