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 Name
William Joe Varga
Net Worth
$850,000
Date Of Birth
January 10, 1919
Died
2013-01-11
Place Of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Height
5' 11" (1.8 m)
Weight
90.72
Profession
Actor, Miscellaneous Crew
Nicknames
Billy Varga, Count Billy Varga, Varga, Billy
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Fact
1
He had three sons with his wife, Rosabelle: Billy Varga the 2nd, Courtland and Royceall, all of whom preceded him in death.
2
His 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.
3
He appeared in a number of movies and TV shows, usually portraying a pro wrestler.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Alligator II: The Mutation
1991
Announcer (as Count Billy Varga)
Hard Time on Planet Earth
1989
TV Series
Referee #1
Matlock
1987
TV Series
Referee / Czar Vladmir
Stewardess School
1986
Fight Manager
The Fall Guy
1986
TV Series
Referee
Bad Guys
1986
Referee (as Count Billy Varga)
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie
1985
Coach Rocko (as Count Billy Varga)
Raging Bull
1980
Ring announcer - Third Robinson Fight (as Count Billy Varga)
Mad Bull
1977
TV Movie
Referee (as Count Billy Varga)
Ellery Queen
1976
TV Series
Security Guard
The Big Rip-Off
1975
TV Movie
Oklahoma Crude
1973
Cook
Burke's Law
1965
TV Series
The Count
The Munsters
1964
TV Series
Strangler Murphy
The Jack Benny Program
1962
TV Series
Count Billy Varga
Convicts 4
1962
Guard
Twenty Plus Two
1961
Mark
Shotgun Slade
1960
TV Series
Snag
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955
Tough Guy outside Theatre (uncredited)
Miss Sadie Thompson
1953
Marine (uncredited)
The Abbott and Costello Show
1953
TV Series
Big Guy
Bodyhold
1949
Marvelous Milton
Alias the Champ
1949
Wrestler
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mad Bull
1977
TV Movie wrestling coordinator - as Count Billy Varga
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
National Geographic Specials
1971
TV Series documentary
Miner
Known for movies
Raging Bull (1980) as Ring announcer - Third Robinson Fight