Terror at High Point (12/17/1963) TV Episode .... Mike
The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
(uncredited) .... Subpoena Server
... aka Separate Beds (UK)
For Love or Money (1963)
.... Elevator Operator
... aka The Three-Way Match
... aka Three on a Match
The Courtship of Eddie's
Father (1963) (uncredited) .... Milkman
"I'm Dickens, He's Fenster"
Mr. Takeover (02/01/1963) TV Episode (as Bill Halop) .... Attendant
Boys' Night Out (1962)
(uncredited) .... Elevator Operator
"The New Breed"
Walk This Street Lightly (06/05/1962) TV Episode
"Wanted: Dead or Alive"
Mental Lapse (01/02/1960) TV Episode ....
Hotel Clerk
"Richard Diamond, Private
Detective"
... aka Call Mr. D.e
Two for Paradise (1959) TV Episode .... Charlie Cole
Air Strike (1955) .... Lt.
Cmdr. Orville Swanson
"The Jack Benny Program"
... aka The Jack Benny Show
Entire Cast Show (10/3/1954) TV Episode
"Your Favorite Story"
Lady and the Law (5/10/1954) TV Episode
Turtle Island (5/10/1953) TV Episode
The World Beyond (5/3/1953) TV Episode
:Robert Montgomery Presents"
... aka Lucky Strike Theater
... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
The Pale Blonde of Sand Street (4/12/1954) TV Episode
"The Cisco Kid"
The Fugitive (12/3/1953) TV Episode .... Dr. Jerome Alpers
Bullets and the Booby Trap (10/15/1953) TV Episode .... Cass Rankin
"Boston Blackie"
The Heist Job (1953) TV Episode .... Johnny Evans
"The Unexpected"
... aka Times Square Playhouse
Born Again (4/9/1952) TV Episode
"Racket Squad"
Accidentally on Purpose (1952) TV Episode .... Salesman
Too Late for Tears (1949)
(uncredited) .... Boat attendant
... aka Killer Bait (USA: reissue title)
Challenge of the Range
(1949) (as William Halop) .... Reb Matson
... aka Moonlight Raid (UK)
Dangerous Years (1947) (as
William Halop) .... Danny Jones
Gas House Kids (1946) ....
Tony Albertini
... aka East Side Rascals
Mug Town (1943) .... Tommy
Davis
Junior Army (1942) ....
James 'Jimmie' Fletcher
Tough As They Come (1942)
.... Tommy Clark
Junior G-Men of the Air
(1942) .... Billy 'Ace' Holden
Blues in the Night (1941)
.... Peppi
Sea Raiders (1941) ....
Billy Adams
Mob Town (1941) .... Tom
Barker
Hit the Road (1941) .... Tom
Sky Raiders (1941) .... Tim
Bryant
Give Us Wings (1940) ....
Tom
Junior G-Men (1940) ....
Billy Barton
You're Not So Tough (1940)
.... Tommy Abraham Lincoln
Tom Brown's School Days
(1940) .... Flashman
... aka Adventures at Rugby (USA: reissue title)
Call a Messenger (1939) ....
Jimmy Hogan
On Dress Parade (1939) ....
Cadet Maj. Jack Rollins
... aka Dead End Kids at Military School (USA: new title)
... aka The 'Dead End' Kids 'On Dress Parade' (USA: complete title)
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
.... Hank Glenn
The Angels Wash Their Faces
(1939) .... William R. 'Billy' Shafter
... aka Angels Wash Their Faces (USA)
Hell's Kitchen (1939) ....
Tony Marco
You Can't Get Away with
Murder (1939) .... John 'Johnny' Stone
They Made Me a Criminal
(1939) .... Tommy
... aka I Became a Criminal
... aka They Made Me a Fugitive
Angels with Dirty Faces
(1938) .... Soapy
Little Tough Guy (1938) ....
Johnny Boylan
Crime School (1938) ....
Frank 'Frankie' Warren
Dead End (1937) .... Tommy
Gordon
... aka Dead End: Cradle of Crime (USA: reissue title)
Swingtime in the Movies
(1938) .... 'Crime School' Kid
Radio Appearances-
1926
Halop made his professional performing
debut at the age six when a small radio station requested children from the
private school he was attending for roles in their broadcasts. He and his
sister, Florence, appeared on several children shows together.
SEPTEMBER 27, 1929 - MARCH 17, 1934
LET'S PRETEND
APRIL 1933
THE CHICK CHICK PROGRAM
Appeared on episodes 1,2,3 (Halop was 12)
Program #1. CBS net. Sponsored by: Chick Chick Easter Egg Dye. A kiddie
"operetta" with very talented kids. A good show. "The stars of tomorrow in
their 1933 vaudeville revue." Billy sings, "On The Road To Mandalay." The
system cue has been deleted. Florence Halop (the eight year old m. c. and
"Betty Boop"), Billy Halop (twelve years old), Mildred Schneider, Muriel
Ober, Eugene Martin, Carlisle Stevens (announcer).
