William Bakewell

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William Bakewell also known as Billy Bakewell, (2 May 1908 - 15 April 1993), was an American actor, who achieved his greatest fame as one of the premiere juvenile performers of the late 1920's and early 1930s.

[edit] Life and career

A graduated from the Los Angeles Harvard Military School, Bakewell started his film career as an extra, and later appeared in some 170 films and TV shows. He is most remembered for playing Albert in the 1930 All Quiet on the Western Front , and Roddy, Joan Crawford's brother in Dance, Fools, Dance.

He never achieved significant status past the Depression years, although he became familiar in dozens of films, from Gone with the Wind to the phenomenally popular Disney's Davy Crockett series.

After a career that saw him segue from character actor to Beverly Hills real estate agent, Bakewell went on to publish his autobiography, Hollywood Be Thy Name in 1989.