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Biography

Billy Van is a well known and eminently talented Canadian comic actor. He was born William Van Evera in Toronto, Canada in 1934. He…more

Born

Toronto, Ontario

Died

1/6/2003

Birth Name

William Van Evera

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (7)

Role
- The Sonny & Cher Show
  Regular
  - S 2: Ep 23 Show 34 (Series Finale)
    8/29/77
  - S 2: Ep 8 Show 19
    11/14/76
  - S 1: Ep 7 Show 7
    3/14/76
  - S 1: Ep 6 Show 6
    3/7/76
  - S 1: Ep 5 Show 5
    2/29/76
- Ken Berry's 'Wow' Show
  Regular
  - S 1: Ep 5 8/12/1972
    8/12/72
  - S 1: Ep 4 8/5/1972
    8/5/72
  - S 1: Ep 3 7/29/1972
    7/29/72
  - S 1: Ep 1 7/15/72
    7/15/72
- The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
  Count Frightenstein, Bwana Clyde, Gorilla, Grizelda, Librarian, Maharishi, Oracle, Pet Vet, Wolfman
  - S 1: Ep 130 Episode 130
    1/1/71
  - S 1: Ep 129 Episode129
    1/1/71
  - S 1: Ep 128 Episode128
    1/1/71
  - S 1: Ep 127 Episode127
    1/1/71
  - S 1: Ep 126 Episode126
    1/1/71
  - + 125 More Credits
- The Ray Stevens Show
  Regular
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8
    8/8/70
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    8/1/70
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    7/25/70
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    7/18/70
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    7/11/70
  - + 3 More Credits
- Eureka! (1981)
  Narrator, Cartoon Voices
  - S 2: Ep 20 The Radiation Spectrum
  - S 2: Ep 19 Radiation Waves
  - S 2: Ep 18 Heat as Energy
  - S 2: Ep 17 Convection
  - S 2: Ep 16 Buoyancy
  - + 25 More Credits
- It Figures
  Cartoon Voices [some episodes]
  - S 1: Ep 28 Problem Solving: Using a Guide
  - S 1: Ep 27 Problem Solving: Many Ways to Go
  - S 1: Ep 26 Problem Solving: Keep On Trying
  - S 1: Ep 25 Changing Scale on a Graph
  - S 1: Ep 24 Using Probability
  - + 23 More Credits
- Bits and Bytes
  Student
  - S 1: Ep 12 What Next?
  - S 1: Ep 11 Computers at Work
  - S 1: Ep 10 Computer Music
  - S 1: Ep 9 Computer Graphics
  - S 1: Ep 8 Games & Simulations
  - + 7 More Credits
Guest Star (10)

Role
- Street Legal
  Gus Finley
  - S 7: Ep 6 Rules of the Game
    12/4/92
  - S 7: Ep 5 It's a Wise Child
    11/27/92
- Law & Order
  Gilmore
  - S 3: Ep 1 Skin Deep
    9/23/92
- Law & Order
  Detective
  - S 2: Ep 7 In Memory Of
    11/5/91
- Starting From Scratch
  Mr. Newton
  - S 1: Ep 7 Blood Relations
    11/12/88
- Check It Out
  Curtis Farquar
  - S 2: Ep 3 Buddy Can You Spare a Job?
    10/17/86
- The Littlest Hobo
  Chief Danford
  - S 6: Ep 11 Firehorse (2)
    11/22/84
  - S 6: Ep 10 Firehorse (1)
    11/15/84
- Bizarre
  Various Characters
  - S 3: Ep 26 Episode Sixty Eight
    3/22/83
  - S 3: Ep 19 Episode Sixty One
    12/21/82
  - S 3: Ep 2 Episode Forty Six
    9/20/82
  - S 2: Ep 21 Episode Forty One
    2/20/82
  - S 2: Ep 15 Episode Thirty Five
    12/25/81
  - + 53 More Credits
- Bizarre
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 16 Episode One Hundred And Twelve
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 58 November 27, 1968
    11/27/68
- Seaway
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 18 Maria
    2/17/66
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- King of Kensington
  Cousin Barney
  - S 3: Ep 21 King's Cousin
Writer (1)

Role
- The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2 - Tears of a Clown / In the Summertime
    1/1/71
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    1/1/71
Creator (1)

Role
- The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
  Creator
  - S 1: Ep 130 Episode 130
    1/1/71
  - S 1: Ep 129 Episode129
    1/1/71
  - S 1: Ep 128 Episode128
    1/1/71
  - S 1: Ep 127 Episode127
    1/1/71
  - S 1: Ep 126 Episode126
    1/1/71
  - + 33 More Credits

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- Out of the eleven main characters in the show The Hilarious House of Frightenstein, eight were played by Billy Van.
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- The talented Billy Van did all the voices in the animated documentary series Eureka, a Canadian show that used humor to demonstrate the basic principles of physics.
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- As an actor in the show The Hilarious House of Frightenstein Billy Van and the other cast and crew shot all 130 episodes in a span of nine months.
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- (Referring to the underestimation of the popularity of the show T"he Hilarious House of Frightenstein") Billy Van: I have people who stop me on the street and say... they don't say "Billy Van", they say "Dr. Pet Vet" or "Wolfman"... "Griselda"...
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- (In a 1998 documentarey, referring to the fact that he still gets fan mail) Billy Van: I am kind of flabbergasted about that I, that work I had done had influenced people that much.
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