Known for Acting
Billie Mae Richards (née Dinsmore, November 21, 1921 – September 10, 2010) was a Canadian actress, voice actress and singer who also appeared onstage and on television. She was the voice of Rankin/Bass' version of the Christmas character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from 1964 to 1979, and of the Kid in the radio series Jake and the Kid. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Born
November 21, 1921
Died
September 10, 2010 (age 88)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Filmography
15 films, 6 shows


Shadow Builder
1998 · 1h 41m · CA
A demon is summoned to take the soul of a young boy who has the potential to become a saint. By doing this he will open a doorway to hell and destroy the world.


The Call of the Wild
1990 · 46m · IE
Buck, stolen from his California home, is sold as a sled dog in the 1890's Klondike Gold Rush. Abused, he is rescued by John Thornton, who forms a bond with Buck. Thornton is murdered. Buck avenges him and must make a crucial decision.


Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
1986 · 1h 16m · CA
True Heart Bear and Noble Heart Horse touch down on Earth to boost the spirits of some unhappy kids at summer camp. But the evil Dark Heart has other plans, and convinces one of the campers to help him capture the Care Bears.


The Care Bears Movie
1985 · 1h 16m · CA
The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town to help a neglected young magician's apprentice whose evil spell book causes sinister things to happen.


The Trolls and the Christmas Express
1981 · 30m · CA
The Trolls and the Christmas Express is an animated classic about six roguish trolls who are determined to sabotage Christmas by infiltrating Santa's village disguised as elves. After a week of wreaking havoc but still not completely ruining Christmas, they are about to give up when they get a devilishly clever idea. On the day before Christmas Eve they get the reindeer dancing and singing songs all night long. The poor reindeer are so tired the next day that they cannot find the energy to pull Santa's sleigh. Christmas looks like it has finally been ruined - but everyone knows you can't stop Christmas! The elves quickly devise a plan to link the train from Santa's village with tracks that travel all over the world. Santa can deliver the toys using the Christmas Express.


Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1979 · 1h 37m · US
Winterbolt is trying to make the North Pole his evil wonderland, and it is up to Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and others to stop him.


Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976 · 50m · US
Rudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve.


A Christmas Tree
1972 · 23m
With the help of Charles Dickens, two young children attempt to save the essence of Christmas from the evil Mantu.


Jack O'Lantern
1972 · 23m · US
A leprechaun, who had changed himself into a pumpkin seed to hibernate for the winter, comes to life as Mr. Jack O'Lantern, who then uses his pumpkin shell to help scare away Zelda the Witch and Archibald the Warlock.


The Daydreamer
1966 · 1h 41m · US
A young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order to make his studies easier. Each time he falls asleep, he experiences in his dreams the different characters he would later write about in fairy tales including The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Emperor's New Clothes.


Willy McBean & His Magic Machine
1965 · 1h 34m · JP
Little Willy McBean joins up with a Mexican monkey named Pablo to travel back in time and stop the evil Prof. von Rotten from changing history.


Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1964 · 52m · US
Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudolph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea...


The Proud Princess
1963 · 7m
Mr. Piper cartoon short released in 1963. A prince wants to marry a spoiled princess but he’s not good enough for her.


The Kindhearted Girl
1963 · 6m
Mr. Piper short released in 1963 where a kindhearted girl is sent by her step-mother to an evil witch to be eaten. The girl's kindness allows her to escape.


Mr. Piper And The Story Of Brave Molly
1963 · 6m · CA
Mr. Piper short released in 1963 where three sisters venture off in the world but get captured by a giant. Molly has to figure out how to save them.