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 Crawfords 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 the original 50. He never achieved stardom after the Depression years, although he became familiar in dozens of films, including his short appearance as a mounted soldier in Gone with the Wind (1939) whom Scarlett OHara asks when the Yankee soldiers are coming to Atlanta.During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army with the rank of second lieutenant. He was stationed at the 73rd Evacuation Hospital and at the Radio Section of the Special Service Division as the Post Intelligence Officer. He also worked under the department that handled distribution of recorded programs to overseas station circuits.He starred in the Columbia Pictures serial Hop Harrigan (1946), where he played a top Air Corps pilot. He also portrayed Major Tobias Norton and a Keelboat Race Master of Ceremonies in the phenomenally popular Disney series Davy Crockett (1954-1955).In the 1960s, he guest starred in numerous situation comedy television series, including Guestward, Ho!, Pete and Gladys, Bringing Up Buddy, The Tab Hunter Show, Mister Ed, Leave It to Beaver, The Jack Benny Program, Petticoat Junction, and Hazel. He also was cast in episodes of Peter Gunn, Sea Hunt, Wagon Train, The Roaring 20s, The Virginian, Arrest and Trial, and 87th Precinct He played the Virginia statesman George Wythe in the episode George Mason in the 1965 NBC documentary series, Profiles in Courage. He made his last film in 1975.For four decades, Bakewell served on the board of Motion Picture and Television Fund. He died on April 15, 1993 of leukemia at the age of 84.
Albert Kropp
Filme 1930
Robert Pryor
Filme 1935
Mr. Hubbell
Filme 1942
Mac
Filme 1942
Motorist (uncredited)
Filme 1954
Dudley (Travel Agent)
Filme 1948
Herb Tolin, Bolsa Grande Oil
Filme 1950
'Tex' McNeil
Filme 1928
Douglas Rimplegar
Filme 1933
Salesman
Filme 1926
Tom Fielding
Filme 1942
Wally Saunders
Filme 1929
Norton
Filme 1955
Cliff Miller
Filme 1934
Rodney Jordan
Filme 1931
Dick Withers
Filme 1937
Jimmy
Filme 1929
Tommy Osgood
Filme 1931
Bruce Coleman
Filme 1947
Benny Emerson
Filme 1931
Dick Carter
Filme 1935
Dr. Wilkes
Filme 1934
Don Bell (adult)
Filme 1934
Dave Haines
Filme 1936
Ken Sherridan
Filme 1935
Bill Coleman
Filme 1935
Tom Connor
Filme 1937
Captain Frank Mason
Filme 1947
Tom Banning
Filme 1937
Adolph
Filme 1934
Ted Richards
Filme 1952
Andrew
Filme 1937
Tommy Haverly
Filme 1931
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Filme 1929
Jack
Filme 1930
Billy Dawson
Filme 1933
Jerry
Filme 1934
'Ink' Donovan
Filme 1925
Louis XIV / Twin Brother
Filme 1929
John Russell
Filme 1933
Roland Chadburne
Filme 1934
Count Karl Runyi
Filme 1931
Percival
Filme 1928
Paul Renoir
Filme 1932
Slugger Jones
Filme 1933
Barry Graham
Filme 1934
Desk Clerk
Filme 1973
Townsman at Zeke's Recitation
Filme 1939
Maj. Tobias Norton
Filme 1955
Himself
Filme 1984
Jerry MacDowell
Filme 1927
Maurice Perry
Filme 1932
Tom Branning
Filme 1946
Shipboard Card Player
Filme 1940
Russell Tilford
Filme 1934
Brig. Gen. Swift (uncredited)
Filme 1966
Bob
Filme 1937
Appleby
Filme 1951
Eddie Davis
Filme 1938
Lieut. Commander Mays
Filme 1936
Robert Harwood Jr.
Filme 1942
Skippy
Filme 1928
The Son
Filme 1928
Official at Keel Boat Race (uncredited)
Filme 1956
Hop Harrigan
Filme 1946
David Chadwick
Filme 1940
Young Philadelphian (uncredited)
Filme 1926
Eddie
Filme 1947
Windor
Filme 1947
Richard Saxel
Filme 1932
Hugh Pleasant
Filme 1942
Lieutenant Spicer
Filme 1937
Pastor Willie von Adel
Filme 1947
Cadet (uncredited)
Filme 1939
Cpl. Hall Ross
Filme 1942
Charlie Lannon
Filme 1951
Charles, Waiter (uncredited)
Filme 1953
Mack Moran
Filme 1929
Bud Dolan
Filme 1928
Carney
Filme 1930
Intern
Filme 1939
Clay
Filme 1934
Capt. Kingston
Filme 1948
Lawrence White
Filme 1948
Major Norton
Filme 1954
Jerry Ellis
Filme 1927
Committee Captain
Filme 1938
Hotel Clerk
Filme 1948
Filme 1927
Jim Stewart
Filme 1931
Jeremy's Father
Filme 1972
A Pianist
Filme 1929
Filme 1926
Tv 1961
Tv 1965
Colonel Harris
Tv 1965
Tv 1966
Tv 1962
Tv 1971
Ralph Craig
Tv 1963
Tv 1958
Tv 1957
Tv 1960
Tv 1961
Carnival Host
Tv 1970
Tv 1955
Sam Branch
Tv 1962
Tv 1958
Major Dort
Tv 1950
Detective
Tv 1957
Tv 1961
Tv 1960
Wythe
Tv 1964
Tv 1960
Tv 1953
Tv 1957
Tv 1960
Tv 1957
Tv 1955
Tv 1951
Tv 1957
Nate Eastman
Tv 1962
Actor
Tv 1963
Herbert
Tv 1963
Robert Cooper
Tv 1950
Norm
Tv 1970
Elroy
Tv 1969