Biography
Ted Billings (April 7, 1880 β 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.
Filmography
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Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
The Fatal Witness (1945)
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Hangover Square (1945)
The Man in Half Moon Street (1945)
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Jane Eyre (1943)
The Kansan (1943)
Mission to Moscow (1943)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Confirm or Deny (1941)
The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)
Horror Island (1941)
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
Seven Sinners (1940)
Captain Caution (1940)
Light of Western Stars (1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
The Earl of Chicago (1940)
Tower of London (1939)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Stagecoach (1939)
Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
The Thundering West (1939)
Pacific Liner (1939)
If I Were King (1938)
Soak the Poor (1937)
North of the Rio Grande (1937)
Dodsworth (1936)
Road Gang (1936)
The Calling of Dan Matthews (1935)
The Little Minister (1934)
Smoking Guns (1934)
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
Cavalcade (1933)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
The Impatient Maiden (1932)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
Safe in Hell (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Moby Dick (1930)
Disraeli (1929)
On With the Show! (1929)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1922)
Rip Van Winkle (1921)
The Babes in the Woods (1917)
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GenderMale
Birthday1880-04-07
Deathday1947-07-05 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, England, UK
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsTeddy Billings
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