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Billy Gray(1904-1978)

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Billy Gray was born on 17 March 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Some Like It Hot (1959), Specter of the Rose (1946) and With Love and Kisses (1936). He died on 4 January 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 17, 1904
DiedJanuary 4, 1978(73)
BornMarch 17, 1904
DiedJanuary 4, 1978(73)
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Known for

Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot
8.2
  • Sig Poliakoff
  • 1959
Specter of the Rose (1946)
Specter of the Rose
5.7
  • Jack Jones
  • 1946
Pinky Tomlin and Toby Wing in With Love and Kisses (1936)
With Love and Kisses
5.3
  • Billy Gray
  • 1936
Two for the Seesaw (1962)
Two for the Seesaw
6.6
  • Mr. Jacoby
  • 1962

Credits

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Actor

  • That Girl (1966)
    That Girl
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Stanley Zip
    • 1966
  • Two for the Seesaw (1962)
    Two for the Seesaw
    6.6
    • Mr. Jacoby
    • 1962
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Some Like It Hot
    8.2
    • Sig Poliakoff
    • 1959
  • Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lawford, and Asta in The Thin Man (1957)
    The Thin Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mike Edwards
    • 1957
  • Specter of the Rose (1946)
    Specter of the Rose
    5.7
    • Jack Jones
    • 1946
  • Jerry Bergen in The Little Maestro (1937)
    The Little Maestro
    5.5
    Short
    • Emcee
    • 1937
  • Pinky Tomlin and Toby Wing in With Love and Kisses (1936)
    With Love and Kisses
    5.3
    • Billy Gray
    • 1936

Soundtrack

  • Jerry Bergen in The Little Maestro (1937)
    The Little Maestro
    5.5
    Short
    • performer: "Home on the Range" (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 17, 1904
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 4, 1978
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Album: "The Many Shades of Billy Gray" (Verve Records).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    One-time owner of the Band Box, a comedy club previously owned by Lou Costello. Among the performers were Maxie Rosenbloom, Buddy Hackett, Polly Bergen, Alan King, Billy Barty, Don Rickles, and Jackie Gleason. For decades, Canter's Deli, which moved to Fairfax Avenue near the club in 1948, has offered the Billy Gray's Band Box Special: an open-faced chopped liver, minced onion, and chopped egg sandwich with coleslaw.

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