Billy Chapin
William McClellan Chapin (December 28, 1943 – December 2, 2016) was an American child actor, known for a considerable number of screen and TV performances from 1943 to 1959 and best remembered for both his roles as the "diaper manager" Christie Cooper in the 1953 family feature The Kid from Left Field and little John Harper in Charles Laughton's 1955 film noir movie The Night of the Hunter.
Billy Chapin | |
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Chapin in The Night of the Hunter, 1955 | |
| Born | William McClellan Chapin December 28, 1943 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 2, 2016 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1944–1959 |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Michael Chapin (brother) Lauren Chapin (sister) |
| Awards | 1951 New York Drama Critics Award for Three Wishes For Jamie (stage musical version) |
Chapin was the brother of former child actors Lauren Chapin, known as Kathy "Kitten" Anderson from the TV series Father Knows Best and of Michael Chapin, another child performer of the 1940s and 1950s.
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