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Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas is a Actor American born on 12 march 1931 at Los Angeles (USA)
William "Billie" Thomas, Jr. (March 12, 1931 – October 10, 1980) was an American child actor best remembered for portraying the character of Buckwheat in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) short films from 1934 until the series' end in 1944. He was a native of Los Angeles, California.
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Birth name William Thomas, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 12 march 1931 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 10 october 1980 (at 49 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 12 march 1931 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 10 october 1980 (at 49 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
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Dancing Romeo (1944)
Directed by Cy Endfield
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Dance films, Children's films
Actors Billy Laughlin, Robert Blake, Janet Burston, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
Roles Buckwheat
Rating61%
Froggy has a crush on a young girl named Marilyn, who is too preoccupied with her budding career as a dancer to pay Froggy attention. When the gang attends one of Marilyn's recitals, Froggy finds himself insanely jealous of Marilyn's dancing partner Gerald, whom he sees as a rival for Marilyn's affections.
Radio Bugs (1944)
Directed by Cy Endfield
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Billy Laughlin, Robert Blake, Janet Burston, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Brandon Hurst, Morris Ankrum
Roles Buckwheat
Rating53%
Froggy and his parents enjoy a Red Skelton USO performance over the radio. Learning from his father that comedians make "a lot of money," Froggy decides that he and the gang should become radio comedians. They buy a joke book from a local used bookstore, and crash the lobby of a local dentists' office looking for a sponsor. The gang's horrible jokes and worse singing cause the waiting dental patients pain and distress, leading to their being thrown off the premises.
Tale of a Dog (1944)
Directed by Cy Endfield
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Robert Blake, Billy Laughlin, Janet Burston, Emmett Vogan, Fern Emmett
Roles Buckwheat Thomas
Rating62%
Buckwheat finds his friend Big Shot Jones moping about the train yard: it seems that Big Shot's father has ordered him to get rid of his dog. Instead of taking the dog to the pound, Big Shot intends to have him stow away on a train to Alabama. Buckwheat instead talks Big Shot into letting the gang adopt the dog, whom they name "Smallpox" (opting for a more unique name for the spotted dog than "Spot"). However, when Froggy, Mickey, and Janet overhear Buckwheat and Big Shot's plans to "surprise them with S/smallpox," they fear the worst and call all their friends and the Greenpoint Board of Health. A panic grips the small town, with the gang's parents worried about their whereabouts and well-being, and the rest of the neighborhood kids running away from Buckwheat and Big Shot wherever they turn up.
Benjamin Franklin, Jr. (1943)
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Billy Laughlin, Robert Blake, Janet Burston, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Barbara Bedford
Roles Buckwheat
Rating51%
The gang kids are upset that World War II is causing them deprivations and inconveniences. Organizing a fact-finding committee, Gang members Mickey, Froggy, Buckwheat, and Janet try to determine what to do about the present national crisis. With the help of a convenient copy of Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac, the kids stage a play in which they cathartically come to grips with the sacrifices indigenous to the war effort, and provide patriotic solutions to the situation.
Calling All Kids (1943)
Directed by Sam Baerwitz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Robert Blake, Billy Laughlin, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Janet Burston, Eddie Anderson, Bobby Anderson
Roles Buckwheat
Rating60%
Another World War II MGM Our Gang mini-musical, Calling All Kids finds the gang invading a local radio station to perform a revue honoring the U.S. military. Amidst such highlights as a "recruiting office" sketch featuring the duo of Mickey and Froggy, and a closing ensemble piece with lyrics that rhyme "Taxes" with "Axis," the film features an extended celebrity-impression routine, with Buckwheat imitating Eddie "Rochester" Anderson and other kids posing as Judy Garland, Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire, Carmen Miranda, and Virginia O'Brien.
Election Daze (1943)
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Robert Blake, Billy Laughlin, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Janet Burston, Bobby Anderson
Roles Buckwheat
Rating58%
As the incumbent for the presidency of the "One for All and All for One Club," Mickey is so certain he will win that he refuses to campaign. The situation changes radically when Mickey is challenged by political upstart Froggy, who gains popular support with a steady stream of empty promises. But both candidates are in for an unpleasant surprise when Janet Burston appears as a write-in.
