Nook NotesPick a film
Billy Wayne

Actor

Billy Wayne

Born February 11, 1897 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USADied June 12, 1970130 films

Start here

The best way into Billy Wayne's work
Some Like It Hot posterFirst watchSome Like It Hot19598.1as (uncredited)In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster7.8Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939The Roaring Twenties poster7.5The Roaring Twenties1939Fury poster7.5Fury1936Hellzapoppin' poster7.2Hellzapoppin'1941They Drive by Night poster6.9They Drive by Night1940Topper poster6.7Topper1937The Man Who Came to Dinner poster7.0The Man Who Came to Dinner1941Too Late for Tears poster6.8Too Late for Tears1949

Filmography

130 films as actor
  1. 1959Some Like It Hot(uncredited)
  2. 1958The Gun RunnersDice Table Croupier (uncredited)
  3. 1952Because of YouGeorge
  4. 1952O. Henry's Full HouseBystander (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
  5. 1951Love NestPoliceman (uncredited)
  6. 1951The Lady Pays OffCroupier
  7. 1951RhubarbSt. Louis Manager (uncredited)
  8. 1951Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManRooney - Rocky's Manager (uncredited)
  9. 1950FrenchieDealer (uncredited)
  10. 1950The Jackie Robinson StoryClyde Sukeforth
  11. 1949Flaming FurySgt. 'Berk' Berkeley
  12. 1949Too Late for TearsGas Station Attendant (uncredited)
  13. 1948The Street with No NameFight Trainer (Uncredited)
  14. 1948River LadyDealer
  15. 1948The Miracle of the BellsTommy Elmore
  16. 1948Sitting PrettyNewsreel Man (uncredited)
  17. 1948PanhandleGambler
  18. 1946Deadline at DawnBilly White (uncredited)
  19. 1945Between Two WomenElevator Operator (uncredited)
  20. 1945The Great MorganVince, Film Cutter (uncredited)
  21. 1944DestinyBartender (uncredited)
  22. 1944Greenwich VillageBallyhoo man
  23. 1944Follow the BoysTerry Fife (uncredited)
  24. 1944The Fighting SeabeesSpec - Reporter (uncredited)
  25. 1943Swing Shift MaisieFirst 'Woo Woo' Man (Uncredited)
  26. 1943Thank Your Lucky StarsChauffeur (uncredited)
  27. 1943Dangerous BlondesNight Clerk (uncredited)
  28. 1943Hers to HoldJoe
  29. 1943Hit the IceMan in Bed with Tubby (uncredited)
  30. 1943Dixie DuganPressman (uncredited)
  31. 1942Madame SpyDelivery Man's Helper
  32. 1942Who Done It?Jake, man telephoning Alaska
  33. 1942Sin TownHollister
  34. 1942Jackass MailTrain Engineer
  35. 1942Dr. BroadwayCabbie (uncredited)
  36. 1942In This Our LifeCustomer (uncredited)
  37. 1942Butch Minds the BabyBookie Bob (uncredited)
  38. 1942Bombay ClipperLamb
  39. 1941Hellzapoppin'Photographer (uncredited)
  40. 1941The Man Who Came to DinnerFreddie (uncredited)
  41. 1941Steel Against the SkyWorker (uncredited)
  42. 1941Belle StarrSoldier (uncredited)
  43. 1941ManpowerTaxi Driver (uncredited)
  44. 1941Out of the Fog
  45. 1941Million Dollar Baby
  46. 1941The Wagons Roll at NightChicago Taxi Driver (uncredited)
  47. 1940Go WestTrain Fireman (uncredited)
  48. 1940Angels Over BroadwaySecond Cabby (uncredited)
  49. 1940Strike Up the BandClown
  50. 1940City for ConquestHappy - Googi's Henchman (uncredited)
  51. 1940Public Deb No. 1Photographer
  52. 1940Young PeopleStage Manager
  53. 1940The Great ProfileReporter
  54. 1940They Drive by NightRepairman (uncredited)
  55. 1940Girl in 313Cab Driver
  56. 1940Hot SteelDave Martin (as William Wayne)
