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Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Film / 1977

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

Directed by Steve Gethers
TV movieDrama

★ 8.0/10Audience rating

A young ghetto kid despairs of ever getting out of that environment and making something of himself, until one day he gets a job as an assistant in a veterinarian's office, and working with all the animals begins to affect his outlook on life.

The story

A young ghetto kid despairs of ever getting out of that environment and making something of himself, until one day he gets a job as an assistant in a veterinarian's office, and working with all the animals begins to affect his outlook on life.

Cast

LeVar BurtonBilly Peoples Ossie DavisDr. Fredericks Dolph SweetGeorge Chick VenneraLuis Tina AndrewsRoseanne Roxie RokerMrs. Peoples T.K. CarterJustin Michael ConstantineDr. Silver Sharon UllrickMiss Beverly Diana DouglasMrs. Bedford Leonard BarrHospital Roommate Miiko TakaReceptionist
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Ann Weldon Bill Henderson Albert Popwell Richard Hack Wayne Heffley Stephen Mendillo Bill Elliot Bruce Watson Barbara Allyne Bennet Thomas Rosales Jr.Student at School Rozelle Gayle Rick Garcia Bob MinorStudent at School

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