Billie Hayes
Actor · Died April 29, 2021, aged 89 · Du Quoin, Illinois, USA
Billie Hayes was born August 5, 1924 in the small town of DuQuoin, Illinois. She started in show business at 9 years old as a tap dancer in local clubs. She was encouraged but not "pushed" by her parents after she expressed the desire to do so. By the time she was in her teens, Hayes had joined a 14-piece orchestra and was working throughout the Midwest. After performing her own act in Chicago, she was cast in a New York revue which toured the United States and Canada. Hayes landed a part in a Leonard Sillman Broadway production, "New Faces of 1956", at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. It ran for 220 performances between June 14, 1956 and December 22, 1956. One of her songs was "The Greatest Invention". The producers of the Broadway production of "Li'l Abner" wanted her for the role of Mammy Yokum but the producers of "New Faces" wouldn't release her from her contract and the part went to Charlotte Rae (best known for playing Mrs. Garrett on the television show The Facts of Life (1979)). Hayes would later succeed Rae in the role and went on to play the part in the 1959 film version and in the 1971 television version, as well. A fellow cast member in a Las Vegas show in which Hayes was appearing recommended her to Sid Krofft, who was preparing for production for the television show H.R. Pufnstuf. Only two actresses auditioned to play "Witchiepoo". The first was then an unknown Penny Marshall, but it was felt that she was not right for the part. When Hayes auditioned for the part, she created a maniacal cackle and hopped up on a desk and was given the part on the spot. Hayes also appeared in the next Krofft brothers television show Lidsville (1971) and made other guest appearances on other live-action television shows through the rest of the 1970s and until the mid-1980s when she effectively made the transition to voice acting.
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Biography from IMDb.
- April 11, 1932
- April 29, 2021 (aged 89)
- Du Quoin, Illinois, USA
- Actor
- 16 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Known for
What are Billie Hayes' films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Trickster: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Tricksteras Witchiepoo in H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)
- Shadowas Wilhemina W. Witchiepoo in Pufnstuf (1970)
- Allyas Weenie the Genie in Lidsville (1971)
- Tricksteras Witchiepoo in The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976)
- Tricksteras Witchiepoo in The Bay City Rollers Show (1978)
- Shadowas One Eyed Sally in The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Legend of Grimace Island (1999)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Billie Hayes' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Billie Hayes' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
27 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
Teen Titans Go!(2013)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Shrek Forever After(2010)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Once Upon a Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Batman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Teen Titans(2003)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
My Freaky Family: Welcome to My World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Rugrats(1991)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
TaleSpin(1990)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
The Real Ghostbusters(1986)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Paw Paws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
The Black Cauldron(1985)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Snowballing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Tabitha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Lidsville(1971)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Pufnstuf(1970)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
H.R. Pufnstuf(1969)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
The Monkees(1965)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
The Monroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Bewitched(1964)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Li'l Abner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Career shape
Star power in the 74th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1959 to 2013; peak year 2010.
Film career
Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1970Screen debut· Pufnstuf
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Billie Hayes' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Mixed4
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Billie Hayes work with?
People who share at least 2 of Billie Hayes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marty Krofft shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Hollingsworth MorseShared titles: Pufnstuf (1970), H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Hollingsworth Morse
Writers
- Marty KrofftShared titles: The Bay City Rollers Show (1978), Lidsville (1971), Pufnstuf (1970), H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)See all 4 shared titles with Marty Krofft
- Sid KrofftShared titles: The Bay City Rollers Show (1978), Lidsville (1971), Pufnstuf (1970), H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)See all 4 shared titles with Sid Krofft
- Si RoseShared titles: Lidsville (1971), Pufnstuf (1970), H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Si Rose
- John Fenton MurrayShared titles: Lidsville (1971), Pufnstuf (1970)See all 2 shared titles with John Fenton Murray
Actors
- Billy BartyShared titles: The Bay City Rollers Show (1978), The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976), Pufnstuf (1970)See all 3 shared titles with Billy Barty
- Sharon BairdShared titles: The Bay City Rollers Show (1978), Lidsville (1971), H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Sharon Baird
- Angelo RossittoShared titles: Lidsville (1971), Pufnstuf (1970), H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Angelo Rossitto
- Van SnowdenShared titles: The Bay City Rollers Show (1978), Lidsville (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Van Snowden
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Bill BreshearsShared titles: The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976), Lidsville (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Breshears
- Charles FoxShared titles: Lidsville (1971), Pufnstuf (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Fox
- Kenneth PeachShared titles: Pufnstuf (1970), H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Kenneth Peach
Producers
- Malcolm AlperShared titles: Lidsville (1971), Pufnstuf (1970), H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Malcolm Alper