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- Falecido(a) em2 de dezembro de 2016 · EUA (longa doença)
- Nome de nascimentoWilliam McClellan Chapin Jr.
- Billy Chapin nasceu o 28 de dezembro de 1943 em Los Angeles, Califórnia, EUA. Era ator e foi conhecido pelo seu trabalho em O Mensageiro do Diabo (1955), A Vingança do Monstro (1954) e Um Sábado Violento (1955). Foi casado com Susan Carole Briere. Morreu o 2 de dezembro de 2016 nos EUA.
- CônjugeSusan Carole Briere(12 de fevereiro de 1965 - abril de 1971) (divorciado (a), 3 crianças)
- PaisWilliam McClellan Chapin Sr.Marguerite Alice Barringer
- ParentesMichael Chapin(Sibling)Lauren Chapin(Sibling)
- Brother of Lauren Chapin
- Personally cast by Charles Laughton for the role of young John Harper in O Mensageiro do Diabo (1955).
- Was afflicted by alcohol and drug problems while in his twenties and thirties.
- His sister, Lauren Chapin, said her brother died in poverty and didn't have enough money to pay for his own funeral. She noted that their mother was a single, alcoholic Hollywood stage mom who was more interested in promoting her children's celebrity status than they were.
- Was on stage already as a toddler and made his theatrical debut properly in the 1951 play "Three Wishes for Jamie" on Broadway. For this performance he won the N.Y. Drama Critics Award as the most promising young actor of the year.
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