William Bakewell
William Bakewell
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 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 O'Hara 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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 3.482
Birthday 1908-05-02
Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As Billy Bakewell, William Bakewell Jr., Bill Bakewell,
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930

All Quiet on the Western Front

Gone with the Wind
1939

Gone with the Wind

Laddie
1935

Laddie

Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942

Dr. Kildare's Victory

I Live on Danger
1942

I Live on Danger

Lucky Me
1954

Lucky Me

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Seven Sinners
1940

Seven Sinners

Romance on the High Seas
1948

Romance on the High Seas

The Capture
1950

The Capture

Together We Live
1935

Together We Live

West Point
1928

West Point

Three-Cornered Moon
1933

Three-Cornered Moon

Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
1926

Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

The Dawn Express
1942

The Dawn Express

Gold Diggers of Broadway
1929

Gold Diggers of Broadway

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

Green Eyes
1934

Green Eyes

Dance, Fools, Dance
1931

Dance, Fools, Dance

Trapped by G-Men
1937

Trapped by G-Men

On With the Show!
1929

On With the Show!

Guilty Hands
1931

Guilty Hands

The Trespasser
1947

The Trespasser

Politics
1931

Politics

Strangers All
1935

Strangers All

Straight Is the Way
1934

Straight Is the Way

You Can't Buy Everything
1934

You Can't Buy Everything

Lady Luck
1936

Lady Luck

Happiness C.O.D.
1935

Happiness C.O.D.

On Probation
1935

On Probation

Dangerous Holiday
1937

Dangerous Holiday

King of the Bandits
1947

King of the Bandits

Jungle Menace
1937

Jungle Menace

Crimson Romance
1934

Crimson Romance

Radar Men from the Moon
1952

Radar Men from the Moon

Exiled to Shanghai
1937

Exiled to Shanghai

Reducing
1931

Reducing

Show of Shows
1929

Show of Shows

Playing Around
1930

Playing Around

Straightaway
1933

Straightaway

Speed Wings
1934

Speed Wings

The Last Edition
1925

The Last Edition

The Iron Mask
1929

The Iron Mask

A Man of Sentiment
1933

A Man of Sentiment

Sons of Steel
1934

Sons of Steel

A Woman of Experience
1931

A Woman of Experience

Harold Teen
1928

Harold Teen

The Bat Whispers
1930

The Bat Whispers

While Paris Sleeps
1932

While Paris Sleeps

Lucky Devils
1933

Lucky Devils

The Curtain Falls
1934

The Curtain Falls

Set This Town on Fire
1973

Set This Town on Fire

Zenobia
1939

Zenobia

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Bruised Celluloid
1984

Bruised Celluloid

The Shield of Honor
1927

The Shield of Honor

Cheaters at Play
1932

Cheaters at Play

Daybreak
1931

Daybreak

Jungle Terror
1946

Jungle Terror

The Saint Takes Over
1940

The Saint Takes Over

The Quitter
1934

The Quitter

Not With My Wife, You Don't
1966

Not With My Wife, You Don't

Mile a Minute Love
1937

Mile a Minute Love

When the Redskins Rode
1951

When the Redskins Rode

The Higgins Family
1938

The Higgins Family

Sea Spoilers
1936

Sea Spoilers

The Postman Didn't Ring
1942

The Postman Didn't Ring

Annapolis
1928

Annapolis

The Battle of the Sexes
1928

The Battle of the Sexes

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
1946

Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways

Beyond Tomorrow
1940

Beyond Tomorrow

Old Ironsides
1926

Old Ironsides

The Fabulous Dorseys
1947

The Fabulous Dorseys

The Farmer's Daughter
1947

The Farmer's Daughter

Back Street
1932

Back Street

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

Quality Street
1937

Quality Street

Messenger of Peace
1947

Messenger of Peace

Hotel Imperial
1939

Hotel Imperial

King of the Mounties
1942

King of the Mounties

Wells Fargo Gunmaster
1951

Wells Fargo Gunmaster

Come Fill the Cup
1951

Come Fill the Cup

So This Is Love
1953

So This Is Love

Hot Stuff
1929

Hot Stuff

The Strongest Man in the World
1975

The Strongest Man in the World

The Latest from Paris
1928

The Latest from Paris

Paid
1930

Paid

King of the Turf
1939

King of the Turf

The Party's Over
1934

The Party's Over

Night Wind
1948

Night Wind

Arthur Takes Over
1948

Arthur Takes Over

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

Mother
1927

Mother

The Duke of West Point
1938

The Duke of West Point

So This Is New York
1948

So This Is New York

The Heart Thief
1927

The Heart Thief

You Gotta Stay Happy
1948

You Gotta Stay Happy

The Spirit of Notre Dame
1931

The Spirit of Notre Dame

Call Her Mom
1972

Call Her Mom

Lady of the Pavements
1929

Lady of the Pavements

Whispering Wires
1926

Whispering Wires