Get a closer look at some of Hollywood's perfect pairs.

Hollywood Power Couples

Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

2026 Fall TV and Streaming Watch Guide

&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

Diminutive American actor Billy Curtis avoided the usual onus of freak-show employment as a youth, opting for a mainstream job as a shoe clerk. Encouraged by stock company actress Shirley Booth to take a little person role in a stage production, Curtis soon became a professional actor, with numerous Broadway musical productions to his credit. Curtis' big movie season was 1938-39: he was cast in The Wizard of Oz (1939) (albeit with voice dubbed by Pinto Colvig) and as the cowboy hero of the all-dwarf western The Terror of Tiny Town (1938). This last epic was one of the few instances that Curtis was cast as a good guy; many of his screen characters were ill-tempered and pugnacious, willing to bite a kneecap if unable to punch out an opponent. Seldom accepting a role which demeaned or patronized little people, Curtis played an obnoxious vaudeville performer compelled to sit on Gary Cooper's lap in Meet John Doe (1941), a suspicious circus star willing to turn Robert Cummings over to the cops in Saboteur (1942), and one of the many fair-weather friends of The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). Billy Curtis' career thrived into the 1970s, notably with solid parts in the Clint Eastwood western High Plains Drifter (1973) and the crime-caper melodrama Little Cigars (1973), in which he had second billing as a diminutive criminal mastermind. Billy Curtis retired in the 1980s, except for the occasional interview or Wizard of Oz cast reunion.

We stand in for any kid entitled to a stand-in. Result is fewer kids,
fewer kids&#39; mothers and fewer teachers on the set. And when there&#39;s a
stunt to be done, we can do it. - explaining how important &quot;little
people&quot; are to the film industry

On making the cult classic &quot;The Terror of Tiny Town&quot;: &quot;When I was first
offered the role of the sheriff they didn&#39;t want to pay my established
salary. Then we were all directed like we were children. Small, in the
minds of stupid people, is kiddie stuff. So first they try to exploit
little people. Then they patronize you. And when the picture comes out,
then the audience laughs at you. Why? Not because we were low budget,
because most westerns then were Bs. Because we rode ponies. What would
a person my size ride - a stallion? I played the good guy who put the
bad guy behind bars at the end - just like John Wayne. And I kissed the
pretty girl - just like he did. So what the hell&#39;s so funny?&quot;

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Billy Curtis

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