Billy House

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-05-06 (72 years old)

Deathday

1961-09-23

Place of Birth

Mankato, Minnesota, USA

Billy House

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Billy House (May 7, 1889 – September 23, 1961) was an US vaudevillian, Broadway performer and feature film actor. After devoting most of his career to live performance, he moved to Hollywood where he became a supporting actor during the 1940s and 1950s. According to Orson Welles, the name "Billy House" was likely an invention for use in burlesque theatres. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy House, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1958

Touch of Evil

as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)

1950

Where Danger Lives

as Bogardus, Postville J.P.

1946

The Stranger

as Mr. Solomon Potter

1946

Bedlam

as Lord Mortimer

1959

Imitation of Life

as Fat Man on Beach

1948

1931

Smart Money

as Irontown Salesman-Gambler

1958

The Fountain of Youth

as Albert Morgan

1951

Santa Fe

as Luke Plummer

1956

Naked Gun

as Judge Cole

1931

God's Gift to Women

as Mons. Cesare

1952

Outlaw Women

as Uncle Barney

1931

The Reckless Hour

as Seymour Jennison

1950

1931

Expensive Women

as George Allison

1945

1947

The Egg and I

as Billy Reed

1947

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

as Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)

1947

Trail Street

as Carmody

1947

1951

People Will Talk

as Coonan (uncredited)

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