  57. 1940An Angel from TexasCoffee Counterman
  58. 1940Star DustAmalgamated Cameraman
  59. 1940Too Many HusbandsTaxicab Driver
  60. 1940The House Across the BayBarney, bartender
  61. 1940Castle on the HudsonPete
  62. 1940Brother Rat and a BabyExpressman
  63. 1940City of ChanceBilly - Bartender
  64. 1939Swanee RiverAgitator
  65. 1939Charlie McCarthy, DetectiveDoctor
  66. 1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceMike - the Bartender
  67. 1939The Roaring TwentiesCabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
  68. 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonReporter (uncredited)
  69. 1939Hollywood CavalcadeAssistant Stage Manager
  70. 1939Eternally YoursStage Manager (uncredited)
  71. 1939They Shall Have MusicFilm Delivery Man (uncredited)
  72. 1939Indianapolis SpeedwayStubby, a Pitman
  73. 1939I Stole a MillionMild Cabbie (uncredited)
  74. 1939News Is Made at NightTechnician
  75. 1939Stronger Than DesireCharles - Flagg's Chauffeur (uncredited)
  76. 1939Second FiddleMake-Up Artist
  77. 1939East Side of HeavenGarage Man (uncredited)
  78. 1939The Flying IrishmanPhotographer
  79. 1939Let Us LiveTheatre Hold-Up Witness (uncredited)
  80. 1939Somewhat SecretSwingopater Violinist (uncredited)
  81. 1939Blackwell's IslandSecond Prison Vendor (uncredited)
  82. 1938While New York SleepsWaiter
  83. 1938Heart of the NorthFred (uncredited)
  84. 1938The Cowboy and the LadyRodeo Rider (uncredited)
  85. 1938There Goes My HeartFirst Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
  86. 1938The Missing Guest'Vic'
  87. 1938The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseCandy
  88. 1938My BillTaxi Driver (uncredited)
  89. 1938Ladies in DistressBrown
  90. 1938One Wild NightGas Station Attendant (uncredited)
  91. 1938Air DevilsSgt. Jennings
  92. 1938State PoliceHenchman Freddie
  93. 1938Maid's Night OutPhillips - Adele's Chauffeur (uncredited)
  94. 1938A Slight Case of MurderCustomer (uncredited)
  95. 1938Midnight IntruderTaxi Driver (uncredited)
  96. 1938The Jury's SecretReporter Baker
  97. 1937Love Is on the AirDanny Malone
  98. 1937Hot WaterReporter (uncredited)
  99. 1937My Dear Miss AldrichJoe - Martha's Driver (uncredited)
  100. 1937The Man Who Cried WolfHalligan
  101. 1937Reported MissingJohn Duffy
  102. 1937White BondageClerk
  103. 1937TopperTaxicab Driver (uncredited)
  104. 1937It Can't Last ForeverReporter
  105. 1937The Case of the Stuttering BishopFirst Taxi Driver (uncredited)
  106. 1937The Go-GetterEmployment Teller (uncredited)
  107. 1937Charlie Chan at the OlympicsShip's Steward Guarding Stateroom
  108. 1937Wings Over HonoluluOrderly
  109. 1937Top of the TownPainter
  110. 1937Marked WomanReporter #2 (voice) (uncredited)
  111. 1937Time Out for RomanceGas Station Attendant
  112. 1937Black LegionJim - Diner Counterman (uncredited)
  113. 1936Theodora Goes WildPhotographer at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
  114. 1936The Case of the Black CatPoker Player (uncredited)
  115. 1936Here Comes CarterThe Painter
  116. 1936The Luckiest Girl in the WorldWaiter
  117. 1936Hollywood BoulevardBrown Derby Workman (uncredited)
  118. 1936FuryNewsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
  119. 1936Early to BedSalesman
  120. 1936Boulder DamBoulder Dam Employment Teller (uncredited)