Billy Kearns
Acting
Biography
Billy Kearns was born on February 17, 1923 in Seattle, Washington, USA as William R. Kearns. He was an actor, known for Plein soleil (1960), Marathon Man (1976), and Playtime (1967). He died on November 28, 1992 in Château d'Oex, Switzerland.
Born: February 17, 1923
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, U.S.A
Known For
PlayTime
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.
Purple Noon
Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.
Patton
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
The Trial
Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.
Marathon Man
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
Bed and Board
Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully works on his long-gestating novel. As Christine becomes pregnant with the couple's first child, Antoine finds himself enraptured with a young Japanese beauty. The complications change the course of their relationship forever.
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?
To replace Hector Grofenol, the tyrannical boss of the "Tout pour le camping" factory, who has been put out of action, a group of employees call on his cousin Achille, a Provençal shepherd, thinking they can use him. But Achille is quick to take his role as CEO seriously, and becomes very enterprising. Fortunately, young secretary Martine uses her charms to calm this man with a thirst for power.
The Exchange Student
Monsieur Bosquier, the owner of a private school, is far from pleased when his eldest son, Philippe, fails his end of year exams. He decides to send his wayward offspring to England to improve his English. In exchange, Philippe’s host, a wealthy whisky distiller, Mac Farrel, will send his daughter, Shirley, to live with the Bosquiers in France. However, Philippe has already decided to spend the summer holidays on a yacht with his friends, so he sends a fellow student, Michonnet, to England in his place. The deception is soon discovered but things go from bad to worse when Philippe and Shirley fall in love and fly to Scotland to get married...
O.S.S. 117: Mission to Tokyo
After an American Navy base is annihilated by a secret weapon, Agent OSS 117 is sent to Japan to investigate the organization that's claiming responsibility, and threatening the US with another attack, if they don't pay.
The Day and the Hour
It's the spring of 1944 and Therese is in a hurry to get back to Paris. The trains aren't running from the village where she has gone to visit her father's grave and to fill two suitcases with food. Some British and American planes have been shot down and the Germans want to know where the pilots are hiding. An acquaintance has clearance to drive to Paris with a truckload of goats. After she is in the truck Therese discovers that two British pilots and an American pilot are back there with the goats. She must get the men on a train to Paris and to a safe house there, where there is no room for the American. Can she leave him at the Metro station trying to figure out the map?
Filmography
as Uncle Gerard
as Farmer
as O'Grady
as Earl Cooper
as Customer with cigar
as General Hornbecker
as Le boss
as Tourist Couple
as Wydmark
as Pilot of the plane
as Martin Corwell
as L'officier américain
as Wannassee
as Billy Kearns
as le beau-père
as L'acheteur américain
as Wesley
as Training camp commander
as Mr. Max
as Helmut
as Officer Callagher (uncredited)
as Mr. Schulz, the American businessman
as Driver of the coach
as Hoffer
as Mr. Smith
as Le lieutenant de police
as Le client Texan (sketch "Le Procès") (non crédité)
as American spy
as Bill Ballantine
as Lieutenant Smith
as American customer (uncredited)
as Pat Riley
as Assistant Inspector #1
as (uncredited)
as Client
as Kunk
as Freddy Miles
as Security man at Ridgewood Tavern
as American soldier