- Long-time friend of Doris Day.
- Although versatile in musical comedy, he is perhaps best remembered for his portrayal of Willard Jarvis, Doris Martin's neighbor on The Doris Day Show (1968).
- Interred in his family's plot marked William A. Jones AKA Billy De Wolfe at the Mt. Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy MA
- His parents wanted him to become a Baptist minister.
- Billy took his stage name from the manager of the Quincy Massachusetts theater where he worked as an usher after school.
- Was cast in the role of foppish dress designer Madame Lucy in the revival of the musical "Irene", opposite Debbie Reynolds, but had to withdraw during pre-Broadway tryouts when his health took a turn for the worse. Veteran character actor George S. Irving replaced him and went on to win a Tony Award for best featured actor in a musical in 1974, the year of De Wolfe's death.
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