Billy House
Known for ActingBorn 1889-05-06 — died 1961-09-23Mankato, Minnesota, USA
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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.
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Known for
Touch of Evil
1958 · as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
1959 · as Fat Man on Beach
The Stranger
1946 · as Mr. Solomon Potter
Bedlam
1946 · as Lord Mortimer
People Will Talk
1951 · as Coonan (uncredited)
Trail Street
1947 · as Carmody
Smart Money
1931 · as Irontown Salesman-Gambler
Silver City
1951
The Egg and I
1947 · as Billy Reed
Naked Gun
1956 · as Judge Cole
Santa Fe
1951 · as Luke Plummer
The Reckless Hour
1931 · as Seymour Jennison
Outlaw Women
1952 · as Uncle Barney
Thrill of a Romance
1945 · as Dr. Tovve
Where Danger Lives
1950 · as Mr. Bogardus
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947 · as Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)
Inner Sanctum
1948 · as McFee
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950 · as Friar Tuck