Dick (born Richard W Billingsley on 6
Jan 1975 ) played Scott Banning from 1981-83. He was the last actor
to play Scotty as a young boy. After leaving Days, he appeared on
"Valerie", "The Love Boat", "Simon & Simon" and was in a movie of
the week with Mark Harmon called "After the Promise," which was based
on a true story. Additionally, he spent a great deal of time doing
print work for major department stores as well as several dozen
commercials. You can find more information on what Dick has done
since he left Days on Beth's Where
are they Now? Page.
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Dick Billingsley
Scotty
Banning
Scotty and David went over to
Roman's apartment to practice trick-or-treating a few days
before Halloween. When Carrie came into the room he growled,
"Hi Carrie." Then he took off his mask and said, "You don't
have to be scared, it's just me!" It was Carrie's first
Halloween, so Scotty explained the holiday to her and what
trick-or-treating was all about.
{Photos courtesy
Ken}
The Hortons prepare for
Sarah's christening. Scotty takes a look at little Sarah
while Trish and David look on. {Photos
courtesy Ken}
Dick made his way onto Days
after people continually told his mom that he should be in
showbiz. After realizing her son's potential, Sally
Billingsley sent his photo to an agent. Two days later, he
had an interview at Columbia Studios, where he soon got the
role of Phillip on The Young and The Restless. He was on
Y&R from age three to age six. At that point, Columbia
sent him directly to their other soap, Days of Our Lives.
Dick and his dad spent a lot
of their free time playing baseball together. If they're not
playing, they often turn on the TV to watch sports or play a
sports video game. Richard, Dick's dad, coaches football and
soccer at Beverly Hills High School.
Dick lives life as a very
normal child. His parents make sure he is grounded. He
enjoys spending time outside with his dog and his sister,
Kelly. Gregg Marx, who played his father, David Banning,
agreed that he was a very normal little boy. In an online
chat in the late 90s, Gregg commented, "I loved working with
the little boy who played my son, Dick Billingsley , because
working with him kept reminding me of what acting really is
all about. Because little kids are always just in the
moment, and so are the best actors."
This is one talented little
boy. Not only does he act, but he also plays the piano.
In addition to appearing on
Days and Y&R, Dick has appeared in several commercials.
He appeared in a TV movie as a mentally retarded boy when he
was just 3 1/2. In 1980, he appeared as Archie Bunker's
grandson, Joey in the "All in the Family" Thanksgiving
reunion show.
Dick's family includes Mom
(Sally), Dad (Richard) and Sister (Kelly).
David dropped off Scotty at
Roman's so that he would play with Carrie. This was about
the second time that Scotty saw Carrie, and he still didn't
like the idea of having to play with a girl so he didn't pay
much attention to her. {Photos
courtesy Ken}
Carrie asked Scotty if he
wants to play with her doll, "Dolly." Scott indignantly
said, "Boys don't play with dolls!" This saddened Carrie.
{Photos courtesy
Ken}
Scotty felt bad about making
Carrie sad, so he decided that it wouldn't hurt to look at
Dolly. This cheered Carrie right up as she proudly handed
the doll to him. {Photos
courtesy Ken}
Scotty decided that the doll
was very pretty, to Carrie's delight. Afterwards, Scotty
asked Carrie if she wanted to check out his new baseball
mitt. {Photos
courtesy Ken}
Carrie eagerly said yes, but
then asked Scotty, "What's baseball?" Since she'd lived on a
yacht all of her life, there were many things that she
didn't know. "YOU'RE KIDDING!" said Scotty. He couldn't
believe that she didn't know what baseball is. Marlena then
explained to Scotty that Carrie had grown up on a ship.
{Photos courtesy
Ken}
The subject soon turned to
baseball teams, and Carrie suddenly remarked that she loved
the Mets. She didn't know what they were, but Anna had once
told her that they were Roman's favorite team, so she liked
them too. Anna had told Carrie all sorts of details about
Roman that Carrie never forgot, which caused her to love her
father even before she met him.
{Photos courtesy
Ken}
Scotty was amazed that Carrie
knew about the Mets and invited her to his apartment to look
at his baseball cards. Scotty was especially proud of his
Fernando Valenzuela. Carrie obviously didn't know who he
was, but said "Whoa!" anyway. {Photos
courtesy Ken}
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