Billy Mitchell

Acting

Billy Mitchell

Born

1965-07-16 (61)

Place of birth

Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

14 titles

Billy L. Mitchell, born on July 16, 1965, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, gained fame for achieving high scores in classics from the Golden Age of Arcade Games. Despite evidence of several high scores being cheated, he confidently claims the title of the "greatest arcade-video-game player of all time." Additionally, he is the proprietor of the "Rickey's World Famous Restaurant" chain located in Hollywood, Florida, and markets a line of hot sauces under the brand "Rickey's World Famous Sauces." The description above pulls information from Wikipedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA, a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite poster
7.9

A world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers give fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years.

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

2019

Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade poster
7.0

1982's Video Game World Champions share their philosophies on joysticks, groupies and life.

Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade

2007

Frag poster
6.6

Exploited, abused and sometimes abandoned most gamers fail to reach the top, but like all sports heroes exist. FRAG is the true story of professional video gaming outlining the evolution of the 1980’s arcade game competitions to the elite tournaments of today for millions of dollars around the globe.

Frag

2008

Nintendo Quest poster
5.7

Homer's Odyssey meets King of Kong as two über geeks try to collect all 678 officially licensed Nintendo Entertainment System game cartridges in 30 days, WITHOUT the aid of online purchasing.

Nintendo Quest

2015

The King of Arcades poster
5.7

Follow the rise and fall of the King of Arcades as one man pursues his dream against all odds. The King of Arcades details the life and times of punk rock musician and classic arcade collector Richie Knucklez, on his journey to cultural prominence when he takes his passion for collecting to new heights by opening an arcade business in Flemington, New Jersey, only to watch it fall in the wake of economic hardship.

The King of Arcades

2014

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters poster
7.7

In this hilarious arcade showdown, a humble novice goes head-to-head against the reigning Donkey Kong champ in a confrontation that rocks the gaming world to its processors! For over 20 years, Billy Mitchell has owned the throne of the Donkey Kong world. No one could beat his top score until now. Newcomer Steve Wiebe claims to have beaten the unbeatable, but Mitchell isn't ready to relinquish his crown without a fight. Go behind the barrels as the two battle it out in a vicious war to earn the title of the true King of Kong.

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

2007

Film credits

2020s · 2 titles

2010s · 8 titles

Nintendo Quest poster
5.7

Homer's Odyssey meets King of Kong as two über geeks try to collect all 678 officially licensed Nintendo Entertainment System game cartridges in 30 days, WITHOUT the aid of online purchasing.

Nintendo Quest

2015

The King of Arcades poster
5.7

Follow the rise and fall of the King of Arcades as one man pursues his dream against all odds. The King of Arcades details the life and times of punk rock musician and classic arcade collector Richie Knucklez, on his journey to cultural prominence when he takes his passion for collecting to new heights by opening an arcade business in Flemington, New Jersey, only to watch it fall in the wake of economic hardship.

The King of Arcades

2014

The Video Craze poster
5.9

A documentary on classic video arcade collectors across North America. Those who were the first to look into the neon haze of a vector/raster screen and fall in love. The first quarter poppers, the "vidiots" who never grew up.

The Video Craze

2013

The Fiddling Horse poster
2.7

Leslie inherits a horse and, in an attempt to elevate her failing status within her high society circle, trains it to race while secretly executing a long-con with an ex celebrity jockey.

The Fiddling Horse

2019

The Perfect Fraudman poster
NR

Classic arcade champion Dwayne Richard exposes the story behind Billy Mitchell's alleged "first Perfect Pac-Man" with evidence that he may not have been the first, how he used his influence to hold back other scores on several games and more. You will be amazed at how much of the story Mitchell works to hide.

The Perfect Fraudman

2012

King of Con! poster
6.0

Classic arcade champion Dwayne Richard pulls back the curtain on the King of Kong film, including how the filmmakers changed the facts of the story, how Billy Mitchell received payoffs from them and how the man who really defeated Mitchell's 1982 Donkey Kong record was left out of the film. You'll never look at the King of Kong the same way after you've learned the truth.

King of Con!

2012

Man vs. Snake poster
6.6

1984. One shiny quarter. 44.5 hours of continuous play. The race to be the first gamer in history to score one BILLION points. Until recently, Timothy McVey (not the terrorist) thought he had — for all these years — held the world record on Nibbler.

Man vs. Snake

2015

Meet the New Kings of Kong poster
NR

Motherboard attended The Kong Off 3 in Denver, where we spent four loopy days in a dark arcade documenting the action-packed rivalry between two of Donkey Kong's fiercest adversaries: Hank Chien, a 39-year old plastic surgeon who graduated from Harvard and 22-year old French Canadian meathead, Vincent Lemay.

Meet the New Kings of Kong

2013

2000s · 3 titles

Series credits