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Billy Kearns(1923-1992)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
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Billy Kearns in Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
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The Trial (1962)
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Billy Kearns was born on 17 February 1923 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for The Trial (1962), Purple Noon (1960) and Marathon Man (1976). He died on 28 November 1992 in Château d'Oex, Switzerland.
BornFebruary 17, 1923
DiedNovember 28, 1992(69)
BornFebruary 17, 1923
DiedNovember 28, 1992(69)
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Known for

Orson Welles, Anthony Perkins, Romy Schneider, and Jeanne Moreau in The Trial (1962)
The Trial
7.6
  • First Assistant Inspector(as William Kearns)
  • 1962
Alain Delon in Purple Noon (1960)
Purple Noon
7.7
  • Freddy Miles(as Bill Kearns)
  • 1960
Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man (1976)
Marathon Man
7.4
  • Tourist Couple
  • 1976
Jacques Tati in Playtime (1967)
Playtime
7.8
  • M. Schultz
  • 1967

Credits

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Actor

  • Génération oxygène (1991)
    Génération oxygène
    4.5
    • M. Newman
    • 1991
  • Marc et Sophie (1987)
    Marc et Sophie
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Colonel Jones
    • 1990
  • Perry King in The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (1988)
    The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Uncle Gerard
    • 1988
  • Stefanie Powers and Jack Thompson in Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (1988)
    Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Farmer (as William Kearns)
    • 1988
  • À notre regrettable époux (1988)
    À notre regrettable époux
    5.2
    • 1988
  • Jack Beaber, Roger Carel, Billy Kearns, and Pierre Tornade in Asterix in Britain (1986)
    Asterix in Britain
    7.1
    • Obelix (voice: English version, as Bill Kearns)
    • 1986
  • Sins (1986)
    Sins
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • N.Y. Doctor (as Bill Kearns)
    • 1986
  • Jack Beaber, Roger Carel, Gordon Heath, Billy Kearns, Patricia Kessler, Pierre Mondy, Séverine Morisot, Thierry Ragueneau, Serge Sauvion, Pierre Tornade, and Allan Wenger in Asterix Versus Caesar (1985)
    Asterix Versus Caesar
    6.8
    • Obelix (voice: English version, as Bill Kearns)
    • 1985
  • Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, and Judi Trott in Reunion at Fairborough (1985)
    Reunion at Fairborough
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • (as Bill Kearns)
    • 1985
  • Glynis Barber and Michael Brandon in Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
    Dempsey and Makepeace
    7.3
    TV Series
    • O'Grady (as William Kearns)
    • 1985
  • Kristy McNichol in Just the Way You Are (1984)
    Just the Way You Are
    5.9
    • Earl Cooper
    • 1984
  • Stacy Keach and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu in Mistral's Daughter (1984)
    Mistral's Daughter
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Sam Canfield
    • 1984
  • On l'appelle Catastrophe (1983)
    On l'appelle Catastrophe
    3.0
    • Fredo
    • 1983
  • Powers Boothe in Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983)
    Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Lt. Victor 'Violets' Magee (as William Kearns)
    • 1983
  • Jean-Luc Moreau in Merci Sylvestre (1983)
    Merci Sylvestre
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Kogan
    • 1983

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
    The King and the Mockingbird
    7.7
    • The Chief of Police / Speaker (English)
    • 1980

Videos2

The Trial
Trailer 3:55
The Trial
The Trial - Rialto Pictures Trailer
Trailer 1:02
The Trial - Rialto Pictures Trailer
The Trial - Rialto Pictures Trailer
Trailer 1:02
The Trial - Rialto Pictures Trailer

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • William Kearne
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • February 17, 1923
    • Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • November 28, 1992
    • Château d'Oex, Switzerland(lung cancer)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His character Freddy from Purple Noon was played by Philip Seymour Hoffman in the American remake, The Talented Mr. Ripley.
  • Trademark
    Nearly always played American characters in French films.

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