Billy Varga

Billy Varga Biography

William Joe Varga (January 10, 1919 - January 11, 2013), billed as Count Billy Varga, was an American professional wrestler and actor. He was born to Rose and Joe Varga, his father was a professional wrestler in Europe known as Count Joseph Varga and taught his son wrestling at the age of five. He attended Hollywood High School and graduated from the University of Southern California. Varga won the world's light-heavyweight title in 1941 and later joined the Navy until he arrived home in 1947. Varga's wrestling career began to fall apart in the 1970s as he was busy in TV and movie work.

Personal life

Varga married Rosabelle Varga who died in 1992. He resided in Northridge, California. He had three sons, Billy, Courtland and Royce, all of whom preceded him in death, and five grandchildren. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease by the beginning of 2005 and died in 2013.

Partial filmography

Alias the Champ (1949) - Wrestler
The Abbott and Costello Show (1953) - The Big Guy
Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) - Marine
Shotgun Slade (1960) - Snag
It Started in Tokyo (1961) - Mark
The Jack Benny Program (1962) - Himself
The Munsters (1964) - Strangler Murphy
Burke's Law (1965) - The Count
Oklahoma Crude (1973) - Cook
Ellery Queen (1976) - Security Guard
Raging Bull (1980) - Ring Announcer
Alligator II: The Mutation (1991) - Announcer

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