Biography
Billy Chapin (born William McClellan Chapin) was an American child actor. He appeared in films and television from infancy until 1959 and is best remembered for playing John Harper in Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter (1955).
Chapin was born in Los Angeles on 28 December 1943 and made his Broadway debut in the musical Three Wishes for Jamie (1952), for which he received the New York Drama Critics Award. His other film roles include Christie Cooper in The Kid from Left Field (1953), Petey in Naked Alibi (1954) and Steve Martin in Violent Saturday (1955). He also appeared in television series such as Fury and Leave It to Beaver.
He was the brother of child actors Lauren Chapin and Michael Chapin. Chapin died on 2 December 2016.
