Billy Jayne
William Jayne (born April 10, 1969) is an American actor. He has been in many films and has sometimes been credited as Billy Jacoby. His siblings, Robert Jayne, Susan Jayne, Laura Jacoby, as well as his half-brother Scott Jacoby are also actors.[1]
Billy Jayne | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Jayne April 10, 1969 |
| Other names | Billy Jacoby |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
Early life
Jayne was born in Flushing, New York City, on April 10, 1969. He is of Jewish descent.[2] At the age of three, he was visiting his older half-brother Scott Jacoby on the set of That Certain Summer, for which Scott won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor.[3] The director needed someone to play Jacoby in flashbacks, and Jayne was selected and began his career.
Although Jayne's birth name was not Jacoby, when he started his career his mother thought it would be best if he used Jacoby, the last name of his already established half-brother. At the age of seventeen, however, Billy Jacoby changed his professional name to Billy Jayne to coincide with his birth name.
Career
Jayne was a child actor from the mid to late 1980s, starring in numerous guest appearances on TV shows such as Trapper John, M.D., The Golden Girls, as Blanche's 14-year-old rebellious grandson David, The A-Team, 21 Jump Street. He is also known for the role as Buddy, the brother of Terri in Just One of the Guys from 1985.
Jayne is best known for his role in the teen show Parker Lewis Can't Lose, starring alongside actor Corin Nemec. The show ran from 1990 until 1993. After the show ended, he had smaller roles in shows such as Renegade, Murder One (1995), Walker, Texas Ranger (1996), Charmed (1999), Cold Case in 2009.
Filmography
Film & Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Ivan | 1 episode "The Horrible Honchos, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1979 | The Runner Stumbles | James | film, as Billy J. Jacoby |
| 1979 | Sunnyside | Billy Martin | film, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | voice, Additional Voices | |
| 1979 | The Bad News Bears | Rudi Stein | 26 episodes, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1980 | Lou Grant | Mike | 1 episode "Cover-Up" |
| 1980 | Galactica 1980 | Tucker | 1 episode "Galactica Discovers Earth: Part 3", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1980 | CBS Library | Oscar | 1 episode "Animal Talk" |
| 1980 | The Magical World of Disney | David Williams | 2 episodes, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1980 | The Ghosts of Buxley Hall | David Williams | TV movie, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1980 | Angel on My Shoulder | Joe Navotny | TV movie, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1980 | Trapper John, M.D. | Tommy | 1 episode "Hot Line", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1981 | Hart to Hart | Herbie Geller | 1 episode "Hart-Shaped Murder", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1981 | Back Roads | Boy Thief | film, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1981 | Crazy Times | Older Boy | TV movie, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1981 | Bloody Birthday | Curtis Taylor | film, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1981 | Murder in Texas | Mel Kurth | TV movie |
| 1981 | How to Eat Like a Child | Billy | TV movie, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1981 | Maggie | Mark Weston | 8 episodes, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1981 | Alice | Jeff | 1 episode "Alice's Halloween Surprise", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1982 | Code Red | Luther | 1 episode "My Life Is Yours", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Newsboy | 1 episode "Working", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1982 | Hospital Massacre aka X-Ray | Young Harry | film, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1982 | The Beastmaster | Young Dar | film, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1982 | Superstition | Justin Leahy | film, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1982 | The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour | voice, Petey The Puppy | as Billy Jacoby |
| 1982 | It's Not Easy | Matthew Townsend | 11 episodes |
| 1982 | The Puppy's Further Adventures | voice, Petey the Puppy | 1 episode "The Puppy's Dangerous Mission", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1982 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Eddie Barton | 1 episode "Neighbors", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1983 | Benson | 'Buzzy' Sheridan | 1 episode "Katie's Boyfriend", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Nicky | 1 episode "The Out-of-Towners", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1983 | Man, Woman and Child | Davey Ackerman | film, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1983 | Cujo | Brett Camber | film, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1983 | Nightmares | Zock Maxwell | film, segment "The Bishop of Battle", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1984 | Reckless | David Prescott | film, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1984 | Tales from the Darkside | Petey Coombs | 1 episode "The New Man", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Brad Gaines | 1 episode "Dust Child", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1985 | Just One of the Guys | Buddy Griffith | film, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | David | 1 episode "On Golden Girls", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1986 | The A-Team | Jeffrey Sullivan | 1 episode "The Trouble with Harry", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1986 | The Wizard | Jack Craig | 1 episode "El Dorado", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1986 | The Magical World of Disney | Whittle | 1 episode "The B.R.A.T. Patrol", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1986 | Lazer Tag Academy | voice, Tom Jaren | 13 episodes |
| 1985 | Silver Spoons | Brad Langford | 18 episodes |
| 1987 | Rags to Riches | 1 episode "Bad Blood", as Billy Jacoby | |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Mark Dorian | 1 episode "America, What a Town", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1987 | Party Camp | District Attorney | film, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1987 | A Year in the Life | Jerry | 1 episode "EM7, Raiders Minus 3 and a Half for a Nickel" |
| 1988 | The Charmings | Al | 1 episode "The Charmings Get Robbed", as Billy Jacoby |
| 1988 | Demonwarp | Tom Phillips | film, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1988 | The Bronx Zoo | Brad | 1 episode "On the Land, on the Sea and in the Halls" |
| 1989 | Dr. Alien | Wesley Littlejohn | film, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1989 | The 'Burbs | voice | film, as Billy Jacoby |
| 1989 | The Young Riders | 1 episode "Ten-Cent Hero", as Billy Jacoby | |
| 1990 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Bill McCallister | 1 episode "The Girl with the Crazy Brother", as William Jayne |
| 1990 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Mikey Randall | 73 episodes |
| 1995 | Renegade | Otis Moon | 1 episode "Living Legend" |
| 1995 | Spring Fling! | TV movie | |
| 1995 | The Client | T.J. Rutherford | 1 episode "A Perfect World" |
| 1995 | Murder One | Billy McBride | 1 episode "Chapter Five" |
| 1996 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Derek Malloy | 1 episode "Flashpoint" |
| 1996 | Breaking Through | Mike | TV movie |
| 1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters | voice | 1 episode "Bird of Prey" |
| 1999 | Charmed | Billy Waters | 1 episode "The Wendigo" |
| 1999 | Road Kill | Lars | film |
| 2000 | The Crew | Young Tony 'Mouth' Donato | film |
| 2003 | The Bernie Mac Show | Coach | 1 episode "Eye of the Tiger" |
| 2009 | Cold Case | Al 'Baltimore Red' Soddenheim '63 | 1 episode "November 22" |
| 2010 | United States of Tara | Ed | 1 episode "Open House" |
| 2016 | Conspiracy | John 'John Q' | director, TV movie |
| 2013 | Buckcherry: Gluttony | director, music video | |
| 2014 | BuckCherry: Wrath | director, music video | |
| 2014 | Buckcherry: Say Fuck It | director, music video | |
| 2015 | Buckcherry: Bring It On Back | director, music video | |
| 2018 | Josh Todd and The Conflict: Story of my Life | director, music video | |
| 2017 | Louise Goffin: Let Me in Again | director, music video | |
| 2017 | Josh Todd and The Conflict: rain | director, music video | |
References
- "The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- "Dolores Jacoby May Look Like a Stage Mother, but She Has Her Kids in Movies and TV Commercials Too." Friedman, Jack. www.people.com. Published November 19, 1984. Accessed April 7, 2017.
- "Emmy Awards Database". Retrieved 7 December 2012.
Bibliography
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 371.
