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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 drama “Dead End,”...
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.
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.
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.
The urban drama Dead End became both a successful play and a hit movie, featuring six young actors playing streetwise guttersnipes: Billy Halop, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Bobby Jordan, and Bernard Punsly. The troupe became known as The Dead End Kids and starred in a series of features for Warner Brothers .
Billy Halop was an American actor who appeared in many films and TV shows from 1937 to 1976. He is best known for his roles in Dead End, Angels with Dirty Faces, and Crime School.
