Billy Varga Net Worth



William Joe Varga net worth is
$850,000

William Joe Varga Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

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. 
Full NameWilliam Joe Varga
Net Worth$850,000
Date Of BirthJanuary 10, 1919
Died2013-01-11
Place Of BirthCleveland, Ohio, USA
Height5' 11" (1.8 m)
Weight90.72
ProfessionActor, Miscellaneous Crew
NicknamesBilly Varga, Count Billy Varga, Varga, Billy
Star SignCapricorn
#Fact
1He had three sons with his wife, Rosabelle: Billy Varga the 2nd, Courtland and Royceall, all of whom preceded him in death.
2His Hungarian-born father became a pro-wrestler in 1914 under the name 'Count Joseph Varga'. He quit in 1936 to take up refereeing. In 1959, Joseph passed the tag of 'Count' on to his son Billy.
3He appeared in a number of movies and TV shows, usually portraying a pro wrestler.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Alligator II: The Mutation1991Announcer (as Count Billy Varga)
Hard Time on Planet Earth1989TV SeriesReferee #1
Matlock1987TV SeriesReferee / Czar Vladmir
Stewardess School1986Fight Manager
The Fall Guy1986TV SeriesReferee
Bad Guys1986Referee (as Count Billy Varga)
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie1985Coach Rocko (as Count Billy Varga)
Raging Bull1980Ring announcer - Third Robinson Fight (as Count Billy Varga)
Mad Bull1977TV MovieReferee (as Count Billy Varga)
Ellery Queen1976TV SeriesSecurity Guard
The Big Rip-Off1975TV Movie
Oklahoma Crude1973Cook
Burke's Law1965TV SeriesThe Count
The Munsters1964TV SeriesStrangler Murphy
The Jack Benny Program1962TV SeriesCount Billy Varga
Convicts 41962Guard
Twenty Plus Two1961Mark
Shotgun Slade1960TV SeriesSnag
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops1955Tough Guy outside Theatre (uncredited)
Miss Sadie Thompson1953Marine (uncredited)
The Abbott and Costello Show1953TV SeriesBig Guy
Bodyhold1949Marvelous Milton
Alias the Champ1949Wrestler

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Mad Bull1977TV Movie wrestling coordinator - as Count Billy Varga

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
National Geographic Specials1971TV Series documentaryMiner

Known for movies

Raging Bull (1980)
as Ring announcer - Third Robinson Fight

Oklahoma Crude (1973)
as Cook

Twenty Plus Two (1961)
as Mark

Bodyhold (1949)
as Marvelous Milton

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