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Billy Taft(1908-1995)

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Billy Taft
Billy Taft was born on 31 January 1908 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The College Coquette (1929), Good News (1930) and Evolution of the Dance (1930). He died on 17 November 1995 in Monroe, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 31, 1908
DiedNovember 17, 1995(87)
BornJanuary 31, 1908
DiedNovember 17, 1995(87)
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Known for

Eddie Clayton, William Collier Jr., John Holland, Maurice Murphy, Edward Peil Jr., and Ruth Taylor in The College Coquette (1929)
The College Coquette
5.1
  • Boy with Ukelele
  • 1929
Ann Dvorak, Cliff Edwards, Lola Lane, Mary Lawlor, Bessie Love, Gus Shy, Penny Singleton, and Stanley Smith in Good News (1930)
Good News
6.4
  • Freshman
  • 1930
Evolution of the Dance
Short
  • Actor
  • 1930
The Hollywood Handicap
4.7
Short
  • Character
  • 1932

Credits

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Actor



  • Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr in I Take This Woman (1940)
    I Take This Woman
    6.4
    • Page Boy (scenes deleted)
    • 1940
  • Lew Ayres and Robert Taylor in Remember? (1939)
    Remember?
    5.9
    • Train Announcer (voice, uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Virginia Bruce, Patsy Kelly, Fredric March, and Alan Mowbray in La pauvre millionnaire (1938)
    La pauvre millionnaire
    6.5
    • Photographer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Les montagnards sont là (1938)
    Les montagnards sont là
    6.6
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Maureen O'Sullivan, Mickey Rooney, and Dennis O'Keefe in Hold That Kiss (1938)
    Hold That Kiss
    6.2
    • Theatre Usher (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Lionel Barrymore, Tom Brown, and Mae Clarke in This Side of Heaven (1934)
    This Side of Heaven
    6.6
    • Mickey - School Boy (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, and Dick Powell in Prologues (1933)
    Prologues
    7.5
    • Boy Cat 'Sittin' on a Backyard Fence'
    • Chorus Boy (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • The Hollywood Handicap
    4.7
    Short
    • Character
    • 1932
  • Ann Dvorak, Cliff Edwards, Lola Lane, Mary Lawlor, Bessie Love, Gus Shy, Penny Singleton, and Stanley Smith in Good News (1930)
    Good News
    6.4
    • Freshman
    • 1930
  • Two Fresh Eggs (1930)
    Two Fresh Eggs
    5.5
    Short
    • Poached
    • 1930
  • Big Money
    Short
    • Potter Son
    • 1930
  • Evolution of the Dance
    Short
    • 1930
  • Getting a Raise
    Short
    • Potter Son
    • 1930
  • Eddie Clayton, William Collier Jr., John Holland, Maurice Murphy, Edward Peil Jr., and Ruth Taylor in The College Coquette (1929)
    The College Coquette
    5.1
    • Boy with Ukelele
    • 1929

Soundtrack



  • James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, and Dick Powell in Prologues (1933)
    Prologues
    7.5
    • performer: "Sittin' on a Back Yard Fence" (1933) (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Ann Dvorak, Cliff Edwards, Lola Lane, Mary Lawlor, Bessie Love, Gus Shy, Penny Singleton, and Stanley Smith in Good News (1930)
    Good News
    6.4
    • performer: "The Varsity Drag" (1927) (uncredited)
    • 1930

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 31, 1908
    • Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • November 17, 1995
    • Monroe, New York, USA

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    The great uncle of casting director, Laura Corrin

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