Billy Murray

Acting

Billy Murray

Born — Died

1877-05-25 — 1954-08-17

Place of birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Known for

Acting

Credits

37 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Thomas Murray was one of the most popular musicians in the United States in the early 20th century. While he received star billing in vaudeville, he was best known for his prolific work in the recording studio, making records for almost every record label of the era.

Known for

Film credits

1930s · 34 titles

Betty Boop's May Party poster
6.3

Betty and Bimbo, as Queen and King of the May, host a giant outdoor party that gets sprayed with rubber. Koko appears briefly.

Betty Boop's May Party

1933

Is My Palm Read poster
5.5

For customer Betty Boop, psychic reader Prof. Bimbo conjures up an adventure on a haunted tropical island in his crystal ball.

Is My Palm Read

1933

The Betty Boop Limited poster
6.0

On a special train, Betty's show troupe rehearses: Betty sings, Bimbo juggles, and Koko does a soft-shoe. The train itself also does tricks.

The Betty Boop Limited

1932

Betty Boop's Birthday Party poster
6.1

Betty drudges in the kitchen alone until her friends (including Bimbo and Koko) hold a surprise birthday party for her… which gets rowdy.

Betty Boop's Birthday Party

1933

Silly Scandals poster
5.7

In a vaudeville act, Betty Boop (with dog's ears) sings "You're Drivin' Me Crazy;" Bimbo sneaks into the show and runs afoul of a stage hypnotist.

Silly Scandals

1931

Crazy-Town poster
6.2

Betty Boop and Bimbo take a wild streetcar ride to Crazy Town, where birds swim, fish fly, and everthing else reverses normal behavior.

Crazy-Town

1932

Any Rags poster
5.1

The rag and bone man passes through Betty Boop's neighborhood.

Any Rags

1932

Dizzy Dishes poster
5.5

The Fleischer's Talkartoon short that debuted Betty Boop.

Dizzy Dishes

1930

Mysterious Mose poster
6.2

Betty Boop (with dog's ears) can't sleep on a scary night, so she sings the title song and meets the gentleman in question...a surreal version of Bimbo.

Mysterious Mose

1930

Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions poster
6.3

In a circus tent, Betty, Bimbo and Koko demonstrate some gadgets reminiscent of TV ads; an animated sewing machine gets out of hand.

Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions

1933

No artwork available
5.6

Betty Boop, a nursemaid, meets a masher in the park; with the Bouncing Ball, Ethel Merman sings the title song.

Let Me Call You Sweetheart

1932

Boop-Oop-A-Doop poster
6.5

In the circus, Betty Boop is the lion tamer, sings the title tune on the high wire, and fights off the lecherous ringmaster.

Boop-Oop-A-Doop

1932

Minnie the Moocher poster
6.6

Betty Boop and Bimbo run away from home, but that night they are scared by a chorus of ghosts singing the title song.

Minnie the Moocher

1932

The Dancing Fool poster
6.4

Daredevil sign painters Bimbo and Koko like what they see through the window of Betty Boop's Dancing School, and stay for a lesson.

The Dancing Fool

1932

Bimbo's Initiation poster
7.0

Bimbo finds himself surrounded by a mysterious group of robed figures who invite him to become a member of their secret organisation. When he refuses, they fling him through a nightmarish sequence of terror and torture devices. Will our hapless hero make it out alive?

Bimbo's Initiation

1931

No artwork available
9.0

This short animation is dubbed a "Paramount Screen Souvenir" is a lost Fleischer Studios Screen Song featuring Betty Boop and Bimbo.

In the Shade of the Old Applesauce

1931

Swing You Sinners! poster
6.9

Bimbo is seen late at night, trying to steal a chicken. He runs away from a policeman and enters a haunted cemetery. Various ghosts and monsters tell him that he will be punished for his sin.

Swing You Sinners!

1930

Bimbo's Express poster
5.7

Betty Boop (with dog's ears) is moving; Bimbo comes with his moving van and is smitten with her. Songs: "Moving Day," "Hello Beautiful."

Bimbo's Express

1931

Stopping the Show poster
5.8

At the theatre, a 'Paramouse Noose Reel' and a Bimbo and Koko cartoon are followed by Betty Boop's stage performance; she sings and does imitations of Helen Kane, Fanny Brice and Maurice Chevalier.

Stopping the Show

1932

Up to Mars poster
7.0

In this one, Bimbo is playing fireworks in an abandoned yard except for a mouse (who suspiciously looks like Mickey in one close-up scene) who laughs derisively at him.

Up to Mars

1930

In My Merry Oldsmobile poster
6.6

A lady is rescued from a villain by a heroic young man, who then takes her for a spin in his Oldsmobile.

In My Merry Oldsmobile

1931

Minding the Baby poster
5.6

Bimbo's minding his baby brother, but neighbor Betty Boop (with dog's ears) wants him to come over and play.

Minding the Baby

1931

Romantic Melodies poster
4.4

Bimbo leads an awful German street band to serenade Betty Boop, but she prefers Arthur Tracy, 'Street Singer of the Air,' who in live- action sings several old-fashioned songs with a Bouncing Ball.

Romantic Melodies

1932

S.O.S. poster
6.4

A sinking ship leaves three survivors on a life raft: Bimbo, Koko and Betty Boop. Good news/bad news: they're rescued by a pirate ship…

S.O.S.

1932

I Heard poster
6.8

The miners at Never Mine go to Betty Boop's Tavern (a jazz-jumpin' place) for lunch. Back in the mine, Bimbo delves into weird realms.

I Heard

1933

Any Little Girl That's a Nice Little Girl poster
5.1

A Bouncing-Ball rendition of the title song features animated cats.

Any Little Girl That's a Nice Little Girl

1931

Jack and the Beanstalk poster
6.2

A Max & Dave Fleischer cartoon from 1931. Bimbo climbs a beanstalk to find Betty Boop enslaved by the giant.

Jack and the Beanstalk

1931

The Herring Murder Case poster
7.3

The Herring is murdered, and detective Bimbo is trying to find his killer.

The Herring Murder Case

1931

Dizzy Red Riding-Hood poster
6.5

Betty Boop goes to Grandma's through the woods despite wolf warnings; but Bimbo follows and gives the old story a new twist.

Dizzy Red Riding-Hood

1931

Barnacle Bill poster
5.5

Sailor Bimbo (as Barnacle Bill) jumps ship with his little black book and visits his lady friend, Betty Boop (with dog's ears).

Barnacle Bill

1930

Mask-A-Raid poster
6.5

Betty Boop is queen of the Masquerade Ball where, among other antics, Bimbo and a lecherous old man vie for her affections.

Mask-A-Raid

1931

The Family Album poster
NR

Short sponsored by Western Electric to explain to the general public how their newest technology works. Animation by Frank Moser and Paul Terry.

The Family Album

1930

Accordion Joe poster
6.4

Bimbo becomes a long distance accordion champ and comes through with a load of credit.

Accordion Joe

1930

No artwork available
NR

With Bimbo- made for Texaco Motor Oil.

Step On It

1931