Billy Gray
Birth Name:
William Thomas Gray
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- His portrayal of a disheveled drug addict in "Dusty and Sweets McGee" was so convincing that critic Leonard Maltin made the false claim that Gray was a real-life drug dealer and addict, causing a libel suit that was settled out of court
- Born to Beatrice Gray, a frequently uncredited Hollywood actress, he once acted in the same movie with his mother, an uncredited role in the 1949 film "Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff․"
- As of June 2013, his most recent film credit came in the 1996 movie "The Vampyre Wars․"
- Co-owner of BigRock Engineering, a company that markets his inventions such as hi-tech guitar picks and accessories and a device for relieving back pain through self-massage
- In interviews, he has claimed to have had more than 1,000 minor crashes on motorcycles throughout his career
- Raced motorcycles competitively on dirt tracks from 1970 to 1995
- Still lives in the house in Topanga, Calif․, which he purchased in 1957 during the original run of CBS's TV series "Father Knows Best․"
Awards
- 1959Primetime Emmy - Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series:Nominated