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name: "Billy Halop"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 February 1920"
died: "9 November 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T23:30:07.937882+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Billy Halop

Actor. Born 11 February 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 9 November 1976.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 February 1920, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 9 November 1976
- **Also known as:** William Halop Cohen, William Halop, Bill Halop
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Halop, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2665110, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0356890/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/95296

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Dead End*](https://film.one/film/dead-end.md) (73)

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## Biography

Billy Halop was an American actor. Born William Halop on 11 February 1920 in New York City, he began his career in radio in the 1930s before studying at the Professional Children's School. He was cast as Tommy Gordon in the 1935 Broadway production of *Dead End* and reprised the role in the 1937 film adaptation.

Halop became known as the leader of the Dead End Kids (later billed as the Little Tough Guys) in a series of films, including *Angels with Dirty Faces* (1938). He appeared in numerous other films and television series, such as *Perry Mason*, *Gunsmoke* and *The Andy Griffith Show*. In the 1970s he had a recurring role as Bert Munson in *All in the Family*.

His sister, Florence Halop, was also an actress. After his acting career declined, Halop worked as a registered nurse. He died on 9 November 1976 in Los Angeles.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dead End* (1937), Fi1m 73, as Tommy — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-end.md)

## Complete filmography (59)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Classic Comedy Teams* (1986), as The East Side Kids (archive footage)
- *The Phantom of Hollywood* (1974), as Studio Engineer
- *All in the Family* (1971), series, as Mr. Munson — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)
- *Land of the Giants* (1968), series, as Bartender Harry
- *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Judge Perkins
- *Mister Buddwing* (1966), as 2nd Cab Driver
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Manager
- *Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.* (1964), series, Actor
- *A Global Affair* (1964), as Cab Driver
- *The Wheeler Dealers* (1963), as Subpoena Server (uncredited)
- *Glynis* (1963), series, Actor
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Mike — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *For Love or Money* (1963), as Elevator Operator
- *The Courtship of Eddie's Father* (1963), as Milkman (uncredited)
- *Going My Way* (1962), series, Actor
- *Boys' Night Out* (1962), as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- *87th Precinct* (1961), series, Actor
- *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), series, as Tiny, Charlie
- *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, Actor
- *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Cashier (uncredited)
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Corbett, Man, Barman
- *Richard Diamond, Private Detective* (1957), series, as Charlie Cole
- *Highway Patrol* (1955), series, Actor
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Bartender, Barney
- *Air Strike* (1955), as Orville Swanson
- *Boston Blackie* (1951), series, Actor
- *Racket Squad* (1951), series, Actor
- *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, Actor
- *Too Late for Tears* (1949), as Boat Attendant (uncredited)
- *Challenge of the Range* (1949), as Reb Matson
- *Dangerous Years* (1947), as Danny Jones
- *Gas House Kids* (1946), as Tony Albertini
- *Mug Town* (1942), as Tommy Davis
- *Junior Army* (1942), as James 'Jimmie' Fletcher
- *Dead End Kids Go To War* (1942), as "Ace"Holden
- *Junior G-Men of the Air* (1942), as Ace Holden
- *Tough as They Come* (1942), as Tommy Clark
- *Blues in the Night* (1941), as Pippi
- *Sea Raiders* (1941), as Billy Adams
- *Mob Town* (1941), as Tom Barker
- *Hit the Road* (1941), as Tom
- *Sky Raiders* (1941), as Tim Bryant
- *Give Us Wings* (1940), as Tom
- *Junior G-Men* (1940), as Billy Barton
- *Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.* (1940), as Billy Barton
- *You're Not So Tough* (1940), as Tommy Abraham Lincoln
- *Tom Brown's School Days* (1940), as Flashman
- *On Dress Parade* (1939), as Cadet Maj. Rollins
- *Call a Messenger* (1939), as Jimmy Hogan
- *Dust Be My Destiny* (1939), as Hank Glenn
- *Angels Wash Their Faces* (1939), as William "Billy" Shafter
- *Hell's Kitchen* (1939), as Tony Marco
- *You Can't Get Away with Murder* (1939), as John 'Johnny' Stone
- *They Made Me a Criminal* (1939), as Tommy
- *Swingtime in the Movies* (1938), as Crime School Kid (uncredited)
- *Angels with Dirty Faces* (1938), as Soapy
- *Little Tough Guy* (1938), as Johnny Boylan
- *Crime School* (1938), as Frank 'Frankie' Warren
- *Dead End* (1937), as Tommy — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-end.md)

## Gallery

- ![Billy Halop](https://film.one/media/person/1229667/gallery-a640413f1ba8.jpg) Billy Halop — Halopjordan (talk) (Uploads), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Billy437.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Billy Halop in They Made Me a Criminal - cropped screenshot (1939)](https://film.one/media/person/1229667/gallery-be0dea5bcbc6.jpg) Billy Halop in They Made Me a Criminal - cropped screenshot (1939) — Film screenshot (Warner Bros.), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Billy_Halop_in_They_Made_Me_a_Criminal_%281939%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Actor Billy Halop in On Dress Parade trailer screenshot. (1939)](https://film.one/media/person/1229667/gallery-0c8fc9121edf.jpg) Actor Billy Halop in On Dress Parade trailer screenshot. (1939) — Warner Bros., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Billy_Halop_On_Dress_Parade_1939.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Billy Halop](https://film.one/media/person/1229667/gallery-d05a6a4be6c6.jpg) Billy Halop — Image via TMDB
- ![Billy Halop](https://film.one/media/person/1229667/gallery-148c4e909e6e.jpg) Billy Halop — Image via TMDB
- ![Billy Halop](https://film.one/media/person/1229667/gallery-e4177a7d7f7e.jpg) Billy Halop — Image via TMDB

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