Bill is a 1981 television biographical film starring Mickey Rooney and Dennis Quaid. A sequel titled Bill: On His Own was released in 1983. The film is based on the life of Bill Sackter. Mickey Rooney, 1940s. ... Dennis Quaid Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. ... Anna Maria Horsford (born March 6, 1948 in Harlem, New York, USA) is an African-American television and film actress. ... Harry Goz (February 16, 1932 - September 6, 2003) was a Broadway musical theater actor and also a cartoon voice actor. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mickey Rooney, 1940s. ... Dennis Quaid Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. ...
Plot
Bill, a retarded man, ventures out into the world for the first time. Having spent most of his life in a dreary inner city institution. He is taken in by a kind family and learns what it means to love for the first time in his life.