BILLY GRAY

Trivia

In July, 1998, Billy Gray settled a libel suit he brought against film critic, Leonard Maltin, known for his annual guides on available movies and videos, worldwide. In all guides from 1974 to 1998, Maltin mistakingly listed Mr. Gray as a real-life drug addict and pusher in the critique of the 1971 film, "Dusty and Sweets McGee." Billy appeared in the film only as an actor. Part of the suit brought against Leonard Maltin required that Mr. Maltin publicly apologize for the 27-year long defamation of character. He did so, during a press conference, on the morning of July 18, 1998.

Billy Gray has been involved in 'Speedway' Motorcycle Racing as a Competitor during the 70s, 80s & 90s. His 'Speedway' Bike was known as the 'Orange Crate Special', then later as the 'Orange Blossom Special'. The name was given to Billy's bike By the Announcer at Irwindale Raceway due to the solid orange rims that Billy used on his 'Speedway Bike'.

Inventor of the F-1 guitar pick.

Actor - filmography
(1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s)

• Porklips Now (1980) (as William Gray) .... Dullard
  
  
• Love and Bullets (1979) (as William Gray) .... Durant
• Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977) (TV) .... Bud Anderson
• Werewolves on Wheels (1971) (as William Gray) .... Pill
  ... aka Angel Warriors 2 (1971) (Australia: video title)
  
  
• U.M.C. (1969) (TV) (uncredited) .... Student at party
  ... aka Operation Heartbeat (1969) (TV)
• Navy vs. the Night Monsters, The (1966) (as Bill Gray) .... CPO Fred Twining
  ... aka Monsters of the Night (1966)
  ... aka Night Crawlers, The (1966)
• Explosive Generation, The (1961) .... Bobby Herman Jr.
  
  
• Scarlet Hour, The (1956) .... Tom Rycker
• Seven Little Foys, The (1955) .... Brynie Foy
• Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill (1954) .... Johnny, Bigmouth's Grandson
• Superman and the Jungle Devil (1954) .... Alan Harper
• "Father Knows Best" (1954) TV Series .... James 'Bud' Anderson, Jr.
  ... aka "I Told You So" (1954) (USA)
• Outlaw Stallion, The (1954) .... Danny Saunders
• Doggie in the Bedroom (1954)
• All I Desire (1953) .... Ted Murdoch
  ... aka Stopver (1953) (USA)
  ... aka You Belong to Me (1953) (USA)
• Girl Next Door, The (1953) .... Joe Carter
• By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) .... Wesley Winfield
• Talk About a Stranger (1952) .... Robert 'Bud' Fontaine Jr.
  ... aka Enemy, The (1952/I) (USA)
• Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951) .... Bobby Benson
• Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) (uncredited) .... Jim Thorpe, as a child
  ... aka Man of Bronze (1951) (UK)
• Guy Who Came Back, The (1951) .... Willy Joplin
• On Moonlight Bay (1951) .... Wesley Winfield
• So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1951) (uncredited) .... Kid at Movie with Lollipop
• Gene Autry and The Mounties (1951) (uncredited) .... Boy
• Sierra Passage (1950) .... Young Johnny Yorke
• Killer That Stalked New York, The (1950) (uncredited) .... Pinkie
  ... aka Frightened City (1950) (UK) (USA: copyright title)
• Mister 880 (1950) (uncredited) .... Mickey
• Between Midnight and Dawn (1950) (uncredited) .... Petey
• Three Little Words (1950) (uncredited) .... Boy
• Good Humor Man, The (1950) (uncredited)
• In a Lonely Place (1950) (uncredited) .... Young Boy
• Singing Guns (1950) .... Albert
• Father Is a Bachelor (1950) .... Feb Chalotte
  
  
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) (uncredited)
  ... aka Abbot and Costello Meet the Killer (1949)
  ... aka Meet the Killer (1949)
• Abandoned (1949) (uncredited) .... Tough Kid in Park
  ... aka Abandoned Woman (1949)
• Talented Tramps, The (1949)
• Judge Steps Out, The (1949) (uncredited)
  ... aka Indian Summer (1949) (UK)
• Lust for Gold (1949) (uncredited) .... Boy
  ... aka For Those Who Dare (1949) (USA)
• Bad Men of Tombstone (1949) .... Stover boy
• Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath (1948)
• Fighting Father Dunne (1948) .... Chip
• Bride Goes Wild, The (1948) (uncredited) .... Boy
• Gangster, The (1947) (uncredited) .... Little Boy
  ... aka Low Company (1951) (USA: reissue title)
• Fabulous Texan, The (1947) (uncredited)
  ... aka Texas Uprising, The (1953) (USA: reissue title)
• Driftwood (1947) (uncredited) .... Town Kid
• Hal Roach Comedy Carnival, The (1947) .... Sandy
• Curley (1947) .... Sandy
  ... aka Adventures of Curley and His Gang (1947)
• Specter of the Rose (1946) .... Jack Jones
• Suspense (1946) (uncredited) .... Small Boy
• Our Old Car (1946)
• Cluny Brown (1946) (uncredited) .... Richard Watkins, Boy in Pharmacy
• To Each His Own (1946) (uncredited) .... Billy Ingham
• Strange Affair of Uncle Harry, The (1945) (uncredited) .... Child
  ... aka Guilty of Murder? (1945) (USA: reissue title)
  ... aka Uncle Harry (1945) (UK)
• Man of Courage (1943) .... Mike Wilson
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• Notable TV Guest Appearances
  1. "Custer" (1967/I) (as Bill Gray) in episode: "Desperate Mission" (episode # 1.9) 8 November 1967
  2. "Combat!" (1962) playing "Candell" in episode: "The Losers" (episode # 5.2) 20 September 1966
  3. "Rawhide" (1959) in episode: "Moment in the Sun" (episode # 7.17) 29 January 1965
  4. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955) playing "Perry Hatch" in episode: "The Hatbox" (episode # 7.1) 10 October 1961
  5. "Deputy, The" (1959) playing "Johnny Blatner" in episode: "Two-Way Deal" (episode # 2.24) 11 March 1961
  6. "Stagecoach West" (1960) playing "Frankie Niles" in episode: "Dark Return" (episode # 1.3) 18 October 1960
  7. "Cheyenne" (1955) in episode: "The Mutton Punchers" (episode # 3.3) 22 October 1957
  8. "Adventures of Superman" (1952) playing "Alan Harper" in episode: "Shot in the Dark" (episode # 2.5) 17 October 1953
  9. "Gene Autry Show, The" (1950) playing "Eddie Baker" in episode: "Twisted Trails" (episode # 1.17) 12 November 1950
  10. "Gene Autry Show, The" (1950) playing "Jimmy Foster" in episode: "The Star Toter" (episode # 1.5) 20 August 1950

   

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