Program #2. CBS net. Sponsored by: Chick Chick Easter Egg Dye. The system
cue has been deleted. Billy starts the show by belting, "It Ain't Gonna Rain
No More." Florence Halop (m. c.), Billy Halop, Carlisle Stevens (announcer),
Frank De Kootzie (? accordionist), Dolly Bonavisto, Eugene Martin.
Program #3. CBS net. Sponsored by: Chick Chick Easter Egg Dye. The first
tune is, "Whistle, and Blow Your Blues Away." Twelve year old Milton Shapiro
imitates Morton Downey (how's that for Gaelic chutzpah?). The system cue has
been deleted. Florence Halop (m. c.), Billy Halop, Milton Shapiro, Carlisle
Stevens (announcer), Dolly Bonavisto (nine years old), Baby Renee.
DECEMBER 1933 - 1936
BOBBY BENSON'S ADVENTURES
(aka "The H - Bar
- O Rangers)
Starred as Bobby Benson
Florence Halop as Polly Armstead
Also in the cast was Huntz Hall
When Halop was twelve years old he started
touring with the W. T. Johnson Circus Rodeo, during the summer, as Bobby
Benson. He left the show to join the stage cast of "Dead End".
JANUARY 28, 1936 - DECEMBER 6, 1941
OUR BARN (children's show)
Starring Patricia Ryan
JULY 23, 1936 - NOVEMBER 16, 1936
HOME, SWEET HOME (serial)
The story of Fred and Lucy Dick and their
son, Kent, played by Halop.
NOVEMBER 19, 1936
THE ROYAL GELTAN HOUR WITH GRAHAM MCNAMEE
GUESTS: John McCormack,
Billy Halop, Herbert Mundin
MAY 26, 1938
THE ELIZA SCHALERT SHOW
The Dead End Kids appeared on this fifteen
minute show. It is the only known radio program in which they appeared on
together.
DECEMBER 1, 1938
THE RUDY VALLEE SHOW
"FIVE MINUTES"
Billy Halop & Gladys George
1938 / 1939
LADY NEXT DOOR
NOVEMBER 2, 1939
GOOD NEWS FOR 1940
Sponsored by: Maxwell House Coffee. The first tune is, "Are You Having
Any Fun?" Maxie Rosenbloom quotes Shakespeare? Connie Boswell sings,
"Jumpin' Jive." Daddy tries to explain astrology to Baby Snooks. Roland
Young is in a very enlightened prison. "The Night Is Dark," by Shirley Ward;
a drama about a "tough" kid's first hold-up. This program may be dated
November 2, 1939. Billy Halop, Connie Boswell, Edward Arnold, Fanny Brice,
Hanley Stafford, Maxie Rosenbloom, Meredith Willson and His Orchestra,
Nadine Conner, Roland Young, Shirley Warde (writer), Warren Hull.
NOVEMBER 4, 1939
ARCH OBOLER'S PLAYS
"YOUNG MR. TROUBLE"
Billy as Mr. Trouble
JUNE 3, 1949
THIS IS YOUR FBI
"THE HUNGRY WRESTLER"
Sponsored by: The Equitable Life Assurance Society. Not auditioned. Stacy
Harris, William Woodson (narrator), Frederick Steiner (composer, conductor),
Jerry D. Lewis (writer), Jerry Devine (producer), Larry Keating (announcer),
Tom Brown, Ted de Corsia, Billy Halop, William Johnstone, Joe Vitale, Roland
Winters.
JUNE 16, 1950
BROADWAY IS MY BEAT
"MORRIS BERNSTEIN"
Morris Bernstein, a bread delivery man, is beaten to death...and his
girlfriend Leah Goldin is beaten too!. Larry Thor, Charles Calvert, Harry
Bartell, Barney Phillips, Maria Palmer, Howard McNear, Billy Halop, Elliott
Lewis (producer, director), Alexander Courage (composer, conductor), Morton
Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Joe Walters (announcer), Jack
Kruschen.
SEPTEMBER 15, 1951
BROADWAY IS MY BEAT
"ANNA COMPTON"
Anna Compton has been found dead in a car...the trail leads to her very
strange husband. Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Alexander Courage
(composer, conductor), Larry Thor, Charles Calvert, Jack Kruschen, Howard
McNear, Billy Halop, Lou Krugman, Bill Anders (announcer), Joe Forte,
Frances Chaney, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer).
NOVEMBER 3, 1951
BROADWAY IS MY BEAT
"JOE BLAIR"
Joe Blair, a vagrant spending the night in a swank hotel, if found
knifed. Another body is found in the alley soon afterward. Elliott Lewis
(producer, director), Alexander Courage (composer, conductor), Larry Thor,
Charles Calvert, Jack Kruschen, Cathy Lewis, Hy Averback, Edwin Max, Paula
Victor, Billy Halop, Bill Anders (announcer).
