Billy Wayne

Career timeline

1. 1897 · Born

   Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

2. 1932 · Screen debut

   The Crowd Roars (Movie)

3. 1939 · Breakthrough

   Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Movie)

4. 1964 · Latest release

   The Big Parade of Comedy (Movie)

5. 1970 · Died

   June 12, 1970

Career in numbers

35 1930s

33 1940s

12 1950s

1 1960s

• Comedy37
• Drama35
• Crime29
• Romance21
• Thriller13
• Mystery7

Highest-rated title Some Like It Hot 1959 8.1 Most popular title Some Like It Hot 1959 8.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Billy Wayne in our catalogue.

Thomas Mitchell

4 titles together

George Tobias

3 titles together

Joyce Compton

3 titles together

Ed Begley

2 titles together

Richard Widmark

2 titles together

Grant Mitchell

2 titles together

William Bendix

2 titles together

Fred MacMurray

2 titles together

Patsy Kelly

2 titles together

Guy Kibbee

2 titles together

1. 1964 The Big Parade of Comedy as Fireman in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited) Movie
2. 1959 Some Like It Hot as (uncredited) 8.1 Movie
3. 1958 The Gun Runners as Dice Table Croupier (uncredited) Movie
4. 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Bartender 7.8 TV
5. 1952 Because of You as George Movie
6. 1952 Adventures of Superman as Rollo 6.6 TV
7. 1952 O. Henry's Full House as Bystander (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
8. 1951 Love Nest as Policeman (uncredited) 5.5 Movie
9. 1951 The Lady Pays Off as Croupier Movie
10. 1951 Rhubarb as St. Louis Manager (uncredited) Movie
11. 1951 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man as Rooney - Rocky's Manager (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
12. 1950 Frenchie as Dealer (uncredited) Movie
13. 1950 The Jackie Robinson Story as Clyde Sukeforth 6.3 Movie
14. 1949 Too Late for Tears as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
15. 1948 The Street with No Name as Fight Trainer (Uncredited) 6.4 Movie
16. 1948 The Miracle of the Bells as Tommy Elmore Movie
17. 1948 Sitting Pretty as Newsreel Man (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
18. 1948 Panhandle as Gambler Movie
19. 1946 Deadline at Dawn as Billy White (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
20. 1945 Between Two Women as Elevator Operator (uncredited) Movie
21. 1944 Destiny as Bartender (uncredited) Movie
22. 1944 Follow the Boys as Terry Fife (uncredited) Movie
23. 1944 The Fighting Seabees as Spec - Reporter (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
24. 1943 Swing Shift Maisie as First 'Woo Woo' Man (Uncredited) Movie
25. 1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars as Chauffeur (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
26. 1943 Hit the Ice as Man in Bed with Tubby (uncredited) 6.1 Movie
27. 1942 Who Done It? as Jake, man telephoning Alaska 6.9 Movie
28. 1942 In This Our Life as Customer (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
29. 1941 Hellzapoppin' as Photographer (uncredited) 7.3 Movie
30. 1941 The Man Who Came to Dinner as Freddie (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
31. 1941 Steel Against the Sky as Worker (uncredited) Movie
32. 1941 Belle Starr as Soldier (uncredited) Movie
33. 1941 Manpower as Taxi Driver (uncredited) Movie
34. 1941 Out of the Fog 6.4 Movie
35. 1941 The Wagons Roll at Night as Chicago Taxi Driver (uncredited) Movie
36. 1940 Go West as Train Fireman (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
37. 1940 Angels Over Broadway as Second Cabby (uncredited) 5.9 Movie
38. 1940 Strike Up the Band as Clown 6.6 Movie
39. 1940 City for Conquest as Happy - Googi's Henchman (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
40. 1940 Public Deb No. 1 as Photographer Movie
41. 1940 Young People as Stage Manager Movie
42. 1940 They Drive by Night as Repairman (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
43. 1940 An Angel from Texas as Coffee Counterman Movie
44. 1940 Too Many Husbands as Taxicab Driver 6.4 Movie
45. 1940 The House Across the Bay as Barney, bartender Movie
46. 1940 Castle on the Hudson as Pete Movie
47. 1939 The Roaring Twenties as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
48. 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Reporter (uncredited) 7.8 Movie
49. 1939 Hollywood Cavalcade as Assistant Stage Manager Movie
50. 1939 Eternally Yours as Stage Manager (uncredited) 5.9 Movie
51. 1939 They Shall Have Music as Film Delivery Man (uncredited) Movie
52. 1939 I Stole a Million as Mild Cabbie (uncredited) Movie
53. 1939 News Is Made at Night as Technician Movie
54. 1939 East Side of Heaven as Garage Man (uncredited) Movie
55. 1939 Let Us Live as Theatre Hold-Up Witness (uncredited) Movie
56. 1939 Blackwell's Island as Second Prison Vendor (uncredited) Movie
57. 1938 Heart of the North as Fred (uncredited) Movie
58. 1938 The Cowboy and the Lady as Rodeo Rider (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
59. 1938 There Goes My Heart as First Taxicab Driver (uncredited) Movie
60. 1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Candy 7.0 Movie
61. 1938 A Slight Case of Murder as Customer (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
62. 1937 Love Is on the Air as Danny Malone Movie
63. 1937 Reported Missing as John Duffy Movie
64. 1937 Topper as Taxicab Driver (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
65. 1937 It Can't Last Forever as Reporter Movie
66. 1937 The Case of the Stuttering Bishop as First Taxi Driver (uncredited) Movie
67. 1937 Charlie Chan at the Olympics as Ship's Steward Guarding Stateroom 6.8 Movie
68. 1937 Top of the Town as Painter Movie
69. 1937 Marked Woman as Reporter #2 (voice) (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
70. 1937 Time Out for Romance as Gas Station Attendant Movie
71. 1937 Black Legion as Jim - Diner Counterman (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
72. 1936 Theodora Goes Wild as Photographer at Governor's Reception (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
73. 1936 The Case of the Black Cat as Poker Player (uncredited) Movie
74. 1936 Hollywood Boulevard as Brown Derby Workman (uncredited) Movie
75. 1936 Fury as Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
76. 1936 The Walking Dead 6.3 Movie
77. 1935 Dangerous 6.6 Movie
78. 1935 Moonlight on the Prairie as Chuck Movie
79. 1935 Dr. Socrates as Dave - a Townsman Movie
80. 1935 The Gay Deception as Reporter (uncredited) Movie
81. 1932 The Crowd Roars as Assistant Pitman 6.1 Movie

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