Billy Varga
| Billy Varga | |
|---|---|
Varga in the 1960s | |
| Birth name | William Joe Varga |
| Born | January 10, 1919 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 11, 2013 (aged 94) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Billy Varga Count Billy Varga |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Billed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Trained by | Joe Varga |
| Debut | 1930s |
| Retired | 1970s |
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 television and movie work.