NOVEMBER 23, 1951
THIS IS YOUR FBI
"THE FLYING FELON"
A gang passing counterfeit travelers checks uses a teen-ager to pass the
checks. After the boy is cuaght, he hangs himself in his jail cell! The
system cue is added live. The story title was previously used on "This Is
Your FBI" on November 21, 1947. Stacy Harris, William Woodson (narrator),
Larry Keating (announcer), Frederick Steiner (composer, conductor), Jerry
Devine (producer), Jerry D. Lewis (writer), Fred Clark, Sam Edwards, Joe
Forte, Billy Halop, William Johnstone, Blossom McDonald, Ted Osborne.
MARCH 7, 1952
THIS IS YOUR FBI
"THE SKYWAY MAN"
How to crack a carnival safe and make a successful getaway? Hire a
beat-up stunt pilot and the impoverished owners to go for a ride! The system
cue is added live. Stacy Harris, William Woodson (narrator), Larry Keating
(announcer), Jerry D. Lewis (writer), Jerry Devine (producer), Frederick
Steiner (composer, conductor), Walter Catlett, Sam Edwards, Billy Halop,
Joyce McCluskey, John Stevenson, Tom Tully.
APRIL 5, 1952
BROADWAY IS MY BEAT
"JOHN ELGIN"
John Elgin has committed suicide...or was he pushed off the roof of his
building? Charlotte Lawrence, Billy Halop, Elliott Lewis (producer,
director), Alexander Courage (composer), Larry Thor, Charles Calvert, Jack
Kruschen, Louise Lewis.
MAY 19, 1952
SUSPENSE
"FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE BEE"
An exciting ride on a crippled B-29, returning from a bombing run over
Korea. Fred MacMurray, Harlow Wilcox (commercial spokesman), Ross Murray
(writer), Joseph Kearns, Billy Halop, Lee Millar, Charles Calvert, Jack
Kruschen, Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Lucien Moraweck (composer),
Lud Gluskin (conductor), Byron Kane, Glen Vernon, Edgar Barrier, Larry Thor
(announcer).
MAY 30, 1952
THIS IS YOUR FBI
"LARCENY EXPRESS"
Several cartons of wrist watches and nylons are stolen from a train. A
sheriff is murdered while investigating the crime.
Stacy Harris, William Woodson (narrator), Jerry D. Lewis (writer), Jerry
Devine (producer), Frederick Steiner (composer, conductor), Larry Keating
(announcer), Newton Arnold, Billy Halop, Lamont Johnson, Charlotte Lawrence,
Tom Tully, Carleton Young.
FEBRUARY 23, 1953
SUSPENSE
"ST. JAMES INFIRMARY BLUES"
The story behind the song, a fine portrait of the gangsters of the
roaring 20s. Harlow Wilcox (commercial spokesman), Bert Holland (commercial
spokesman), Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor), David
Friedkin (writer), Billy Halop, Clayton Post, Joseph Kearns, Morton Fine
(writer), Rosemary Clooney, Shepard Menken, Tony Barrett, Vivi Janis,
William Conrad, Larry Thor (announcer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director).
MARCH 28, 1953
BROADWAY IS MY BEAT
"THE STABBING OF JOHN STEWART"
Billy Halop as John Stewart
A man who expects to be killed named John Stewart has been collecting
strange things. Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Alexander Courage
(composer, conductor), Larry Thor, Charles Calvert, Jack Kruschen, Paula
Winslowe, Herb Butterfield, Billy Halop, Morton Fine (writer), David
Friedkin (writer), James McCallion, Steve Roberts, Lou Merrill, Bill Anders
(announcer).
SEPTEMBER 26, 1953
BROADWAY IS MY BEAT
An old jeweler named Paul Tracy has been robbed and murdered. He turns
out to have had a young girlfriend...who is also found dead! Larry Thor,
Charles Calvert, Jack Kruschen, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin
(writer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Alexander Courage (composer,
conductor), Lillian Buyeff, Billy Halop, Herb Butterfield, Junius Matthews.
APRIL 27, 1958
YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
"THE VILLAGE OF VIRTUE MATTER"
been a series of robberies in a town filled with retired criminals. Have
the old crooks returned to their old ways? Johnny travels to South Carolina
to see for himself. Bob Bailey, Jack Johnstone (writer, producer, director),
Frank Nelson, Gil Stratton, Will Wright, Jack Kruschen, Dan Cubberly
(announcer), Billy Halop, Peter Leeds.
JUNE 21, 1958
YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
"VIRTUOUS MOBSTER MAULER
Billy Halop as Bill Bailey
Johnny gets beat up, but good. But which twin has the gun? Bob Bailey,
Jack Kruschen, Les Tremayne, Billy Halop.
JULY 19, 1959
YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
"THE WILL AND A WAY MATTER"
A fishing guide at the Lake Mojave resort claims that he's been cheated
out of his inheritance. A careful examination of the will is called for! Bob
Bailey, Virginia Gregg, Byron Kane, Billy Halop, James Matthews (announcer),
Jack Johnstone (writer, producer, director), Barney Phillips, Forrest Lewis,
Parley Baer, Jack Moyles.
Halop also appeared on the following radio
shows:
SKIPPY
ROMEO AND JULIET - As Romeo (age 12)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM - As
"Puck"
Appeared on several shows with actress Maud
Adams and was a regular on "THE MARCH OF TIME"
