Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977)
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.
- Released
- 1977-09-12
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Steve Gethers
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- LeVar Burton as Billy Peoples
- Ossie Davis as Dr. Fredericks
- Dolph Sweet as George
- Chick Vennera as Luis
- Tina Andrews as Roseanne
- Roxie Roker as Mrs. Peoples
- T.K. Carter as Justin
- Michael Constantine as Dr. Silver
- Sharon Ullrick as Miss Beverly
- Diana Douglas as Mrs. Bedford
- Leonard Barr as Hospital Roommate
- Miiko Taka as Receptionist