Billy House
Biography
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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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Acting History
1959
Imitation of Life as Fat Man on Beach
1958The Fountain of Youth as Albert Morgan
1958Colgate Theatre
1958Touch of Evil as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
1957Tricks of Our Trade
1956Naked Gun as Judge Cole
1952Outlaw Women as Uncle Barney
1952Aladdin and His Lamp as Kafan
1951Silver City
1951People Will Talk as Coonan (uncredited)
1951Santa Fe as Luke Plummer
1950Where Danger Lives as Mr. Bogardus
1950Rogues of Sherwood Forest as Friar Tuck
1948Inner Sanctum as McFee
1947The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap as Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)
1947Joe Palooka in the Knockout as Sam Wheeler
1947The Egg and I as Billy Reed
1947Trail Street as Carmody
1946The Stranger as Mr. Solomon Potter
1946Bedlam as Lord Mortimer
1945Thrill of a Romance as Dr. Tovve
1937Merry Go Round of 1938 as Billy
1931Expensive Women as George Allison
1931The Reckless Hour as Seymour Jennison
1931Smart Money as Irontown Salesman-Gambler
1931God's Gift to Women as Mons. Cesare