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William Halop (February 11, 1920 – November 9, 1976) was an American actor. Early life. Halop was born to Benjamin Cohen Halop and Lucille Elizabeth Halop on February 11, 1920. Halop came from a theatrical family; his mother was a dancer, and his sister, Florence Halop, [1] was an actress who worked on radio and in television.
Nov 11, 1976 · Billy Halop, who won fame in the 1930's while in his midteens as the leader of the Dead End Kids in the Broadway stage and movie versions of Sidney Kingsley's...
Billy Halop was a child star who appeared in films like Angels with Dirty Faces and Dead End. He later struggled with alcoholism, marital problems and became a registered nurse in his later years.
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- New York City, New York, USA
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- Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Billy Halop. Actor: Angels with Dirty Faces. Billy Halop's show business career started on radio in the 1920s and carried over to stage work on Broadway. There, in 1937, he and other teenage cast members of the stage hit "Dead End" were brought to Hollywood by Samuel Goldwyn for the film version of the play, which was a tremendous hit.
- February 11, 1920
- November 9, 1976
This YouTube page is dedicated in conjunction with Billy Halop Online to feature and focus on the films and television performances of American actor Billy Halop and the "Dead End" Kids.
Dec 10, 2012 · The Dead End Kids were Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Gabriel Dell, and Bernard Punsly. The best of their films were the gangster movies where the boys collided with the...
Fourteen children were hired to play various roles in the play, including Billy Halop (Tommy), Bobby Jordan (Angel), Huntz Hall (Dippy), Charles Duncan (Spit), Bernard Punsly (Milty), Gabriel Dell (T.B.), and Leo and David Gorcey (Second Avenue Boys).
