Billy Halop Filmography

Filmography-

Classic Comedy Teams (1986) (V) .... The East Side Kids

"All in the Family" 1972~1976 As Bert Munson -

Judging a book by cover (2/9/1971)....Barney (First appearance, only one not playing Munson character)

Archie's Weighty Problem (2/9/1976) TV Episode

Archie The Hero(09/29/1975) TV Episode

Chain Letter (1975) TV Episode .... Bert Munson

The Bunkers and Inflation (9/14/1974) TV Episode .... Bert Munson

Archie Is Branded (2/24/1973) TV Episode .... Bert Munson

Archie's Fraud (2/23/1972) TV Episode .... Bert Munson

The Phantom of Hollywood (1974) (TV) .... Studio Engineer

"O'Hara, U.S. Treasury"
Operation: Bandera (1971) TV Episode .... Bart

"Bracken's World" (1969) TV Series (uncredited) .... Pat, projectionist (09/19/1969-12/25/1970, 41 episodes)

"Land of the Giants"
Our Man O'Reilly (12/28/1969) TV Episode .... Harry the Bartender

"Adam-12"
Log 123: Courtroom (11/29/1969) TV Episode .... Judge Perkins

"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."
A Dog Is a Dog Is a Dog (01/12/1968) TV Episode .... Attendant

Sergeant of the Guard (04/02/1965) TV Episode .... Hawkins (This episode was written by Dick Powell)

Fitzwilly (1967) (uncredited) .... Restaurant owner
... aka A Garden of Cucumbers
... aka Fitzwilly Strikes Back (UK)

"Gunsmoke"
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)

Stranger in Town (11/20/1967) TV Episode .... Bartender

The Returning (02/18/1967) TV Episode .... Barney

My Father, My Son (04/23/1966) TV Episode .... Bartender

Mister Buddwing (1966) .... 2nd Cab Driver
... aka Woman Without a Face

"The F.B.I."
To Free My Enemy (10/24/1965) TV Episode .... Manager

"The Andy Griffith Show"
... aka Andy of Mayberry (USA: rerun title)

Opie and the Carnival (04/24/1965) TV Episode .... Charlie

The Big House (05/06/1963) TV Episode .... Tiny

"Vacation Playhouse"

Papa G.I. (1964) TV Episode .... Soldier #2

"Perry Mason"

The Case of the Antic Angel (04/16/1964) TV Episode .... Barman

The Case of the Elusive Element (04/11/1963) TV Episode .... Man

The Case of the Lonely Eloper (05/26/1962) TV Episode .... Corbett

A Global Affair (1964) .... Cab Driver

Move Over, Darling (1963) (uncredited) .... Seaman

"The Fugitive"

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"

Filmography Courtesy Of IMDB.COM

Updated by: Bob Siler

Radio Appearances Provided By: Bob Siler