William Bill Byrge[1] (September 8, 1938 – January 9, 2025) was an American character actor and comedian, best known for his work as Bobby in various Ernest P. Worrell projects.

Being born during the Great Depression meant limited food and as a child he was diagnosed with rickets due to a lack of a well-rounded diet.

Basic premise was Sartain and Byrge were, "Twin brothers who didn't look anything alike", while the shtick was loud-mouth Chuck (Sartain) would endorse a certain product, and in some cases, would bungle something in the process, while his quiet and collected twin brother Bobby (Byrge) would mostly agree with whatever Chuck's sentiments were with a simple, yet enthusiastic nod.

[citation needed] Later in 1988, the actors would reprise their roles in their own recurring sketches on the Saturday morning children's show, Hey Vern, It's Ernest!, where, depending on the episode's specific theme, the brothers would usually get involved with whatever situation that Ernest was involving himself in, such as a bake sale or a talent show, for example.

[citation needed] Byrge did little acting since the demise of the Ernest franchise; however, in later years, he did reprise his role as Bobby once again for an independent DVD movie, alongside Billy Dee (who also is the webmaster of the official Ernest/Jim Varney fansite), entitled Billy and Bobby the Wacky Duo On Vacation.