Ted Billings (April 7, 1880 â€" July 5, 1947) was an American
character actor of the silent and sound film eras. Born in London,
England on April 7, 1880, Billings made his film debut in the role of
the Witch, in 1917's The Babes in the Woods, which starred Francis
Carpenter and Virginia Lee Corbin as Hansel and Gretel. Over the
course of his career he would appear in over 100 films, mostly in
unnamed, un-credited roles.Some of the more notable films in which he
appeared include: in the featured role of Ludwig in 1935's Bride of
Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff; the 1937 version of The Prince
and the Pauper, Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, and Billy and Bobby Mauch;
Stagecoach (1939), starring John Wayne and Claire Trevor; Mrs. Miniver
(1942), starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon; the Bob Hope comedy,
The Princess and the Pirate; and the 1947 classic comedy, The Secret
Life of Walter Mitty, starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo.His final
screen appearance was in a small, unnamed role in Otto Preminger's
Forever Amber, starring Linda Darnell and Cornel Wilde; the film was
released in October 1947, three months after Billings' death on July
5, 1947.
character actor of the silent and sound film eras. Born in London,
England on April 7, 1880, Billings made his film debut in the role of
the Witch, in 1917's The Babes in the Woods, which starred Francis
Carpenter and Virginia Lee Corbin as Hansel and Gretel. Over the
course of his career he would appear in over 100 films, mostly in
unnamed, un-credited roles.Some of the more notable films in which he
appeared include: in the featured role of Ludwig in 1935's Bride of
Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff; the 1937 version of The Prince
and the Pauper, Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, and Billy and Bobby Mauch;
Stagecoach (1939), starring John Wayne and Claire Trevor; Mrs. Miniver
(1942), starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon; the Bob Hope comedy,
The Princess and the Pirate; and the 1947 classic comedy, The Secret
Life of Walter Mitty, starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo.His final
screen appearance was in a small, unnamed role in Otto Preminger's
Forever Amber, starring Linda Darnell and Cornel Wilde; the film was
released in October 1947, three months after Billings' death on July
5, 1947.
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