Family Troubles (1943)
, 11minutesOrigin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Janet Burston, Billy Laughlin, Robert Blake, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Sarah Padden, Barbara Bedford
Roles Buckwheat (as Our Gang)
Rating52%
Janet feels that her parents don't love her anymore because they made her older sister the definite center of attention during her aunt's visit. Filled with anger and despair, she decides to run away. The gang volunteers to help Janet become "adapted" by another couple and choose elderly Mr. and Mrs. Jones as potential candidates. One boy overhears their plans and immediately confronts Janet's parents, who call the police.
Farm Hands (1943)
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Robert Blake, Billy Laughlin, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Murray Alper
Roles Buckwheat
Rating52%
Moving out of their standard small-town surroundings, the gang visits the farm owned by Mickey's uncle. Here the youngsters attempt to milk a cow by placing two bottles under the udders and hoping that nature takes its course. If this weren't hilarious enough, the kids feed Mexican jumping beans to the chickens, are chased by an ornery mule, and end up stuck in a hay-baling machine.
Heavenly Music (1943)
, 22minutesDirected by Josef Berne
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Musical
Actors Steven Geray, Fritz Feld, Eric Blore, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
Roles Gabriel (uncredited)
Rating61%
Little Miss Pinkerton (1943)
Origin USA
Themes Children's films
Actors Janet Burston, Robert Blake, Billy Laughlin, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Robert Emmett O'Connor
Roles Buckwheat
Rating58%
The janitor of the Greenpoint department store is murdered during a robbery, while Mickey, Froggy, Buckwheat, and Janet witness the crime. The thieves take the boys hostage, but Janet escapes and heads for the police. Alas, no grownup will believe her story, so Janet enlists the aid of the other gang members to rescue the boys and capture the crooks.
Three Smart Guys (1943)
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Robert Blake, Billy Laughlin, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Janet Burston, Edward Fielding
Roles Buckwheat
Rating41%
The "three smart guys" in this film are Mickey, Froggy, and Buckwheat. They devise a scheme to play hooky from school and go fishing. They misbehave in class in hopes that the teacher will expel them. But they are forced to stay after school instead. The next morning they decide to just play hooky and go fishing, but upon arriving at the river bank, the kids make the acquaintance of a friendly hobo (Edward Fielding), who advises them that they'll never hook the "fish" of success unless they return to school. Duly chastened, the boys rush off to the schoolhouse just in time for the first bell. All is forgiven.
Honeymoon Lodge (1943)
, 1h3Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors David Bruce, June Vincent, Harriet Nelson, Rod Cameron, Franklin Pangborn, Andrew Tombes
Roles Blaney Lewis
Rating65%
Doin' Their Bit (1942)
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Robert Blake, Billy Laughlin, George McFarland, Janet Burston, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
Roles Buckwheat
Rating51%
Hoping to entertain the military troops stationed in Greenpoint, Mr. Wills organizes the gang into a junior USO troupe. In addition to performing a "boot camp" sketch, the gang participates in a brace of production numbers.
Don't Lie (1942)
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors George McFarland, Billy Laughlin, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Robert Blake, Emmett Vogan, Billy Curtis
Roles Buckwheat
Rating58%
Buckwheat's accurate report of a wandering monkey is ignored because of his past fibs, with resulting confusion.
Going to Press (1942)
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors George McFarland, Robert Blake, Billy Laughlin, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Juanita Quigley, Darryl Hickman
Roles Buckwheat
Rating64%
Determined to uncover the identity of the mysterious leader of a juvenile extortion racket, the gang sets up a crusading newspaper called The Greenpoint Press. The kids gratefully accept the help of a pleasant, well-spoken youngster named Frank, little suspecting that he is the duplicitous boss of the dreaded Gas House Gang. Only after Frank's henchmen have taken Froggy for a "ride" (a harmless but painful one) are the kids able to expose the villain and save the day.