- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam McClellan Chapin Jr.
- Billy Chapin was born on December 28, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Night of the Hunter (1955), Tobor the Great (1954) and Violent Saturday (1955). He was married to Susan Carole Briere. He died on December 2, 2016 in the USA.
- SpouseSusan Carole Briere(February 12, 1965 - April 1971) (divorced, 3 children)
- ChildrenDenise Lynn Chapin (Ebueng)Jeanne Michelle ChapinRichard Michael Chapin
- ParentsWilliam McClellan Chapin Sr.Marguerite Alice Barringer
- RelativesMichael Chapin(Sibling)Lauren Chapin(Sibling)Summer-Healy Chapin(Niece or Nephew)
- Personally cast by Charles Laughton for the role of young John Harper in The Night of the Hunter (1955).
- Brother of Lauren Chapin
- Was afflicted by alcohol and drug problems while in his twenties and thirties.
- 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.
- 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.
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